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Dr Berg ... a Chiropractor Sorry for breaking out in laughter. You need tissue?

Laos Luang Prabang Indonesia, likely not Bali I judge a country by its street food. Cambodia is out on that alone. After that, not in SEA; Greece, Guatemala or Colombia. I like the idea of Montevideo, but know nothing about it. Moot point though as likely I will add to the thai ball and chain, with the purchase of a house.

They are all over town, check your local area. South, SE quadrant; Chiang Mai Gate market in the morning, Kad Kom, in the evening. As this is Wednesday there will be a afternoon market at Plaza 89 on the CM Lamphun RD. A happening place. You can stop at Bakemart coop on the way down, Nana Bakery when there, shop for veggees, & have a meal at one of the restaurants. Like the plaza 89 market described above ; open Monday & Wednesday, the Sailomjoy mrkt by the Mengrai Anuson bridge is open Tuesday and Thursday.. Get out and support your local small markets.

Say what you will about the hokey video. It gives our keyboard warrior caste, a chance to crawl out from under a rock, & engage in one of their deeper cultural needs. The sheer joy in finding fault. Reckon they will celebrate a successful morning's work by digging out a frozen meat pie to toss in the microwave for lunch, and who can blame them?!

Still obsessing about what Thai people do in Thailand?! Perhaps now is the time to move on to a new obsession; Chemtrails, DEW wildfires, or Pizza Parlor pedophilliac basements. As always, our hopes and prayers are with you.

If it is a Falango. If it's a foreigner, they do not mention the country as China is sensitve about their image.

My condo is a two bedroom, locks for both. That & I'm a lefty. Still, it amazes me, how many arrive fresh from a disaster in country of origin and immediately jump in, up to their ear lobes here. No real sympathy, any more for these types. They knew, someone had told them, they just did not believe, want to believe. Lucky they are still alive, if skint.

"happens in every country in the world. " However it takes a special type of dumb, to come here and immediately find yourself a wife on the rebound as it were. So many divorcee’s who have failed miserably at their first attempt at marriage, come to Thailand and double down. Losing their house, getting that restraining order, was so much fun they want a repeat on a new continent, in a different country. Woohoo! What these numbnuts want is a maid/cook with a vagina. You can rent both in Thailand, no need to buy.

Parrot heads of the Carribean, move to Cancun. Gen X prefer Mexico?! Ones, location has a lot to do with what one sees though. From what I see here, we are already in an ‘US expat wave’. A lot of X’ers, but all through the age spectrum, including young millennial bots. They use other social media, easy to miss just how many there are. I can't say I'm overjoyed about it. When my idiot step brother turns up here, I'll know it is time to move on. The much talked about 'Chinese wave', post Wuhan flu, never materialized, much to the shock/dismay of the local real estate industry, boohoo.

Does he rest for a couple days at the medical facility, recover from jet lag, before the royal pardon comes through?

According to Thai media, he is here. Private jet just landed at Don Mueang.

A small minority? Must live in the tourist zones, or more likely deliberate porkies pies, so common these days. Chiang Mai gate market this morning, easily 80 % + of people had masks on. As this is shopping day I'll be at Rimping Ping river branch in an hour. Expect only 60-70 % there, because of the non thai customers.

Anything more specific? They have been working on 'holes' in the moat road for the last couple weeks. They finish with one, then go and dig another up.

She could hang out in meat market/pickup bars with Steve Stunning types. Still it's a big stretch to assume these places represent mainstream bar culture in the US, let alone a foreign country. Used to be in the work hard, party hard, set during the 90's. This was most definitely not the norm. You ply them with alcohol, scuse, buy them a drink, after you are chatting them up, and believe the odds in your favor. However as this is from a UK tabloid article, via a TikToker VID, it has to have a hook, (clickbait) in it or you wouldn't bother. Plus it's an article they feel will dovetail to their target audiences deeply held beliefs & prejudices. Gnarf.

Tops, Central Airport. They have them out by 1130 at the latest, everyday. Central Festival market has had them. Do not know if it is everyday. They do have large section cut ups everyday for sure; half a chicken or leg & thigh, if not a full roasted bird. "Tops Food Hall Central Festival"

They label him a "foreigner" is that not the code word for Chinese? Up to you to sort this one out. Farang, like you say or just another boozed up & feral Chinese "foreigner"?! up2u 2baht. Make us proud.

You do that, next time you are checking out "dog droppings".

He is the last person I would trust.

A farang? What country is he from?

Brat dogs are a stand by in CM; Fourth of July and Football. The easy option, when not sure about other 'dogs'. Rimping, for the Brats & a can of Hengstenberg Kraut. Bread from Nana bakery. Assorted condiments and let the guests DIY. BTW thanks to the above posters, I now have an idea of other dogs to buy, . 'Toffee nosed yanks, hard at work crafting Brat dogs for the bon vivant set.'

Part II As I finished my extension at 1140, or Two hours and 20 minutes after I arrived for my scheduled appointment. Exhausted I left, no attempt made to get a multi reentry visa, A week later. Submitting the documents at the check in window, then made to get a TM 30 copy. A new hoop jump. That done, over to the re entry window. Only 4 people waiting. However after servicing two they shut the window and called no one for a solid hour. I was done in little over an hour and a half. However, a panicked older Austrian couple had been there and not called to submit documents, for an hour. They had a flight out early afternoon. We advised them to give it ten more minutes then leave, you can get a re entry at the airport. A real mix between a squirrel cage & ---- show. All in all, this ranks up as one of the worst experiences at immigration since 2019 and the dawn patrol days. As I get older I have less tolerance for this -deleted-. I also have more money, as investments vest. A couple more times like this and I will hire an agent, hang out at Airport Starbucks until I get the call.

Clarity, what a concept. Reading the OP three times, I still not sure I am following the hoop jumps, backward hoop jumps, sideways hoop jumps while balancing on one foot. However, after all that I do feel positive no one in a position of authority was responsible for this unfortunate event, in reality, more a misunderstanding. Isn't that what it is all about?

On the other hand. I just checked my passport. November 15th 2022. I had a 930 appointment. I was there 15 minutes ahead of time, had my papers checked, given a ticket, and sent over to my area. At 925 I looked at the flat screen que display and noticed there were 24 people ahead of me. No idea what was going on between 830 and 930, but I guess, absolutely nothing. They took their time too, until 1030. I was not called until after 11 and 1130 before I got out. Two hours plus. Basically, the same as it has always been. Lucky, I had brought my e book and tunes, despite all the great stories of how fast it the new reservation system is. Maybe this year. At least I can dream, can't I? I keep thinking about agents BTW.

Great to see all these posts about the US. Not that this news article has a thing to do with the USA, but lets face it, who really cares what happens in Thailand, anyway.

From what I am reading (always suspect) it is economic issues in China not political instability in Thailand, that slowed the expected china tourist wave. The future appears none to good. From dreams of world domination three years back, pre wuhan flu, to real concerns about employment & the grain harvests in flooded provinces in the north.