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"Chonburi WHAT does not accept the pink card?

Yes, very handy. Thai banks need foreigners to update the passport number every time you get a new passport. For some bank transactions an expired passport is a problem. If/when you get the pink ID card (not difficult to get) you then give the bank your pink ID card number to replace your passport number, and you never need to update your passport number in the bank records.

Prefer to buy quality, USB plug at one end, and standard Samsung smartphone charger plug at other end of cable. And recommended shops?

A quick BEWARE: My Thai nephew overherad my Thai son talking about the will my son had just completed. Not made at the Amphur office / not worded by amohur staff. Nephew took his wife to their local amphur office talked in detail to a femal officer who supervisies wills, This lady said 'come back in x days and I will have your will all finished. They went back, amphur lady gave them the completed will.. Nephew and his wife read it, fist line re what nephew bequeathed to others "I leave 100,000Baht to my Thai mother in law." Nephew not happy to see that and his waife also not happy to see that, and they agreed that had not been discused / agreed at the first discussion at the amphur office. Nephew asked if this is Thai law? No real answer. Ultimately the amphur snr officer appeared and got involved. He asked 's this Thai Law?' No real answer except the amphur officer said 'but I think it's a nice idea'. Nephew scooped up all docs and took them to an old buddy who is now a lwyer. Buddy lawyer confirmed 'there is no such law'. Buddy lawyer had a detailed dscssion and a few days later presented a complete will. ' leave 100,000Baht to my Thai mother in law. ' not mentioned.

On arrival at the international airport Ho Chi Mien city or Hanoi, there's several official exchange booths, well signed, just to the side of the baggage carousels (10 seconds or less walk). All staff at the exchange booths (and all over the airports) speak English, friendly, well organzed and focused. In both cities I've exchanged: AUD, USD, ThaiBaht for Dong. no hassles. Baggage comes quickly. After passport control take the escalator down and you choose: 1) Money exchange booths right there. Or 2) Claim baggage then 10 seconds walk to exchange booths. Then keep walking out to the taxi, hotel meet/greet area. At Ho Chi Mien airort (and eveywhere) better to use VinaSun taxi, quaranteed no cheating. VinaSun taxi company not available in Hanoi. After you've conncted with taxi / hotel the driver (or supervisor) will take you to a waiting spot (undercover), driver will then quickly recover the car from taxi parking area and come back and pick you up, usually less than 2 minutes.

Is there a case to say that all such insurance policies should have a statement at the top and bottom every pag, in very big bold font saying 'READ THE SITUATIONS WHICH ARE NOT COVERED ON PAGE X CLAUSE ZZ, READ IT SEVERAL TIMES, contact your agent if you have any questions' i'm aware that in some Australian states it's the law in some Australian states for certain insurance policies to state in some Autralian states the brochures, application forms, policy documents, renewal documents must have the above. Not difficult.

"You Don’t Always Need to Carry the Original Many situations only require proof of identity, not the physical document: Hotel check-ins Domestic flights in some countries SIM card registration Local administration offices" Is the above quoted from an official source? Or just your personal opinion? gital copy reduces the need to carry your passport daily, lowering the risk of loss or theft.""

"...Company Registration Office, mandates that applicants confirm Thai shareholders have genuinely invested and paid for their shares." I learned in business school shares can be parttly paidy the unpaid value of the shares held and for example a person might have shares in a Pty Ltd company, if the company fails the shareholders responsibility to the company is only the unpaid value of shares held by that person. Has that changed?

The 'third hand' comment reminds me of Americans at airports being demaning. Seen it several times; yelling 'where's the line for American Citizens' etc.

Nice post. Pattaya not Patts. There is no such place as Patts anywhere. And you might like to know that the word Pattaya in Thai language has a specific meaning and is easily translated to English with specific meaning. Just the first few letters 'pat' has meaning. It means 'wind'. Show some respect for other countries and their language.

I recall an incident, some years back, when 7/11 stores sold 'tup up' cards formobile phones (any mobile phones). I was in a packed 7/11 just a few shops away from an Israelie gueshouse. Several Israelies walked in, saw the stand with the te. top up cards, grabbed several and pushed their way to the front of the customers waitint to pay, with abrupt loud questions: 'Is this compatible with xxxx service in Israel and what are the hertz' etc, and 'is the voice loud' and 'how many minutes' and more, all the time talking over the conversations between shop staff and the customer being served at the time. the questions (aboVE) were being repeated, the shop staff saying 'just a moment please' and nothing more because their English skills were basically zero. Then a voice from the back of the waiting customers speaking another language, got quict atention from the boys asking the questions. The voice from the back also asking 'does anybody speak Thai and English?' The voice from the back then spoke loud an agressively in Isareli, and repeted his comments in English. 'This is Thailand, the staff don't speak English, ad none of them have any advanced knowledge about these telephone cards ad if you read the card (the English writing) it will answer your questions. This achieved nothing the rude abrupt Israelis just kept talking over the conversationsbetwen the shop staff and customers. Then another farang spoke up 'I understand your language. Why doyou seak so abruptly and so demanding, the other man has already told you the staff here are not experts about telephones and have no knowedge whatever about service providers in other countries. The rude / abrupt questions to the staff, holding tel cards in their faces, even intimidating them, continued until the original farang who spoke up said loudly 'I will call the police', this got an instant reaction from a questioner 'no, call the Israeli embassy, the Thai police cannot tell me what to do.' A 7/11 supervisor wth a security guard arrived quickly and totally cleared the store and locked the door.

You have to guess: one in LOS, 1 international