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I suggest this is a mixed picture. My Thai son tlks about this from time to time. Thankfully he and his good Thai wife have their 3 kids at home with them and he's devoted to their upbringing, education, family life etc., etc. He's told me before there's plenty of his male friends (with kids) who have been basically forced by their wives to go to work in factories on the eastern seaboard and in Ayuthaya, and leave their kids for granparents to look after / bring up. Why? Wive has heard about the fun of being in a factory team, the social life etc. Unfortunately the number of times they come home to see their kids seems to dwindle with many coming home only once a year.

Including check direct with insurance company re: - Driving with InterDriving permit rather than Thai license. - Driving whilst here on the Visa that your holding. And ask for an e.mail showing the answers to your questions.

That comes in his NEXT stint at PM.

Well said, clearly there is nobody ultimately in charge, keeping the RTP within some respectable behavioral boundaries and conrols and within the law.

And boring!

'Transfer out of the area is sufficient.' Beats me how senior officers see this as logical / appropriate.

Sure, and in that time many interesting lessons have been learned, world wide, how to successfully design roads that stand up in such circumstances. Time stands still!

Most times the 'throwing' isn't that bad. In an event puts lot of packing around it, jam the packing around it. I did it once, emergency situation to get from Tokyo to my office in Singapore with my desktop PC. Packed it in a hard shell s'case, a lot of packing. Arrived undamaged and no questions asked, on Cathay Pacific.

Reminds me of an offshore international bank (one office/branch in Thailand) who announced there would be a charge to enter the bank premises. For several months there was an employee at the door collecting the 40Baht entrance fee from every person who entered, customers and not customers. The Bank of Thailand found out and ordered the bank to stop it immediately and they also imposed a heavy fine on the bank. Same bank is well known world wide for practices bordering on unethical.

I guess this the new improved trusted professonal police force; - it's called 'do it yourself justice'. But do the cops still expect payment for their 'services?'

Worth a quick mention, it's illegal (same in many countries) for employers to ask or to allow employees to work 7 days a week. Been discussed many time before re security companies owned by army officers, part of the deal (illegal) is 7 days a week.

OK, 3 hands.

Which is a sore point with young graduates and has been for decades. I've had many discussions with yount Thai uni students , most have never worked and have little to zero knowledge about contracts of employment and the details therein, etc. Their instant argument is 'I have (will have) a bachelor degree therefore I should get paid more, regardless of any other considerations, including whether the job is difficult or very simple/needs advanced knowledge or long-term past experience or advanced academid knowlege etc., or needs none of these'. Bottom line: I have (will have) a bachelor degree therefore I should get paid more, regardless of any other considerations'. What's obvious is such discussions is an underlying attitude that people with a degree should get paid more because they have a (perceived) higher status. Had this discussion many times often heated. Ultimately there is no definative answer so I always forceably changed the subject in the classroom.

Is that the information the OP is trying to gather?

Some = very few, can count on one hand.

Better still, lots of muscle boys rowing. But not practical, they would have to get out of their air-con gyms, and way too complex to ensure they have the right colour co-ord singlet and short shorts every day, and the 'in' fashion haircut.

Sure, violence is not needed but this guy does, as mentioned, file suits and complaints continuously, often for very simple unimportant matters.

These numbers are not typical, far from it.

Your categories are so vague you can't expect to get 'facts' for each category. Google is your friend, get going.

Family Mart near us suddenly closed. They had no local customers whatever because of the seriously rude/abusive and unhelpful staff. Only customers were Sth. Asians staying at next door hotel. To these customers they were even more abusive.

You don't know that to be fact. Just more of your attempts to stir people up and frighten them for no valid specific reason.

I suspect the poster is quoting the type of clinic; ENT = Ear, Nose, Throat. Of course the actual name and address would be helpful.

Sure, I used the same Centrelink office a couple of days later to get a CRN (Centrelink Reference number) and to apply for the OAP. The staff I had contact with were all good listeners, quite knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and polite and keen to ensure all my questions had been clearly answered, and very small waiting time. I can also share that quite a few times I called the direct 'Older Australians Line'. Always answered quickly, good listeners, very focused. Twice (different calls) the officer said politely 'Your question is a little beyond my knowledge, can you please wait just 1 or 2 minutes so I can speak to my supervisor and get the correct answer?' I responed YES. Within 1 or 2 minutes the lady back on the call with a complete answer and checking that the answer was fully aligned to my original question and did i have any further questions. No complaints whatever.

In late 2019 I returned to OZ after nearly 2 decade out of country. I had lost My Medicare card and all Medicare records. I called Medicare and asked them if I was still eligible for a Medicare care, and to say I had lost my old card. A couple of quick questions and a confirmation I was eligible. Lady then she asked my addresthen gave me the address of the nearest Centrelink office and the bus numbers to get there, just 10 minutes away from my rented apartment. At Centrelink they asked me a few questions to try to help them search for my old Medicare number. They couldn't find my old number. They then did an online request for a new number. Two minutes later a new Medicare number. The Centrelink officer quickly completed a template letter, with my new number, which I could use immediately anywhere in Australia. She also mentioned 'your new plastic card should arrive at home within 14 days'. It came in about 5 days. I did use the letter the day after issue at a big hospital in Sydney. No questions asked, no hesitation to accept / use the letter.

Sure, I've heard similar things before. Not all Thais think exactly like this. I recall an incident where a murder was commiiited at an average suburban house in Phya Thai. The monks were consulted whether anybody should ever live there again. Head monk said: There would be no ghosts or evil spirits etc., if the house was closed for 6 months then all beds and bedding removed and burned. Then no reason why another family could not buy the house and live there happily. A Thai family did buy the house, put a spirit house in the front yard and had a quick chanting /white thread ceremony. They bought new beds/bedding and the room where the murder was committed was turned into a Buddha room.