Kaopad999

agents are charging 20,000, 30,000 THB to open an account. Crazy prices.

It's not a problem, provided that the account was actually opened by you, your passport details match the account information, and your phone number is registered under your own name

Ohh shut the F*** about this crap

"You Falang, you big moneyyyy"

Yes, agree. best practice, just don't go- same with all the national parks too.

I just simply don't go to them anymore for this reason.

His problem and now he has to face the consequences

then should not be in the country-

No excuses to overstay in Thailand. Many different Visa;s for all ages now.

Sounds great. Thailand has tunred ino a joke in many ways over the past 10 years. I visited Vietnam the other week, was my first time there after living in Thailand for nearly 12 years. people always told me that Vietnam was not friendly like Thailand, but in actual fact, i found the people there to be friendly, and far less immature than people here in TH. Another thing i noticed is that the younger generation of Viets were super easy to have conversations with as their level of maturity appread to be quite high along with their English skills.

I agree - Out of curiosity, did you return to your home country or relocate to a neighboring one?

Came here to say the same thing, Buddy. 20k is a joke - Just attracts the usual riff raff. 100k should be bare minimum for 2-3 monmths holiday

Shoud be more than that in my huimble opinion - no less than 100k in savings.- might weed out the cheap charlies and beggers. No way 20,000 is enough for a 3 months holiday in Thailand for people spending actual $$$

F*** Idiot

Drinking is a not a necessity. Comapring an expsnive part of Bangkok for rent is irrelevant when you look at the average rental costs in Thailand and oher areas of BKK. Thailand is still super inexpensive. How many othr places in the world can you easily find rent for a clean and safe room for as little as 3,500 THB per month? Where else are you able to find a Condo for a little as 6k per month with security, swimming pools gyms etc? Food is still super cheap- 40 -50 THB per meal to eat outside.. 3 of thsoe per day - 150 THB to eat well every day.. it's really nothing Again, as i stated in my previous post, Thai people live wayyy above their means! No one ever put a gun to their head and told tem they have to take a loan out to buy a brand new car, buy the latst Iphone, or eat in Shabu Resturants 3 times per week...

All scaremongering tactics - Inflation has barely hit Thailand like it has in most western counries! Sure, Fuel prices have risen by 7 THB. Food prices have gone up a litle with alcohol prices , but other than that, eveyhting else like rent, internet, phone packages, and transportation costs have remained pretty much the same for for the past 5 plus years. The issue i see is that Thai people live WAYYYY above their means. They splurge on things that they can't actually afford and take bank loans out for band new cars, when they cou;d just buy a good used car, buy the latest Iphones, and other gadgets, while thyre on a 15,000 THB per month salary ... This is a social issue of saving safe and having to look like you have money to impress others around you.

No they do no need to have a nudest beach section. It's fine as it is. Just respect Thai culture, or get out!

DEPORT!

Respect Thai culture!

Great job officers!

Good job officers

Resorting to outdated sexist jokes instead of addressing the actual point only shows that you don’t have a real argument. Humor can be a way to deflect, but it doesn’t change the fact that using past cultural norms to justify present-day practices is a logical fallacy

The fact that something was culturally acceptable 100 years ago doesn't mean it's acceptable today. For example, denying women the right to vote was once considered normal in many societies. This is why it's a fallacy to justify present-day practices solely on the basis of their past acceptance

Very good idea

There's far too much of this on the internet these days. Just look at the countless Facebook and Instagram reels featuring girls dancing provocatively in their underwear. Children are exposed to this content daily, and many end up mimicking it, thinking it's acceptable behavior. This kind of material should be age-restricted and kept out of reach of young audiences