Elizway

I wonder what the insentive for this is. They could have easily made the extensions longer or indefinite until the pandemic is over. The only reason I see is if the tourists were being a fanacial burden on the state or a predicted one, but the way I see it, it's the opposite - bringing in foreign money from overseas. What am I missing here, seriously? 

You know they use voodoo to find you right 

4 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

There's no LBC here....

Next best option is EMS through the Thai post office.....I have sent many packages to the PI & all made it safely......

What were the prices like?

EMS doesn't really have that good of a reputation,at least compared to FedEx and similar. Would be nice if there was like a local courier who deals with the big three, or even do their own shipping. 

I doubt it'd be DHL, FedEx or UPS, or at least directly with them. Sometimes there are local services that offer very cheap rates but somehow send your package through one of those three. Im sure there are some here. Anyone know? 

I know I could ask the embassy/consulate. Tried, but they're not picking up. 

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

Thais can only enter on repatriation flights now. They should contact the Thai embassy where they are about getting a temporary passport and being setup for a repatriation flight.

So the ID is a no go? 

Thought they could enter Laos without a passport and just their ID. Wouldn't that mean being able to enter back to Thailand with the same ID? Or would they have to had left on the ID first? 

So if a dual Thai citizen who hasn't had a Thai passport for a very long time but does have a Thai ID wants to enter Thailand right now during this pandemic, what options are there? 

On 5/16/2020 at 6:51 PM, ubonjoe said:

If they are open they would issue a single entry tourist visa. Many are closed at this time and some will only process mailed in applications.

The main question at this time would be when would you be able to use it for entry.

Do you mean there are no flights in? 

If they are not, have they said when it would resume?

On 4/11/2020 at 11:04 AM, robblok said:

Do you thank her for cleaning and cooking ? If not why do you expect her to thank you ?

 

Always so one sided on Thaivisa. 

 

I have been thanked often by Thai woman also in longer relations. I guess it depends on the person.

Matter of fact, i don't...anymore. Wanna know why? It's because I feel that she feels uncomfortable when I say thank you. It's like she doesn't know what to do with it and makes my gesture feel awkward. I've never in my life had to think or notice how my thank you is recived until I got with a Thai woman. 

Another thing is praise. Where it is considered a motivator when given to me...to her, I could swear it upsets her. 

On 4/11/2020 at 8:18 AM, ChipButty said:

I noticed years ago they never say sorry or excuse me, 

I was actually going to mention sorry too. Very true from my experience as well. 

One tooth. Anyone got an idea? 

On 12/23/2019 at 2:04 AM, EVENKEEL said:

I stayed deep in Isaan on a part time rotation for 8 yrs. Quite often we'd have drinking sessions with Thai neighbors. Sometimes they would lay down 200-300 bht for the next store run which was a day's wage for most or at least a half day's wage. Work a half day cutting rice for 200 bht and lay it down for some beers instead of saving the money for later.

 

Sa Soi...…..

What do you think they were working for? 

On 12/22/2019 at 11:11 PM, shy coconut said:

Do you think that all brand new cars in any country are bought by people for cash?

 

I would guess that a fairly high percentage are bought on credit, my daughter bought 

a 4 year old Renault on "finance" and she's born and bred British (sort of, I'm half

Swiss and her mother's parents are both from Mauritius)

 

 

Still would be born and bred, if she was, no? 

On 12/22/2019 at 6:37 PM, Isaanbiker said:

I wish I'd have the money that foreigners are losing in one day all over the country. Including houses, cars, buffaloes and motorcycles. 

The things you mentioned are "assets". Investments even. They are supposed to benefit you in the long run, and actually save you money. 

On 12/22/2019 at 6:16 PM, scubascuba3 said:

i find it disturbing that even though they may have no money they will porn their gold to give to a "friend" or family member. Any money they get is spaffed up the wall.

 

If someone set up FREE classes for money management, no one would turn up

That is very true. I notice they are the happiest when giving away their money. That's not necessarily a bad thing, just different from where I was raised. 

Anyone else? Perhaps those whoes brains haven't expired. 

What matters is that they send something. 

I was trying to explain that the receiver would get much more through transferwise than a bank transfer, but it was in one ear and out the other. Finally said "I don't really care. Too complicated". 

That indifference sorta shocked me. So I say, "you are losing money unnecessarily". They just smiled and said "I don't have money anyway".

So I give an example, "if you send 1000 and the reciver gets 2000, vs if you send 1000 the receiver gets 3000, which one is better?" Again a smile and more shock when they say "I don't care as long as I can just send money." 

I've noticed the same mentality with others as well. 

Is this a common attitude, or is this just certain cases? 

Mind you, this is not my money or anyone else's. This is their own hard earned money. Even though I'm sure the attitude is similar even when it's not their money. 

18 minutes ago, Yinn said:

 Who make ww1 and 2?

Who bomb Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos?

Who kill the kids in Iraq, Ahganistan, Syria and soon Iran for oil?

Who colonies all the country?

 

This thred good opportunity for the guy to criticize, complain, ridicule Thai people. 

 

Elizway, the Thai expert right?

Can you speak, read Thai? Because how can you understand people if you can not understand what they talk? But you can know everything right? Genius.

Classic definition of whataboutism. 

Or even sympathy? 

The more I interact with Thai women (and observe relationships), the more I am realizing that there is something very off in their character "from my perspective". 

They lack empathy/sympathy.

They do well in faking it, but that's just in the beginning out of politeness or they are being at their best behavior. But later, when they are more comfortable around you, and they can be themselves, you would think they don't care anymore because of their lack of sympathy/empathy, when in fact, they are just not faking it anymore,and just being their true selves.

Yes, maybe they don't care anymore in a sense that they don't care to fake it for you anymore. 

They have a Tsunami of emotions and they want you - expect you - to acknowledge them, but they never reciprocate.

Never apologize. They are never wrong. It's all about them. They won't lift a finger to understand you. But they expect you to understand them.

I see them doing that even with their own kids. 

The worst is when the kids grow up in a western environment because then mom is just too cold. 

Anyone else notice this? 

Thanks TTSIssues! Exactly the info I was looking for. 

Thanks all, for your inputs. 

I was more asking about the character, cultural, behavioral similarities and differences between Thais and Indonesians...not the counties per se. 

Things like who similes more, who's friendlier, lazier...interacting with both, how are they like? Things of that sort.