PingRoundTheWorld

She's a gold digger who chose her partner based on his wealth. He was looking for a womb with a pretty face - not a life partner. She failed to deliver her part (or rather delivered something he didn't want) so he ditched her. That's what happens when you choose a partner for utility rather than love - they'll leave if you're no longer useful to them. Very much like a bar girl "girlfriend" - no matter how much she "loves you", she will leave as soon as you fail to pay her. Ironically, every Chinese guy who bolts after learning it's a daughter leaves Thailand with two more single women, and China's gender imbalance which caused him to look for a womb overseas will just continue to grow! I don't think he did anything illegal here, but Thailand should definitely crack down on Chinese "matchmakers", and more importantly hopefully this will go viral so Thai women understand that Chinese men are trouble and avoid them. I think the government is partially to blame for this as their infatuation with the Chinese misleads Thai women into a false sense of security with them.

It's pretty predictable actually: 10k will fall apart. There will be no rise in deaths due to booze. The SET may rise but only if the US rally continues beyond the new year. 20 baht system probably will happen. BA grads getting 25k? nah that's a joke - won't happen. But even if none of these materialize - so what? there'll be protests? how will that matter to the elections being 3 years from now?

Which puts into question the sanity of a woman who'd get into a taxi again after calling the police about being ejected from it. Would you ride with the driver again?! Just another case of a crazy one looking for drama and getting it.

No good deed goes unpunished. Had he dropped her in the middle of nowhere there would be no cameras to document this and make it go viral.

All I'm seeing is an entitled spoiled brat who thinks yelling "help" will magically make people side with her and attack him. This ain't the west sweetie - no one is going to gang up on him just because you're a woman. I have no love for Phuket taxi drivers, but if she was being annoying and throwing a violent temper tantrum in his car he has every right to eject her by any means necessary. Taxi drivers are not slaves and if you don't treat them with respect you don't deserve respect either. As far as "attacking" her - he didn't - he just pulled her out by force because she was resisting. After successfuly ejecting her he didn't proceed to further attack her - just get her belongings out. Tourists like this damage the reputation of foreigners and just cause more animosity towards us all. Stay home if you're an entitled b****.

Shut the place down and send the guards to jail. Unprovoked violence starts from violent people, not lack of training. Of course that won't happen - a wai and some money to the victims and all is forgiven - until next time.

Case in point: the EEC train Bangkok<->Pattaya is supposed to take something like 45 minutes for the trip, as opposed to currently 2-3 hours by taxi/car. Of course I would choose the train every time if/when that option is available. Real incentive is to make the alternative more attractive rather than artificially making cars less attractive. (I know you agree.. I just hope Thai government agrees too, lol)

I've only been in London a few times, but last I remember travelling via the subway was pretty convenient and you could get anywhere within the city in a timely manner. Bangkok has a long way to go to reach that level of ride-walkability. Tokyo is a prime example of a successful implementation- you can get within short walking distance of literally anywhere in the city and suburbs by train within ~30 minutes (a bit more for suburbs). Hell you can even get to onsen resorts in other provinces by train without walking too much. Not to mention the trains arrive EXACTLY on time as scheduled, 99% reliable. I think the point I'm trying to make is that if they want to incentivize people to ride the train they should make riding the train more convenient/efficient than a car rather than bullying poor people into trains by making it unaffordable to ride cars.

Hours of operation will have a net zero effect on the number of road deaths. Those who want to drink later will also start drinking later, and those who drunk drive will do so anyway. Next.

If and when they actually finish the EEA high-speed train between Bangkok and Pattaya then there will be something to incentivize. As far as local travel within Bangkoka hike in petrol prices will just be a tax hike - those who already travel by train will continue to do so, and those who have cars aren't going to start selling them and switch to trains - they're just going to take the hit and pay more taxes for no reason. In general taxation is a rotten way to "incentize" and control people's behavior. Most people will not be "incentivized" by it and will just have to pay more for the same things. Stealing from the poor, basically.

What does it matter who is "preffered"? the facts on the ground here and now PTP is in charge. Polls don't really matter for the next 3 years.

Yes, they seem to finally start realizing who their actual targets are- it's not families and it's not rich Chinese/Indians (or rich any nationality). Most tourists come to Thailand to relax and/or party, and obvious alcohol consumption goes with that for most. The previous government thought it could force Thailand into being Singapore - and failed miserably resulting in lower tourist numbers. Lowering alcohol taxes (especially if they tackle the ridiculous 300% on imported stuff) is a step in the right direction for everybody.

The right to travel is a constitutional right. While the Supreme Court allowed states to require driver's licenses - it is doubtful it will stand for denying people travel based on a "carbon passport". That's clearly a violation of the constitution. (not to mention not everybody in the US is a crazy progressive - there's still plenty of conservatives and libertarians who won't go along with this)

Hahahahaha. Idiots. Really have no words beyond that. The level of stupid has exceeded the quota allotted.

None of this is going to happen. It's insane to think people will accept carbon passports as they represent a huge infringement on personal liberty and most likely unconstitutional in most countries. And that is assuming a government is crazy enough to even try it - there's zero chance my home country will, and Thailand with it's reliance on tourism... are they going to accept it?

Depends what kind of pension you have, if it's a government one - they can do whatever they want and you can't do anything about it, but if it's a private pension then they can't retroactively amend the terms. I'm not sure why you're freaking out- the US is almost completely over the minor recession it experienced, and when it charges forward it will pull the entire world with it. The only thing that could possibly spoil that is a large-scale war - something that's very unlikely to happen in an election year.

And you came to add to the party? pointless post.

Depends on the person, some counties I've seen mentioned in travel plans were Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia... Overall they seem to be travelling less post-Covid, but these are rich guys so money is not the reason. I think for most of them in the past they travelled to Thailand on a regular basis to party, but once that's stopped they haven't really replaced it with anything.

Malaysians, Lao, Burmese, and hey even Vietnamese. Just because they're "Asian" doesn't mean they actually stay in the country (for more than a day) nor does it mean they spend (much) money. Whereas if they're western you can be sure they'll be staying (and spending) longer.

It's not that simple. I pay nearly 50% tax on income in my home country, which has a DTA with Thailand. So even if it was deemed "income" we now enter the murky waters of DTA and how it will be applied: if tax credits - how do you calculate the tax credit for the small portion remitted to Thailand - is it based on my highest marginal rate? lowest rate? entire sum paid in taxes?? or will Thailand want me to pay full (Thai) tax on the remitted sums and go knocking on my home country's doors for a refund of those amounts? That's kind of the whole point- I don't think I'll legally owe more tax either way - it's just the complexity and filing I want to avoid. Again remains to be seen if and how this is enforced...

Depends on the bank. Some limit to 20k, Bangkok Bank ATMs 25k, Krungsri ATMs 30k. Probably some more with higher limits but I'm sure you can find one of those two anywhere.

Source? Whether ATM withdrawals and paying for goods and services with an overseas credit card will be considered remittance is hugely important (for those of us who use foreign cards for the majority of their expenses). Which also brings the question- how do you "decide" if a credit card purchase/ATM withdrawal is income or not? I could pay the credit card bill with income, or I could pay for it with savings. It would be difficult to keep records and prove it either way.

Which hospital?

Then how do you know it was Dengue? (seriously asking, I don't think I've ever had it)

I will never understand why some foreigners choose to live in Thai villages with zero security. Almost every time you hear about a neighbor going stabby or a foreigner getting robbed it's at some village out in nowhereville. I'm sure it did happen.. sometime.. but I can't recall hearing about someone getting randomly stabbed by their neighbor in a condo. Better security, actual security guards (when they're not asleep), and less easy access (if you don't open the door nothing will happen). For those of you who live in villages/houses - do you actually feel safe??