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CM Dad

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  1. Thirty years ago, when I first came to live in Thailand, I operated a restaurant.  The restaurant was enclosed and air-conditioned, had comfortable seating, and served both Thai and Western food.   One evening a German tourist came in with a group of his friends.  His friends all ordered food and beverages, but this one individual did not.  He was carrying a plastic bag containing Paht Thai that he had purchased at a street-side stall down the street from my restaurant.  The only dish they served was Paht Thai.  They did have tables and stools along the side of the street for customers.  Even though he did not wish to order anything, he did ask for a plate, a spoon, a fork, and a glass for the water which he also had brought with him.  He seemed surprised when I told him that I would be happy to provide what he had requested, but the charge would be 200 baht.  He asked why, and I explained that I had to buy the dishes and cutlery that he requested, along with the comfortable cushioned chair and nice table.  I also had to pay the staff that would have to serve him and wash the dishes after he used them.  I also had to pay for the air-conditioning, the electricity, the water and the dish soap.

     

    He then simply said "okay".  I think it was because his friends laughed and teased him, saying I was right. 

     

    The customer at the hotel was wrong.  He sounds like a total jerk who thought he was somehow privileged.  Even after the hotel said they would waive the corkage charge, the guy continued to act like a jerk.  The article said he worked as a teacher.  In my opinion, his school should terminate him and his visa and work permit should be revoked.

  2. I have my Thai Driving License sitting in front of me as I type this.  It has my full name in capitol letters, the issue date, the expire date, my birth date, and my ID No. which is my passport number.  It DOES NOT have my address.  I have lived here for more than thirty years and had numerous Driving Licenses.  None of them have ever had my address.  My wife's license does not have our address either.  The only indication of where we live is the name of the province where our licenses were issued.  My wife's license has her Thai ID number instead of her passport number.  I asked my neighbor, a Thai, to look at his license and it does not have his address either.

  3. It is correct that many expats simply do not go to these places.  I have lived here for more than 30 years.  I have a Thai family.  Not only do I not visit these places, I do not take my wife and children there either even though they are all Thai citizens and are 100% Thai - my son and daughter were legally adopted by me, a long three-year process done more than a decade ago here in Thailand.  They have visited some of the places with dual pricing, but without me taking them.  There are also a few places that let me in for the Thai price since I speak Thai and asked to be allowed to accompany my Thai family.  There might be other countries that have dual pricing, but my country does not, and I have always resented being charged ten times more even though, unlike those born here, I chose Thailand as my home and paid taxes for more than 20 years.  It is past time to end this discrimination.

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