CM Dad

I would not accept it.  It is too much of a hassle to deal with.  Insist on baht or a currency easily converted to baht.

Barnes needs to be booted and the defamation law needs to be changed.  The law is wrong and so is Barnes.

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.

Restaurants sell food and drink in order to make money.  Bringing any food or drink from outside of the restaurant is unacceptable. 

Sell the damn car and just use Grab. 

Does this mean hat promoting prisons as tourist attractions is off?

20 hours ago, luckyluke said:

A monthly income, for example, of 35000 is not enough for Immigration, but still a dream for many Thais.

Interestingly, 35,000 is more than enough to get a one year visa and a work permit to teach in a Thai school.  In fact, many are paid less than that.

I am sure she will sue all those who damaged her expensive German taxi.

I have three dogs and a cat.  All were sick and injured strays that I took to a vet at my expense and then kept.  They are the best pets I have ever had. 

For Americans at least, cremation cannot take place until the Embassy or Consulate gives official, written permission to release the body.  This permission can take days, weeks, or even months. 

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.

Does that include the Chinese?  After all, they are the ones who first brought Covid, the gift that keeps on giving, from Wuhan last January.

The British, leaders in the slave trade of humans from Africa to their colonies in the Americas, as well as importing opium to China to enslave thousands are upset about monkeys harvesting coconuts.  What morally upstanding folk they are!  Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

The British, leaders in the slave trade of humans from Africa to their colonies in the Americas are appalled by monkeys harvesting coconuts.  The British, using opium to enslave Chinese, and using elephants to harvest teak are upset by monkeys harvesting coconuts.  What morally upstanding people the British are.  Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

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.

6 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

Maybe they can hire a foreigner to fill in as Thailand's Prime Minister until they sort this thing out...

 

They could even provide free healthcare insurance...waiver the baht in bank requirement and pay the agents fees. 

 

 

How about Donald Trump?  He will be looking for a new job opportunity in January 2021.

If you have extra money, why not do something to benefit Thailand and those Thais who are often forgotten.  Help fund a school for the rural poor.  Donate money to a worthy cause.  Give something back to the country you have chosen to live in that will make a difference to many, not just bring you more money.

7 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

I ate at a restaurant on the beach yesterday, mostly all Thais, no SD, no masks, large groups with 10-20 at a table, no problem.

I don't know about you, but I find it quite difficult to eat while wearing a mask. 

I paid the tuition, books, and other fees in full in May, but excluded the charges for air-conditioning and activities since the air-con will not be used and activities will most likely be either curtailed or severely reduced.  I will wait and see what happens after the school opens next week. 

Close your account and withdraw all funds then open a new one at a different bank.  I have had no problems dealing with both Krungsi and Kasikorn for the past thirty years using four different passports.

In one thousand years we will all be dead.

No tourist is going to consider spending money and coming on a holiday if that holiday has to be spent locked down in a quarantined facility.  All hotels and tourism related businesses are guaranteed to go bankrupt and close causing hundreds of thousands of Thais to lose their jobs and incomes.