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  1. Isaan sailor
    The higher the Baht goes—the less we spend in Thailand.
  2. Isaan sailor
    Apple will shift most of the manufacturing of the iPhone from China to India and Vietnam. Makes you wonder why they didn’t choose Thailand…
  3. Isaan sailor
    The temptation to use your home country credit card is strong. You get international rates, and you’re borrowing the bank’s money, not yours. So if you get hacked, it’s their problem. That said, I’ve had my credit card hacked twice. No more fuel charges. Not sure about Lazada, or hotel booking sites.
  4. Isaan sailor
    I use a US mailbox, with a relative’s address for my US bank and brokerage. My iPhone has E-SIM capability and I maintain both a Thai and a US phone number. So far, so good.
  5. Isaan sailor
    I think Thailand would be well served to clean up the ocean waters and beaches. I encounter trash every time I go there. Pay people to collect trash on beaches, and perhaps pay fisherman or sailors to scoop up trash on the water.
  6. Isaan sailor
    Sadly, my Thai wife does.
  7. Isaan sailor
    I recall reading about a meeting with Thai industrial leaders and the government not too long ago. They said industry needed a Baht at 34 to the USD to survive. So no, I don’t feel the Baht is weak today.
  8. Isaan sailor
    If that helps tamp down the Baht, it’s a good thing.
  9. Isaan sailor
    Chinese movies can be fun, at first. People flying around,fighting, jumping great heights and twisting , and my favorite: two opposing groups facing each other—but only one at a time speaking. After a while, though…
  10. Isaan sailor
    I always felt they named it COvID-19 to hide the obvious origin.
  11. Isaan sailor
    Easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, I know…US should have begun with a 10% worldwide tariff and negotiated from there.
  12. Isaan sailor
    Buy Greenland? Meh. They might get a stronger security or mineral rights agreement with Greenland, and call it a success. Or maybe they’ll shoot the moon and win big.
  13. Isaan sailor
    I think the Soros family has a financial hand in these protests and acts of terrorism— not your everyday Democrats.
  14. Isaan sailor
    I self insure, with enough Baht to use in an emergency, and the rest, if needed, would come from US based credit cards, backed by stock sales.
  15. Isaan sailor
    If the baht continues its decline and breaks through the resistance threshold of 34-34.10 per dollar, it might challenge the 34.20 zone next," he suggested. Well, that didn’t age well…

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