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23 hours ago, MicroB said:

 

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1995-05-04/debates/0f8a64d2-9e26-4fc8-813d-2504e909e8ae/Pensions(Expatriates)

 

In theory, all UK pensioners could go home, and their pensions increased to the current rate.

 

So it is possible then to go home, get the increased amount and coming out again?

Don't worry! We are superior. We can do whatever we like in this cheap little country. They need to respect us. ~ New location but the same mindset as when they were at home.

More like Booking.com was scammed. ~ He was expecting a refund for an Invoice not in his name, no balance shown, no break down price and no number of guests.

From the main story;

( He said: "They told me to send them an invoice and they'd pay it, but then they moved the goalposts about.
"Booking.com kept asking for changes to be made on the invoice before they could payout. The hotel was booked through "my brother" and Booking.com knew this.

"This initial problem with the invoice was 'no balance shown', then it needed a price break down, then it needed to show "the number of guests", then it became an issue about it being in my name, then they promised to solve it if I sent a statement that correlated with the invoice, so I did. 
So I got a friend in Thailand to keep going to the hotel to ask them to change the invoice to send it to Booking.com but every time I did they would say it's not right. )

24 minutes ago, bob smith said:

...Most christian people are capable of critical thinking.

 

Most Thais aren't.

 

bob.

70 millions of them, so how many you have met, heard of, read about, to make up percentage which you called Most Thais aren't?

4 minutes ago, wombat said:

If he hadn't been in Thailand it wouldn't have happened 

Quite right, only in Thailand people pickpocket.

2 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

So, would it be accurate to claim that the officer in Phuket was attacked by the two New Zealanders because of his "bad past life karma".. 

And so the two New Zealanders are in a Thai prison, paying for their karma.

On 3/19/2024 at 8:03 AM, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

What I saw was the two farangs restraining the cop, taking his gun off him and making it safe.

 

There is an additional video and photos of them all standing around together after the incident.

 

What led up to the assault happening?

 

Maybe the cop held a gun to their head over a traffic violation? 

 

Point is we simply don't know and are just speculating.

You do not have to know what had come before to see that they were wrong. ~ You try taking a gun of a US policeman and also put him in a headlock, regardless of what has happened before which you may think, is justifiable. You will not survive. ~ At least Thai police do not shoot to kill.

When it says for foreigners only, it means they are charging special price because these fools have no idea.

On 3/7/2024 at 2:20 AM, Old Croc said:

Taiwanese man dies after hospital in Thailand refuses to treat him | Thaiger (thethaiger.com)

That same problem happened to Thai people too when hospital staff are ignorant about the rules and laws. It has nothing to do with being Thai or being foreigners. Generalization is what racism is about.

On 3/6/2024 at 8:19 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

I think he's referring to the duplicitous treatment of foreigners with state sanctioned dual pricing.

 

I can see the point.... IF Authorities can sanction discrimination in the form of dual pricing....   and if Businesses across Thailand get away with this practice without warnings from Authorities....  Then there is no reason why a practice can't operate in the same manner but turning the tables and operating in a discriminatory manner against Thai's..... 

 

I get that sentiment... and for me it would mean any Thai complaining of unfair treatment does not have a justifiable complaint.

 

That said: I object to and prejudicial treatment of anyone, no matter where, what, for whom or by whom.

I deplore dual charging in all examples and in this case, I find the mistreatment of a Thai customer also deplorable, regardless of what happens elsewhere. 

 

In your own country, tax system has different rates for different incomes. Local students and foreign students do not pay the same fees. I don't see people complain about that. Buddhist temples in Thailand, for local people, they are places of worship, NOT for sightseeing and National parks are supported by taxes which foreigners do not pay. That is the same idea used for higher fees for foreign students in Europe and the US.

Invasive scanners used because the management is so corrupt, anything they can spend big money on they will. People watching scanners sometimes look at their colleague and smile. Do they like what they see hidden inside? 

21 hours ago, HauptmannUK said:

Not unusual.  Thais are often wary of other Thais.  About 13 years ago my wife bought a couple of new condo units in Pattaya - very basic rooms near King Power off Sukhumwit.  She will only rent to Westerners...  not Thai, Indian or Russian..  'too many problems'.  Its worked out OK so far and I think she's now got back more in rent than she paid for them with only a lick of paint and some minor repairs. One is occupied by an elderly 'down on his luck' American and the other is a Czech guy.

You must be proud of your wife. Her idea of good and bad people going by nationalities is how westerners used when they spit on Asians, looking like her, before and after Covid period. Wise women are rare to find for sure.

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

I think he's referring to the duplicitous treatment of foreigners with state sanctioned dual pricing.

 

I can see the point.... IF Authorities can sanction discrimination in the form of dual pricing....   and if Businesses across Thailand get away with this practice without warnings from Authorities....  Then there is no reason why a practice can't operate in the same manner but turning the tables and operating in a discriminatory manner against Thai's..... 

 

I get that sentiment... and for me it would mean any Thai complaining of unfair treatment does not have a justifiable complaint.

 

That said: I object to and prejudicial treatment of anyone, no matter where, what, for whom or by whom.

I deplore dual charging in all examples and in this case, I find the mistreatment of a Thai customer also deplorable, regardless of what happens elsewhere. 

 

Dual pricing exists everywhere, in Europe between EU citizens and Non EU., in the UK and the US for local resident students and Non local resident students. In Thailand it is about few dollars more for entrance fees to places supported by local taxes but in those countries mentioned they go for few million bahts but not for few dollars. 

Nothing new, Thai airline service staff are the same and many Thais have been complaining for years. They usually get better when the airlines are facing bankruptcy. The same go, when foreigners say local Thais are very friendly, it only means friendly to foreigners NOT to their own. ~ Perhaps they just don't like their own kind of face when looking in a mirror. Now they are complaining foreigners are looking down on them. ~ Self-inflicted? 

Is there any use in translating the local name Koh Tao, to Turtle island? Local people wouldn't know where that is.  All Thai words have meaning. What will happen if they translate every local name into English?

They must have been employing many very creative accountants. Having avoided bankruptcy, soon will be getting more loan and then another bankruptcy, the same old pattern as usual. The same old trick the management shamelessly are never tired of.

7 hours ago, proton said:

 

When was that? even in the 90's Thais I knew in the UK always used Eva as they claimed they got poor service from Thai. I had to agree with them after a while when buying a one way ticket having a multi entry visa, they sent an email saying I would not be allowed to enter with it. They would not answer emails or the phone so had to go to the office London. When I got there just two staff no customers and phone ringing not answered, when I asked them they did not know they had to ring the check in staff at Heathrow- no problem, why the email then? oh rules must have changed. Never used them after that.

Now Thai staff are moving to Eva and bringing with them the same bias service. Not to worry if you are Caucasian or non-Asian. Thai airways' main principle was to bring in guests to Thailand but not for their lowly Thais. 

On 1/13/2024 at 11:17 AM, Bday Prang said:

please explain why my previous post gives you that impression. I clearly stated that I considered the linked article insulting to Thais 

RSVP

I wrote about all the comments here in general. What makes you think it was you I mentioned? ~ Please explain.

It's quite interesting to see no one here like Thailand and its people.

Said he, a health minister who has no qualification in medical field.

No money to be had for politicians by improving the situation. Welcome to Thailand, The land of smiles if they happen to like your face.

What do you expect from a military government with the prime minister being told to get out and the court working under the king's order? All of them are blatantly corrupt.

19 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Interesting no mention of the female accomplice named Malaysia Goo ! 

Officers also arrested 20-year-old  " Maylasia " Goo

Not " Malaysia "

She is a Latina Not an Asian.