steevjee

55 minutes ago, oslooskar said:

Yes, but it should also be noted that Australia and New Zealand have a great advantage over the Thais due to their geographical locations. Hence, both are surrounded by water and thus neither had to deal with infected Burmese sneaking across their borders.

Slightly correct but the really important bit you missed.

Australia and NZ did huge amounts of testing and still do.

Thailand does little to no testing except when there's a huge flare up like in Samut Sakkon and then only in that area, so who knows how much is really out there?

Is anyone selling a used Honda Scoopy or Click in or around Phetchabun, must have the Green Book and be in good running order

Please PM me if you or someone you know has same or even if you can recommend a dealer that's fair with pricing

5 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Exactly. I think this thread is just stirring up worry for no reason. 
 

If an expat can’t afford a covid shot, they shouldn’t be in Thailand. I am sure the 800,000 for retirement visa or 400,000 for marriage visa money will more than cover it. 
if they are on a working visa that will also cover it. 
Some will expect it for free I am sure.
 

I am happy to wait my turn and do whatever the thai authorities ask us to do. Give it to the frontline health workers first, then all the oldies and fat people.

 

If they require us all to eventually vaccinated then we will, it is their country, their rules. 
 

And they have been very successful handling it, much better than western countries, so we are not really in the position to start complaining and telling them how to handle it. 
 

I am sure some will. They then have to make a choice. Do what Anutin tells us to do or find some other country to live in.

When you say " they have been very successful handling it"  I presume you mean their ability to hide the real figures, due to almost no testing and a vast increase in deaths caused by Influenza ;)

Are you just having a tickle to see how many here react? I mean "Do what Anutin tells us to do" that's seriously funny  555

16 hours ago, quake said:

The true face of Thailand shinning so bright. 

 

shinning......yes that's exactly what they need, ideally with a sharp axe

They are probably hopeful of applying a simple Thai business philosophy.

Less people, more money.

Because of this it's doomed to failure, unless some smarts are applied and the Golf courses offer super cheap or even free golf, given that they are already in front by having many more guests staying in their rooms

I think it's reasonable to ask maybe double what a Thai would pay, but 5 to 10 times more is downright rude

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

70+ million voted for him.

I'll take that as a "yes I love Donald"

1 minute ago, Natai Beach said:

I am not American, I believe in democracy, so if they want to vote for the bloke, that is up to the American people to decide. 
 

I was asking about why he is so popular, obviously you are not a fan, but 70 million are, many quite fanatically. 
 

Why do you believe that to be the case sir? Why is Trump so loved by so many Americans?

Sadly it has lowered my opinion of Americans.

My guess is that

A. they are utterly bombastic about their freedoms

B. as with most Right Wing voters they consider that Wealth is far more important than Health. This also explains why Covid has ravaged the US

3 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

Nah, I was asking why, when he obviously is very flawed, is he so popular amongst American people. 
70 million+ voted for him.

 

i find that surprising.
 

Spidermikes answer about the nazis didn’t really make sense to me. 

 

I suspect he isn’t going anywhere and without the constraints of being president he will unleash, and with 70 million encouraging him. 

OK then my apologies ????  Also I would guess that at least 80% of that 70 million just left the room

3 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Facts are what they are. He is popular.

With you ?  be brave and own up!

4 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

I was asking spidermike for his opinion as an American. Trump is good for a laugh but I don’t really care about American politics. 

I am no fan of Trump, mainly because he doesn’t pay his contractors for work completed and then offers them cents in the dollar but only if they sign a confidentiality clause. That was long before the people voted him as President. 
 

OK but speaking about this #**#'s popularity in the 1st place was a bit off and now you say the only thing you dont like about him is that he rips off his contractors??? you still dont seem to get it IMO.

5 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Why do you conclude he is embellishing Trump?

Speaking about his popularity kinda gave me that impression

5 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

 

Trump got the second highest vote ever even though he lost. He got more votes after being in power for four years. 
Why is he so popular with so many Americans? 

More importantly ...why are you trying to embellish a megalomaniac, mass murdering, seditionist ???

Honda CRV top spec or Mazda CX5 top spec, both AWD, both very reliable

But dont buy new, go for 1 to 2YO with (genuine) low km's and a log book that verifies it's km's ie: Dealer stamps on each service

If possible buy private from a farang, too many dodgy dealers in Thailand and all know how to wind back odometers

1 hour ago, Traubert said:

No-one.

Why you rooking at me 

4 hours ago, SuperTed said:

That is certainly one part of it. But how do gold speculation in BKK and massive influx of RMB and USD from China impact that analysis? In five years of asking, I have yet to find anyone - government and top economists included - who can offer a clear explanation of the movements of the THB. As mysterious as a Thai woman's heart.

Answer is a 5 letter word, starts with C ends with a

10 minutes ago, sydneyjed said:

Gradually opening its borders to 'low risk countries' such as Australia and New Zealand?The countries that Australia have mentioned as low risk travel bubbles so far are NZ,Taiwan,Japan and South Korea.Not one mention of Thailand and the other party central Bali as since early March there has been NO International scheduled flights out of Oz for Australians to anywhere.Only Emirates,Qatar and certain special chartered planes flying ex-pats in and out with Qantas stating July next year before they fly again regular International.In short we will only be visiting Thailand if we can row there ourselves I'm afraid!

Not entirely correct. Thailand is not currently considered safe to travel to by the Australian Govt.

But If you have an OA visa you can return to Thailand providing you have a valid reason to leave Aust'. and you must be away for at least 3 months

16 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

What kind if BS are they trying to spew here. He has been in the country since February. What a 3 ring curcys we have going on.

Circus, definition:  a group of Thai Health Authorities

3 hours ago, Kiwiken said:

You do realise The very young die as well as the Older and infirm. I hope with your attitude to older People you get karma. You are ill informed about this virus. sorry to disappoint you but Fox News is the Fake news. Stop Listening to trump "He is Insane"

Insane and history now ????

21 hours ago, retiree said:

Sorry; I should have said "<4,500 baht". 

Want phone rather than notepad 'cause phone fits in my shirt pocket.

And yes, I know there are plenty available; lol there are a half-dozen 7/11's on my block!  I just have no clue if one of the low-cost brands is appreciably better than the others in terms of how fast the browser (and I guess the Android implementation) runs.  Does that Huawei model zip along?

Thanks,

-- Retire

 

The better known Chinese units are generally best bang for buck nowadays.

Xiaomi and Oppo are both very good, I have the Xiaomi Mi9 Lite and it's brilliant. YouTube has lots of good reviews for budget phones.