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JHacker

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  1. Sad, but so true! Unfortunately, "picking on the weakest, poorest and most defenseless members of society" is what happens world-wide, not only in Thailand! Millions go hungry, live on the streets, can't afford healthcare, etc., yet some (private citizens) can spend multi-millions to go into space for a few minutes!
  2. I found Grab cheaper. The taximeters in Pattaya don't use the meter...they quote you a price and have a cover over the meter, and since they all did that, there wasn't much choice. Before COVID, I had switched exclusively to Grab, and some of the drivers who used Grab service would recognize me even before I called, and give me the same rate. Recently, I've been using Bolt, so let's see what actually transpires pricewise!
  3. How about if someone who lives in Thailand, on a Non "O" or a Non "O-A" visa, tests positive? Would that person have to be hospitalized for 14 days also?
  4. That is because you, (like myself) are not of the top 1% or top 10% or whatever it is! They seem to be able to move tens of millions around the world freely. Check out the Pandora Papers!
  5. Some of what you say makes sense, but the US is arguably the wealthiest country in the world, and has a moral obligation to make the world a better place. The last epidemic with similar world-wide effects as COVID-19 was the Spanish Flu, a century ago. Embassies, indeed, are not in foreign countries for the SOLE benefit of their citizens, but they should provide benefits to their citizens when essential, and COVID-19 warrants that! The Chinese government took care of their citizens in Thailand, and also benefited Thailand when the Chinese donated (I think) 500,000 doses of vaccine, stipulating that their citizens be vaccinated. The French government vaccinated their citizens 55 years and older, and those with underlying conditions. Kudos to both countries! A conservative estimate of the COVID-19 deaths around the world is 4.2 millions! Knowing how politicians obfuscate, I take those figures with several tablespoons of salt! I think that in such a situation, the US is morally obligated to provide vaccines to its citizens abroad!
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