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10 hours ago, jackdd said:
Grab has been more expensive than Taximeter since a few years.
The fees published here are cheaper than what Grab charges.
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!
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6 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:
Not only if you test positive but as in the OP even if you test negative and were next to someone in the car or plane you still get carted off for 2 weeks. I doubt any International Insurance companies will pay out for this? Even if they do you also need to ensure they pay out there and then and not make you pay first. Probably only Thai Insurance companies will cover this.
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?
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1 hour ago, sqwakvfr said:
Thanks David555, I think during one of my calls with my bank one of the reps kept on saying this could be "KYC" document?
KYC= Know Your Customer?
But in the end I felt it was very invasive.
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!
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4 hours ago, lujanit said:Before all the US expats say their country/embassy is not looking after them. Consider this.
Embassies are not in foreign countries for the sole benefit of their citizens. They may provide some services however they are not there for just you.
Embassies are in foreign countries to act as liaison between the host country and the government of country of the embassy.
Winge all you like but that is the truth.
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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The "number of cases" is irrelevant. The only thing that matters, is you help those few who are actually at-risk from this virus, to avoid contact with others - unless they want to take the chance. Why mess with everyone else's lives?
"...those few who are actually at risk..."? How would you define those few? Last time I looked, everyone seemed at risk; old folk, middle-aged folk, children, professional athletes, college students, doctors, nurses, and the list goes on! And, just using the number of admitted infections in the US, it seems approximately 11% of the resolved cases end in death...that's one person in nine!
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3 hours ago, fishtank said:
It will take more than disinfectant to clean that place.
The drains need to be cleaned as a start! As you walk down some Soi(s), the smell is terrible! Also, in some soi(s), the drains, covered by open grates, show muck close to the surface. I'm sure bacteria thrive there!
I would assume that the vendors, taxi drivers, and businesses dumping left-over food, etc, is a big part of that!
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18 hours ago, darksidedog said:While I agree wholeheartedly that anyone who uses a hospital should pay their bill, I think a major point is being overlooked. Tourism generates billions of dollars for the economy. Tourism is also by all accounts other than TAT in sharp decline. That number may well reduce further if every tourist has to pay out for an insurance policy, which may or may not cover problems they encounter. Maybe they should weigh the 448 million baht against the potential tens of billions they might lose.
Also, the hospitals seem to greatly overcharge foreigners! A close friend (American), was hospitalized here recently, and because he was comatose from medication, another (American) friend who also lives here, and has a business, sent his (Thai) employees to the hospital to pick up the bills for transmission to the U.S insurance company. The Thai employees were shocked at the size of the bills and told their boss that the bills were vastly inflated, but because the insurer, and patient were foreign, nothing could be done!
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4 hours ago, Spellforce said:
All those (DUI) checkpoints have ruined the place for expats and without the expats the beer bar scene has died.
I don't think the DUI checkpoints have ruined it for expats, the checkpoints help keep people from drinking and driving.
Until two years ago, I lived in central Pattaya and walked to the bars, or took the baht bus or motorcycle taxis.
One guy I would see frequently in the bars drove his motorcycle to the bar, but when he left, he hired 2 motorcycle taxis: one to drive him home on his bike and the second to bring back the first!
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I realize I am not addressing your question. Personally if you can afford to lock up 800k in a Thai bank and leave it, then that's a fool prof option.
The income method as I see it will be open to different imm office interpretation.
I guess it doesn't matter to some retirees that the 800,000 Baht is then unavailable for 6 months, and then 400,000 Baht of that original deposit remains unavailable for the balance of the year. Just a thought: if that money was in the stock market, wouldn't it earn much more? Even a relatively safe fund can earn 8% or more.
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You do not have to prove income source and they are not interested in/willing to review foreign financial documents.
What you have to prove is that the income was brought in, every month, from abroad. It has been said that one or two IOs are expecting the amounts and transfer dates each month to be similiar, I forget if Jomtien was one of these.
Actually, when I renewed my retirement visa at Jomtien immigration, they asked/demanded documents from my U.S banks showing the funds being deposited into the accounts.
I had a statement from Bangkok Bank showing the foreign transfers for the prior year, but they demanded other statements from Bangkok Bank, including one showing the total transferred each month, even though it was already contained in the bank statement! Also, they specified their need for statements from my U.S. banks. They produced a copy of someone else's documents (completely unredacted, of course) showing what they wanted. I printed out statements from the U.S. banks showing social security payments and pension payments being deposited into my U.S accounts, redacted everything I felt was no one's business, and presented those to them.
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Thai police launch crackdown on prostitution
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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!