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The girl fourth from the left looks a lot like a younger version of my wife. She is definitely my favorite in this lineup.

Nobody F'ing helping those in flames. That is so bad, so disappointing. I can understand those running out might be in too much in shock to help, but people who are able to make videos or just standing around should be able to help as well. people walked past a few people that were in flames yet did nothing.

I still have a few thousand baht from my last trip before the pandemic. That is enough to tide me over to the next day if the SuperRich in the basement of Suvarnabhumi Airport is closed when I arrive next week. That exchange location is convenient because it is very near the Airport Link station entrance.

Russian rubles are doing well. I know where to go to exchange my million rubles.

According the to Urban Dictionary... A farnie is someone who wears the same clothes every day. Going by that definition most backpackers would be a farnie.

You cannot use "women" because it contains the word "men". You have to use "personstruating person". Actually, you cannot use "son" either because it refers to a male. Maybe "perspawnstruating perspawn" might get accepted by the idiots. PerSONally, I would just shorten the word to gender neutral "it".

er, why not? Too far from Australia

Easy access. No need to make life difficult for the girls.

Is that something that might happen in Thailand?

What is a brain x-ray?

Think of all the fuel they will save not having engines.

Do you have an official link? I am holding off getting the Thai pass and covid insurance for my trip on the 12th of July. The last thing I need is to be sent back home from Bangkok because I thought I no longer need covid insurance. I do have full medical and travel cover from an insurance company in my home country hoping that is enough to satisfy the BKK gatekeepers.

I just received my 6 month METV from the Sydney Thai Consulate.

OK, so their balls are made of platinum. ????????????????

[you mentioned fees in a previous post] $550 for a round of golf is so very expensive. Their balls must be made of gold. ???? After a quick Google search since I am not a golfer... [in Australia] Green fees of between $40 and $60 for 18 holes would be considered mid-range. Top-tier courses will be highly manicured with strict dress codes and excellent facilities, but cost upwards of $75 for a round of 18. Royal Adelaide, for example, is one of Australia's premier courses, setting visitors back $200 for a game.

If I go to a new street food vendor I just watch what the previous Thai person pays for the food and offer the correct change for my purchase. If they wanted more I would just leave the food on their cart and walk away. I have never been refused a sale. Once I get to know them and they remember me I can give them larger notes and expect the correct change.

I just used my passport to prove my age. No pink card. My yellow MRT card gives me a 50% discount. You got cheated. ???? It does mention on the back that a citizen ID must be presented on request. Not a plomplem for the past couple of years but I might come unstuck one day. ????

I hope that is not your wife you are talking about. ????

I had a similar experience with a vendor selling food outside a small local restaurant they ran. I wanted to buy a couple of chicken pieces which would have cost around 60 baht but they wanted to charge me 170 baht. When I queried the high price the guy made a buffalo sign with his fingers up near his temple and his wife laughed. This was 6 years ago. I did not buy his chicken and made a point of always buying chicken from the vendor a few metres from the rude guy. There are few foreigners in my area so he would have noticed me every time. He lost 6 years of business because of his rudeness although I don't think he is smart enough to realise his loss. In the meantime I have developed good relationships with many of the other vendors who charge me the same price as Thais and sell their goods with a smile. As another BM said, duck and weave, go with the flow, don't get upset.

I agree. When my Thai wife and I go browsing in the local markets and she decides to look at clothes for herself, I always make sure I am out of sight from the vendor. That way she always gets a Thai price quote. If the vendor sees that she is with a foreigner the quote often doubles. Once the purchase is agreed I step in and hand her the correct amount. The disappointed looks on the vendors' faces are priceless. ????

There is multi pricing with substantial differences in other countries as well. For example in Hungary How much do Hungarian Parliament tickets cost? General admission prices: HUF 3,500 (10€) for EU Citizens HUF 6,700 (20€) for non-EU Citizens HUF 1,900 (5€) for students (6-24) who are EU Citizens HUF 3,500 (10€) for students (6-24) who are non-EU Citizens Free for children under the age of 6 If you are Hungarian, or were born in Hungary you get in free. I was told "free entry" by the ticket seller even though I explained (in Hungarian which helped) that I was Australian and it was the first time I had been to Hungary in more than 50 years. Note also that the lower prices are for EU Citizens, not expats or mere residents, although I don't know if an EU driver license will get you in cheaper.

Even for a ST you have to pay x5 or even x10 compared to a Thai guy's ST experience.

No need to give her 100 baht. He could have paid her 20 baht and just accepted the candy from the little girl then give it to one of the bargirls nearby. I don't know why people get into so much drama in these simple situations.

I was approved for an online 6 month METV earlier this week and there was no requirement for airline tickets. I did have to provide details of general health insurance for US$100k but not covid insurance, but I will need a separate US$10k covid insurance for the Thailand Pass application. Also I did not have to provide any payment until after the online visa application is approved and I send in my passport. This was in Australia so I don't know if the situation is different in the USA.

sick of the bureaucratic bullsh_t