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  1. JoseThailand
    When I was in Vietnam before covid, it was already more expensive than Thailand (except booze and cigarettes of course). Food in supermarkets is easily 50% more expensive. Fish, fruit, juice, milk etc. Clothes, electronics are more expensive too.
  2. JoseThailand
    Oh boy
  3. JoseThailand
    What are the requirements to open a bank account in Malaysia?
  4. JoseThailand
    True, but most fatal accidents happen on highways where people drive fast, not in small alleyways like in Pattaya.
  5. JoseThailand
    Bolt motorbike is super cheap in Pattaya. There are bus buses too.
  6. JoseThailand
    How pathetic
  7. JoseThailand
    You think I remember all their names? Pattaya Concierge was one of them. That's what I can remember
  8. JoseThailand
    Again, the insurance trick works only with Bangkok Bank. The other ones don't offer this option. They call sell you insurance of course, but won't open an account for you.
  9. JoseThailand
    Yep. Thailand is better even visa-wise. I'm not retired, but I've been in Thailand 4 years straight on tourists visas and exemptions.
  10. JoseThailand
    Booze and cigarettes are cheaper, for sure. If you are a heavy drinker and smoker, you can save a lot. But almost everything else is more expensive - from food in supermarkets to clothes to electronics.
  11. JoseThailand
    I'm not even talking about the complete lack of expat/retiree infrastructure
  12. JoseThailand
    From my experience, Vietnam is more expensive than Thailand. Especially it's hard to beat Pattaya which is the cheapest of the cheapest
  13. JoseThailand
    All the agents that I talked to only help with Bangkok Bank
  14. JoseThailand
    I tried UOB in Pattaya. Same work permit crap
  15. JoseThailand
    In fact, tourists are encouraged to buy condos in Thailand. So many condos are advertised specifically to target tourists.
  16. JoseThailand
    If you read older topics, they already said it was hard to open accounts for tourists (excluding Bangkok Bank of course). Here's a topic from 2017:
  17. JoseThailand
    Btw, how did your friend manage to open a Krungthai account without a long-term visa?
  18. JoseThailand
    How long ago was that? Maybe that's their usual trick to send people to other banks to get rid of them quickly?
  19. JoseThailand
    Philippines is complete crap. And more expensive than Thailand
  20. JoseThailand
    I don't know of any agent that can open an account for a tourist in a bank other than BB
  21. JoseThailand
    They help only with Bangkok Bank
  22. JoseThailand
    Has anyone managed to open a bank account on a tourist visa for the purpose of buying a condo? I know, I know, Bangkok Bank opens accounts for tourists, but I'm talking about other banks. I tried to do this at Kasikorn and SCB, but they gave me the usual WP cr*p, ignoring the fact that I'm buying a condo.
  23. JoseThailand
    Thailand is dirt cheap, what are they complaining about?
  24. JoseThailand
    They need it more than anyone
  25. JoseThailand
    Still in the top 10

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