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I talk to 2 taxi drivers every day, going to work and coming home.

In the last few days since the Swiss kicking incident on driver was on a frenzied yak about the Swiss guy.

But he didn't generalize about all farangs.

He was the only one who brought it up, everyone else the usual "hot today chai mai?" or "you like Thai women" or

"you're an American? New York or Los Angeles?"

38 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Good grief nick, that was about twelve years ago for which she formally apologised, and the tweets were deleted.

 

What's that old adage about elephants?

They are gray and they come in quarts?

oh no, I got it backwards, it's not an adage it's a riddle.

What's gray and comes in quarts?

An elephant.

I have finally badgered this Ricardo Cabeza that owes me money to begin repayment.

Now he is saying he doesn't know how since he doesn't have a Thai bank account.

Can he just go to an SCB branch with cash and my account number and make a deposit/\?

BS always has a kernel of truth.

OP had a beer last night.

There's the kernel.

6 hours ago, sambum said:

 

I would have thought that Business Travellers were also among the travelling "elite"?

Not all.

Some are lower to middle management "errand boys and girls", not sitting in First Class, maybe not even Business Class.

Not necessarily high rollers.

10 minutes ago, Felton Jarvis said:

I have tried to get a Charles Schwab account, but they told me they do not issue debit cards to those who live in Thailand.  Apparently, many use them here but I was told "NO"!!!

Do you have a US address?

Maybe you could use that and don't ask don't tell that you live in Thailand.

If not, sorry to hear that.

I use a Credit Union in the USA for most of my banking business.

I t seems that banks outside the US and US Credit Unions are mutually a mystery to each other.

I have found that I can't explain one to the other, they are in different worlds.

I have a Charles Schwab Investor Checking account with ATM card that I have used for about 20 years in Thailand.

ATM fees are credited each month, so no fees for ATM use.

Never had any problem with ATM grabbing my card and never had the card refused by any bank.

Once, maybe 15 years ago, had two fraudulent withdrawals in Thailand. Schwab credited right away and it never happened again.

I am pretty sure you can still open an account online from anywhere.

Verifying this will be left as an exercise for the student.

"The study focused on the number of lounges in the passenger terminal, designer brand shops, luxury hotels in the area and the availability of champagne and caviar before boarding."

Very narrow criteria.

Not really a contradiction of the poor ranking previously made public which considered a broader set of factors.

This rating is for the world of travellers unknown to the average AN user.

(I know, not you Mr. Bigshot, but the average AN member).

I mean we have a member that had never heard of caviar?

I have never tasted it, but I have known of its disgusting existence since I was a child.

I'm gonna go Google champagne now.

3 hours ago, Lucky Bones said:

15 hours on planes?

Why would anyone do that?

Time to relocate🙃🙃

Are you suggesting that the USA be relocated?

Now that's thinking outside the box!

"The study focused on the number of lounges in the passenger terminal, designer brand shops, luxury hotels in the area and the availability of champagne and caviar before boarding."

None of that is of interest to me, seems like it's for the mega-rich..

What I want is 7-11 or convenience store for stuff like water, wet wipes, mouth wash, snacks, Tylenol etc; that and a coffee stand and I am set. Suvarnabhumi has those so I am happy.

I think this guy has the record for depravity.

The Swiss guy who beat the lady may keep the record for cruelty however.

44 minutes ago, dick turpin said:

 

Well, I think I just busted that myth

Huh?

On 3/6/2024 at 7:16 AM, BritManToo said:

Let's hope the Thai woman who hit and run killed a 73 year old Swiss tourist in Pattaya last night gets similar attention.

Obviously hit and run is a crime, but there is no mention that the collision was intentional in any report I have seen.

So not really similar to this insane and intentional attack.

1 hour ago, Dan O said:

SS benefits are not taxable by any other entity than the US govt. Its clearly outlined in the DTA.

Not sure why this is posted in response to my post, I was  responding to the OPs original question about how to bank his DD benefits.

How to bank his DD benefits since he was having difficulty opening a Thai bank account was the question of the thread before the fantasy of denouncing citizenship took over.

Nothing at all to do with taxation.

Taxi driver yesterday started ranting in rapid fire Thai "blah blah blah Phuket blah blah blah farang blah blah blah Italy man..."

He kept holding up his cell phone with a video going, but I didn't understand.

I had no idea what he was on about until he mimed a kick then I got it.

I said "Farang mai dii krap" and that was enough, he started laughing.

He finally listened to his video and said "Swiss man, Swiss man, must go".

I agreed and that seemed to make him happy.

He was really offended by the guys actions.

16 hours ago, khunbillmex said:

In preparation for Direct Deposit of US Veterans benifits e went to our bank here in khon kaen where we have 4 accts to open a new one for the DD only to find that the bank was no longer accepting new accts from     AMERICANS, **  Have you heard  of this from other Vets here in Thailand. The bank officer was unsure if this was an all Thai banks policy, said that she heard that there were some banks in Bangkok still taking new accts.  Also I assume the DD can't go into a Joint acct for obvious reasons. How much else can go wrong? I have certainly had a year of it.

We'll be checking with other banks but it doesn't seem hopeful,

we didn't aask whenthis ce  in effectbut it seemed the officer was quite familiar with the policy

this was at TTB bank

I know this wasn't your question but as a suggestion...

Could you have your benefits deposited in a US bank and just make ATM withdrawals here of the funds you need?

This is what I have done with my SS benefits.

I use a Charles Schwab Investor Checking account and they refund all ATM fees each month.

I have never had a Thai bank ATM refuse my Schwab debit card.

I have an account with Siam Commercial Bank where my employer deposits my salary but I never transfer any funds from the US into that account.

Best of luck in finding a solution that works for you.