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This post is 10 years old. Would anyone know if amitriptyline is still available over the counter in Thailand (Pattaya)?

On 6/18/2024 at 7:48 PM, BangkokReady said:

 

Not to find out what happened and see if the foreign man needs to be legally punished?  Shocking!

Is it not clear enough on video what happened? She was knocked out cold.

No matter what was said, the crime is assault. That will get him time in prison.

On 6/18/2024 at 2:35 PM, smedly said:

I remember walking alone in pattaya and 2 trans women walked up me from behind and one them tried to distract me while the other had a hand in back pocket trying to remove my wallet, not saying that's what happened in this case but it wouldn't surprise me, they do have a reputation for such things, I can easily see how this can happen

Why make it complicated? Some homophobic foreigners bad-mouthed a ladyboy who shouted back... that would do it. 

She didn't file a report - perhaps they (her and her friends) have their own form of retribution planned.

2 hours ago, Confuscious said:

I have been looking out for an apartment or house in Spain and there are several places to rent, a few minutes from the beach, between 590 eur to 1000 eur (look in Kyero).

And that are not "basic" places.

Many people living with a family in Europe and the vs with far less as 3000 eur per month. Unless you have a family of 5 and everyone has his own car.

A friend of mine was married to a Thai woman and had 3 children.

He was tired of living on a teacher wage and going through the silly immigration requirements every year.

He moved to the vs 3 years ago without a penny.

They are living now in their own house, he and his wife are working and have a very good income and the children go to a high school, far better as any Thai school.

I can give you their Facebook page if you want.

That story of 9000 eur a month is bullsh@t.

You're replying to the wrong person. I don't need your Facebook page.

18 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

I thought I had mentioned that I had a family. So 2000 by 4 is 8000, at least. Rent taking away 3000 of that. And who wants a "basic lifestyle"? 

I'm OK doing "basic", although it might need to be defined.

A family of 4 does not require 2000 x 4. You should be able to manage 2 for 3000, and 4 for 4000 quite comfortably. It's too bad your rent cost is so high.

On 6/5/2024 at 5:28 PM, AreYouGerman said:

 

No, they mean you have to show your income and that you filed already for taxes.

A new job for Visa Agents to handle, along with an increase in fees.

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22 hours ago, sungod said:

 

Long COVID, the new bad back syndrome......

It's a great excuse for nearly every performance issue people might have.

On 5/29/2024 at 4:08 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I think that's New Zealand sweetie we don't have sheep in Sydney ,get off the grog ,your a unfit old fart (your words not mine) who refuses to go to the gym or achieving goals !!!!

You have done nothing but sit by that bloody pool and turn ho back to your small 21sqm room and watch A touch of Frost !

Get a life !

Let's try stimulating your brain, which you claim needs some stimulus.

New Zealand is a country, and Sydney is a city, so there are no more sheep in Auckland or any other city in NZ than in Sydney. The sheep population of Australia is more than double that of NZ.

When you return to Sydney, you can find some sheep if you drive out of city limits.

2 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:

Ok,then maybe you can join in when you have something interesting to say.

I've said more than enough. Have a nice day!

3 hours ago, yankee99 said:

The good news is you dont have to go to the post office anymore to pay the tax. You can pay online via qr code then they will deliver to your address 

The last shipment I received was earlier this year, and it came with a scrap of paper indicating where I had to make the payment. There was no QR code or a QR code on the Post Office tracking site. When did this "good news" begin? It's an option I would like to use in future.

5 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

All packages retained for duty/VAT in Bangkok are held at the local post offices that cover the delivery area of the addressee.

Perhaps you live near a major distribution hub (mail centre). Such is not the case in Pattaya; my local post offices do not handle duty/VAT payments.

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I know the existing process also, items are held at the local post office for my delivery area in Bangkok, not a "Mail Centre", whatever that is.

I'm in Pattaya, and if I need to pick up imported packages to pay duty, they are held at the Mail Center, near the floating market, past Jomtien, about 8km south of Walking Street. That is the ONLY place I can pick up my overseas mail. It is NOT a local post office. My local post offices are in Jomtien Soi 5 and in Pattaya on Soi Post Office.

I'm surprised you're ignorant about Mail Centers. The main one in Bangkok is in Laksi. You'll see this listed in parcel tracking. They are the major distribution points.

Just now, Liverpool Lou said:

No, it will not, the policy already exists for B1500+ items, and items are held, and charges paid, at the local post offices for the delivery area.

What will not? You're confused. I know the current process for items over 1500 - you go to the Mail Center to pay your duty/VAT.

When/if the new policy is implemented...

You will need to go to a mail centre to pay the VAT on items under 1500 baht, which currently you don't have to pay.

Where else would you expect to pay it? To the mailman?

7 hours ago, Moti24 said:

I used to import a few things from China.  No charges for items under 1500B including shipping.  Three or 4 times, I had to pick-up the package from EMS, and pay the VAT, even though the total price including shipping was only 1200-1300B.  When I queried it, I was told that they could send it back to Bangkok, but it probably wouldn't come back.

 

Yes, it was Pattaya!  Where else!

Come on, that's a feeble excuse to bash Pattaya... Customs processing is not done in Pattaya.

I've been importing iHerb for over 10 years (to my address in Pattaya), and only twice had to pay import duties and tax (for packages over 1500), and I often get packages with values over 2000 baht. I've imported more than 50 times over the years. Customs have been very generous as some shipments were over $80 US.

This new policy will be a real nuisance as people will need to travel to Mail Centers to pay 100 baht or less VAT on packages under 1500. I can't see many overseas exporters wanting to become tax collectors for Thailand. That's a 16km round trip for me.

On 5/28/2024 at 6:05 PM, norbra said:

I do not have a problem with their plan 

My post ras a response to @Beerzy65

(feel free to ignore this response - if you need to chat with someone and don't like others to respond, you can DM them)

 I was responding to your suggestion that this new policy affects your mobile banking, which it does not. It's quite obvious this new process has not started yet.

I don't know what all the fuss is about. Why would anyone need their banking apps to be on someone else's SIM? All SIMS need to be registered with ID now, so this is much ado about nothing.

The bank can easily ensure that only your registered SIM phone can use their banking app... by sending messages to the phone number registered to your bank account and requiring a response to an SMS from that SIM. Some banks abroad already do this.

9 hours ago, norbra said:

For a while now when using the Kasicorn bank app they have been asking me to change my phone number.

I have my "call"number registered but they are detecting my data sim when I connect and they ask if I want to change to this number.

This can't have anything to do with the new policy as it has not yet been implemented. It might never happen, but what's the problem? Most people have their banking apps on their registered sim.

Your situation is probably that your banking app is registered to a different number than is listed on your banking profile.

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Thanks for your reply.

 

Are people "a minute or two away from arriving at their reserved seat"? Or are there maybe some of them who made their reservation early, let's say before 11:00, and then they come for lunch sometime after 12. After all, they reserved a table. I don't know the answer to this. But I would be surprised if all people would arrive within a minute or two after they reserved that table.

 

Like others in this thread pointed out, there are a certain amount of people and a certain number of tables (or make it seats for an easier calculation).

If 100 people buy food and they have 100 seats available, then that works fine.

If 100 people buy food and they have only 80 seats because the other 20 tables are reserved, then the system doesn't work anymore.

Should the food court management add 20 more seats so that there are enough seats for the 100 people and 20 packs of tissues?

Or would it be better if people just realize that it's egoistic if they reserve tables which could be used for other to eat. If they find a table right away, then maybe they eat and leave right after that and then there is enough space for everybody.

 

I think it's not really so difficult to understand this logic.

When people want to make sure they have a table, and others can't use that table, that is egoistic.

I know, being egoistic is not illegal, but IMHO it is not nice. 

 

 

We'll have to agree to disagree... The table reservation system in busy food courts works better than any other system. It's a system based on courtesy. I much prefer the inconvenience of reserved tables to those people walking around for 10 - 20 minutes looking for tables, while holding their trays full of hot food. It is easy for food to fall off these trays. I've nearly had a bowl of hot soup fall off my tray.

What I find strange about this whole conversation - I've been living in Thailand and visiting busy food courts (specifically Terminal 21, which I like) for many years, and have never had a problem with people reserving tables. I've never even given it a thought. I don't reserve tables like this because, with so many foreigners/tourists in Pattaya, many people wouldn't respect my reservation and barge in, as you do, and move my stuff. At least I'm not causing you any grief LOL. I've never had too much problem finding a place if I'm alone as they have the single diner chairs in the back window area, and if with a partner, I sit while my partner gets her food first.