Aussie Col

15 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I'm not a US person. I know his mother was a Scot. I'm sure he has made a lot of money in his own right. His business leadership skills have done him and the US well in the last 4 years. 

He must be the only man in USA history to have had to close a casino because of huge losses.

Also there is a reason why he doesn't want his tax returns made public, Think about it

Every POTUS in recent history has made public their tax returns. Fat Boy tRump hasn't

17 hours ago, Percy P said:

What subjects are these teachers going to teach. If it English then they should be able to speak English phonetically and made to recite the alphabet letters phonetic sounds as spoken in a word  American English is not British English and should not accepted

 

Americans have butchered the English language and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near any schools in Thiland

23 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Yeah, he became a billionaire by chance.

He inherited a fortune from his father. I'm surprised you didn't know that.

1 hour ago, Aussie Col said:

People from Victoria are known for being intelligent

Should have said not known for being intelligent

11 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

The only stupidity   currently on show in Australia now are the covidiots of Melbourne who have put their country on the brink of disaster with their behavior. You may be dismissive of the 19  deaths and 322 new cases for Victoria reported today, but it is a gruesome warning for countries like Thailand. Why would Thailand wish to allow selfish irresponsible covidiots into the country? Things were going well for Australia, but a core group just had to ruin it for everyone. 

 

Thailand is prudent and protecting its people  from the invasion of disease carriers from the UK, Italy, Russia, India USA and others.   Few countries  have shown that their populations are responsible , or mature enough to entrust them with the freedom of international travel. I know how many tourists behave and there is no point in  asking them to be responsible because they are incapable of doing so. Instead of blaming Thailand, go and hold your countrymen accountable for being selfish prats.

People from Victoria are known for being intelligent

17 hours ago, Sametboy2019 said:

There will be people who come and stay 3 months who will be willing to do the 2 week quarantine

Try getting a 3 month visa even if you have family here.

16 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Clutching at straws -  many other presidents didn't got to war. What have his businessES got to do with anything?

Not dodged the draft 5 times with a complaint never had ever heard of before or since.

What it shows is that Fat Bot tRump has no business acuman

1 hour ago, bipper said:

Obsessed I'd say along with his MAGA gang.

F.S he was elected 8 years ago get over it ????????

8 years ago was he ????????

Something right of the Fat Boy Trumps book of stupid comments

35 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

tourism is a lost memory for a decade or  more so they better have an ace up their sleeve

Lost for Thailand. Other countries in the region will pick up the Farang tourists that Thailand doesn't seem to want creating jobs and security for the less well off in them countries.

1 hour ago, Senior Player said:

Factually incorrect. Belgium has the highest Covid-19 death rate per 100,000 of the population in Europe. Admittedly, the UK is second followed closely by Spain, but that's most likely due to the over-counting of Coronavirus as the cause of death on death certificates by PHE rather than the actual cause. As I'm sure you're well aware, anyone who tests positive for the virus and later dies is counted as a death. However, scientists have claimed this does not present a true picture as someone could die from a non-related illness but still be counted within the Coronavirus death total. This has been the practice right from the start, all the way up to August 6th until a recent review. Plus, the Spanish government is still not able to say exactly how many nursing home residents have died because of the coronavirus, according to a Health Ministry report. It's clear that there are vast discrepancies in the way that European countries count and report Coronavirus deaths, so I wouldn't be so quick to demonize the country yet. 

 

As of 24th July, Britain had carried out more Coronavirus tests than any other European country at over 200,000 per day — including 2.6 million more tests than Germany. Even with such high testing rates, Britain is now reporting fewer Coronavirus cases than many European countries. Britain now has only 9.6 cases per million vs the EU’s average of 12.5, and is well below France and Spain’s record. 

 

What does any of this prove? Quite frankly, I believe it means Coronavirus is now part of our disease spectrum and will always be there to catch in future. Some will have built an immunity towards it by already having had it, and others will still be susceptible. Not that that means one is going to die from it just because you've caught it. The majority will just have mild symptoms.

 

Only recently the BBC reported that in the Mumbai slums 57% have had COVID-19 with 1-in-1000 to 2000 mortality rate — which is the same as seasonal flu. The big question is: did the world overreact? We have to be grown-up and realise that 1,500 people die every day in the UK before Coronavirus and that’s an unfortunate reality.

 

Oh, and here's a free bit of grammar advice for you: it's "too late and too little" not "to late and to little". ????

Also as well take into account how many people have been tested in them countries compared to Thailand

Just now, Jumbo1968 said:

12.5 million Tourist in the European School holidays, where are they going to quarantine them ?

They won't be coming. It's as simple as that. They won't want to spend 2 weeks in quarantine.

Thailand is up the creek without a paddle with the Junta in charge.

13 minutes ago, MarkyM3 said:

My motivation for returning is to see my fiancee (I'm in UK, she BKK). Otherwise I'd be giving Thailand a wide berth for the forseeable.

 

I have given up on a further 4 week visit this year (May visit was cancelled) and have been targeting an extended 6 months in the region from end of Feb next year. I'm willing to jump through all the hoops to get us back together - C19 test, quarantine etc.

 

If the Thai government has any sense, they'll accept people like me who need a tourist visa and are willing to meet all the medical requirements. Also, that they won't try and enforce further stupid restrictions around freedom of movement - if you have completed the medical requirements then that should be that.

 

But I expect the reality is the vast majority of potential tourists are 2 or 3 week visitors and they aren't going to come back anytime soon if quarantine is a requirement. And also if they are herded into certain areas. 

Zero chance of that happening mate. Men married to Thai Ladies can't even get a visa if they are overseas.

3 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Six million?

 

Yeah, right.

 

How are they going to get here?

6 million is very very optimistic even if they open up the borders.

At this moment in time people are booking holidays and Thailand isn't on their radar and once these tourists who use to come to Thailand see how far their money goes in other countries they won't be coming back here any time soon.

Basically this shows that the soldier boys don't know how to run a country on a business level.

Thailand is heading into a winter of discontent with probably riots on the streets by those who have lost their jobs because of the inept soldier boys trying to run a country.

58 minutes ago, Dialemco said:

At least we know where we stand and can now forget Thailand as a tourist destination. 

If Thailand doesn't want Farang tourists them tourists will just find another country to go too where their tourist money will create jobs.

When them tourists go to another country and see how much more they get for there tourist money in other countries They won't be coming back to Thailand.

That is a lot of lost income for Thailand and a lot of lost jobs.

55 minutes ago, natway09 said:

The export situation is starting to move & estimates are that 87% of last year so it is not all doom & gloom.

Legal immigrant workers are required to do 14 days quarantine which the employers are paying for (2 to a room).

Sometimes swallowing the bitter pill makes the long term forecast better.

NZ is a classic example of a country that is going to take it really slowly & they rely on tourism to a big extent & their tourist areas are really hurting as I am here but may be for the better in the end

Nobody i know in exports believes that exports are rising. I fact i would say they are continually going South.

The junta have no business acumen, so are as much use as chocolate teapot when it comes to sorting out the countries problems.

20 hours ago, Neeranam said:

He is probably the best ever president for this fact, he is under constant abuse by bad losers who claim higher intelligence than the majority who voted him in. 

How many times has his business's gone bust?

Where was the Fat Boy tRump when young Americans were being killed in Vietnam?

11 hours ago, bipper said:

 

The Fat Boy certainly has a huge fear of Obama.

That's why he Tweets in the early hours of the morning

Fear is a terrible thing and it's fear that's keep Fat Boy tRump from sleeping well

For every day that tourism is closed to farangs is another nail in the coffin of Thai tourism which in turns means high unemployment

1 hour ago, Rockbottom said:

2019 Tourist revenue totaled 3.2Tn THB. The projection of 676.7Bn THB for 2021 is not only pure speculation, it's closer to an 80% drop in tourism. A smart move on TATs part would be to encourage the expats who are spending money now in Thailand to stay by extending the amnesty until the end of the year.

Also as well they need to back the farangs who are have family here to return with easier entry rules. Farangs spend money

The junta have to wake up and smell the coffee and realise that until they ease restrictions tourists are not going to come back to Thailand. If they don't the people will become more restless everyday as unemployment soars