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1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

'90% effective'

For exactly whom?

Apply to serverly, moderately, lightly infected; young vs old; male vs female; medically vulnerable due to known/7nknown pre-existing medical conditions, etc.?

90% effective with one, two, multiple injections?

More disclosure is needed.

Applied to healthy people,  not to infected people. 

2 injections,  3 weeks apart. 

About the different groups (age, sex, vulnerable) they didn't say much afaik.

Why don't you just read the news yourself? 

On 11/4/2020 at 6:54 PM, Elizway said:

In many Asian cultures, "thank you" is more reserved for those outside the close friends and family circle, and given as a sign of politeness and respect.

Those who are within the circle have an esteemed position and thus do not necessiate the formality, as so is how a verbal show of gratitude such as saying "thank you" is viewed...rigit, formal.

You are expected to do things for your close friends and famility. So when you say thank you to a friend or family, it's as if you are alienating yourself from them by using formalities used for strangers. 

 

Is the above true in Thailand? 

Yes.

But things are complicated. 

What you say - or not say - should fit your relationship (social distance and status in the hierarchy).

I assume you speak Thai when saying "thank you"?

Example:

Farang bf, 40, teacher. Thai gf, 24, student at Ram. Not a p4p relationship, they do care for each other. They communicate in Thai.

Gf tried very hard to find a nice birthday gift for bf, found something really unique,  which showed how much she cared for this guy. 

Bf speaks reasonably Thai and says "khop khun kap". 

Gf is hurt and angry.  Why? Because of the distance expressed by "khun" and "kap". (Do you know French/ Spanish/ German? Imagine addressing your gf using vous/Sie/Usted)

"Khopjai" would have been adequate. 

Now,  things are different if bf is 50 and a businessman, gf 24 without job. 

2 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Because the UK government decided to send COVID-19 positive old people into nursing homes and as a result it spread and killed thousands. 
They wanted to keep the beds free for young people, who generally only have mild symptoms. 
 

Harsh.

 

Plus the doctors and nurses didn’t have suitable protective clothing. So they caught it and spread it to thousands of others.

 

Similarly, in Sweden old people deliberately didn't receive care if they caught covid. 

Many posters on TVF have said  "just let the old die".

Asians have a different attitude towards their parents and grandparents.

When the Chinese government pointed this out towards the French, it caused a diplomatic uproar. 

Funnily,  most Westerners consider the 4th commandment part of Western culture.

19 hours ago, moontang said:

There has been a community of expats from california using an attorney and getting disability payments for anxiety, etc., also a few from Oregon, but it is much more difficult to do it in other states..there are more regular appointments..but California might have figured out it is cheaper to give them 650 a month to stay the heck away.  Most don't have any other money..some go to Cambo for the usual reasons.  Never heard of us got agencies buying condos, here, but the Germans might do it.

The Germans don't do it. 

Hopefully, all these covid deniers go home where they came from. If you need p4p  go to Brazil. 

We don't want you in Asia. 

3 hours ago, uptome1946 said:

Here is a gloss of a sentence I just heard an hour ago.

 

"He do same not hear I speak".

 

Meaning "he is acting as if he didn't hear what I just said"

Which version is concise,  straightforward to the point, with a clear and simple structure?

And which version is a convoluted mess, full of redundancies, and makes you ask what must be going on in the brains of people who speak this language? 

On 10/16/2020 at 6:18 PM, allane said:

Some possible explanations:

1. Widespread ignoring of the rules, by both citizens and local authorities.

2.  More crowding on public transport, other public areas, and in private housing.

3.  A lower level of public health; those with an underlying disease are more vulnerable to Covid-19.

4. Due to their proficiency in English, combined with relative poverty, The Philippines might have a higher percentage of their labour force working abroad than any other country on earth. I have seen suggestions as high as 10%. Perhaps a large number of their cases are repatriates (Filipino's who caught Covid-19 abroad.) Even in Thailand, repatriates now account for about 15% of total cases.

5. They are Christian and love religious mass gatherings (cf Indonesia,  Israel - similar kind of religion,  similar Covid problems)

6. They love music and singing.

1. and 2. are obviously the most important reasons, as I can personally attest.  No need to be a genius to figure this out.

But then,  OP isn't really asking a question,  he is just trolling. 

9 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You will get another one year entry from a OA visa up to the day it expires. It is only a new permit to stay not an extension you apply for at immigration.

At the end of the 2nd year you can apply for a one year extension of stay at immigration or you can return to your home country and apply for a new OA visa.

The embassy should issue a OA visa when you still have a valid extension and re-entry permit for it. When entering the country you have to be sure immigration do not use the re-entry permit. 

Why?

If immigration uses the re-entry permit  when  entering the country he would be in exactly the same position as if he had never applied for the OA Visa, just used his original Non Imm O. Sounds good to me. 

No need for compulsory health insurance.  But obviously no 2nd permission of stay of one year when entering after almost a year. 

Does OA have any advantages over Non Imm O?

3 hours ago, nrasmussen said:

I can personally attest that five years ago that was what the embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark did. Of course, I don't know if that is still the case.

The consulate in Munich,  Germany,  is doing this. 

On 10/13/2020 at 10:39 AM, Peter Denis said:

It is indeed unclear how Thai Immigration would be able to check whether you still meet the financial and insurance requirements for the Non Imm O-X Visa, when you are not in-country at the moment the annual check should take place.  Maybe you could do it before exiting the country or immediately after your return, but imo it is wishful thinking that your local IO would wave the annual check requirement or only do it when you have been 12 months consecutively in the country (which might never happen if you are a frequent traveller).

 

So it may turn out that a Non Imm O-X visa forces you to be present in the country at roughly the same time every year,  to show up at IO?

Inconvenient for people with an "irregular" life style. 

Just as Non Imm O visa with yearly retirement extensions forces you to be present in the country at roughly the same time every year,  to show up at IO for yearly extension. 

BTW you wrote in your last post

"You cannot have 2 valid long-stay visas.  When your Visa validity has not expired yet, you cannot apply for a new Visa."

I know one consulate that says you can do it,  you will just lose the original visa (I didn't try it).

The same consulate refuses to give any Non Imm O visa for retirement or  any Non Imm O-A if you don't receive a social security pension as a retired employee. Self-employed or rich non-working people cannot apply "because you are not retired".

On 9/21/2020 at 9:25 PM, simtemple said:

In the process the Swedish Government killed off 5868 vulnerable souls and issued instructions to medical staff not to sustain the lives of the elderly. The Swedes are proud of their effort and think we should all be like them. 

Instructions how to handle covid patients in Sweden:

- no intubation if over 80

- no intubation if over 60 and comorbidities

(I have only the Swedish original, I am not sure whether English translations exist)

Most TVF members would not be intubated and left to suffocate. 

Those "immigrant caregivers" in the aged care facilities, blamed by another poster as unable to communicate in Swedish, they wrote in MSM 

- we are instructed not to call a doctor if covid is suspected

- not to give oxygen

- not to request a covid test

- not to transfer the patient to a hospital. 

Free to read for all,  in the Guardian, if i remember correctly. In English. 

You got your answers already. 

The place to go is Klongtan Hospital/Medical Center. No better place in Thailand.  Don't waste more time.  Otherwise,  go abroad. 

About the blood,  follow the given advice. If Klongtan Hospital cannot do it maybe Petchavet Hospital across the street can help,  otherwise,  Bangkok Hospital is not far.