JayClay

If you're taking a taxi between now and then for any reason, you could always try and ask the driver to come back and pick you up on the weekend. Grab also has an option for advanced bookings, but I've never tried it before so I don't know if it's reliable or not. Another option is to book a cheap hotel somewhere central the night before.

Migrants coming across on rafts are shipped over by traffickers. They're not going to even mention Rwanda and none of the migrants themselves even will know about the plan. Even if they knew about it then the chances of being one of the 200 sent over each year is so remote that they'd take the risk anyway. So, any other ideas on how this will actually, genuinely, have an impact on immigration?

Or for those two years you could rent a unit in much nicer condition than that for 5000bt/month, and in two years time you'll have saved yourself up to 300,000 in cash that you can spend or save as and how you like without being tied to a condo unit that you may not be able to sell when you need to.

And how does this scheme do anything to stop illegal immigration, exactly?

Rwanda have said that they can only process 200 claims a year so, no, the deportations won't be swift. And you do realise this is an exchange program? The UK are taking an undisclosed amount of refugees in return. Great scheme...

One of the best things about the British monarchy in recent times, was that you never really had to hear much about them. Unless they were breeding, marrying or dying you could quite happily manage to get through your day without hearing a word about them. It seems like a very different story recently ????.

Both times I renewed my passport the old ones had the corner snipped. I've never heard of it not being done, but maybe they only snip if the old passport still has remaining validity (both mine were renewed way in advance of the supposed renewal date)?

So you accept that there is a limit to just how much of a "safety net" people can build up. Therefore just how big that safety net should be is a subjective measure. There are plenty of people who started their adventure here with a nest-egg that would have seemed like more than plenty to the average onlooker. But bad luck doesn't just happen to the unprepared. It can strike anybody at any time. A family emergency here, a medical bill there, an investment or two taking a bad turn... things can go south very quickly. I personally think these people deserve a bit of compassion, as opposed to apathetic "I told you so"s from gloating know-it-alls.

*Sigh* If you seriously believe that the majority, or even a significant minority, of people are financially secure enough to endure any kind of setback before having a family then you are deluded and it's really not work pursuing any kind of conversation with you expecting a rational response. But just to go through the motions: So what's your plan when your state decided not to pay pensions to expats? And when a global event wipes out the value of your private pension plans? Or how about when your country is invaded and the value of your currency goes to all but zero? Nobody has a backup plan for every conceivable situation. If they did humanity simply would never progress.

You moved to Thailand for a "normal life"? How's that working out for you?

If that were the case, nobody would ever have children.

How did he deal with the blacklistings? Presumably they start the family before they let themselves fall into the overstay trap.

What's more surprising to me is the amount of people that seem bothered by other people wearing masks by choice .

Sure. But for me there's a difference between individuals ignoring a law, and a government official saying "this particular law will be easy for you to get away with".

Am I reading this correctly? Is the governor basically saying "it's okay to break the law because you'll be able to get away with it"?

No. We don't know. You seem to have made your mind up, though.

Because she was frightened of losing her job? Because she was worried about losing face with colleagues? Because she didn't know she was going to be spanked after turning around? There's three possibilities just from the top of my head. No

A simple google search indicates the poster you quoted appears to be correct. Anecdotal evidence of your particular dealings in the armed forces are not a substitute for the actual facts...

I understood perfectly what you meant. Blind spots and interpretations of what "when the road is clear" means still make this a massively unsafe practice. As a motorcycle rider, I understand that. But it's still way more dangerous than doing it the "correct" way. No, you can't trust any other driver on the road. But if you're going to take that kind of protectionism to the extreme then you simply wouldn't drive here at all. We all take a risk when we get in or on any vehicle; driving improperly to compensate for others rarely has any affect other than to increase the chances of an accident.

Usually you can only apply for a METV from the consulate in your home country. As you're from the UK you could possibly apply online from anywhere in the world; though I don't know if your visa would be accepted in that case. I don't know the fee, I think around £100. You also need to show at least £5000 of funds in your bak account (I think it needs to have been there for the last 6 months). No the application isn't straightforward. Yes there will be uploads, but I don't know what the comprehensive list is (it should be available on the website). Once you have the visa, you should be able to enter by land. Unless they don't have the facilities to deal with e-Visas. Maybe @ubonjoe will know more about that. If they are able to process them then the 1 day in-out situation would be the same as when they deal with any other type of visa. As somebody with no experience of a zero-day bounce, I'll again need to defer to somebody more knowledgeable to fill in the blanks.

With the Multi Entry tourist visa you can enter the country any time within the 6 month period for which it is valid. If you time your last entry just before the visa expires, you get a 60 day entry on arrival, which can be extended for 30 days. So you basically have the 6 months of your visa validity plus an extra 3 months from your final entry.

I love the way people always try and rationalise (potential) suicide attempts. People who attempt suicide are not in any rational state of mind and these laws of logic simply don't usually apply. I agree, however, that there's nothing in the story to indicate a suicide attempt. Bottom left picture.

This is far more likely to lead to an accident. Blind spots don't disappear just because you've stopped moving. And just how "clear" does the road have to be? When you do finally turn, you have to start from zero speed and slowly cross the entire road at slow speed.

Not to mention that if not moved in the correct manner by a trained professional, further and lasting damage can be inflicted.

Let's look at the options shall we?.. On the one hand there's a party with policies of wealth redistribution, green technologies, and electorial reform lead by a former public prosecutor who has been in charge of putting people away for engaging in corrupt behaviours. On the other hand, there's the current lot who have, over the last 12 years, crippled public services while protecting the highly wealthy. A party who bleed corruption out of their eyeballs. A party full of proven liars who are now trying to vilenise the same key workers who got us through the pandemic just because they have the nerve to ask for enough money to stand a chance of survival. There's not really even any point discussing the leader of the party because the MPs are so divided that he can't get any significant legislation through, and that would be the case regardless of who's in charge. I know people love to bang on about how Labor under Tony Blair weren't much better. Even if that was the case, it's irrelevant; because that's not who the party is today. At the end of the day the UK electorate will have a decision between sticking with the current government, who are demonstrably inadequate, or giving themselves a chance of change. To write off Labor as lousy or terrible (I'm not sure which label you're attributing to who) just because you've historically not liked them is pretty foolish. Luckily the electorate seems to have decided what they want. It's just a shame that the UK faces two more years of destruction under the current government before they have the chance to change it.