Bkktodd

24 minutes ago, stigar said:

Today my lady birthday.I just talked with her and her family.Everybody wearing masks outside.In her party JUST nearest family.Parents and kids.Inside the home.

My mate in Pattaya says he counted at least 50 farangs and one had a mask on. Another under his chin.  Reckless and yet now i maybe will need to quarantine yet again after 3 vax shots and pcr tests. Not fair

5 hours ago, Screaming said:

This is a good idea. There are many foreigners that are entering Thailand with the new brand of Covid. I would like to see a fourteen day quarantine also reinstated for new entries. The January 15 opening of bars should also be moved up until the middle of next year on the new fears of covid.

Are you screaming mad??…..many farangs bringing in covid.  Put a number on that.  (0.02% of arrivals).  How about you do 14 days whilst being triple vaxxed and even with a O variant wont be sick for more than a few days ….the CDC has recommended 5 quarantine vs the 10 and you want throw the book at arrivals.  How about the local population sorting out its covid problems first.  And the MANY MASKLESS EXPATS …… 

5 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

Good.  Safety first and masks up!

Really?? Safety first should start in Thailand itself. Mask up…..you must mean all the $&$& local farangs that walk around oblivious to covid. Thais mask up.  Arrivals bring minimal risk and. mask up. 

1 hour ago, robblok said:

Totally misinformed. But then so many deniers on the forum. I agree most of the time no problem. My parents my brother his wife and daughter all caught it. All vaccinated. Brother had all kinds of underlying diseases my parents too and aging. None of them had serious problems. But his wife strong never sick had it bad. Could stay at home but far worse then a cold. All of them lost part of their stamina. My brothers wife also has problems focusing on stuff. 

 

Its not something you want to get especially as its unpredictable, the one we thought would not have any problems had it worst and is still not recovered (and yes omicron). So if that is what a flue does then i probably never had a flue. 

 

Totally unexpected that the stronest had the most problem and even now problems of total loss of stamina and attention span. 

Many maskless vaccinated walk around thinking they are invincible …foolish no doubt.  Covid preventive measures should still be followed.  Do i crowd my self with maskless farangs whilst the local thais wear masks ….hell no.  

Depressing really…reading comments made by armchair doomsday predictors more worried about their beer.  

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Honestly do not see this as a valid argument. If its in Thailand already you need to be testing the entire populace every five days. The chances per head count of incoming tourists having covid after being vaccinated maybe 3 times and having 2 tests i think is far less than a random amount of thais in the public domain not taking any tests.

Valid point but also part blame on the infected farang perhaps….being vaccinated boostered doesnt mean you should drop your guard.  Wear the damn mask, follow protocols.    

2 hours ago, Cherrytreeview said:

https://www.nationthailand.com/blogs/in-focus/40010576

 

Don't know if old/new news but Bangkok governor closing bars/entertainment until mid January.

I lose track of whats official or unofficial.

Now end of January 

20 hours ago, BusyB said:

Would you like to fly on an aircraft piloted by someone who was suffering from any kind of coronavirus?

Maybe you would. Maybe you've not seen how people can go from having a laugh one minute to fighting for their lives a few minutes later when their blood oxygen levels plummet. I don't know, but I do know from experience that flying staff love to fly.

 

Wth?  I am one of those flying staff….many pilots refuse the vaccine.  Refuse mask wearing. Mostly politically motivated. Total idiots i say.  Airlines have mandated get vaccinated or fired.  Flight attendants comply more as most countries require vax cards to even work a trip.  Relegated to flying domestic otherwise.  Pilots have refused trips if a coworker shows symptoms of severe covid. 

20 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The primary benefit of cloth masks is to remind the user to not touch the nose and mouth frequently. They are infinitely less effective than most think. And I am not only referring to Omicron. 

 

A healthy diet and lifestyle is far more effective at keeping the immune system working well. And wearing a mask outdoors accomplishes little but keeping the masses highly paranoid, in all but the most crowded areas. Same applies to wearing one in your car (insane) or in your home (highly insane). 

How about in the supermarket or mall …a novel idea since that’s where i dont see mask wearing farangs . Excuses excuses. Such bs

15 hours ago, nausea said:

I live in Thailand - give to Caesar what is Caesar's. It's mostly symbolic, how effective it is is not really the point. Having said that, making love wearing facemasks gives me an excuse  to reveal my kinky side. Ha! Not really. At 66 years the days of balancing various girlfriends has long gone, I struggle with one. Still, nice to have been there, done that, and got the t-shirt. One thing I regret, not keeping the various love letters over the years - would make interesting reading for my descendants.

Wth was that dribble? Just trying to Imagine you wearing a mask to keep us all safe

Why bother …farangs dont wear them or wear it on their chin.  In Thailand most privileged farangs  think covid only attacks Thais. SMBS

12 minutes ago, Jimjim1 said:

Correct

and across the world the scientific and medical evidence is that those who are hospitalised are the unvaccinated, sadly the irresponsible antivaxers will not accept this evidence and continue to believe the conspiracy theorists and the fake news merchants, so to those people, if you catch it please don’t overload medical staff in hospitals demanding medication and oxygen because you do not deserve it

Well said …..

8 hours ago, Cherrytreeview said:

People aren't stupid.

We had the story of the Danish family yesterday, with the daughter being taken off to hospital for failing a test.

Area 39, a very popular bar near Treetown, Soi Bukahow, Pattaya has started ATK testing to get into the premises. They are not accepting proof of vaccination apparently.

Editor of the Pattaya News confirmed that if you fail that ATK test, an ambulance will be called and you will be taken to hospital.

Who in their right mind is going to travel 6,000 miles to put up with heads you win, tails your taken to hospital.

 

 

Well if you test positive its maybe because you farangs walk around brazenly WITHOUT MASKS…constantly in Big C , shops and soi baukhao.  Covid only looks for thais and ignores farangs so it seems.  I’d avoid soi baukhao like the plague unless i want to get covid.  

On 12/22/2021 at 8:09 AM, sambum said:

Can you explain to me the logic of "mucking about" on a motor bike with a mask, or travelling with your wife in a car and having to wear a mask?

 

Also explain how the doctor is going to enforce not speaking to your family while having a meal at home at your own dinner table?

 

I can understand the logic of having to wear one in supermarkets etc, but really...?

Its in the supermarket and malls near me that  i see only 95% of the farangs not wearing masks. Obviously not in home or in cars.  

23 hours ago, Letseng said:

Although I came via test&go I do not think this is a safe route. There should be 5 days min quarantine for all to cover incubation period. On day 6 get pcr test. Forget LFT. Too unreliable.

Then why didnt you take the ASQ 7 day plan. ? You wouldnt feel so bad.  

4 hours ago, CRUNCHER said:

But it does give the Government an excuse to suspend (even cancel) Thailand Pass, which was not working, without losing face for a stupid idea in the first place.

What was so stupid about it? Easier than the COE process.  Have you done either or just doomsday like most here

So my 1000s of dollars i spend has minimal impact.  Other countries will gladly take my money

17 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

No more than the farangs who catch covid and won't go into quarantine because they, like so many expats, think they are superior to Thais.

Or those farangs that walk around without masks while the rest of suffer and comply

High risk at what is considered a less severe strain with present knowledge. The hysteria.  Now if you can direct that hysteria towards the 12,000 killed on thai roads I’d be pleased

On 12/20/2021 at 5:23 AM, Bkktodd said:

If only farangs wore masks…..my mate said out of 50 he saw only 2 wore masks. Whilst thais comply.  SMBS

Nothing to laugh at bkk6060 ????

I registered the 20th by some luck and i seem to understand it i need to wait for QR  approval…..after 4 January ?

cases are going down after the initial soike in South Africa with few deaths.  Seems hysteria has  governed most countries including  thailand.   My other concern ….after all the huddles i need to jump, why do most farang NOT wear masks in Thailand whilst thais do?  Arrogance or blatant disregard for the law??