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Every Thai that I’ve ever heard of that went to Korea, went there to work.Travel on a tourist visa and work there for years just like they do in the USA. They go there for a factory or construction job and usually for the women they end up on their back.

Just from the small village we live in when in Thailand there are many women who have went to the Los Angeles area on tourist visa’s and got married(frudently?) in less then a year knowing their mate or signed up for college education enrolled in a strip mall university never went to class and have been there working for many years. Now they want to bring their children there because everything is free(they think). My sister in law left her husband went there 2years ago and has not and probably will not return, she’s looking to marry an American so she can stay even though she’s still married in Thailand. I also know a fairly wealthy Thai lady who makes a living loaning moneyto these people so they can show USA immigration they are well off and plan on returning after their tour is complete. More damn scams then a person can keep up with. And the government does nothing, if you overstay in Thailand you are fined and if it’s a long overstay you’re blacklisted and can’t get back in, over there the government probably buys them a bouquet of flowers and the airfare to go home. Then people wonder why the American people elected a leader who might just put Americans first.

2 hours ago, BritTim said:

Personally, I prefer the terms "border bounce" or "border hop". I previously liked to use the term "visa run" to describe a trip to a consulate outside Thailand to apply for a visa. However, since Thai immigration seems to refer to crossing the border, in some cases, as a "visa run", like "retirement visa", it becomes ambiguous. In the future, I will probably never again use "visa run" in my posts, because its meaning is now open to misinterpretation.

I wasn’t trying to be a wise ass, sorry for the misunderstanding. My wife and I spend 6 months in Thailand each year from November to May and they require you to get your passport stamped every 90 days so I guess a person could call that a “run, hop, bounce, flop or whatever and it still all means the same thing. They charge a person $200 for it and Thai’s coming to the States come on a tourist visa and never go home to Thailand again and our stupid government lets them get away with it with sanctuary cities.

With theNon O multiple isn’t it required that every 90 days you have to cross the border, come back and get a stamp for another 90 days and it’s good for one year. What else would you call that other then a visa run? Does it make any difference what they call it or does it mean something else? I think some of these border officers think they are more important than they really are.

I’m a little confused about this. Why or how can immigration officers tell a person not to come back when you have a non O with multiple entry. Does anyone know a legal reason? Just because they can is not a good reason, after a person pays $200USD for such a visa.

These Thai men seem to always have a fun time while working no matter the job. I think it's very entertaining, they sing,dance and joke around and nobody gets pissed off.

These weigh stations, I'm guessing are like one huge ATM where truckers make a deposit and are on their way, smiles all around.

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Lampang River Resort, IPhone 5

Thanks to all you gentlemen who have enlightened me on the use of a charge card in Thailand. From now on I will use the local currency on my charges. Never to old to learn something new. Thanks again.

I also have a credit card from the USA, Visa with Capital One. I choose the US dollars and here's why, Capital One does not charge a foreign exchange fee and the other reason is they always give a better exchange rate then you'll get from any bank. I always check my receipt ,dollars off the statement divided into the baht amount and 100% of the time it's a better exchange rate then any of the banks are offering. If this is wrong, then somebody explain to me why

If you have been here for a number of years as I and many others have, this is just more of the same. Seems people here never learn to except how dangerous these holidays are on the highways and roads of Thailand. My vehicle hasn't moved in 5 days. As I sit here on my porch and watch how these crazy people race through this little village with cars,pickups, and motorbikes it no wonder there's so much carnage. And now it's starting to rain, be safe out there people.

2 hours ago, dictater said:

Bangkok driver causing mayhem in Kanchanaburi. I saw an accident near to this site last year that ended with 12 people dead. I was just behind the pick up that caused it, Bangkok registration, who flew through the unsigned intersection while I was thinking, how can they see around that corner. They couldn't, collided with a farm truck which totaled the pick up and turned over wiping out another car in the process. I was stopped maybe 50 meters away watching.  Thousands of Bangkok residents come to Kanchanaburi every weekend and turn the roads into a nightmare. Local driving customs may not be 'right' but generally are somewhat safe, put the big faced, red plated, arrogant Bangkokians into the mix and that's when lives get taken. 

Boy oh boy did you hit that one spot on! Seems every time I drive on Highway 11 or AH-1 the craziest SOB's are always with Bangkok plates, just like let out of a cage wild animals behind the wheel.

I've driven that road many times and every time there's people, who just have no patience and just got to pass on blind curves and hills. They ought to rename that highway either "THE DAREDEVILS ROAD" or "THE IDIOTS ALLEY". One good thing is they're in the process of widening it all the way from Tak to Mae Sot

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

What country is that?  It's certainly not in North America.  I've been paying discriminatory pricing to enter state parks and buy hunting and fishing licenses, and study in state universities all my life.  Same up in the Great White North where a foreign tourist can look forward to paying out the wazoo for a fishing or hunting license (which aren't required of anyone in Thailand, BTW).

 

Edit:  Not to mention scoring the Disney discounts based on having the correct state listed on my driver's license, and hotels that charge less because I hold an in-state drivers license.

Never thought of it that way, but, you are spot on there!

9 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Yeah! I had thought for a while of a word that described their behaviour in these situations, but it had eluded me.

Your post gave me the Revelation I had been seeking. Hyena!

Pack of Soi dogs, pack of wolves, pack of Hyenas, pack of Thai"boys" all the same!

After reading some of these feeble assed remarks from these TV experts my blood pressure may have raised a few points. So Mr Brit the Americans shoot first and ask questions later? Your damn lucky you aren't speaking German, your country alone without the help of America would have been innilated by the Germans. And the rest of you ungrateful Europeans with short memories, who the hell do you think kept the Russian Bear off your back since 1945. I don't know if Trump will make the world safer or less safe, but what I do know is America is will be.

52 minutes ago, zd1 said:

Flawed thinking what drugs are you taking, give everybody a gun in case they may need to defend themselves, rubbish.

More guns = more tragic accidents like this, more gun crime and more death. It really is that simple.

16 minutes ago, andy8017 said:

Laws on gun ownership are fairly irrelevant, the world is awash with arms of all  description most of which could be classed as illegal by Western standards, but if we sit back and think for a minuet , the west is the main supplier/manufacturer and many ex service man went home with trophies and many will be here from Viet Nam & Cambodia.

The flawed thinking belongs to you. Correct me if. I'm wrong, the country of Switzerland requires that firearms be kept in the home by all adult males and that they be trained and qualified for marksmanship annually. If there's a gun in every household where's all tragic accidents. I'm not sure the percentage of households in the USA but I would guess it's not as high as Switzerland. It's the human factor!

3 hours ago, roo860 said:

A regular occurance in the USA?

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NO, it's not a regular occurrence in the USA. A gun loaded or not is not going to shoot by itself, it takes the human element. Here's the problem ,irresponsible adults that have young children in the home that have no concept of what that gun can do when handled improperly. The blame in this case is directly on the owner of that gun, no excuses.

We have been happily married 45 years, have 3 grown children and have never been bothered or hassled by the wife's family. We spend half the year in Thailand, our home is in the village with her family and we really enjoy them all. Like all families everywhere they have problems but none of it has ever effected us.

Great photos, very professional looking, congratulations to the winners.

On July 4, 2016 at 1:59 AM, true blue said:

On July 4, 2016 at 0:17 AM, NancyL said:

No, he's right. There's been a change just in the past five years. Everything has become much more busy. Little touches of service have disappeared. Small stuff, but it adds up. For the most part, they no longer put your bags into your cart at Tops. The cashiers at Rim Ping often don't give that pretty little wai when they hand you your change. (The cashiers at Tops always were a little lazy about this).

When you go into the TV or household goods area of Central Dept store you can wander for hours and no one hovers, pointing to the item you're looking at making "helpful" observations like "blue" or "on-off". This used to annoy me, but now I miss it. The other day we went to Power Buy (part of the Central group) to purchase a clothes washing machine, same thing where Hubby and wandered around the store looking at every clothes washer (it should have been evident we were serious shoppers) and when we finally found someone who would make eye contact they had to go find the store manager to locate someone able to understand our poor attempts at Thai. Apparently he was the only one in the store who spoke English. Used to be more staff in places like this spoke English or at least made an attempt.

It's as if everyone is busier, more adsorbed in their phones, maybe studying Chinese now instead of English. I don't know. But there's definitely a different vibe.

typical American attitude to the natives why are they not treating my like royalty after all im a bigoted white American,with more money than you,i deserve respect and first class service, TIT.its there country and its you who should be giving them respect,

I'm a typical American, I help my fellow villagers on their projects, I respect all my fellow village people whether they have money or not, I invite them to come have a drink with me for no special reason, we go fishing together, at Christmas time all the kids that show up get a gift whether they're family or not, if we are going to the city shopping I ask if anyone else needs to go free of charge, ect ect, yes I think I'm "YOUR" typical American buddy BOY!