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Many people write, one should gift money to spouse or other relatives, and then live off this money. This is illegal, because its not a gift if it's actually used by the "gifter". It's also very stupid to publish such criminal plans on AN for the TRD to read. The most stupid would be transferring the "gifted" money, once it is in Thailand, to one's own Thai bank account. A real gift means, the receiver uses the money for whatever he wants. He doesn't transfer it back. Real gifts: the receiver buys land/a car in his own name/gold/pays uni.

Neither 3M official store in shopee or Lazada nor the 3M website list Filtrete aircon filter. You can find many knock-offs in shopee/Lazada, and 3M website shows some aircon filter which doesn't carry the name Filtrete. Is there a substitute?

I have never heard a Thai friend use the word "winter" for any season in Thailand. Obviously, I don't speak English with Thai friends, why should I? Those of my Thai friends who can speak English use "cold season" which is the literal translation of formal "ฤดูหนาว - Ruedu Nao" or spoken " หน้าหนาว - nâ: nă:w". (sorry for the diacritic, my keyboard doesn't have the correct one) Neither have I ever heard any foreign friend of mine use the word "winter" in their resp. language for any season in Thailand (I don't speak English with them, either, but the word "winter" does exist in their languages). I have seen this usage in print only, in local English-language media. BTW you didn't tell us on which planet you live. I live on the third planet of the closest star next to HIP 70890. You?

Growing my own stuff is a bit difficult here in central Bangkok. Thanks for the answers, both of you, but you only confirm my problem. Yes, I avoid fruit and vegetables from temperate climates, like apples or grapes, because it will be from China. But you cannot live from durian alone...

Hami is from China. They are good, but you get the toxins for free

With all the publicity, grapes are sold out. BigC sells stuff from the King's project, I did believe them, and it probably is impossible to get them independently tested. They also sell stuff from npfood.com, a very secretive company from Ladkrabang, all-English. Seems not trustworthy to me. Any trusted way to get organic food?

I had to watch a tiktok today, a cat dressed up as Krahang, with rice-basket wings. O tempora, o mores

That's the one in Wat Mahabut, mentioned in the OP. It is on Khlong Phrakhanong, most recent arrivals (Thais or foreigners) nowadays call the area Onnut (it's not near BTS Phrakhanong). The shrine of "Mae Nak Phrakhanong" is even on Google maps.

You farang, you not understand. Thai can do.

That's a good one. But isn't that more a custom of Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans?

If a local tax office says, you don't need a TIN, they are right, of course.. As of Oct 31, 2024, you don't need one. Bureaucrats are not in the business of divining the future. They follow the regulations they have right now. Example: when some important social security rules in my home country changed, it was all over the news, and everybody who would read a newspaper knew the starting date. I called SS - they had heard things would change, they weren't sure about the starting date (bureaucrats don't read newspapers, they read official bulletins), and told everybody to wait until they would receive the new regulations. It might take up to 6 months after the starting date, but they would then apply them retroactively. (It took 9 months) BTW right know, the tax situation there is like here - everybody knows rules have changed, everybody would like to know the exact new rules, tax office is in no hurry. But once they have made up their mind, they expect payment within 2 weeks. Having said all this, many people DID easily get a TIN.

Nowadays, it's called ฤดูฝุ่น Ruedu fun - smog season. Characterized by burning fields and burning eyes, fire engines spraying Silom Rd and politicians promising improvements.

In a moving object time passes slower according to Einstein's theory of relativity, that's why the plane could fly 45 minutes with only 30 minutes of fuel.

Many private hospitals work for SS, too. You will get a different (not necessarily worse) treatment from a privately insured patient.

No, some (few) other posters have pointed this out, too. This may change in 2025. But that's really just guessing. Nobody knows.

Shocking to read how, in 2024, "educated" farang mostly look for excuses to justify drunk driving. Are these the same posters that regularly call Thais bad drivers? And these posters still have the chutzpah to say, even when drunk they drive more safely than a Thai.

For years I have been seeing with dismay, supermarkets here full with agricultural products from temperate climates - apples, grapes, cabbages, peas. It's rarely stated where these things come from - of course, they all come from China. I never put something from China in my mouth. China is the country where they sold Melamin as baby formula, and where they use gutter oil, the examples are endless. Chinese who can afford it do like I do. They only use imported food, especially for their babies.

Same my little local khlong, never seen the level so low (central Bangkok)

I gave examples for places without a legal system and without law enforcement. Go visit there and compare to Thailand.

Filmed in Thailand.

I remember reading some do...

There are commercial beggars, often from Cambodia, and often using kids, organized in gangs that keep the money. They occupy the best spots, especially in tourist areas. The goverment discourages Thai people to give to beggars. I don't give to anyone who uses kids. That's child work. On the other hand, begging in a market in a god-forsaken place like Bang Phli, that's not a money- making enterprise. I will usually give them something.

Are there any snakes in Thailand that would follow you? Been there, done that, ages ago. I may need a refresher, thanks for reminding me.

They all are written very similar, containing the letters a, i, n. They all speak unintelligible languages. They all ate peace-loving countries, who have never bombed another country. Really indistinguishable.

Interesting. And you may be right. But it would add "Do not try this at home" More interesting for me: if I run away, will the cobra follow me?