Lorry

On a serious note: It means a sharp reduction of backpackers spontaneously coming overland (AN members rejoice). Places like Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam - you can just go. Thailand has entry hurdles. It also means a sharp reduction of elderly farang visitors (eg AN members). I know many who find all things digital a nuisance. Fortunately for Thailand, there is a nearby big country where people are used to digital surveillance, they will feel at home.

That's really a visa required from everybody. But the system will be set up by the professionals who gave us electronic 90 days. So, it will be quick and easy. And please buy a smartphone to apply (remember the people buying a smartphone to apply for the digital wallet?). We are still discussing whether foreign smartphones can be used. They forgot to mention that an ETA can be done by an agent for a small fee

I understand your worries. But there is nothing cynical about calling your tax advisors statements nonsense. If you read the revenue code (it's not as difficult to read as our home countries' revenue codes), or the Q&As from the Revenue Department (posted several times, but admittedly, buried deep in the tax threads), or the pinned tax guide, or the tax threads, you would see: the only one who is cynical here is your tax advisor who takes you for a ride.

An Israeli once was met by the police when arriving at Thailand, because of the indecent act of having an appointment with a 14 y.o. girl. They hadn't even met yet.

Thx for posting. I hope you are doing fine. I know that ARI clinic in the parking lot of Samitivej Sukhumvit. May I ask what time of the day you went there and how fast (or slow) things went there? Did they do PCR or ATK? I am asking because I just had a not so good experience at another private hospital, not too far from there by taxi, where things went very slow. BTW I can confirm that Paxlovid is available at Samitivej, for the price quoted by Arkady, 24,960.

Posters who say 250 probably haven't done this trip for a long time. 300 is a good price if it includes the 50 baht airport taxi fee. Could be a bit more, but definitely less than 400. Of course, always use the meter.

So, it's almost like, not visa- exempt for everybody, but everybody now needs a visa (called ETA). Great. I really needed more Thai bureaucracy to spice up my life.

Do you know a place that does it for ED? Might be worth to ask them

Low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy (Li-ESWT), also known as genitourinary low-energy shockwave therapy, is often used to treat erectile dysfunction, and sometimes for chronic prostatitis. Does anybody know, where in Thailand (preferably Bangkok) this is offered?

No, you cannot do it this way. This may work, or not - opinions of AN members vary a lot on this subject. Imho: Better than sending the money from abroad directly into your GF's account: send the money directly from abroad to her daughter's account. (I cannot guarantee that TRD will accept this - but if I were a tax inspector, I probably would. GF's account - I wouldn't like this)

Interesting. It seems that, in effect, the UK comes de facto quite close to the American model of worldwide taxation where you cannot escape the IRS (as long as you keep your passport,. Other countries mentioned in this thread, which nominally have residence-based taxation, but use weird legal constructions to make it very difficult to become a non-resident, are France, Germany and Belgium. The Thai law is very clear and honest, in comparison. 180 days. Simple.

Yes. Depends a bit on the context. You pay a taxi, he starts searching in his purse for coins, you just say ไม่เป็นไร. mai tong tawn is always good, because it literally means "no need for change"

I said ordinary people. Ordinary Thais do not have a postdoctoral degree in advanced physics. People with a BA have learned to roll their r, and do it at special occasions (like deliberately, slowly pronouncing a word to teach a foreigner).

Afaik this is the best procedure in Thailand. In the above case, the regulator would have been the regulator in Europe, which would have taken many months to react. The girl was in Bangkok Hospital and needed a payment guarantee fast. Oh, and this insurance doesn't use brokers. But what you say about brokers is true.

I know this I wrote it how it is pronounced in Bangkok, in common speech, by ordinary people who don't show off A newscaster would pronounce a nice rolling r, and some people from Burrirram (I know it's spelt differently) or from the south, too I thought - maybe erroneously - OP doesn't know much Thai, so it would be better for him to learn what he actually hears others saying

ไม่เป็นไร (You can say ไม่ต้องทอน)

"Mai pen lai" (You can say "mai dtong tawn")

You have no idea how creative insurance companies are. Many Anglo-Saxon and Thai companies exclude motorcycle accidents, anyway. But this is a good one from an EU insurance (motorcycle accidents are covered): (Former) heroin addict had an accident. Insurance said, if she was under the influence of heroin at the time, according to our T&C she isn't covered, because her addiction caused the accident. If she was not high on heroin at the time of the accident, she must have been in withdrawal which would not be the case if she weren't an addict - so her addiction caused the accident, again. So, whatever, we won't pay. The girl was a low-class Thai, married to a European labourer. What could possibly go wrong? Turned out, the husband had a nice boss (small company), the boss had a lawyer, the lawyer knew the boss of the legal department of the insurance. Coverage required just a phone call. Lesson: if you have insurance you should have a lawyer, too.

Thai has only 2,864 words: (Disclaimer: sarcasm) Some people count 5 Thai syllables with 5 tones as 1 word - a lack of fundamental understanding of tonal languages. Some count "eat, ate, eaten" as different words. This raises the word count of languages with rich flexion systems (Russian) and makes the word count of some agglutinating languages (Turkish) infinite. Some count an English word consisting of 2 morphemes ("remit") as a new word but would not do this in Thai ("นำเข้า"). We can always reopen the old thread, here is the tax thread. BTW the new interpretation of the law that Por 161/2567 gives, is based on an ambiguity in the Thai language - discussed early in the very first tax thread.

Agreed. I guess they will go after bank remittances first, it's the easiest. And it's the only practical way to bring big sums into the country, especially to buy a condo. ATMs, cash, this is all chump change in comparison.

It's 2 animals, isn't it?

I agree, but have to correct your wording: What you call food is not food. "Edible food-like substances" is the correct term.

Just buy a strip of Zyrtec and try, or is that out of your budget. But I don't think there will be a difference. You could try to find Desloratadine or Levocetirizine (cheap brand: Levocet from Community Pharmacy). Some people get less tired from these. Both will be several times more expensive than Loratadine or Cetirizine.

้นำเข้า is often translated as "import" if that helps you more. Money is not in Thailand > action of ้นำเข้า > money is now in Thailand Thai is a very concise language, it can be very curt and clear, no need for verbose gobbledygook that people interpret any way they want

Some things people post here beggar belief. I keep posting the Thai words they use in Por 161/2567 ้นำเงิน...ข้ามาในประเทศไทย "bring the money into Thailand" Very simple, very clear, and a lot more straight than the weird "remit" that I see native speakers arguing about.