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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.

I am confused. You say "179 days in Thailand". Then you are not a tax resident anyway, no need for cash runs.

In some former colonies the language of the former colonial power is now the most widely used language (Latin America). Often, only educated elites used and still use it - not the peasants (India). And sometimes, the language of the colonial power never got a foothold in the colony - try using Italian in Ethiopia or German in Papua or Qingdao.

It's Yawi, a dialect of Malay. Has nothing to do with Arabic. Malay is spoken in Malaysia (called Bahasa Melayu) and Indonesia (where it's called Bahasa Indonesia). It's related to Pilipino (spoken in the Philippines), Malagassy (spoken on Madagascar) and polynesian languages like Maori, Hawaiian and so on. Yawi and Arabic are about as similar as Japanese and English.

Considering his posting history in the health forum, I am not sure OP is trolling or serious. If he is serious (I doubt it), he doesn't need more lab tests, x-rays, MRIs, whatever. These would just confirm his behaviour and make him find more imagined problems. If he is serious he needs some counseling.

Some insurers do cover preexisting conditions if this condition hasn't caused any claims or any necessary treatment (depending on the insurer) for the first years of insurance (may be 2 or 3 years). It's called a moratorium. I am not up to date which insurers do this, it changes too often. Obviously, not all insurers from all over the world call all hospitals worldwide, but for practical purposes, yes, they call all relevant hospitals. And then, what happens has just been posted: