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Thanks for this elaborate comment. It really explains things in depth, like your other posts. Good there are smart posters like you, they keep this board valuable.

No, they are not cheaper than the "Western World", whatever that may mean. They are cheaper then in the US, but more expensive than non-subsidized prices in Europe.

This headline from today tells you more about Thai culture than a whole book.

That's exactly wrong. I am surprised how many farang here think like this. Is it because you cannot accept that the locals - all of them - around you look down on you? In Thailand, respect is not earned. You are born into a position that commands respect. And as a farang, you are born a farang, you cannot change this. Sorry.

Foreigners are not all British and Americans, which, of course, are the best drivers in the world, as we read on this forum every day. Foreigners are also people from Madagascar and Nauru, where requirements for a DL are not too strict. Did I mention India?

Foreign cards often use only 4 digits and work very well in Thai ATMs

They don't need our money anymore, we were replaced by the Chinese

So, in your opinion, in Thai culture there is a difference between face and kriengjai and respect? Please elaborate.

I tried that, and yes, they were late, they said they had to roast a new batch (I agree with @Liverpool Louhere), but I wasn't in a hurry, so never mind. Unfortunately, I never got my coffee. It was COD, so I didn't lose money, but it was annoying. What I got: anonymous calls that woke me up in the morning. But no coffee. I am sure, their coffee is very good, if you can get it.

It's exactly the opposite in Thailand, and you can see examples everywhere, everyday in the country. Respect is something that results from your position in society. Farangs don't have any position in Thai society, they exist outside of it. Rarely has something so wrong been posted about Thailand.

Place should be in Bangkok, physically existing. I just got scammed by an online coffee dealer who was recommended here a while ago. Please do not recommend Makro, BigC, Lotus. Imported coffee may be an option, but I would like to try Thai or other regional coffee. Iirc somebody once recommended a place in Sukhumvit 71?

That's what many foreign professionals do after retiring

2 recent experiences were not good (parcel not delivered, shop closed) Is this their new standard, or am I just unlucky?

I am surprised a nurse didn't realize she needs rabies vaccine. Shít happens. In rich European countries, rabies free, like Norway, when symptoms develop (months after a long forgotten week in Morocco) nobody thinks of rabies. Psychiatrists are often consulted. There once was a patient who didn't want to be hospitalized in a psychiatric ward. She started to be aggressive and bite (!) the nurses.

Ok, you are the expert. It is not possible. The British woman didn't die.

There can be many reasons, feel free to read the relevant threads, there are many.

Correct. The main "retirement nest egg" for most Thais is not some ETF, it is: - the village they can return to, where they have a house and a garden with fruits and vegetables - the family that helps them Foreigners lack both. BTW if they were working for a reputable Thai company, they may very well be fired when 60 - retirement age in Thailand. Then, many are truely f###ed.

It is.

I don't remember, but probably clearing all app data of the playstore app, not just cache. I just downloaded an app from Europe, not avalable in Thailand, last month, it wasn't very difficult.

Thais vaccinate their pets. Then, if they get scratched, they don't go to get the vaccine themselves. If the scratching pet had not been vaccinated yet (too young) Thais will often get rabies vaccine if scratched. Everything else is Russian roulette.

If they are bitten, scratched or licked on broken skin, they will be vaccinated, but pre-exposure prophylaxis is not routine. It's not a vaccine all kids get as a routine. But it is routine to have all your pets vaccinated, that includes all dogs on your farm. It is also routine to go to the local hospital if bitten or scratched.

Delete cache of Playstore. Then use a VPN.

Not a Brit this time...

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3052480/police-raid-friends-playing-innocent-board-game-at-home OP probably means stuff like this.

As you get older, in the eyes of Thais you resemble more and more not a working professional, but a typical retiree aka old sex tourist. They treat you accordingly. Elder Thais are treated with respect, elder farangs, of course not. Thais do not respect farangs. They respect money, they also respect elder humans (= Thais) - not soi dogs and other assorted vermin. Try getting the seat for the elderly on the BTS. You don't even get the senior fare,