Lorry

I am surprised how much sympathy AN members feel for a rotten online scammer. Maybe I will open an online shop "Lorry's AN specials" and I will sell every gadget under the sun with a 50% discount for AN members* *shop policy: pay first, complain later, get back nothing

They are mostly the same, in the whole country. Exceptions do exist: Phuket and the tourist islands are more expensive, 7/11 inside Moh Chit bus terminal or airports are more expensive. Even a 7/11 inside a condo, so not in a public area, still has the same prices. Selection of products varies a lot: no sugarless green tea in Issaan, no macadamias where there are no farang, no energy drinks in a hospital...

Yeah, I know, I should have written senior citizens experiencing biological maleness, who may be members of the body-positive movement

Many (continental) European insurances have no limit. British insurances, however, are poorly regulated and quite cheap. You get what you pay for.

Glad you told me. I wouldn't have noticed.

Bangkok Hospital and Manorom are way too expensive for the average European psychiatric patient. And travel insurances usually don't cover. They usually end up in Somdej Chaopraya hospital. Not a bad place, though.

Mine didn't. How did you do that? Only one of our 3 phones got the presidential alert, and I was wondering... from which president? The Donald? Did I miss the fact that Thailand has a president?

Best place to buy consumer electronics is Bangkok. For "big ticket" items like a new laptop, I go to regular malls, they all have the same chains, eg Banana IT or IT City. Or I just visit BigC/Lotus. For a new phone, if you know exactly which phone you want, it's NASA on the 4th floor of MBK (most other shops in MBK are of ill repute). Prices not much cheaper than in many western countries, but Thailand often has a cheaper selection of products that are not for sale in eg Switzerland. Lazada/shopee can be very good value, but also sell a lot of fake stuff. For cheap accessories, cables, USB hubs, no-name blue tooth speakers etc, it's Fortune town. Much cheaper than in the West.

Vulnerable groups (most of AN: old, male, fat) should be vaccinated once a year. In Europe and North America it's recommended at the start of the cold season, because that's when people crowd together indoors, so it's peak season for respiratory infections like influenza or covid. In Thailand, this is the rainy season. That's why influenza vaccines are given before the rainy season, and the same logic applies to covid.

Don't tell me you bought her a Toyota! Shame on you!

Now talking about covid vaccines, when the thread title said "ALL vaccines" ... The problem with the anti-vaxxers is, they are so stupid and boring that nobody really wants to argue with them. Unfortunately, some benighted individuals do believe them, so it's good if someone like @kwilcotakes the time and effort to write something.

The expensive things are the Mia noi, her condo and her BMW, these things do add up

Check tariffs. But you will probably only know which tariffs to apply 1 day before arrival in the US. The fact that it's used personal stuff does not automatically mean it's duty-free.

See @Sheryl's advice above. Google (non-AI) often gives laymen a reasonable idea about a disease they have, but just as often it leads in the wrong direction. Example: every farang tourist who gets Dengue here, will Google it. Many than think they can never visit the tropics again, because a second infection will be life threatening. If they would look at the outside world, instead of the phone screen, they would see billions of people living in the tropics, not 2 or 3 weeks but a whole life... somehow this is possible AI on the contrary is just crap, a typical product of the enşhittification of the internet

Because she charges 11000 per hour, no need to work more than one day a week

Interesting that you collect this kind of things

Thanks for stating this so clearly. Yes, parasites.

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” (A. Einstein)

I did read it You are too sensitive. If you just want to rant - which is fine - do it, but I thought you want answers. Sorry, my mistake. For Thais, you are the equivalent of a baby because you cannot speak. BTW any other country won't be much different. A foreigner who cannot speak the language will be helped (or what the locals think, is help) So why did you bring a Thai along? I learned a long time ago, not to bring a Thai if I want to avoid these situations. Of course they are. Foreigners are second class people in any country. I don't think there is any country where foreigners have equal standing to the locals. Conclusion: it seems, all you want is rant, so go ahead. The solution to your problem is simple: go alone, learn Thai. BTW I found your post by chance. If you wanted me to read it, you either have to quote my post, or you have to mention @Lorry (with @)

How can you call it "Thai bashing" when I just confirm the high standards of Thai ethics, and support it with a well-known quote.

According to the article, on her price list she demanded 600 USD. So 11000 is a 50% discount.

I always thought membership of AN requires the ability to read.

After a long and painstaking search, police actually did find a prostitute in Thailand. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3021645/russian-sex-worker-suspect-arrested-on-koh-phangan Of course, a foreigner. "Thais would never do that"

There are several reports here of people who were not let onto the plain without a TDAC

Francd did that almost 100 years before the US