Lorry

VERY mixed reports indeed. I myself used them once as GP, very good. About how they handled PCR tests I was not so happy

Good description of Koh Tao, Koh Lipe and to some degree, Samui. But when you continue "to take care of the tourists" - no, there are Burmese for that. Not many tourists on Koh Tao ever interact with a Thai. Certainly safer for the tourists this way.

a Thai, according to OP

That's "certainly was" pre-covid But, yes, I trust HK tourism will recover.

Tourists don't go much to Bangkok anymore, long time already. Fly directly to the beaches. In related news: Qatar airways will fly to Phuket 3 times daily (today's Bangkok Post) Phukets tourist numbers are 50% higher than pre-covid.

Didn't know that Shenyang or Dongguan are tourist attractions, though...

Somehow I feel Chuwit might disagree:

Bangkokdrugstore isn't cheap, either. You pay for the privilege of receiving meds you wouldn't get at your local village pharmacy. When in Bangkok or another big city, I don't buy meds online.

You said in your OP he "suspects" emphysema. One could agree to that (concave curve, high VC, flow metrics low normal, especially FEF25-75) but its a rather weak suspicion (low normal is still normal). Did the doctor know that you are able to swim, run etc? A follow-up in 3 months is certainly a good idea, whether at the NHS or one of the doctors Sheryl and Noodle recommended. Also ask for a DLCO test. And, yes, I would taper off the inhaler- especially as you said it had no effect at the spirometry.

I second that

Because they didn't get a vaccine here: Don't pretend you don't get it

My Thai e-Visa was a pdf file attached to their mail. I printed this pdf file out.

This isn't sarcasm, is it? You really add insult to injury. It doesn't occur to you that for many foreigners the fact that they didn't get vaccine in Thailand, led to major upheavals in their life? People left Thailand to get vaccinated and then weren't let back into Thailand, meanwhile their life in Thailand (partner, kids, house, work) unravelled. We really don't think this is funny, and do not appreciate your disdainfulness.

Correct. This hasn't changed in the 2018 update (I posted the link in my last post) So as of 2018, WHO basically recommends: - 2 shots if you previously were vaccinated - 4 shots if you aren't vaccinated yet

You are a bad loser, admit it. I tended to think the same as you and still can't quite believe what happened. You said in an earlier post you never experienced a shake-down. Neither did I. Police were always very correct, sometimes quite helpful. I was once frisked at Ekkamai bus station, they found nothing and that was it - that was the only time I felt uncomfortable with them. But I do know from friends that these things happen. I have no idea what I do different from other people. I rarely drive a car. I am never drunk. I look boring. I follow the law more often than not. But I have taken taxis on Sukhumvit or Ratchadaphisek at night countless times. Am I just lucky?

We all know the Chinese government says that. Here is a more trustworthy source, the goverment of Taiwan: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/02/01/2003793485 The positivity rate of travelers from China has dropped from more than 20% on Jan. 1 ... to about 2% last week What is the relevance to Thailand? When the Chinese start coming by the millions, you don't have to be afraid of them. They are no more infectious than anybody else.

I posted a better translation and explained it (what she wrote contains a play on words in Chinese) but it was deleted by mod.

In some countries, to record them without their prior agreement would be a criminal offence, And obviously not admissible in court.

"tourists" here (as usual) includes people on retirement visa, marriage visa, ED visa etc, no matter how long they have been here, how many kids/condos/wives they have. Non-tourists are people who work here and diplomatic staff

Pfizer, first version. I have heard some places still have AZ, not sure about it.

Are you joking? When they began vaccinating Thais in 2021, at many locations foreigners were refused a jab. Many were desperately looking to get a vaccine and didn't get one. Quite a few foreigners flew to other countries to get vaccinated. Your post adds insult to injury.

Yeah, as opposed to you I really know very little about Thailand. I have never been there, all my knowledge is from "The Beach"

You probably search in Thai. Anyway, RTP cares.

The General (capital G) is in charge of all Thais, including you.

This is her IG. I cut and posted the relevant passage. It is the line of Chinese on top, I have attached two pictures, but they look like one. It says "I'll tell everyone/you all after I have spoken with Interpol/after I am finished speaking with Interpol." It doesn't say that she has already spoken with Interpol. She does say "Interpol" ( there was a poster who doubted it) Here the line again: