Everyman

I’m really looking forward to a big ol’ fat *nothing* happening regarding this issue so we can all go back to arguing crypto versus gold and trying to get a 0.02% better exchange rate.

I’ve been thinking about your comment and realized that there’s a big difference between liking different kinds of food and DISliking an entire cuisine. It doesn’t make the world more interesting, it’s just close minded.

Just had another disgusting pile of garbage served to me that was supposedly Thai food. Utterly bland and inedible. I barely touched it, just paid and left. And that’s after a big long explanation that I didn’t want it that way. <deleted> “farangitized” it anyway and i wasted 150 baht.

What is WHT?

I expected the cops will ask to see a contract. If one is produced, they will say it’s a civil matter.

unfortunately there are a lot of “holier-than-thou-art” types on retirement visas who like to berate younger people who don’t have any long term visa options.

I must have written unclearly. I think they WON’T do that, but it would be the only way they could enforce the new rule.

How do you flag your account like this?

but enforcement of the new rules will be basically impossible without mandatory withholding of a percent of each transfer into the kingdom. they would have to start that next month otherwise trying to get at all the money they are supposedly owed will be impractical. mind you, i do think that will be what happens (effectively nothing)

I have gleaned that most people here can’t just look at a Thai food menu and know immediately which dishes have chilis in them and actually don’t eat Thai food very much if at all. As far as Thai food being boring aside from chilis..that’s just ridiculous. Anyway, enjoy your 7-11 sandwiches and Lays.

I’m just confused because I thought what i am saying makes sense and people will agree with me.

I’m not saying everyone has to like spicy food, just that when 99 farangs reject any food with a single chili in it (when it’s supposed to because they ordered a spicy dish) the cook will see my face and assume i will as well and make me the “farangitized” version. There are some dishes that are never made with any chilis and Thai people that don’t like chilis tend to order those, not order “pad prik gang” with no “prik” (and therefore no gang). As far as food being premade…I am not talking about the “rice curry” shop. I’m talking about restaurants that make each dish from scratch.

I don’t get it. Why order pad grapow “not spicy?” Why not order something that is normally not spicy, like gang jeut, or fried rice or pad thai or sweet and sour pork or an omelet? Do they like food that tastes like <deleted>? Because when i go to a new restaurant i often see lots of delicious food around me being eaten by Thais but i am served some “farangitized” garbage i wouldn’t feed to a soi dog. Then when i protest they act like “well of course you want crap food mr. farang, that’s what your species eats.” so instead i have to have a conversation ahead of time where i beg them not to ruin my food and often STILL won’t make it properly. It’s not just leaving out chilis - it’s leaving out anything resembling a flavor. I don’t even recognize the crap i see most foreigners eating. Aside from me always ordering Grab, which seems to solve the problem of getting “farangitized” food (since they can’t see my white face) why can’t foreigners just order dishes that are normally not spicy? Why ruin my dinner by teaching Thais that all foreigners have chili-phobia? Can TAT hand out pamphlets or something? Is anyone else as frustrated by this as I am?

In a months time it will be clear this the proposed tax law changes are a nothing burger and nothing will be different. The revenue department might have a few particular Thai individuals they want to go after, but expats with names like Jomtien Jack and Bangkok Bob aren’t likely to be targeted.

Most Thais don’t pay tax and the rest endeavor to pay at little as possible, just like everyone else in the world.

I completely do not care about him but the idea that wealth causes poverty is stupid. It’s fixed pie fallacy. It’s as ridiculous as your parents telling you to eat your broccoli because kids are starving in Bangladesh.

there are a lot now. and there is a high turnover rate. despite assertions to the contrary, i think they are just losers who hang out there and give themselves job titles. i doubt they are paid. it’s not like anyone will buy them lady drinks, and if they did, the bar would think they are taking one away that a girl could get.

why care about anything? What are you, a nihilist?

What is with these guys? Are they just losers who hang around the bar? Are they paid? Why are they needed?

Show me on the doll where the foreigner touched you

Why don’t you stop ordering people around and telling them what to do based on your value system and instead, respect theirs.

Paying 7% VAT on all purchases and 100% tax on alcohol is sufficient to satisfy the instinct to reward Thailand with tax money.

Immigrant rights campaigners in western countries say it’s racist.

I would like to know how you manage to do this, since all my transfers are rejected since they are not IAHA and no retail bank in the US does IAHA transfers.

you can cancel your debit card and do everything (QR code payments, ATM withdrawals) from the phone app. It will save you the 300 or so baht yearly debit card fee.