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On 1/14/2023 at 9:06 AM, lopburi3 said:

Actually once you flag your BBL accounts to use BBL payment channel all transactions seem to be 1400 local time and marked as international (my experience last several months - previously this was not the case).

Apples and oranges.  Wise is a very large money transfer service that works well for almost all its customers with no pot of gold attraction for failure. 

 

How do you flag your account like this?

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. 

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

The Op will be beside himself that he's not met with your approval... 

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. 

On 11/26/2023 at 5:03 PM, CartagenaWarlock said:

So it's very simple. Just pay as Thais do because Thailand has given you shelter and a life to live, which your country was unable to do so. 

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. 

4 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Has there been a recent surge in the amount of farang 'managers' on Soi 6? When I frequented the soi over ten years ago, there were only maybe 2 or 3 bars that had such. If so, maybe it's part of a certain entertainment group's market penetration (pardon the pun).

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. 

4 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Is it a joke? Nobody can order anybody to do anything. I'm just posting my opinion that Thailand immigration has come to the realization that these dollar-earning refugees must pay up taxes in Thailand because, with their income from their dollar-earning home country, they can't have a decent life in their home country and possibly won't find a bride either. If they could, they would not have travelled 10,000 miles to live in a foreign country like dollar-earning refugees and get a bride with limited communication skills in their native language and no exposure to their culture. Plain and simple. 

Show me on the doll where the foreigner touched you

3 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

How much does a Thai pay in taxes on a steady 30K income? You are guaranteed to not pay more than that. Why not cough up more to Thailand for giving you a life and possibly a bride, which you could not have gotten in your home country?

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

3 hours ago, digbeth said:

And non Thai nationals need visa and permission to stay in Thailand while Thais can stay as long as they like too, do you call that racist? 

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

On 11/16/2023 at 9:50 AM, lou norman said:

For the past year or so I have been moving money into Thailand through the New York branch of Bangkok Bank. This morning I noticed that the account that was Bangkok Bank New York has been changed to Evolve Bank and Trust. Does anyone know anything about a change?

 

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. 

14 hours ago, Chivas said:

 

Treetops

Do most of the banks offer same facility  ??  Am paranoid over ATM usage with my SCB debit card in fact I wont use it

Peace of mind walking to Bank branch in 5 minutes to take 30k out a time

 

What about the 220 fee itself ??  Still applies I assume ??

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. 

On 11/1/2023 at 5:00 PM, fieldsofgreen said:

Yes, farmer next door sprays asparagus day before sale. He is dying in forties because of pesticides. Eat organic or grow your own.

It’s a myth that organic produce is grown without pesticides. In fact they are grown with “organic” rather than synthetic pesticides, but that says nothing about the toxicity of the pesticides. Many “organic” pesticides are more toxic than synthetic pesticides. Certainly organic farming is much worse for the environment because crop yields are lower, requiring more land to grow the same amount of food. 

Can Thai people get extensions of stay in Laos on top of their 30 days, similar to those on e-visas or visas on arrival? 

2 hours ago, Chivas said:

I'll add this here albeit not strictly related to thread

When I arrived after long absence from Thailand over three and half years first port of call was the Bank

 

Firstly to get new Debit card because they had changed to 6 digit pin. Secondly to update the passbook (not strictly required but might as well do it) and thirdly new passport details

 

First and second points easily sorted plus 100 Baht for new debit card etc

 

However the initial passport update was a slight problem. In short they wanted to see the old one to compare photographs etc. I like many people (but not all) destroy old passports once expired.

 

Clearly I couldnt produce it

 

I had to answer a hoard of questions until they were satisfied it was indeed me. It could be because there was a fair bit in the account well into 6 figures (not massive but more than normal) and they wanted to be assured in their own minds.....good 20 minutes before they were happy

 

So in short keep your old passports !!   SCB it was

I’m surprised they let you update your passport without the old one, at all. Bangkok Bank outright refused me on that point.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I'll  ask my kids, thanks. So there is no charge with this method?

correct