Everyman

This is probably not of much consequence or interest to many of you, except Thailand based expats like me that also go to China and like their cashless payment system. Anyway, despite rumor to the contrary (I think I read the rumor here) WeChat (Weixin) Pay still only works outside China if you have a Chinese ID card. Which I think you have to be Chinese to get. Still it looks like WeChat is setup to take payment in Thai baht if a Thai WeChat pay QR code is scanned. Anyway, since my WeChat pay is linked to my “farang” credit card, it would have let me spend on my CC in more places. But oh well.

Accepting foreign credit cards has nothing to do with Thai culture. Living in Thailand doesn’t mean treating Thai people like they are happy, stupid children. They might talk to you in baby talk but they are capable of having adult reasons for things, and that is what is thread is about.

What does that have to do with foreign credit cards?

I don’t have an account with KBank

I just withdraw money from my Bangkok Bank account from a KBANK ATM and didn’t receive a corresponding message about a fee. I would think that if BBL is going to charge KBANK customers 10 baht to use cardless then KBANK will charge BBL customers the same. I guess we’ll find out in about a week, anyway.

If there is, I hope it’s not for BBL users using BBL ATMs. It’s saved me a lot money since I live in a different province than my account and I make frequent small withdrawals.

Do you have a link for this news?

I am very surprised on this thread at the number of people that say they’ve never been screamed at. In Pattaya I am screamed at least 50 or 60 times per day, often by deranged people shouting across streets at me like broken robots impersonating humans. It’s so degrading to me and inhuman of them that i don’t understand how anyone can behave that way. Then if I go into a bar it’s the above problem.

Milestones continue to pass without any updates from the revenue department regarding enforcement. Last year everyone was waiting for the new year to hear more. There was nothing. Now everyone is waiting for the six month residency period. There will be nothing. Then they will say “oh, something will be announced by the end of 2024.” When that date passes they will point to the audit period. Regarding the residency thing, how does TRD know how long you’ve been in the country? With the DTAs as complicated and varied as they are, surely the rule change is minor, so why does everyone think they will suddenly step up enforcement, especially absent any statements to affirm that? How much different is it to prove that monies were earned in a different year than to prove they fall under a DTA provision? If it’s suddenly so critical to get a tax ID number merely based on residency, then why is it also so difficult to get one as compared to someone working in Thailand? My first thought when I saw the announcement in September was that it was aimed at a few wealthy Thais that have managed to wriggle out of audits based on that rule, not foreign residents or condo investors, even if they are affected under the letter of the law. For resident that brings in enough money to live on or even buy a [few] condo[s] or build a house for an Isaan girl or even start a small business, there’s not enough reason to do anything at all, and certainly not to “avoid Thai tax residency” which there is no evidence the TRD can track anyway or is interested in tracking. And the consequences down the road if something does get enforced is what…a 2000 baht fine and asserting to TRD that funds fall under a DTA?

What are the consequences for doing absolutely nothing about this supposed new tax issue?

I generally like to pay as I go, which they also hate. Along with never buying lady drinks. Coming think of it I am a nightmare customer from the perspective of a scammy bar that likes docile customers. I try not to be an <deleted> about it but the aggression level is high and everything is about them rather than you as a customer.

I damaged my sciatic nerve and there is no way to sit without being in pain.

I guess you’ve never walked down soi 7 then

Why do Thai people in Pattaya scream orders at me to sit down when I go into a bar? Then if I don’t, then they want an explanation!!! What is wrong with them? Why are they so pushy and abusive? All they have to do is STFU and let me lean against the bar or a wall.

I am a digital nomad so it’s my primary internet. But that is plenty, I usually use about 50GB per month. If you tether a laptop you can easily start chewing through data.

I was able to renew my yearly AIS 1790 baht 100GB per month net marathon package yesterday, months after it had expired while I was out of the country. I had to call 1175 but they told me that package is still available if a particular phone number has ever had it. Certainly the best mobile phone deal I’ve ever heard of. It doesn’t have 5G, but that’s never the bottleneck anyway.

I’ll join others who have said that they don’t really care about the increase. I’m already very inefficient about how I transfer money and I use Wise for convenience more than anything else.

These mongrels have bitten me 4 times in the last 3 years. Maybe those kindhearted women will pay for all the rabies shots I’ve needed.

Thai banks are safe. Thai housing projects however…

i smoked until i started working in a hospital that treated lung cancer patients. quit pretty quick after that.

I am skeptical of that, but would love to know how it goes in that case and hope the best.

sorry to speak for the other poster but until about 3 years ago it was much easier to open an account

I love when they say to “bring a Thai,”’ as if that will change the rules. Why people don’t get is the rules have been standardized now, it doesn’t vary branch to branch anymore.

Would you look at this…https://moreta.io Seeks to imply that you can link load money in a digital wallet and pay using the Thai QR code payment system! I signed up for early access, I’ll let you guys know my experience if they contact me.

TruMoney was nearly impossible to set up as a foreigner anyway. I gave up years ago.