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So this isn't a legitament reason/way to "stay" in Thailand? It's more of a method that might work? Just looking to reset visa exempt entry but I dont know if I'll be able to since I've stayed for so long on covid extensions, might just fly back to canada, but if it was as easy as flying to another country staying for a few weeks and coming back and getting a visa exempt stamp I wouldn't mind

the driver looked fairly old, so what happens now? does he go to jail/prison? would be a death sentence

For border runs, do you just fly to another country and can then fly back in to Thailand? Or do you have to stay in the other country for a set period of time?

double faxed with Pfizer ( the only one I trust), never had covid, had quite a few tests done as I did a few surgeries the past 2 years and they always do RT-PCR tests before they admit you. GF's sister and father both had covid, positive test at hospital and with ATK tests, was just this year so they were vaxxed, cold like symptoms. I have a close friends father who got covid in 2020, passed away, was before vaccines.

just wondering since I've never had the issue, you might as well try switching deodorants to see if that fixes the problem

What deodorant do you use? never had this issue with old spice

ne-analysis-map (the table tab, sorted by value) Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2020, all cancers, both sexes, all ages Population Value Australia 452.4 (50% of all Aus are diagnosed with cancer by 85, www.cancer.org.au) New Zealand 422.9 Ireland 372.8 United States of America 362.2 (40% lifetime risk, www.cancer.gov) Denmark 351.1 The Netherlands 349.6 Belgium 349.2 Canada 348.0 France 341.9 Hungary 338.2 Norway 327.5 United Kingdom 319.9 Switzerland 317.6 Germany 313.2 .... Thailand 164.0 #88 The wealthiest countries with the best healthcare have higher numbers in this data, perhaps it's actually being recorded correctly in those countries.

The water in my tap usually isn't even clear.

I mean, just because people do it doesn't really make it optimal or safe. Brushing your teeth would be quite different from ingestion, I don't drink the water after I brush my teeth with it. I can't say most mid aged and older people in Thailand are "healthy", both physically and mentally. I would assume living conditions and diet would be for the most part the cause. Interestingly, a lot of Thai friends have a family member or friend who has had cancer, not correlating with water, but it has to be something in Thailand, I am assuming it has to do with diet. But to each their own, I was just shocked people trust the water in Thailand enough to filter and drink it vs paying for bottled water which doesn't cost much. I read even reverse osmosis only removes ~99% of impurities/metals. That would be a good solution though, regularly testing your water supply. I wonder if Thailand has any regulations which do so. It's usually monitored in other countries.

I mean you wouldn't notice the problems until you're older, I just figured it wasn't regulated/tested regularly so it might not be safe. In my home country it's frequently tested to make sure it's safe, and even then people filter it

people trust the tap water in Thailand ? even a home water filter can't filter everything

this is why you use a credit card, fraud protection

How fast are these chargers typically? The new Xpeng chargers in china are 480kwh, can charge 200km in 5 minutes, this is the type of infrastructure needed for a smooth EV transition. Any companies doing supercharges in Thailand right now? Nio is releasing 500kwh super chargers soon. I wonder if Thailand will partner with China for EV infrastructure.

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I am actually one who is pro-EV, but there has to be infrastructure to make it practical. 2 charging points is great now, until there is more EV's and you're in line behind a few cars for charging, if more people buy EV's thats what will happen, there needs to be more infrastructure built in my opinion and superchargers, until then adoption can't be done from a practical point of view. EV's in itself have a few technological issues, I have been looking into them as I am always looking at investments regarding EV's. It seems like the battery degradation issue is still not being resolved and had investors concerned, how much of an issue this is, well, time will tell, especially with less reputable EV's which haven't had the test of time. Just last week a viral photo trending on some investment social media was showing GM charging $30k for a battery swap, I think Tesla charges around $10k which isn't bad. Tesla's batteries are also have been used for a while so that seems like the most practical EV (car) right now. Would be interesting to see how EV's handle the Thai heat, rain season, possible floods, etc. I saw some cheaper branded EV's in this thread, will be interesting to see how they compare to Tesla's. Still lots of things need to happen before I would consider an EV in Thailand a practical vehicle vs an ICE vehicle.

not many bolts in Bangkok, have to wait 30 minutes sometimes, lots of Grab and Lineman taxi's

why would they say no?

EV owners generally don't do that in Thailand because they can't, not because they wouldn't. How would you be able to go and charge your EV at a charging station, or a parking lot when there isn't many of them and you have to wait hours? The only way to own an EV practically now in Thailand is if you have a home and don't travel long distances. In other countries it's common for EV owners to charge outside of their home or in condos and travel long distances. It doesn't seem practical to me to drive an EV to a charging station once or twice a week and leaving it there for a couple of hours but to each their own. Wait until more people get EV's and then you have to wait a couple hours for those to charge their cars, and then charge your car for a couple hours, thats what was happening in China before they up'd their infrastructure. I haven't came across any cases of ICE car owners stranded on the roadside due to no gas either but there's videos of it online, as there is videos of people running out of battery on EV's as well, thats just not a common thing since we have fuel level indicators and battery level indicators. Running out of charge on the side of the road isn't the issue, the issue is charging the EV practically right now and it doesn't seem practical for a majority of people.

Yes, which is why I said those who owe student loans and can't pay should take out a loan to pay off their student debt and then declare bankruptcy.

Pretty bad analogy, a more accurate one would be if you paid for your meal and then everyone after you got their meal for free and then on top of that you have to chip in to pay for theirs too. I don't think anyone is arguing that debt relief is bad, it's how it was executed. The way it was executed caused everyone who actually struggled and paid off their loans to not get any debt relief, those who were irresponsible and didn't pay off their loans are getting debt relief. In my opinion if you took out a loan for school and decided to do a bad program/get a bad degree that's your fault. What should have been done is one could have borrowed money to pay the student loans and then one would declare bankruptcy. Few want to take responsibility for their actions so this didn't happen, much easier to have a victim mentality instead.

Interesting, I would have assumed that dentists working at a hospital and a private clinic at the same time would be somewhat of an issue and lead to a conflict of interests in Thailand. Wouldn't you be able to just funnel patients to your clinic. I know doctors at private hospitals also work at government hospitals and the dentist I spoke to at Bangkok Hospital also works at BDMS Wellness Clinic (they're from the same healthcare network, BDMS).

Never cheap out on dental or medical surgeries it will just cost you more in the end, my 2 cents. I am always surprised when people try to save money on dental care, when it's critically important and irreversible. Bangkok Hospital if you have the money or a reputable clinic like Bangkok Smile Dental Clinic is where I'd go

I am talking about Thailand, and now. Nothing says Thailand can't build the infrastructure, it's already being built but it's just not there yet. The infrastructure needs to be built before there is demand for it, by the time there is demand it will be too late in my opinion. Exponential adoption requires preparation. Even in the US and China theres fighting at EV charging stations. When the infrastructure is ready, it will be realistic to own an EV in Thailand.

Plenty? Or they exist? How many EV charging stations are there versus gas stations? and how long does it take to charge If everyone had an EV in Thailand would there be enough? I think less than a few % (2-3%?) of the condo I was in owned an EV and they were already fighting about the chargers. What happens when you have no charge and theres no charger available? I like EV's but in Thailand it doesn't seem realistic right now, I could see if you had a home and charged it at home but for the mass population it wouldn't make sense. I have been looking into BEV's for investment opportunities, even China is having issues with their power grid handling the EV's. Also it seems like superchargers would be required to make EV's more of a realistic mode of transportation for the general public, with fast charging times of ~20 minutes. It seems like a lot of countries have enough infrastructure for the switch, especially the US. I don't think Thailand is there yet, especially because adoption usually happens exponentially.