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3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Before doing anything internally and wasting his the country's money he should have  a word with dementia Joe, as the US dollar is surging not because what Thailand is doing but due to Biden's insane throw away money policies. $ will be high for 18-24 months now, take the hit and the export gain. You start trying to keep up with Joe and Thailand will go broke.

 

He should try having my pound  - down both against the dollar AND the baht. Making the baht stronger due to one currency fluctuation is madness

If Biden is the reason that my US Dollar income has risen by nearly 20% this year I LOVE the guy. I'm hoping for 45-50 Baht to the Dollar.

2 hours ago, zzzzz said:

My daughter sent me this pic she brought last week: $44 /oz in northern Ca.  Legal
for me anything more than 20% thc is just to much

Thailand's prices will drop,  Have heard from a few thta brought that it all smelled moldy, so might be last years harvest that was stored

BUT keep this in mind

New law will not cover recreational use of cannabis: House panel chairman

 

so stock up now

 

$44 dollars for 1 ounce. A very fair price, all things considered. 

9 hours ago, Wuvu2 said:

Legalization in Thailand is a massive invitation to drug traffickers from around the planet to get involved. Every criminal organization from gangs to cartels are trying to figure out how to get in on the action in Thailand. Thai weed will be a game changer in the global black market for weed. The "good guys in bad guys out" scheme just got a whole lot more complicated ????

You are Soooo clueless I actually feel sorry for you.

If this kind of stupid story continues, "I was high on Ganja" might soon replace "My brakes failed" whenever a dump truck flattens a car.

This whole "dual pricing" thing is NOT unique to Thailand.

  https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/travel-indonesia-borobudur-temple-intl-hnk/index.html

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

For what it's worth, I just received my email reminder, went to the site, filled in the info and it went swimmingly. Got approved a few days later.

 

My only concern if I grow too reliant on their reminders then the system burps and forgets to remind me.

Get a small paper calendar, mark important dates, and stick it on your refrigerator. It's worked for me for decades, through many "system burps".

On 5/4/2022 at 7:30 AM, mtls2005 said:

Certainly thai citizens should expect something beneficial from this potentially massive (6 billion baht in 2023 from 20 m tourists) government collection of fees?

 

Or are you suggesting it will be 100% embezzled?

 

 

What I am saying is that a tourist shouldn't expect any kind of massive help with their hospital bills, should they get injured, for $10. Think about it.

22 hours ago, roath said:

What you are failing to take into account is that those of us who live here will be treated as tourists, so what benefit do we get? There is no indication that those on non immigrant visas etc will be excluded from this, so what's your response to that?

Again, it is less than $10. No one should expect any meaningful benefit from it. And in the eyes of the government, everyone here (for a week or a decade) is a "visitor".

24 minutes ago, khunPer said:

You can find info the dedicated forum for Samui and her sisters, there is a pinned thread for Immigration, the latest posted criteria is this one...

 

Thank you!

 Does anyone know if the list of required docs for a 1-year extension based on having a Thai wife has changed this year at Samui immigration? Any new papers required? (copied and signed, of course). I'm using the 2021 list now.

3 hours ago, theoldgit said:

 

I don't think many restaurant staff appreciate being told that the food served is not up to a good standard, so their response would not be in their script.

 

We went to a restaurant in Phuket a couple of weeks ago, an international franchise which boasts American food along with rock music.

 

I ordered a steak, which cost a tad over 1,750 Baht, when the server came and asked if everything was ok, my response that it was probably the worst steak I'd ever been served, and held up the steak which was just fat and grissle, she looked like a rabbit stuck in a cars headlights, to lighten things I added that "the broccli was nice though", there was a big smile on her face and a "thank you", and off she went.

 

I do have some sympathy for restaurant when diners who overfill their plates at these sort or outlets, especially when they don't eat all they've taken, but I'm sure it's costed into the price they charge.

 

I don't believe that threatening to sue disgruntled diners for defamation is a particularly good business model.

1750 for a steak? Man, did you get screwed.

20 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Would you euthanize a cat for torturing a bird for a couple of hours before leaving it twitching to it's slow death? It's instinct - my Thai mutts kill rats, chickens, snakes, squirrels all the time. Anything that moves in fact. They actually quite liked our cat but the feeling wasn't mutual so it decided to go live with the neighbours. That's cat loyalty for you ????.

 

As for the kid, kids that age don't really assess risk well or consider the consequences of their actions. I'm sure the trauma of seeing the cat's demise will have taught him a valuable lesson.

In other words, you are an irresponsible dog owner.

Koh Phangan has been FULLY open for months. Bars open and large parties every night. No restrictions at all.