J Branche

Story sounds a little fishy. Never seen a shirtless person in 12 years of flying all over the world. A couple times out of FLL seen Southwest say to a passenger "Do you have another shirt to put on". Say unfortunately you will not be able to join the passengers on this flight unless you changes shirts. This was do to some people finishing work, not showering and going to the airport, usually Friday night. No one wants to be seated next to someone with strong BO. Spirit would tell some women to put a jacket, sweatshirt or cover up with some outfits. There were two people seated next to you. Why were they relocated? Possibly to avoid future confrontation.

Did a little more digging. It appears that somehow the Thai Baht is tied to Gold Prices to some degree and Thailand has a decent amount of Gold Reserves. That makes little sense as China has 10X the Gold Reserves as Thailand. The Yuan is down 10% against the Baht YOY. Definitely sounds like currency manipulation and not tied to Gold Prices.

It's a mixed bag. Cabs at Mochit Bus Terminal may or may not use meter. Cabs outside tourist hotels are always going to quote a high fixed price. I've found a few really go ones. Went to a temple the guy said no problem he will park, sleep in the car, round trip was 300 baht. Motorbike taxi wanted 200 baht each way. Again I think for tourist sometimes the language and explaining the destination address is to burdensome and they would rather use Grab/Bolt. If Bangkok had good easy to use Mass Transit with Air Con Buses running more frequently in certain areas it could reduce the need for as many taxis.

Quote "I do appreciate there are those of you sex pats whose life revolves around a condo, beer bar with your favourite bar stool and the company of young Thai prostitutes - yuck!!" Throw in some Tennis, Massages, Traveling sounds like a pretty good life in moderation. Condo with Seaview for cheap. Or you can go back West and be ignored pay $6 for an average quality beer, $25 for a nice meal, and $120 for your cable and internet, $1800 - $2000 no Seaview Condo. Airlines treat you worse than cargo. Living the dream in Thailand and looking forward to many more years

So it can't be Post Covid the X percent of the Chinese interested have mostly visted. CNY Yuan lost 10.6% against the Baht in value YOY VS. 1.5% loss against RIEL vs +1.8% for the Viet Currency. Rainy Season has started. Etc. I'm not the smartest tool but definitely wouldn't go to Thailand if I didn't already live here with the currency manipulation that has been going on.

Chonburi Jomtien accepted the pdf version from app, (More Services, Request Account Statement) print it out, usually arrives in email in less than an hour. Still had to get account balance verification letter at the branch.

That's what happens. One tourist has no idea and pays the excessive amount, word spreads and others think they can get more. Same thing happens with rent prices for housing. Just talk her up, you can't get a fair price move on.

My understanding is Thaskin has been a force for maybe 20 years in Politics. With his wealth I'm sure he will be afforded be a more lenient outcome

Sorry, I just spit out my coffee laughing so much. I have an idea, take all the fines from the foreigners and buy helmets to give out at checkpoints. If it is 2000 baht it will do some Thais more harm than good and means they will have to chose between food and clothes for their kids. Better to set up a Gofundme page and use the money to buy helmets.

"Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has declared that charging public transport passengers higher fares based on their size or weight is both illegal and discriminatory". And dual pricing is not discriminatory? I know airlines bounced the idea around but canned it because of the backlash. Could you imagine a scale when you get on that calculates your fare from your weight? All the heavy foreigners would be complaining and Thai girls would insist the scale is broken that they only weigh 45 kgs.

So the alleged main guy will face little implications of his actions and the Doctors will be the fall guys? Got it.

What are the on about with possible social impact. If they are not drinking wine, then it's beer, whiskey, other alcohol. As for lost taxes, what about all the tax from foreign sourced income they are on about. That doesn't help? To much alleged corruption to cover the difference? Work on educating the youth, bringing investment and business to Thailand and you can collect your tax from those sources.

So the average low priced 5kg bag of Rice is about 140 baht. At 6 baht a Kilogram that's a 466% price increase. 6 X 5 = 30, 140 / 30 = 4.66. Sounds like typical Thai business practice, corruption and exploit the poor farmer. I've seen Rice prices edge up in the grocery so the volume of new rice crops harvested must be above average

I would teach her to fish. Look at possible business opportunities, her taking a loan out and building something from there. I know it is a fake story. I always ask for ideas on earning additional income. When they don't want to work then run, run fast, run far. You will always be the ATM.

Enjoy the lovely accomodations. I hope your cell mates will give you a friendly welcome once word gets around what you did.

I see it people will just say they have Alzheimer's disease. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). HIV/AIDS. Crohn's disease. Epilepsy and seizures. Glaucoma. Multiple sclerosis and muscle spasms. Posttraumatic stress disorder. Serious and ongoing pain. Serious nausea or vomiting caused by cancer treatment Or any other qualifying symptoms to get the med card. I think I qualify for stress and pain as I have a Thai girlfriend

20 years so you couldn't have calmly inquired about the theft allegation and clear the matter up? I understand it's not easy sometimes like herding cats getting everyone on the boat again but you choose how to react angry or just laugh it off. We apologize for the many idiots you have to deal with trying to elevate their social status for a video or picture.

Sorry Qatar, If they are coming out of the South Carolina plant you will probably be better off buying the Comac C919. You know the saying if it's Boeing you are not going. Hopefully Boeing will get the production, quality issues worked out but with the stories from employees that say management is telling them to just push planes out and letting QA fall below specs is concerning.

I've been hearing about this scam back to the Posh Pete days. Yeah, I've got the officers/officials paid off you will just walk right through. Nice little holiday and some spending cash. Sorry, I know it's a tough lesson to learn but anyone who is believing this needs help.

Naturegift Coffee. No joke. Know three people tried it and had positive results.

Kid doesn't have phone with SIM service? First thing I did when bought the kid a phone is set up the Track My Phone account. Hope she is found safely soon.

Strange question but anyone noticed that claw machines in Central, Terminal, etc being all off past week in Pattaya. Is this a new law or did the operator just fold?

You want to crack down on it quit placing trees, electrical boxes, etc zig zag down the sidewalks. Yes signs, etc also. Hopefully the one photo I saw was accurate and they just warn once then seize whatever and put it in the bin.

"Although these efforts have not been widely publicized, he reassured the public that security measures are being implemented thoroughly." I can only hope and pray at temple for this to be true. The headwinds could be from higher cost, less disposable income. Japan, Vietnam etc have been investing in growing tourists, only so many may be looking at Asia for their destination this year

Some of us are eager to pay our property taxes in Thailand. That statement has never been heard in the US. I understand why someone in the US complains about inflation when property taxes, health insurance, college tuition, eating at restaurants, and many other things are expensive compared to other countries.