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or take her to the many thai restaurants and takeaways, or to the many thai grocery shops selling most items she will buy here

or how pleasant it is during spring and summer, or show her the stunning countryside colours of autumn

the UK is nothing like america or its people

@essex boys Your quoted internet speed only applies to your ISP's network within Thailand and when connected via Ethernet. If you are connected via WiFi and/or you are streaming internationally this will result in much slower speeds. Also your ISP will throttle your connection if they see that you are streaming through the international gateway, more so if the domestic network demand exceeds a set threshold. Best solution is to get a good Package (minimum 300Mbs) and a good (paid) VPN such as Nord VPN, ExpressVPN or Surfshark.

The first experience was the hospital finally got round to doing what they should have done in the first place. The second experience was your grandson either having a recurring nightmare or maybe calling for attention. Did you actually see bite marks? Where on his body were they located? Like you say "what a load of twaddle" there's no such things as ghosts especially ones that bite. Maybe a werewolf that was hungry.

It's called a magnetism that enables planets to orbit the sun and electrons to orbit the nucleus of every atom..... Scientifically proven.

Yes you can buy them at a few years old from my wife, she has two plantations for sale or rent in Nong Khai both about 25 Rai with approx' 2,500 trees on each. Both plantations have natural spring fed ponds to ensure continuous availability of water which is essential to get maximum yield. 1st plantation trees are 11 years old and have been tapped for last 18 months, now producing 240 kg / Rai / year, which will increase over next few years as they mature. 2nd plantation trees are 15 years old and producing 280 - 300 kg / Rai / Year.

Yes it is true, a proper credit card does not require you to deposit funds to cover your own credit limit, a debit card on the other hand requires deposited funds to allow use of said card up to the amount of funds deposited.

I obviously have more knowledge than you, firstly we are not talking about the real credit cards we are talking about the mickey mouse credit cards issued by Thai banks. And yes I know foreigners can get legit credit cards in Thailand I have two issued by Krungsri Bank, and by the way I didn't need a work permit to get them.

My brain is fully engaged thanks and it tells me you don't understand the definition of "credit" Having to deposit X amount in a FD account is a security requirement of the bank to enable them to issue a card that allows you to spend your money up to the amount deposited, how is this credit?. Also note that the interest is only payable after your total deposit is locked for a set time period, any withdrawal will result in loss of interest. As for cashback and points just another marketing con. Also I didn't suggest using anything, I stated that the so called credit card issued by the OPs bank is not a credit card it is a just a debit card that allows a certain time period before any debit to your current account, there is no credit facility, he has to deposit his own funds to enable use of so called card (same as debit card).

Learn how banks work before making silly statements, banks do not give money away, they use deposited funds to lend to 3rd parties from which they generate interest (profit) of which they will give the depositor a small percentage of said interest.

You don't have any advantages you are just being conned into using your own money in exchange for a card that the bank claims is a credit card but whatever way you cut it there is no 3rd party credit facility applicable to your card, you are the credit facility. Your'e bank is treating you as a child who cannot be trusted to manage their own finances. As for your list of so called advantages; I do not know any stores that will accept credit card and not debit card, but even if perchance they do exist then just use your phone banking app or do bank transfer. Hospitals readily accept debit card and bank transfer. As for sum "blocked" only come across this at hotels and it's quite easy to just pay cash deposit as amount is insignificant. Car rental will accept deposit via bank transfer and do reverse transfer when you return car, takes a couple of minutes at most. You may think I am being a bit of a <deleted> here, but on the contrary I am just trying to make you realise that you have been conned in to a prepaid so called credit card with no credit facility. Do you not have a credit card from your country of origin which can be used for security deposits and in case of emergencies?

Reliable IPTV provider, Nord or Express VPN, all the channels, movies and series you will ever need including Netflix, HBO, etc. etc. Have been using it in Thailand for over 10 years now and apart from occasional ISP throttling of international bandwidth no problems.

Maybe try calling Halifax and ask them to explain. Had the same thing with NatWest a couple of years ago, called them and they explained that as I had not used the card for a considerable time it was company policy to reduce the credit limit to the minimum amount to limit exposure to fraudulent activity. After I explained my situation (working overseas, need card for any emergency situations) they reinstated my original credit limit.

Oh give it a break Sherlock!

Sorry but you are completely wrong, what you have explained above is that you are actually giving the bank 200,000 baht on deposit (for which the bank will earn interest from). You can then use the bank issued card to borrow your own money up to the amount on deposit, if you fail to pay the monthly charges the bank will take them from your deposited amount, subsequently reducing the balance on deposit and the card limit. There is no benefit to you using this system as all you are doing is borrowing your own money whilst the bank uses your deposit balance to earn interest. Just use your debit card it's basically the same thing.

OP, Don't know where you got this info from. Immigration do not retain your passport for any visa, why would they? They will put a stamp in your passport stating your application is pending and a date when you need to go back to immigration.

There is only one type of credit card available in Thailand and that is one that allows you to borrow money (credit) from Visa, MasterCard, Amex etc. up to an authorised credit limit irrespective of what bank funds you have. All other cards issued via Thai banks are debit cards irrespective of whether it states debit or credit card on them.

Me thinks some Thai story telling going on here, Pythons tend to eat once or twice per month. Not everyday or even twice a day as claimed here. Why do Thai media outlets not conduct due diligence to avoid printing misleading and factually incorrect substance.

quite right that wattmeter will only show power consumed by an appliance connected via that meter.

What!! So it's not a money making machine here? LOL, At least with proper H&S rules that are adhered to you at least have peace of mind that your vehicle is safe.

Yes, trolls!!

So what you are implying is that ALL products manufactured by companies based in China are manufactured to the same stringent quality standards and procedures that are mandatory for manufacturing companies in the western world?

Your response is a bit childish and doesn't bear any relevance to my post, I didn't mention anything relating to rubbish products or to who is buying them. I said that batteries produced in China for Tesla are based on Tesla's specifications and QA/QC procedures. Are you saying otherwise?

So you mean a service centre and not a showroom? Yes agree they have an extensive network. But I am just curious where in such a short period of time did they manged to find all the qualified vehicle mechanics to staff all these service centres?