If you were to spend 7-10 days in ICU you would have to be very, very sick indeed. Maybe it would be your time to go and not try to cling to a reduced existence.
I would have guessed Thailand had beautiful beaches many moons ago. Now with too many tourists, they are dirty and overused.
One improvement would be to ban smoking on all Thai beaches.
You will need your birth certificate showing your mother's and father's name. You will also need your passport and birth certificate translated and stamped by an official translator.
Your initial aim will be to apply for a yellow book. The ID card comes when you have one.
" As I'm paying I see I was charged 55 thb for a can of coke with ice. To me that's being greedy."
Probably owned by a farang. ????
BTW. How do get the ice in the can?
No car or mobile phone then? No clothes as well! ???? No TV packages? No trips to the sea? No internet charges? No hospital/Doctor charges? No trips back home? No presents for your wife's birthday/Xmas?