JimTripper

I'm not sure, I did it at the Vietnam embassy many years ago. Maybe it's different now. Anyhow, I would not give it to an agent. Would mail it myself then with tracking. The Usa does not like "agents" and that kind of baloney. They want things done directly.

When I first moved to Thailand I thought people were making fun of me when they laughed at odd things or when I looked confused or was having a hard time. For example, if I could not read a menu or something like that. I eventually realized it was laughing out of nervousness or because they did not know how to respond, help or whatever. You need to keep watching them and the behavior after the laugh. It could also be malicious if they start gossiping, etc. It's a real subtle difference. It's off putting if your from someplace like the USA. It was also a problem in some of the Vietnam war interrogation situations where captives were beaten or killed for laughing, but it was really just fear or what have you.

Isn't it the guy in handcuffs?

Laughing means different things in different cultures. Thai's laugh out of sadness or other things.

It usually means they are using credit and/or have loans so can't easily see what's going out of the account. Or, they are needing to project into the future what they can afford, for example with an annual lease. With a flat account with no holes a zero balance IS your tracking. What that would mean is you need to decrease spending.

Do it yourself. Bell Trans picks up in pattaya and drops you off near the US embassy or many other hotels. 450 baht each way. There was a thread not long ago where a gentleman had his lost by a service and it put him in jeopardy.

In the future it will all be automated if the country can afford the technology. Officers will be in a back room somewhere only for irregularities. Remember 1984 when they come marching out? If you're not comfortable with it, risist the digital id's & digital currency stuff that's on the way, as everything gets linked together by AI and the surveillance state. They may even blacklist you before you get on the plane!

They can't do anything just by calling. Victim clicked on a link or similar.

Good post. 4. Maintain ID's. Without valid ID you can't get the bank account, rental address or any type of financial services. Can get a safe deposit box at a bank before you move with your birth certificate, ID's, some cash, etc. Cheaper then a storage unit. It's always there if shtf.

yes, people need to play things out in their head like you say before deciding. most don't do that as they are to rushed or whatever. you usually can't drive yourself after treatment as well. so you need to arrange transportation back to your motel. add in difficulty getting food and necessities if your solo just lying in a motel somewhere not able to move around well 😗. what if someone takes your atm card from a cheap motel room and you don't have a stable address to get replacements? the problems are endless. i think some hospitals do have nice attached recovery accomodations, but in the usa prices would be through the roof unless insurance pays. so having a property you own in the area and some sort of support sytem like friends or family nearby would be important considerations whether i kept the plan b or not.

Where are you now? Still in cambodia?

live your life as a drunk then and see where it gets you. 🥃

the main thing to watch out for is one person who stops, so you think it's ok to cross, but somebody passes them and blows the light. it's a trick. you feel you need to cross when one person stops. whereas, if there was no light at all you're actually safer because you wait for an all clear.

what's up with the baby talk?

can you get rid of that pop-up ad at the bottom it's really annoying

it's more about getting attention then anything else. you still remember this guy months or years later 🤣 with a strong positive or negative reaction that gave this guy energy as a man. it didn't matter if he was right, wrong, pitiful, or beautiful. "the worst situation for a man is to be ignored and dismissed as unimportant." -a man

are you a man?

i don't mind people being gay, the problem for them is i alwsys have to like it

You're a legend in your own mind... I mean a fine wine, picked before it's time... -robert mondavi

i have a relative with this problem. they have a close lifelong friendship with someone from a fairly wealthy family. they developed a strong sense of entitlement mixed with envy, which is common for the millenial generation. none of the entitlement is directed at the friend, however. the entitlement is directed at immediate family members on their side, by expecting various kinds support and family gifts, etc. to afford a spendy lifestyle or live in an affulent area, or by witholding support that they should be giving. everything is manipulated so they have an advantage, basically. envy is one of the most destructive emotions. one of the cardinal sins.

that gets expensive quickly if you do it every day. almost everywhere you go you need to buy something to hang out and relax, especially when i lived in bangkok. that's why i spend a bit more for a nice living space so i don't need to leave so often. a lot of thailand you need to buy something even to just sit down.

you're a man

you're petty for posting it