jaywalker2

Plaid connects Wise to your bank account via the ACH network. I don't know if it was the bank or Wise that disconnected it but there weren't any network problems. I was able to reconnect fairly quickly but it was still disconcerting because I'm paranoid about phishing attempts and fake websites and you have to put in your bank's password and user name. Then when I went to the bank's website I got an error while logging in. But everything seems to have worked out okay.

Wise identified my laptop as "suspicious" even though it's the same one I always use. They also misidentified the operating system as Windows 10. I did get the email they sent to verify the account. Then I found my bank's connection to Plaid had been cut. I managed to reconnect but the process was a hassle. The transfer did come through in seconds however.

Now could how many traffic crimes you see being committed in that short video

Not in Thailand. In Thailand respect is given on the basisi of status. If you only respected people who were competent, the country would be in chaos.

No, if a person is convicted of a crime in a foreign country, that doesn't disqualify him from becoming an MP or joining the Cabinet. But crimes commited overseas can be prosecuted in Thailand. There was the famous case of Joe Gordon, an american citizen who had a blog that translated part of "The King Never Smiles" into Thai. When he visited Thailand, he was arrested and convicted of lese majesty even though that's obviously not a crime in America.

I've been here quite some time and tend to take Bangkok traffic with equanimity while at the same time recognizing that I should be terrified. Every day, I see countless incidents of people breaking the law, running red lights, making illegal U-turns, motorcycles and going the wrong way down one-way streets (and even cars sometimes), driving on the sidewalks. When I have to cross the street at a pedestrian crosswalk, it often turns into a sprint because some motorcycle will come barrelling down the street with no intention of stopping. It's a miracle that there aren't many more accidents than there are.

Saunas actually reduce the incidence of coronary events and strokes. They can also lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and strengthen the immune system. As long as you don't over do it.

They U.S. has exchange of tax information agreements with some foreign governments. I doubt this currently applies in Thailand. When I worked in Japan, I had to file a U.S. return on the income I earned there. My tax adviser told me that the IRS did not have access to Japanese tax records and so had no way of knowing how much I actually earned. In other words, I could put whatever amount I wanted on the tax return and short of a full-fledged audit (which almost never happens) they would have no way of knowing if it was accurate.

True, but tax is only charged on income in the year that it is earned and I've never heard of remittances being taxed.

An analysis of the paper and the excess death question:

So a government survey that finds 84 percent of the respondents are satisfied with the government's performance. I guess they must have mainly asked other members of the government.

Thanks for the tip. I had to download it from FM movies but so far it's been worth it.

I believe they waited 10 years because if they had sold it in 2015, say, after the coup and recouped much of the projected losses, they would have had a much weakened case against Yingluck. But now with Thaksin back in the country, it doesn't matter, and they'll sell the crap rice to their own people.

I disagree. I'd rather just hand over the application and have them check it on the spot. You can then pay by credit or debit card and buy the return envelope at the Thailand Post kiosk on the premises. If you live close to the embassy, it's certainly more convenient.

Same here. I just go to the photo shop and ask for US passport sized photos, then submit what they give me. I've never measured them and never had a problem.

Comprehension problems with simple English. What is your native language?

Why did they wait 10 years to sell the rice?

Oh, man, I'd really like to know what drugs you're on

He's negotiating. That's why Srettha brought that weasal Wissanu on as an advisor.

He was also in Bangkok supposedly, torturing the vendors

Because we're at the mercy of our biology, reproductive machines that think we have free will

He hasn't finished it yet

you can never have enough these days

I don't blame Ian Rankin. The guy's 64, he probably needs to fund his retirement. Did you watch Game of Thrones? One of the best series in the history of TV because it followed the books faithfully (until that disasterous final season)

Here's a quote from George Martin: George R.R. Martin calls out producers and screenwriters who change things from the books "Everywhere you look, there are more screenwriters and producers eager to take great stories and “make them their own.” It does not seem to matter whether the source material was written by Stan Lee ... Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain ... Jane Austen, or… well, anyone. No matter how major a writer it is, no matter how great the book, there always seems to be someone on hand who thinks he can do better, eager to take the story and “improve” on it. “The book is the book, the film is the film,” they will tell you, as if they were saying something profound. Then they make the story their own. They never make it better, though. Nine hundred ninety-nine times out of a thousand, they make it worse"