Sigmund

In many civilised european countries, unlike the US, the police are specifically told not to engage in high speed pursuits for minor offenses like petty theft or even purse snatching. For obvious reasons to avoid such tragedies in highly congested and populated urban areas. A different story if it's at night and more quiet, but definately not recommended by many european departments in broad daylight. Rules of engagement are different in Europe compared to trigger happy USA. Police cannot shoot somebody in the back and cannot engage with firearms, if there is not a factual display of means (knife or gun) that could lead to serious physical threat to the officer or bystanders.

Hope you fall on the same fine staff on next visit, as nothing is constant here and new rules can be made up on the spot by a many few.

So the US Navy is openly using Thailand as a valve to release the frustrations of it's boys during their Pattaya pit-tit stop ? We all know what many will be doing quietly in Patts 😁...Imagine all the people around making movies on their smartphones in the girly bars and then it ends up posted on MeTube and visioned back home in remote Milwakee or Ohio...😗

Never take No for an answer in Thailand as each clerk behind the counter makes up his own daily rules and regulations, no matter what type of uniform he or she is wearing. Just try to come back the next day and chose a different counter and employee.

Great choice. The more it annoys the wokes, the better. Wear it no matter how hot it can get. 😆

Intelligence ? It can be defined in the guy who can chat up 3 different fine young ladies at the supermarket by the groceries section at Tesco Lotus and convince each one to end up in a wild pool party 4-some the same evening..... and the most important...to have all the excuses ready the next day to have them leave after of course they make him breakfast 🤣...such a fella would definately be our hero. 😅

Not surprising. Depending who is handling immigration red tape strange new rules are pulled up, depending on the mood of the day !!!!......Philippines or Vietnam seem better choices. Thailand will end up with only with troublesome chinese or russian tourists who won't spend. The good money spenders amongst the expats or retirees from Europe, like those who own property in Thailand, will chose to sell and prefer other countries...or they will still come every year but stay and spend for less time. Never understood why they do not hand out long stay visa to the retirees who own property on freehold or leasehold ? Thai logic.

Do the locals in Thailand consider all foreigners primarly as a cash cow ? Yes, No ? Do you often feel being cheated in a price quote once the other party sees you are a non Thai ? Do they see foreigners flashing around money in girlie bars ? Do we see foreigners in Thailand spending in one go, any amount 1/3 to 1/2 of the median thai wage ? If you answered "Yes" to at least 2 of the questions, strong chances that the OP's story is fully true !!

I asked 2 specialists and got 4 different versions !!!! But problem solved, will not stay more then 179,5 days !!! To bad but guess Vietnam will get my money on the remaining period.

How can one trust anything or anybody with the horrors going on openly in Gaza with support from America ?

Drugs....no matter how "soft" or "strong"....drugs even like booze (in excess), totally neutralise the mind and basic humanity.

And 100'000 thousand will end up staying for good, once they bring in their brothers, husbands or boyfriends ?

Europeans are fed up in seing the billions going to ukraine and the high costs spent to finance their stay in major european countries. The main point is not to give them asylum as it is for humanitarian grounds. The point is that most will not leave and also the mafias sneak in by posing as refugees etc. As usual, it's the rich elites who flee in general, leaving the weak and the poor back home to be used as Canon meat on the front lines of combat. America started this war in a subjective provocation for years from the wings. So up to the USA to take them in America and give them free houses, medical care etc etc. Europe is massively going to the far right groups in the forthcomming elections of the European parliament and that is neither a good thing. Europeans (and many americans) are also getting fed up in seeing the war crimes in Gaza under total protection of America towards the concerned, while on the other hand harsh sanctions against Russia are imposed and creating global inflation. Not to mention the hushed up scandals of embezzlement of western money in Ukraine like the missing 400 millions reported by Pulitzer price US journalist S.Hersh. As usual, those who really need help in Ukraine are the last who will receive it.

Obviously a american made Boeing with all the scandals of poor conception and build that are leaking out even on the latest models. I definately will not board any airline that makes me embark in a Boeing from now on.

To much is done to make hordes of tourist teenage drunks come in. Not enough is done to encourage the foreign retiree home owners to come and stay longer with more simple handling and less paperwork for long stay visas for the retirees for instance.