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People that have posted that Pattaya only has Thai Chinese and Western Chinese options for Chinese are completely wrong but of course the Chinese food options have declined during the great Covid unpleasantness.

It's pretty compelling!

Ouch!

Thanks for that. I'm trying to better understand the penalty mechanics. Perhaps you can answer this. For an example using these sample numbers. Suppose a person has not had Part B for 5 years before signing up in a year where the fee is 200 dollars resulting in a 50 percent penalty of 100 dollars. So presumably the first year fee would be 300 not 200. But what about subsequent years? Is the penalty set at 100 or is it recalculated every year based on the current fee based on their income formula plus the expected annual increase?

I have a question maybe someone can answer. If an expat does NOT enroll in Part B during their Initial Enrollment Period, they can still sign up during the General Medicare Enrollment Period (January 1–March 31) to start coverage July 1 even if they still live abroad, correct? As I mentioned before a worse case scenario of someone repatriating without B in April and having to wait until July of the NEXT year to begin coverage, alternatively an expat that knows well in advance that they will repatriating would still be able to avoid that nightmare even if they didn't enroll during the IEP.

I get what you're saying but all the instructions I've read about dealing with this an expat are very clear -- deal with your FBU (in Thailand's case Manila) or perhaps the international service number which is probably in Baltimore (which is how I made my social security claim). Also the mail service is pretty awful these days. I don't trust it at all. Also I mentioned before that form you mentioned doesn't support foreign addresses.

Mayan? No. Poutine? There was a food stall in Tree town doing that. Is it still there? Hawaiian? Not really.

Merci.

Probably forget it. Maybe six months from now there will be a surplus and we can get.access to boosters. https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/02/millions-who-got-astrazeneca-jab-to-get-different-booster-shot-15022362/

I know it but they're actually open?

I think that most probably there aren't any Iranian restrictions left open in town. I have hope that at least one will come back eventually with tourism recovery. I miss Iranian food.

I'd be surprised if there are any now. Weren't most customers before African business travelers?

Is there really an Ethiopian restaurant still existing in Bangkok? If so can you provide a link? This place does gumbo at least sometimes. I've had it. It's good. https://m.facebook.com/cajunlifecafe/

They?

Tipping percentage is an American thing.

Not excused.

None do? I'm surprised.

Now I want to add Malaysian but that's four so if I have to bump one it would be Jamaican. Ethiopian is the top thing that I would like to see here but I have zero expectations.

If a driver really doesn't want to deliver to the door I respect that but it is objectively a lesser service. Paying for delivery who really wants to schlep anywhere?

Yes there is confusion that might be linked to the pandemic. As the majority of restaurants are gone it's hard to keep.track of what's left.

Yes outside of Louisiana restaurants often market as New Orleans or Louisiana food and don't make the Cajun Creole distinction.

Of course I don’t fight with them but I know they can come up so telling me they can't is lying. I don't live in most condos. Just one. Also I agree it's an extra service to the door so I think not tipping for that is mean. On one app where I can request that early in the order sometimes drivers bump me to another driver.

I tip 30 baht for food delivery but my impression is that most people don't tip them or if they do its more like rounded up change or 20 baht. I appreciate that they go to my condo door. I tip less to the minority of drivers that refuse to do that especially if they lie and say it isn't allowed by the condo.

Happy to hear that you liked it. Yes the variety I mentioned is one of their higher end options but I figured with the promotion it was a good time to try it. It's always perilous to recommend foods and restaurants because taste is subjective and products can change. Maybe someone can answer your grind question. I use a French press which works best with coarse. .

This might be a better reason to pay for Part B than even avoiding the penalties. The enrollment window and delay in starting coverage. Here's a worst case scenario. Suppose you repatriate due to a medical crisis in April 2022. Then you would need to wait until January 2023 to enroll in Part B and then wait for the coverage to start in July 2023. That's well over a year! https://www.medicare.gov/blog/medicare-part-b-enrollment-sign-up-now Of course the best case scenario would be about a four month wait IF you arrived in March 2022. To add insult to injury my understanding is that you can't sign up for the other parts UNTIL you're enrolled in Part B.