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    The Yellow Shirt Brigade

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Yep, wifey puts the yellow out for me on monday.

    Seems appreciated by the Thais in the office too (or they're being polite). Smile from the regular lady on the toll booth too.

    Every monday is yellow day,my wife,neighbours,appreciate this so i continue to do it.

    Tax On Flight Tickets, 50% Of Ticket?

    in Thailand Travel Forum

    Posted

    I emailed a Bangkok based travel agent based on a ticket they had listed on their website: ANA to USA for 32,800. I got a response back that blew me away, They wanted another 17,000+ in tax bringing the total to 50,000! (and no, its not a West Coast city). So, I emailed back asking if the tax was really 50% and she wrote back saying airlines have much higher fuel surcharges now.

    50% of the ticket price??? Doesn't that seem, well, extreme? :o

    Air Asia Bangok/Penang/Bangkok

    Flight : 1.532 Bath

    Taxes and Fees : 2.450 Bath

    Bangkok Banquet Beckons For Rich

    in General Topics

    Posted

    What idiots would fly to Thailand only to eat mostly crappy french food-- and NOT eat the best cuisine in the world?

    If Thai food is anywhere close to best in the world, they are certainly doing a good job of hiding the good stuff from me - maybe under a pile of blistering hot chili peppers that destroy your tastebuds completely. I much prefer Chinese, Japanese, Italian and lots of other cuisines.

    Man, what I would give for some Chinese food from Clement Street in San Francisco! :o

    Seconded.

    Thai food may be rather fashionable right now by people who never ate more than fish and chips, but it definately is not part of the great world cuisines. There are some very nice Thai dishes, when made well (as in every cuisine), but they are rarely to be found at 30 baht street stalls (which mostly use the cheapest low quality rice to be found anywhere).

    And they expert assertion of that slghtly ironic reuters article, pig being pig etc. is even not valid in Thailand. Anyone with a few taste buds left knows of the endeavors of finding that one elusive stall in the market that sells high quality meat etc, as opposed to the miserable crap you get usually.

    Who ever had the chance to taste, for example, genuine Qinghai lamb knows that there are worlds between that and a run of the mill lamb...

    Anyhow, i don't really see much of a problem with some rich folks who enjoy spending their money on a dinner holiday. Up to them. If i had that dosh i might do the same, better than keeping it in the bank. What fun is in having money if you don't spend it?

    Overstay Penalty

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    Most of us are entitled to a 30-day stay without a visa. What is the penalty, if any, for overstaying for a few days? Do they charge a fixed amount per day of overstay? (I may choose to overstay for a few days instead of doing a visa run.)

    Hunghung

    when you leave via airport 500 bath a day maximum 20.000 bath,if you are caught to be illegally in thailand : monkeyhouse,so up to you.

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