Regyai

20 minutes ago, ThePugAndMe said:

I run a hobby esports competition and use paypal to send money to the winners from my Thai bank account.

 

I was annoyed about their March 2022 plans (cannot receive funds) - but these new plans have turned a bad situation into a more terrible situation. I've got some patreon subscriptions and other recurring payments.

 

What's the solution here for me? I can probably try to pay with CC for the subscriptions but how can I pay the competition winners if I'm no longer allowed to have a paypal account here ????

Well its 2022 you can bask in the knowledge that despite all the trumpeted global advances in equality and inclusion, you have the privileged position of perversely still experience swinging discrimination on the sole basis of your nationality - more akin to decades past - by a global corporate with the effrontery to actually declare such things as against their code of ethics.

7 hours ago, law ling said:

A sad story for the owner.

 

Too often: "It's not my job" is the excuse - every link in the chain unconcerned about the live cargo.

 

"Left in the heat" ... hope that doesn't happen to other cargo, like vaccines ...

 

Maybe Chinese authorities did it? ... risk of carrying covid?

Maybe ground staff broiling up some lunch

There I was thinking he was drunk with power

but turns out just drunk on vaccines

Heaven help us all if they find a vape solution that stops Covid

Whether they are or are not bona fide brownshirts - they will be the arbiters of legality in the moment.

Bear in mind there is no police complaints authority etc in Thailand

However multiple uploads to social media does seem to be the go to panacea for resolution in the land of smiles. Though how you orchestrate that when immersed in your hypothetical 'unwanted confrontation' might be a conundrum

These vloggers may or may not be legal in Thailand using this tired old YouTube formula of raising a reaction from people (done to death in USA and subsequently in the UK baiting police and security staff) from the legal sanctity of a public street.

The obnoxious ones in Thailand seem to be those pandering to the 'Beavis n Butthead' mentalities out there by sneaking video snoopings on carousers purportedly being caught in some form of supposed flagrante delicto.

These are a breed apart from the benign (& done to death) 'inside track Pattaya experts' pounding the sois spouting their invaluable tips, info and barstool clichés - usually whilst trying to make their knowledge filled minds up how to pronounce Pattaya.

That said the obvious solution in the UK/USA always was for the police to basically ignore them - this has largely been rolled out and now getting hardly any triggered responses they get no footage of note - no views - no reward. 

If these errant vloggers are causing angst as in the case in point of this thread - then half assed responses like that outlined only fuel the fire by giving them yet more clickbait footage.

Far more definitive if they upset customers &/or hurt business would be a communal stipend to the nearest motocy rank to impart judicious ICU stays to these lens wielding parasites as required.

and if you sleep by them you dream lottery numbers

Another thing to factor in (I went through this scenario years back) is that while the NHS wont cost (other than what you've spent a working lifetime paying) they wont do both eyes at one time. So if your cataracts are problematic you have to prepare for 'one eye fixed and one eye not' for the duration of your second - non essential - waiting list duration

"The peasants have no bread"

Makro still has cake? (asking for a French friend)

5 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

I would not be surprised if even the 7-11 start selling weed. It's going to be everywhere. Thais will be permanently stoned out of their minds.... though I doubt we'll notice much difference!

TBH I think everyone and their cat & dog will need to be, in order to placate all the wishful hopefulls that think an easy living is coming their way by virtue of the weed.

Glock, revolver and clip in same sentence ????‍♀️

did it alter his moral compass?

32 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I would add khon gaen, galasin. 

Pattaya too

(especially if you seek out the garbled self proclaimed wisdom of YouTubers)

2 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Tiny bullets, didn't even get trough the windows. But yeah, wouldn't be comfortable sitting outside there lol.

Kids and catapults more likely

5 hours ago, itsari said:

Refusing to talk in many countries is a admission of guilt .

and in a lot of others a sign of measured wisdom 

Dont overlook the proceeds of the orchestrated eBeg either

I suspect much of the overseas press interest is being frothed up by his new found 'agent'

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

once the family gets a car the son will be promoted to hood ornament

When he grows up he wants to be an air bag

No experience in Chiang Mai

But have you tried the gold shops? In my experience they usually have a guy on site who does this work (kind of a given if they want to sell the gold cases). Worst case scenario switching out for a new gold housing wont be too costly though weights do vary but the value of your old one offsets against it. But Ive seen these guys forming up the perspex with heat, beggars belief the cant replace for you.

2 hours ago, Onerak said:

You can negotiate with a builder for new condo on mortgage for 0%. But basically it is a payment plan over three years. I was offered  a few in Pattaya before covid. Three years payment plan and you move in after paying the first payment. No interest. 

1 hour ago, jvs said:

Let the Thai person get a mortgage but you promise to pay for it.

If things go wrong,you just go.

 

Hes askng about becoming a mortgagee not the mortgagor

56 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Al-la-carte?

are you sure?

Pythons are always drawn to michelin star ratings