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Is this on the list of jobs reserved for Thais?

Well said !

The simple uneducated man in the video has no idea what a pre-auth hold is and how long it takes for it to 'get released' which will vary based on his bank and a number of other factors. It is not instant and many of the less intelligent people in the world immediately start screaming about being scammed, calling the police, etc - merely for what amounts to nothing more than a pre-authorisation on a credit card. People should really learn about the payment systems they use.

No, they are not trying to do this - they ARE ALREADY doing this.

What complete nonsense, more will overstay with reduced number of days. Nobody's coming to Thailand on a 30 or 60 day visa exempt entry and starting a business and then working illegally. But if they do then there's an entire police force - the immigration police who are already tasked with doing the job of detecting this activity, making arrests and prosecuting offenders - just like in every other country on earth. Are the police not doing their job - can't be bothered or something?

Well this will certainly make things more convenient

The US will look to exempt any goods that they need access to. Hard disks are going to be one of them. If the Thais want to wage war against the US they could shut down the small consular outpost in Chiang Mai in retaliation and whatever else they're doing for the Americans that we don't know about - and I am reasonably sure there's plenty going on.

That's the thing with visas. You can just get another one and unless you're on the blacklist nobody cares.

Why would I? If they don't speak English I don't care to speak to them.

I make zero effort to do anything Thai. I did a language course once but could not be bothered to continue with it. I give his country and its people exactly what it gives me - which is nothing at all.

Retaliation is needed here - shoot them down whenever they approach. Then follow up with an invasion - always room for a little more Thai Land.

Yes, I do. How about you?

Whatever happens to this guy is the same pathway that can be used against any foreigner who slightly annoys any Thai person. I am watching this case very closely. The guy may have been a complete moron but lets sit back and watch them steal all of his assets until he's broke and then kick him out of the country. Even the Interior Minister - Anutin announced he wants him out - such extrajudicial punishment. If Phuket was a toilet someone is about to press the flush button.

These emoji things are largely irrelevant, does anyone even really look at them or care who's clicking what? Having said that I do like the thumbs down emoji, I suggested that the poop emoji might be a good idea a few years back but that didn't seem to stick 🤣

Indeed, probably better to think of the current iterations of Blue Origin as an aircraft launched by rocket and landing with parachutes with no landing gear. It's essentially a robot.