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Oooo..wow. Four pages and only two "Thais are always right because I'm a guest in their country" responses! Maybe it's the really new ones who haven't had their Thai friends screwed over yet and asked to shell out loans so they can win their money back. I'm sure reporting it to the police would help...

Never lend money to anyone, that's what banks are for, apart from that it's not your problem and you are under no obligation to fix whatever mess thay have got themselves into, the same applies anywhere in the world.

The UK Government hasn't legalised Cocaine yet has it?

Why not?

Not they haven't but I believe they should do so.

And in addition, even the vast majority of the unconscionable miscreants who are incapable of making a decision without the states help probably deserve some protection themselves. Only legalisation and regulation can offer that.

My point being that legislative interference to protect the dim-witted shouldn't be at the expense of my personal freedom to do as I please.

The Government has a responsiblity to protect it citizens, especially the vulnerable ones.

What about the people who aren't vulnerable ?

I guess using your argument we all have to be dragged down to the same level and treated as unconscionable miscreants who are incapable of making a decision without the states help ?

It's double the price to book one starting from Bangkok to London though. I wonder why that is.

So we have a country that has large scale civil unrest problems and they announce a massive 24/7 crackdown on petty crime.

I would liken this to setting up a massive 24/7 well manned patrol during the blitz to crack down on littering.

Please keep us updated, I make my decisions on which airline to use based on how they treat their customers. I've been using EVA lately.

Like someone else mentioned his crime here was provoking a police officer, if the guy had quitened down I doubt he would even have been arrested unless there were injuries.

They truly are the scum of the earth, I fully expected incidents like this.

What are you using now ?

Thanks mate, yeh that's kinda how I remember the prices being last yr - problem for us Brits is that the baht's slipped from 50 to £1 to the low forties

No, it hasn't gone that low - make sure you only change a small amount of money before you travel and change the rest once you're there.

The money changers in the UK are one of the biggest rip oufits anywhere in the world, especially in airports and the 'no commission' places.

You wouldn't believe the number of people who tell me I should go to the post office to change my money because they charge 'no commission', they give one of the crappiest rates available which of course includes the commission that they don't charge separately.

Charter a Helicopter, this is the best way to travel anywhere. It's usually quite expensive. In Thailand it is very expensive compared to other countries I've been to, like Brazil for example where it's much cheaper. Supply and demand I guess. I would say there's low supply and high demand hence the high prices.

I don't know what it is with the airlines these days - flights from the US to Bangkok seem to start at around $1300-$1500 which is very expensive compared to normal.

That is outrageous, they are definitely trying to rip you off here. They might as well be stealing money directly from your bank account

Look what you can get for about £2600 in the UK http://www.businessvending.co.uk/products/...chine-56-4.html

It seems to me you're hated by them all because you're a foreigner.

If I sense annoyance behind me, I swish funds back and forth between various accounts just to increase their annoyance levels.

Lets all hope that some day you don't do this to a mafia type who then proceeds to seriously beat you to within an inch of your death for a small percieved loss of face.

Things like this happen for the smallest of reasons.

Why is it that when a Thai person uses the ATM in front of you, it's always the very first time that they have used an ATM in their life?

What I want to know is why whenever I join the end of a line of say 10 people waiting for anything when I get to the front I'm the only person left queueing and nobody is behind me - this really annoys me and it happens all the time !

As far as I was aware there is no way to cancel a 'pre auth' you just have to let it expire or make a charge against it.

Maybe they meant they have cancelled the transaction and the pre auth will expire on it's own, I can't rmember how long pre auths last for, it's either 7, 10 or 14 days and maybe it varies from bank to bank.

I don't know the address but if you get off the BTS at Nana station and walk on the even numbered side of Sukhumvit Road past the Landmark Hotel towards Soi 4 you will see a large post office on your left before you get to the Soi 4 / Sukhumvit junction.

There's probably another one nearer to where you are.

"This rule will decimate the bar trade, just look at England"

Is this true for England or are you being melodramatic? No smoking rules have been implemented in several cities in the US, and they had ZERO effect on bars. People actually say that it had a positive effect because the nonsmoking majority is coming out more often and feel better. Smokers just go outside for a few minutes to smoke and come back in and generally don't seem too bothered by the no smoking rule.

It's very true there are many bars closing every week. Since the smoking ban was introduced the crowds in the bars have been reducing all the time.

You're talking about immigration aren't you ? Customer are something else and there is almost never any kind of queue.

There's one just past Soi 4 on Sukhumvit Road which isn't too far, a couple of stops on the BTS.

Maybe it's the smell. Hippies have something of a reputation for being soap dodgers. From what I've heard people with some mental illnesses often don't look after themselves as well as they should if they receive no help.

If the statistics support the under 25 group, then sobeit. I'm not sure you will be able to sell the jail terms for the young people of society tho.

That will only work if the voting age is raised to 25

Do you think people should be allowed to drink in moderation in a bar during the hours of 2 and 5 in the afternoon?

I think people should be able to drink whatever they want and whenever they want it.