Bangkok Barry

Life and Death.mp4

I had the same problem and set up a new account with an email address I hardly use anymore. Why it happens, I have no idea.

That's my source too, especially since the ones I used to buy at Makro suddenly changed the skin to thick and unpalatable, a problem mentioned by the OP.

Absolutely. If things go wrong in any way the airline will always tell you to sort it out with the agent. And agents, after selling you the ticket, might not be keen on dealing with you any further and/or might be difficult to contact. Writing from decades of flying experience.

Some are content with lower standards than they find in the west. Up to them. It doesn't mean that the standards in Thailand are the same as 'back home'. Few would claim that they are. You appear to be one of them. Again, if you're happy with that then I'm pleased for you. You do, though, appear to be in the minority.

My experience of workers who have done jobs for me is that some have not been up to standard. I'm not the only one, hence the reason for this thread. Respect has to be earned, it is not automatic. Some others have no complaints about the work that has been done for them. So be it. I have no idea why you find it offensive when I write that some Thai workers do a poor job. I'm sure that happens elsewhere too, but this is a site related to Thailand. And comments about MY experiences has nothing to do with being impartial. I deal in FACTS, not opinion, and the FACT is that the workers I have used have often, not always, done a very poor job. As an example, I have had to re-wire some of my house after the electrician messed up - in one instance I had wiring pre-installed in a new extension for an air-conditioner, and when the installers came they discovered the wiring led nowhere.

You are certainly one of the most insulted posters on here. there might be a reason for that, from so many contributors. You clearly haven't considered why that might be. And thanks for the summary of your career. Nice one. I arguably trump you although by taking a very different path, but life is not a competition so I'll leave it at that.

I haven't heard that for a week or more. I wonder what my wife would think of my either abandoning her or making her leave her family and many friends.

Same in Bangkok. A friend of mine in a wheelchair has travelled the world and told me that Bangkok is by far the worst place he has been for the disabled. I've read many Thais believe that anyone disabled is being punished for being evil in a previous life, so they deserve nothing.

Why? Has this condo set up a world first as having the first car park you aren't allowed to use for parking? She's a resident. What's the problem? The excuse they gave of having limited parking space is nonsense. Residents can park there, or they can't. More evidence that Thailand is a lunatic asylum.

The end result is what counts, and much of what I've seen done here is shoddy and unprofessional. Maybe it's because in Thailand, as far as I know, there is no body to monitor standards as there is in the west. An early post mentioned a one month guarantee, which speaks volumes. A colleague from Korea summed it up perfectly, saying that standards here are so low.

Thanks for your holier than thou comment. My Thai wife speaks very good Thai, and English. I'm not a linguist. My talent lays in other areas. I'm also not a brain surgeon, nor an engineer. Nor a builder. What are you no good at? If anything.

You get what you pay for.

The only thing the army is used for is attacking Thai citizens if they disagree with the government.

And this has also happened before on the BTS.

Absolutely. Not our problem - go back and abandon the baby where you found it. Someone else's problem. We won't report it to the authorities or take it to a hospital. Let it die for all I care. How wonderfully Thai. And how thoroughly un-Buddhist. Great culture, having people think that's okay.

The ones you claim to have had aren't the problem. Those the OP and others have written about are. My own experience is that most workers are untrained and have no professional qualifications at all. They learn on the job, if they learn at all, from others who also don't know what they're doing. Good workers are few and far between. Especially if you don't live in a city. It is a fact that Thais have little or no pride in anything, be it the job they do or how they live, dumping their rubbish everywhere. To me, that is a very sad way to exist. I'm lucky with some, as the aircon man and wife team used to work for a hotel in Bangkok before returning to the countryside, and an electrician we use, a family member, also used to work for a hotel in Bangkok. But even he makes use of insulating tape instead of making a secure connection.

A pity you only told half the story in your original post. Weird. Tip for the future: if you want proper advice then lay out all the facts, not just half the story.

Of course, the question could be asked why we need a reentry permit at all when we've already been granted permission to be in Thailand for a year. Any sensible country would say entry is for a year and you can come and go as you please. Why not?

So all these shops that have sprung up to sell will have to close. But, from my observation, they have as many customers as a Louis Vuitton shop in a hi-so mall - approximately zero.

Nice of him to tell Bloomberg that Thailand has no problem including convicted criminals in the government. But they already knew that, by past/present experience. Spreading Thainess to the world's media. Great image to promote.

A religious person I know came up with the perfect cop-out, saying such things are the work of the Devil. Clever, hmm? That was when I 'unfriended' her on FB.

It's the way Third World countries operate. Courts ban politicians and unelected people overturn election results. Just the way it is in Thailand, always has been and will be for the foreseeable future as the people are powerless to oppose the elite. They've tried protesting in the past, rioting and burning down buildings. Doesn't work, as the elite and the military control the weapons used by Thais to attack Thais.

Does anyone still fly Nok, if they have a choice? Whenever I'm at DMK looking at the departure board there are always Nok flights cancelled. Last time I was there it was five. The last two times I took them the departure was an hour late for a one hour flight, and they used a turbo-prop from Khon Kaen to Bangkok rather than a real plane.

So there's more to it than the Chinese feeling a financial pinch. Those closely involved with tourism here say there's another key issue.