pomchop

Wow. Not a good look for TAT folks to fly off on a junket to Moscow in the guise of a trade show while the rest of the world rightfully is pulling out all the stops to distance themselves from the new Hitler wannabe. Has to be one of the dumbest decisions by a tourism department EVER.

So Thailand wants to help Russians get around sanctions with China and bitcoin schemes? Those dictators all like to stick together. Thailand is playing with fire by going against almost every country on earth in trying to play games to allow circumvention of sanctions. Russia no doubt has piles of gold bars stacked all over the country under Putin's control. Thai airlines I would guess would be happy to fly several charters of Russians out IF they get paid in gold. Other than a week or two of humanitarian support with BASIC accommodations and food (which should also be repaid via Russian gold) it is not Thailand's job to feed and house Russians indefinitely. Maybe it is past time for all the dictators to make a deal. If Putin doesn't care about bringing his citizens home then don't dump this mess on Thailand.

IF IF the Russian powers that be give a <deleted> about their stranded citizens perhaps they should negotiate for Thailand to provide some evacuation flights via UAE or ? and Russia can pay Thailand with GOLD of which I am sure Putin and his minions has a big stash. Thailand should try to help with some temporary lodging and food as a humanitarian action but Russia should also reimburse that. There are consequences to your citizens when your leaders invade sovereign countries, even if the citizens have no control over these leaders. How many stranded Russians are in Thailand now? Do they even want to return to Russia? It is not Thailand's responsibility to house and feed them indefinitely.

i gave up on storing $$ in cd's and savings accounts as interest just not attractive...for two years i have parked $$ in bask bank where you get one american advantage mile for every $1 annually....so 100 k usd will get you 100 k points/miles per year ...american has great partners so easy to get to/from Thailand on JAL and others. I would rather get the miles than a few dollars of interest income. all FDIC insurance and no long term commitments. Very low value reported to IRS as well. https://www.baskbank.com/

you sure read and assume a lot more into what i said than what i said.....take a deep breath, eat what you want and pay what you want. I don't really care.

"I would say my personal food shop has gone up around 20% in the last six months, especially if I stick to the expat-type style supermarkets." These expat markets selling western foods have always been premium priced....if u want western food maybe live in the west or if you MUST have it in Thailand be prepared to pay major premiums. Never ceases to amaze me how many falangs move to Thailand and then try to eat/drink like they are back in their home country.

Notice how all the dictators and dictator wannabes praise other dictators.....Trump and Thailand come to mind.

Who did you hear that from? Noi's sisters boyfriends second cousin?

Are there any two countries whose average citizens have less in common culturally than Thailand and Saudi other than maybe another middle east country or two?

also please be sure to prohibit or try and scare away farangs who want to be a volunteer...FOR FREE...English teacher to help out a local school by letting students meet/hear/learn from a native English speaker... thousands of bored farangs who could be very helpful ...trade u one year hassle free visa for one year commitment to teach for free ..monitored by local school and if u don't show up and behave visa is cancelled....

you might also want to charge people who form coups to seize the government illegally.

Deplorables.

Hard to imagine a worst mix of cultural differences.

Another conman sucking $$ out of rubes patterned after the Trump shyster cult.

How about a good old fashioned chain letter....what could possibly go wrong?

I miss Taksin....at least he was competent and got elected rather than seizing power via a coup.

Bangkok or Chiang Rai? Phuket or Issan? BIG difference in cost of living and lifestyles. Thailand has many many choices that will impact your budget significantly.

For far too many "positive thinking" seems to get all wrapped up in prayers. There is a difference between trying to look on the bright side of various events and begging invisible spirits to give u whatever it is you have deluded yourself into thinking prayer will give you.

Sadly many of the antivaxxers seem to love to argue for the sake of arguing....as my grandmother used to tell me don't try to tell me that water is not wet.

bub but but....my girl is different.....how many times have i heard that? was it ever true? maybe once in a blue moon but suckers...eh....guys do it everyday...do yourself a favor and if you are asked for a loan and want to do it make sure you establish upfront that is a GIFT cause most likely that is exactly what it will be....

i got a new i phone 6 battery from apple in Hawaii for $50. The old one was swelling up putting pressure on the screen. They told me that is a common cause of cracked screens and that i should not leave the charger plugged in all night every night but let the battery run down to less than 50% every now and then before recharging....no idea but that is what the technician at apple told me.

There are millions of people living worldwide that are up to their eyeballs in debt...some, not all, have little or no financial acumen, no abilitity to discern between what they want and what they need, and get sucked into buying all kinds of overpriced stuff through some strange desire to stroke their ego, keep up with the neighbors or from just plain lack of coherent budgeting and control . I have always found thailand to be very much more affordable than most other countries IF IF you can practice a bit of discipline and learn to live more like a local, forget about western food, forget about chasing the star of the bar, etc. Rents and repairs alone in Thailand are generally available at a fraction of the cost of similar in western countries. I have zero doubt that i could live til the end of my days quite comfortably in Thailand on what some would consider a relatively meager budget. If you want to live a western lifestyle spending $$ like a drunken sailor then don't be surprised when someday you realize you are broke.

Oh how I wish their was a vaccination against misinformation, conspiracy theories, rumours, and people who think that they know more than thousands of scientists and doctors worldwide who have studied viruses for decades and have mountains of data to support their recommendations.

plastic sandwich bag...problem solved

IF you will go back and read the quote i was responding to it was..."...Being vaccinated keeps you from getting sicker. It doesn't keep you from getting the virus, and doesn't keep you from passing the virus on." this is MISINFORMATION....vaccinations have been proven to reduce transmissions.....and yes i did include the "more important" part....