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Well Vietnam defeated the mighty United States - don't just go by numbers.

Goes along with the CRS form I recently got from my Thai bank. This will have a big impact on Offshore Oil and Gas workers who live in Thailand - most of them on Thai Elite Visas because they can afford it, and live here more than 6 months of the year.

Nah, still a crap airline. Just booked an Economy ticket the other day - was between Thai and Singapore Air. Same price. But Thai only allows $23kg of luggage, SIngapore Air allows $30kg. You can get an extra $7kg of luggage allowance on Thai for $200, lol. Singapore Airlines is so easy to change flights online yourself compared to stupid Thai Air. Upgrading on Singapore Air much easier too, and all done online before checkin.

It's ok - the decision will be reveresed in a years' time - you will need a Doctors' prescrioption to play poker.

Well, the Motorbike Taxi mafia outside my hotel gave me the death stare when I used a Grab bike once last month - if I hadn't been a longtime visitor and instead been a new tourist, it probably would have been quite scary.

Yeah, good luck with that. International schools very expensive. The wife will soon be tired of the Thai girls checking him out everytime they go out. Thailand is definately not cheap anymore.

Never buy in Thailnd - the golden rule. Another problem will be with Thai owners of condos in your building - if their condo is not rented out, they generally refuse to pay the monthly CAM, and the condos funds can end up going to zero very quickly!

Yep, you can get it at the Global Doctor in Silom Road inside Holiday Inn - they send you to the Red Cross opposite Lumpini Park - you can actually just go there and register and get the shots yourself though.

You forgot to mention the good stuff: Wine 50% cheaper than Thailand - and I drink a lot of wine. (was quite often corked in Thailand due to the heat and mishandling). Spirits 50% cheaper than Thailand - and I drink a lot of spirits. Good cheap salads and vegetables. Cheaper good quality steaks. Clean air. You can see the stars at night. Free health insurance. I can drive or ride again on safe roads. Forced home during COVID, and love it. Been back to Thailand a few times since COVID, and it now sucks with prices now 40 - 50% higher on everything. Many signs pointing to Thai banks now pulling into line with International standards/reporting, and signs government is looking to tax Farangs living in Thailand such as Digital Nomads and Oil and Gas workers etc. Stupid lady drink quotas in bars etc. etc. etc. No taxi scams.

Yep, this is the Thai way of screwing Farangs, and the reason people are moving to Vietnam instead. It is not just Health Insurance they screw the Farang over with - just look at the 30 - 40% increase in international school fees each year.

I can confirm, UOB has stopped accepting my Wise transfers as of May 6th. I did a SWIFT transfer from another bank and the funds turned up in my UOB account quite quickly - within 1 day.

Yep, Thailand has long avoided the mandatory bank reporting that other banks around the world now require CRS( Common Reporting Standard). It was only a matter of time bfeore they were put under pressure to come into line, and report foreign account holders. I knew something was happening when Thai Baht was banned from P2P Trading on Bybit.

Everyone I speak to is visiting or moving to Vietnam this year, especially Na Trang. Seems everything is better there, and the birds have natural big T*%s and not bolt ons.

Does it carry the bomb sniffer device they wasted money on years ago.

They used the parts from the bomb detectors they bought years ago, lol. Can't mak this <deleted> up in this country.