phoneguy702

Most of what you have posted is either a true statement, your opinion or the general consensus of farang opinion.  But as others have pointed out it's also a matter of viewpoint.  <div><br></div><div>Comparing a National Airline like THAI with a public company like EVA will normally produce the head shaking price comparisons you have quoted.  And as long as THAI can pay for fuel either with ticket revenue or subsidies they will continue to fly.  </div><div><br></div><div>As for the lack of value due to the Thai Baht's strength vs the Euro, Pound & Dollar I think the westerners have themselves to blame for that.  </div><div>And we have more than enough highly positioned families and politicians who use their power to keep themselves in power and their families out of the spotlight.  I have always said we have just as much backdoor dealing in the west as they have in the east, we are just better at hiding it from plain sight or feel that we need to.  </div><div><br></div><div>As far as the low life peddling porno to farang families on holiday, while I am disgusted that  it happens you will never see a merchant selling something that no one will buy.  So ask yourself who is buying the stuff?  I think is is more of your value price tourists than other Thai's so that is who the street merchants are targeting.  </div><div><br></div><div>The two tier price system has been in Thailand for longer than the 30+ years i have been coming to Thailand.  I don't think it's going to end soon and you might ask yourself, as a visitor making 90 pound / 110 Euro or 130 Dollars a day can you afford to pay more than an average Thai making 500Baht a day.  This country may seem to be full of Mercedes with drivers but that is only here in Bangkok, for the vast majority of Thai"s it's a 5Baht non air bus ride.  The national parks and other venues are for them.  We are not hurt very much by the pricing scheme, I know it bothers people, it bothers me as well but just stop to think about it and your heart will cool down.</div><div><br></div><div>The Thai are very pragmatic, they can see no gain from trying to swim upstream when they can float across and walk just a little farther to get where they want to go.  When they like us decide that they want real honest government in their moo ban with no favoritism EVEN WHEN IT BENEFITS THEMSELVES, then here in Thailand like in your home country we will see government improve and be more responsive to the real needs of the people and not special interests.</div><div><br></div>

Why go to all the trouble and potential trouble of having your phone unlocked either in Thailand or using some software that may give you headaches later? I have been given unlock codes by AT&T & Cingular for 4 different phones which have been used in Thailand, HTC Tilt/Tytn and others with and without 3G or Edge internet connections. Just call customer service verify your account and explain you are leaving the country and need the phone unlocked. The last time there was no wait I recieved the code over the phone, before that it was a 1 hour to 2 day wait for E-mail with codes & instructions. And besides all that it's free.

Try looking up Bird-x on the internet and find out if their bird spikes are available in yur area. Glue them down in the roosting areas and in a day or so the birds will be gone. You might need to place them in any other shady areas where the birds might relocate to but they are very efficent at getting the pigeons to find another place to sit.

Thanks for the help. At least I don't have to carry an iron and the syrup next trip.

Does anyone know if Waffle Irons (either Belgian or regular) are available in Bangkok? The wife wants to bring maple syrup next time we visit and make waffles for her family. Can't see bringing one from the US and dealing with the 220/110 issues if I don't need to. Thanks.

Has very little to do with distance, the wireless will always be slower than a wired connection due to the difference in speed of the medium 100Mbps wired to 56Mbps wireless. The reason for using wireless is mobility and not having to run cables, the trade off is speed.