thaibreaker

A couple of countries still do in relatively big quantities. Those who oppose (and try to block) any EU sanctions against Russia, and of course oppose and block help and aid to Ukraine. That is Hungary (Orban), and Slovakia (Fico), Putin's (and Trump's...) friends. The shame of European countries. They should have been thrown out of the European Union. So highly Trump has spoken about Orban (and Fico), makes me sick to my stomach.

Couldn't have said it better. And I'm "neutral", being a Norwegian. The words he is using both on his platform Truth Social, and the official WH platform, is baffling to watch from here. Who talks like this? I'm embarrassed just by reading it. He has no empathy at all, acting like a child, calling others all kinds of bad names, crying like a baby, putting himself like the greatest person ever lived. If European politicians would ever talk or write like he does, they would be gone before they could say cheese. But you Americans must think it's cool and can't see anything wrong here. It's just mind boggling.

If you think sanctions haven't worked, you haven't got a clue what you're taking about. Russian inflation, interest and so on, is going through the roof, and Russian economy is about to go to shiits. If is hasn't already. Their income of oil and gas isn't even covering their increased military expenses, and a massive part of Russian companies are having all sort of economical problems.

This. I'm losing braincells by reading this crap.

Are you for real?? That is just an insane statement. Are you not following this war at all?

Why do you think Finland and Sweden joined NATO? Why do you think the Baltic countries joined NATO? Russia did that. Their threat is real. I know, I'm Norwegian, we have lived with their threats for decades.

In English, please.

Time changes, but the Pattaya we have today, isn't that bad. It's been a shift to become a more retirement friendly and family friendly place. At least the latter is their goal. I love it here, but I don't frequently hang out at bars and such, and have already found my partner. Pattaya and the Jomtien area have so much more to offer than girls, soi 6 and walking street. And now it's far from crowded here either, low season or not.

Good plan, but I wouldn't count on getting my money back.. Probably spent already.

I won't disagree with that, but we all do mistakes. Mine was my blind trust to my gf, and not having enough backup funds.

Good on her. I will use sign language if I'm in the same situation. Being deaf, that should do it.

It can be numerous reason why and how you will find yourself on overstay. I overstayed a few months more than a decade ago, was arrested outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, and ended up at IDC. Spent 2 weeks there before I could buy my own ticket home. I even wrote about it on this forum, and got a lot of comments. My reason was that I was scammed by my ex girlfriend, and found myself almost without money during these months. While I was getting more money sent to me from Europe for my ticket, I was arrested before I could leave on my own. These things could happen to anyone. Don't judge the book by its cover. Not all of us has backup, and some of us might use some time to recover from whatever happened to us. Laziness, or overstaying on purpose, is a complete different thing, and I don't understand that at all. Some also shouldn't be here if they don't have enough money for it in the first place.

Norway, NOK. And Sweden, SEK, our neighbors, has had the same strengthening. Denmark is bound to the Euro, and follow that instead.

Funny, but you don't seem to get my point either. You Americans are viewing this through your USD and your eyes only, and only comparing it to Thai Baht. I am speaking for those who actually benefit on this.

The USD has decreased 15% to MY valuta since Trump took over. That is expected to rise to around 20% before it stabilizes. According to valuta experts in my country. That means for me personally that the Thai Baht has been adjusting accordingly, but not as much (which is why this thread mention a stronger baht, not weaker) . It means for us retirees from Nordic countries, who have retired here in Thailand, we benefit from the dollar fall, because the Thai Baht has become weaker for us. The difference with your comparison, is that our valuta used to follow that stream. This time, WE DON'T. Our valuta has clearly been strengthening compared to USD. You see the difference? We will see if this continues to be the case, or if it's only temporary, and our valuta will catch up to the ups and downs of the USD. Our experts think not, they are expecting an even weaker dollar.