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Sai detailed how the tourists, suspected to be Italians, were found swimming in a closed-off area meant to let the coral reef recover after much of it died last year. The Thai park rangers were acting with patience and politeness compared to the foreigner. Rejuvenating a coral reef need more knowledge than bashing Thai people IMHO.

OK. So you go to some country, pay some moron and do anything you wish? Unfortunately this problem is caused by the Thai people asking them for money - so give them the money and do as you wish? Lots of officials in Thailand are corrupt - SO, the people who pay them are clean and good? Great logic indeed.

Mr. Rao retired and received a large retirement amount. He deposited ₹20 lakhs in a joint account with his wife and even shared the ATM card PIN with her. One day, he stepped out for an hour on some work and suddenly realized that he had forgotten his phone at home. He rushed back and was relieved to find it lying on the sofa. As he sat down, he asked his wife, "Did any call come?" She replied, "Yes, the bank called, asking to update the joint account details." Mr. Rao started sweating and collapsed onto the sofa in panic. "Did you give them the OTP?" he asked anxiously. His wife calmly said, "Yes, the bank manager himself called me, so I gave it to him." Mr. Rao almost fainted. He quickly checked his bank balance on his phone. The ₹20 lakhs were still there. With a sigh of relief, he asked, "What OTP did you give?" His wife innocently replied, "The OTP I got was 4042. Since it's a joint account, I gave my half of the OTP—2021." Mr. Rao felt like he had just come back to life. This is why a wife is called 'better half'.

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Am I just unlucky, Absolutely, yes. Wherever you go you encounter such incidents. Please visit a fortune teller ASAP and get a powerful amulet for your protection. All will be ok, and Aseannow will have less fairy tales.

Today, the term "the free world" has been redefined. It is not what it was meant to be, when it was coined! IMHO

The US lost an idiot. Unfortunately Thailand added one to it's pool. If caught in Singapore, one idiot less on this planet.

Lovely advise. Thank you. AI is the game.

OP asked for "good advice for first time tourists, and especially girls?" Great help, some members are.

Thank you a million times! NOT only Thais, ANYONE hates a snobbish moron. Many people fail to realize this. They expect the entire world to bow down to them, whilst they show their arrogance and rude behavior. In short, they hate someone who behaves just like them!!!

So its Thailand and Thais are doing it, you mean? Or what...?

When are you going there? Please, please do hurry and shut the do0r behind you. Thank you.

Your self assessment of yourself is over the moon! With that attitude, whether riding a Harley or a Barfly, you definitely would meet disaster! I very much doubt the veracity of your post, but your high nosed attitude is disgusting.

Actually, I was referring to charges that are imposed by Banks. Yes, apps like Line, Grab, etc. charging a commission, is normal.

15 Baht every month? No. I haven't seen this in my BB savings account to date.

I have mentioned this many times. Who likes and enjoy... 1. A sweaty, bare bodied passenger on a public transport? 2. A crowd of loud mouthed passengers talking very loudly and cackling stupidly? 3. Recently I saw a foreign couple on a public transport boat, where the female was resting her feet on the seat in front of her. 4. Large bodied foreigners, both males and females walking arrogantly along the streets as if they are the owners - don't bother to move aside to let others pass - prefers to knock against the oncoming person/s. 5. Eating/drinking on the sky-trains, even with the notices. Just a few observations, I see often on the streets of Thailand.

I thought as much. But, why was the OP charged 15 Bhat for a 250 Bhat transaction?

You mean to say, that all these Thai people, in their thousands, who we see buying food, fruits, etc at the small roadside vendors are also paying 15baht for each transaction? I've never used QR payment in TH, so I don't know.

Japan quietly and politely hates its tourism boom https://asiatimes.com/2023/12/japan-quietly-and-politely-hates-its-tourism-boom/#

Stop moaning Thailand, you got the money from them. Enjoy that money, with your eyes closed. Stop crying. Get totally F-upped finally, and then cry. Expert advice?

Thailand Cracks Down: Police to Monitor Foreign Nationals Closely TBH this is nothing new, or surprising! Many other countries started tightening the immigration screws long time ago, after realizing their folly of having lax immigration laws. Sad situation, but a reality.

BBC Faces More Serious Accusations of Bias in Gaza Hostage Release Coverage - BBC lost its credibility more than a couple of decades ago. In the 'good old days', the BBC news was the standard.