Everything posted by marin
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How to deal with an overwhelmingly negative opinion of Thai people.
What would be difficult about it once you've made up your mind? What is the point in staying somewhere where you are sure you are not liked, and wanting to isolate yourself from the citizens of the country you have chosen to live?
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How to deal with an overwhelmingly negative opinion of Thai people.
You as the OP seem to have a chip on your shoulder. Who is being rude, racist, and trying to cheat you? Sad to live abroad and wake up each day feel like this. What is the point?
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How to deal with an overwhelmingly negative opinion of Thai people.
I too have never experienced anything like you do or have. Been here 35 years now. It may have to do with your overall attitude. Anybody who responds in a way you dont like you are swift to jump, as this post shows.
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Train Travel.
They are always late here, thats been a fact for over 40 years. Simply too much single wide track, hence a lot of stopping. Until about 15 years ago nobody cared. There was a dining car on all long distance trains. Beer and whisky served along with good foods. Nice spicy salads, noodles, and air dried spicy beef or pork to have with your drinks. Then a girl was raped by a railway employee and the brain trust of the SRT decided to ban all booze and cooked food. That stopped a lot of my train travel. They do leave on time, but generally dont arrive on time.
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Thai shops preparing for new rules
Feel exactly the opposite. Those that are all the way legal will be fine. That is less than 15% of the shops open now. Lets wait and see. I am tired of all the BS discussion myself.
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Why did you move here to CM instead of other cities in Thailand?....Are you still happy?
What do you think of 3+ months of horrible smoke and haze and the PM levels off the chart?
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I love the smell of Ganja in the morning.....Not
Welcome to "wake and bake".
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Best way to explore Isaan?
Buriram to Chiang Rai is a long way. Agreed, you are not going to have much time for Isaan if you do this trip. Chaing Rai is a night, Pu Chee fa also a night. If you are there why to go to Chiang Khong on the Mekong as well. This winter we flew to Nakorn Panom and rented a great one year old Yaris that got 20 kilometers per litre for 750 baht a day. Did NKP/That Panom, Mukdahan, Sakorn, Nong Khai and back to NKP. Lovely and made all the better by cool season. Temps were 14-28 degrees, literally heaven
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Personal Assistants and What to Pay
Gaccha got it. Nail on the head.
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Heavy rainfall warnings issued for Bangkok and 35 provinces as storms weaken
Dry to me is the opposite of humid..???? Today Don Muang Bangkok, not a cloud in the sky and currently 37 degrees. Low tonight will be 30+. What rain?
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Repatriation of property sales proceeds
I would deal with buying it first. That alone can be a minefield here, even with having a Thai wife.
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7/11 water?...oh no its not!
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Just Checking
Also looks like more than 60 days to me. June 21-September 5?
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Bringing daughter to the US
Have a great time. Just be sure out of here on Thai Passport, enter the US on US Passport, exit US on US Passport and enter Thailand on Thai. You can go with her to the Thai desks at BKK immigration. I took my twins alone at 9 and it was a gas. Just be prepared for washing and combing her hair among other things. 555
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Bringing daughter to the US
She needs no visa at all, as a citizen she walks right in. But she does need a Thai passport to come back home on. Thai passports are easy if you and the mom can go with her. Here in BKK it takes just an hour or so to file all the papers. Then it is sent by EMS to your chosen address. Took 4 days for my daughters latest one. The beauty of being a dual citizen and carrying two passports is there is no need for a visa in either country.
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Bringing daughter to the US
Get the letter to be sure. She will exit on her Thai passport and then enter the US on her US passport. My kids did it alone at 12 years old. I have never heard of signing the passport.
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Netflix for dummies. Help requested!
Its about as easy as you could want. I am older and IT challenged but this one is a snap. Here you go. https://www.netflix.com/th-en/
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TM30 instead of a Cert of Residence when getting driving License?
Its not.
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In Thailand, When your Neighbor Gives You TWO Mangoes: Is This a Sign?
Guess you are a noob. As Louis Armstrong said, "If ya gotta ask you will never know". Thai hospitality.