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On 3/25/2019 at 10:06 PM, richard_smith237 said:

If he'd had mentioned 'old wives tale' he doesn't assume you are an Old Wife... These Myths that the 'Farang is always at fault' are myths perpetuated by guys ill equipped to handle life in a  foreign country and spend their days spewing out dumb gossip based their latest acquisition girl friend has told them.... 

 

I've helped at an accidents - not even a sniff of impropriety towards me....  (In Bangkok and Hua Hun).

 

 

....and always perpetuated by people who have absolutely no experience of it ever happening to them, I am pretty sure.

On 3/25/2019 at 9:01 PM, jimn said:

Lol I have not been over here that long we go back to the UK for a few months every summer. I fully understand what we do in the western world is the correct way to behave, but believe me as you found out, it can backfire on you. As other posters have pointed out, Thai's see a farlang and immediately they think money. You mark my words by doing the "right thing" over here only leads to you getting the blame for the accident. Sad but true

Total rubbish.

37 minutes ago, Artisi said:

But only banned by mouth and paper, as for removal from service - - - - oh! we didn't think about that..... 

They did not ban them all outright.  If they did TV would no doubt be up in arms saying it's a typical Thai knee-jerk overreaction.

They banned the registration of any new double deckers.

I always use these guys.  http://www.businesscardbangkok.com/

Upload your artwork (or use their templates) and within 48 hours they are delivered.  600 baht for 100 but very high quality card: 360g with a matte laminate.  Cards feel very sturdy and well made.

Best thing is it saves you having to go to MBK.

Don't use the long term parking. Use the short term parking which is attached to the terminal. No need to book. 

It is safe I have left my car there for a week or more at a time. Cost is 250 baht per 24 hours.

On 3/20/2019 at 7:50 PM, ukrules said:

Lets hope the next time you come they don't deny you entrance for not having enough money despite you waving 50,000 Baht in front of their faces.

 

This is what they've been doing.

Yeah, it's terrible. I travel a lot and I've lost count of the number of times I've seen tourists waving 50,000 Baht around, being dragged out of line, denied entry, and sent packing. Must be 50 of them each time, at least. How many have you seen? 

I have seen a couple of threads on here of serial visa abusers being denied entry. If you try to live in Thailand using several back to back tourist visas or visa exempt entries then eventually they will put a stop to it. They are already FAR more lenient on them than they would be in the UK. 

How many genuine tourists have you heard of being denied entry? Or people on long term visas? I haven't heard of one. 

But yeah, turning people away even when waving 50,000 Baht at them......that's what they've been doing. The OP has just been very lucky. 

Ridiculous. 

 

will be held on April 20th at the Runway 3119 market near the Laem Chabang airport link station.

That's a great help, another top report. There is no Leam Chabang airport link station, nor does the airport link go anywhere near Laem Chabang at all. 

Perhaps they meant Lat Krabang? 

1 hour ago, IAMHERE said:

Didn't I read somewhere that the 'high speed' train isn't passenger, it is freight only.

No. 

15 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Apparently, the disability activists aren't so enthused about the MRT's accommodations on the new Purple Line...

 

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/bangkok/2018/11/26/disabled-commuters-sue-bangkoks-mrt-for-16-8m-baht/

 

 

Like I said, all stations have lifts but the pavements are so awful I am not sure how you are supposed to get to the lifts.  But they do all have lifts on either side of the road.

And yes, the ramp to nowhere is an embarrassing joke.

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I likewise was going to ask... are they going to remember elevators and escalators for the multi-level stations in this fictional project, or it'll be like BTS in BKK where they still don't have them systemwide.

 

The BTS was a massive cock up on that front.  But to be fair everything built since has lifts as far as I am aware.  All MRT stations have lifts, all purple line stations have lifts, all BTS extensions have lifts, the ARL has lifts at all stations.

Not defending them because it was an appalling oversight - many stations didn't even have escalators when it launched - they were added later.  But newer systems are designed with lifts and this will be too.  Of course the pavements are mostly unusable so not sure how disabled people are supposed to get to the lifts, but they are there.

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Money.

Explain how the CAAT banning the 737 Max is related to money.  I am sure this is going to be good, can't wait!  Try to avoid using the phrase "typical Thai greed" and instead explain your thought process here.

Money?

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

After a week allowed to fly again,even though problems with the aircraft might

not be rectified????

regards wrgeordie

Why on Earth do you think they'll be flying again in a week? 

On 3/11/2019 at 11:36 AM, mercman24 said:

bet if that was a farang resisting a cop, they would come out of the woodwork and beat the shit out of him.... 

Where do you get this ridiculous notion from? There have been so many instances (one at the airport, one in Pattaya - just two from memory) where we see farangs bring very very aggressive towards cops and trying to fight. They were handled with commendable restraint. No violence. No-one got the shit beaten out of them. They were taken, gently, calmly, to sober up then released. 

Say what you like about the police here, but they do act with amazing patience and restraint on a regular basis - both to thais and farangs. But of course you are entitled to believe your paranoid nonsense. It's almost an automatic reply on these forums whenever a Thai is treated gently - "if only that was a farang!" 

Get over your paranoia. 

Just waiting now for someone to bring up the off duty policeman shooting the French guy. Hardly standard procedure. 

All the major players have booths at the airport on the arrivals level: Hertz, Avis, Budget, Europcar etc.  I wouldn't just turn up and expect to get one though, you can book all of them online and just collect when you arrive.  I just booked myself a rental for next week picking up at the airport (I live near there) from Thai Rent A Car.  They always seem to be cheaper than the others, good cars, good service; I have used them many times all over the country.  https://www.thairentacar.com/index.php/en/

3 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

Dam it! I didnt want to watch this rubbish but now im goingnto see it advertised on netflix repeatedly tempting me just to take a gander... The way i see it is very different to the rest of the world. Been here too long. Something about a grown up with a bunch of boys in a cave that makes no logical and moral sense. Enough said. I guess i will have to probably watch it though if its on netflix but realllyyy dont wana.

Come on then, enlighten the rest of the world and tell us how you see it. And please don't tell me it was a set up. 

1 hour ago, Captain 776 said:

I am VERY HAPPY to see these boys benefit from this.

Be able to pay for a good education or save it and be able to buy themselves a nice house in a few years or help a Mom and a Dad in ways that otherwise would never have been possible.

 

its ALL GOOD~!!!!

Sorry your positivity is not welcome here. This is a thread for bitter old anti Thai sanctimonious moaners (as are 98% of the other threads on here) - move along please. 

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Next time you should ask if it needs to be registered....

I'd rather not. I had my passport with me anyway but if I have the choice between zero inconvenience or asking for inconvenience I'm always going to choose the former. 

On 2/27/2019 at 10:55 PM, Yellowtail said:

Topped my rabbit card up today without any drama

Topped mine up with a thousand baht at Thonglor on Friday. No questions asked. No registration needed. 

2 minutes ago, Youlike said:

If all the other airlines could do it then why Thai air could not?

Because apparently you need permission to overfly the airspace of a country - who'd have thought.

Singapore Airlines, for example, already have air routes over Turkey and Iran - regular routes they use and have permission for.  Thai do not.  Thai sought permission from China to use a route through their airspace and as soon as that permission was granted they rerouted this way.

You can criticise Thai Airlines for many things (and I do) but people saying this is a failure of the airline because "why didn't they just go a different way" is ridiculous and just typical TV Thai bashing in my opinion; no logic or thought to it, just bash away.

1 hour ago, Youlike said:

They could have flown around Pakistan like all other airlines did....

Because it's that simple isn't.  Just fly around stuff and go where you like.