josephbloggs

Sorry to rub salt in, but you only needed 30 days. 650 baht. And of course you can't now cancel it and get a refund. You would have been able to cancel it before you used it to enter Thailand but not after (at least any insurance companies that I know of). Imagine everyone would be buying insurance to get TP then cancelling it a day after they arrive in Thailand and getting a refund - insurance companies are not stupid.

Well done for persevering. Could you maybe post a couple of your pics? Would love to see.

Wait, you're not suggesting that good DoctorTony was making it up are you? That would be unbelievable! He saw it with his own eyes, he said so!!

To me it's simple - if the majority of people around me are wearing a mask then I will do the same out of consideration. If Thais stop wearing them I won't wear mine. Go with the flow, respect those around you. Not a bad mantra to live by, and you'll find your life much less aggravating. Ay my work maybe 70% of the Thais wear masks in the office. If I have to get close to one to talk I will either put a mask on or keep a suitable distance away so as not to put them in a position of discomfort as they would be too shy to ask me to put my mask on directly. Read the room. Why is it so hard for the warriors on here to do the same, and what is wrong with being respectful to those around you?

Ok, so that's the type of person you are - you give us all a bad name. Probably the same type of person who brags on here about leaving their full shopping behind on the counter after being wrung up when they won't give you a free plastic bag, I recently spent some time in the UK and enjoyed not wearing a mask although it felt weird for the first day or so. Also just came back from Singapore where there is no mandate but most people wear them most of the time so I did the same. I guess I would rather be considerate to those around me and respect their culture and sensitivities rather than act like an entitled idiot. Weird notion, huh.

If this is true it is actually a step backwards. Dropping TP was a great decision but if it is now up to IOs to check vaccination status that is going to make things much slower. If they still need proof of vaccination better to do it online before you fly - TP in its last iteration took three minutes to apply, QR received within 30 minutes. The QR check at the airport was done at each concourse and was fast - 30 seconds per person maximum. If that is removed and people are checking individual vaccination certificates on arrival instead that is going to make it worse. Many countries still require online vaccination proof before you fly - Singapore for example, and that is fine by me, it is not difficult. Either remove TP and all requirements so it was like pre-Covid, or keep the vaccination requirement but have it done online before you fly. I don't want someone in front of me at immigration who didn't bring their certificate, has something wrong, or the vaccination was done in a country or in a way that Thailand doesn't recognise. Just keep TP without the insurance requirement if that is the case. Not sure if this article is correct because if it is it doesn't make sense as they are making entry slower / more cumbersome.

Yeah it is a total money grab!!! Free entry, no insurance required, they are asking you to spend absolutely nothing to enter the country. What a money grab!!! You don't need to be vaccinated to enter either. Seriously I don't understand the logic of many people on here....

That's because those tickets she is displaying are for the training session on the 11th July. The main "match" is on the 12th. I agree that that the price for the main match is absolutely disgusting and won't be much more than a leisurely kick-a-bout. I am a football fan but no way would I pay that even if it was my team.

Okey dokey, thanks for your insight. So when this satellite was clearly built by Thais (under instruction and supervision of SSTL) with a view to them being able to develop their own technology and infrastructure in future, saying the Thais did nothing except clean up and serve drinks is not racist, belittling or insulting, and I am an apologist for calling you out for it. Righty ho, I see. Well done for the random cannabis comment, brilliant. Anyway, on with your day - there are more news articles that haven't got any Thai bashing in them yet, hurry!

The Thaicom satellites were simply purchased from the Hughes Space and Communication Company in the US, and they are pretty much standard Boeing satellites and were not built by Thais in any way, shape or form. There was the Thai-Paht satellite though so not sure sure why that doesn't count. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/tmsat-1.htm

Wow, you really are a bitter, miserable man searching for any evidence that there were foreigners involved. I can detect the glee in your fingers as you typed your borderline racist comments that the Thais can only sweep up and keep the place clean (the implication being Thais are too stupid to do the clever work that white people do). Pretty disgusting, as are all the other predictable and boring comments in this thread about driving, som tam etc (waiting for one about rockets and brake failure) What do you get out of it? A feeling of smug superiority no doubt even though I am pretty sure you have never done anything even remotely close to as advanced as these people. So you really think this was built by the white men and the Thais just made coffee? In the article you posted they even say it was built by GITSDA (Thai agency) under supervision of the SSTL as part of a training program "to enable Thai engineers to design, manufacture, integrate, and test similar satellites in Thailand in the future" and to develop an in-country space industry supply chain. No one is claiming the Thais invented the technology - this is a knowledge transfer program by SSTL which is the same type of program they have delivered to customers around the world including Japan, Korea, The US, China, Singapore, and many others. https://www.sstl.co.uk/what-we-do/customer-training The training program teaches the engineers to develop and build these types of satellites. So your big issue with the article is that it didn't include the line "under the supervision and instruction of white people" it seems. As you are keen to take credit for this on behalf of your race why not tell us what similar contributions you have made to the development of technology - I am all ears. These Thai engineers are developing an industry here and should be given credit. I just find it very sad that anyone would read this article and then go Googling to find out whether white people were involved, then come back and post racist drivel about the Thais only being there to clean up and serve drinks. It is belittling, insulting, and pathetic.

And you are one of those people who is so fanatical that you equate disliking Tony with liking Prayut. How and why do you draw that conclusion when I never mentioned Prayut? It's a very childish argument to make. I am no fan of his either by the way. I merely stated that Tony is one of the most self-serving despicable "leaders" that this country has ever had, and when he spouts lies to promote himself or stir the pot - as he is doing here - then his nonsense should not be given mainstream media space. Ignore him, don't give him a platform to lie, and he remains irrelevant. Should he have something valid to say that truly has the people at heart then go for it. But equating marijuana (non addictive) to heroin is a ridiculous stretch, saying he saw a man jump off a building because he smoked a spliff is beyond belief. But his fanboys will support him no matter what. I am sure you supported his blatant corruption, his moral failings, his murderous "war on drugs".......or maybe your blinkers help you overlook it because he won elections. Up to you, but don't tell me I am an "unenlightened coup supporting neophyte" when I have never discussed the coup or anything to do with it.

Yawn. Another TVF myth. Any evidence that this still happens? 20 years ago, maybe, but not for the last 10-15 at least. Link? (Let me guess, you'll reply "do your own research" as usual)

The most despicable self serving t**t that has ever held power in Thailand - and that is saying a lot. It's equal to opium? No it isn't!! Saw someone overdose and want to jump off a building who'd smoked a spliff? Must be a world's first. But he witnessed it with his own eyes so must be true. How many did he kill for marijuana during his war on drugs? Asean Now should be absolutely condemned for publishing this nonsense and giving this convicted criminal media exposure. Shame on them. If anyone is too dumb to see what his agenda is then shame on them too. And....Tony Woodsome????

If it is too expensive for you then don't bother. Why post if you can't afford it? It is an extremely new market with legalisation announced very suddenly and very recently. You do understand supply and demand? And it is 100% NOT a buyer's market!! There is not enough supply. Don't you understand this? You obviously do not. The OP already explained this and said when the supply chain stabilises then prices will come down. If you can't afford 600-700 then wait until it comes down to 300-400 and stop moaning. This site is the absolute worst place to advertise anything for sale, Too many complainers who can't afford it anyway or have no intention of buying, just want a moan. I tried to sell a car on here once and just had people saying the price was crazy and doesn't compare to America even though they have no idea about Thai import duties and couldn't afford the car anyway,. People live to moan here. So sad. Kudos to PrikPot for actually replying to so many people. I wouldn't bother, and seems they are doing pretty well without you.

They do. I have had a Bangkok Bank one for years. I know for sure SCB, K Bank and KTB also do. Pretty sure all the banks do actually. It's nothing new.

Some people on here are extremely unlucky! They always seem to have people in front of them who don't know how to use their phone (never happened to me), their 7-Eleven staff are always either asleep or playing on their phone (even though Thai people apparently don't know how to use them), whereas 7-Eleven has really well trained staff in all the stores I visit. I dunno, I must just be really lucky.

Why would they actually care? And why would they not be happy? Because they spent 3-4 minutes applying for Thai Pass and spent $18 on some insurance (if they needed to)? That was the requirement when they booked and that is also the requirement when they arrive. Why should they even give it two thoughts??

I just came back from Singapore where you can't buy a beer in a shop after 10.30pm. This 2pm to 5pm ban has been one of the most pointless laws ever but this is a good sign of more liberal attitudes coming in which is only a good thing. For the people asking "why not drop it immediately everywhere" we know that is not the way Thailand works. Were they to do that the puritanical lobby would be out in force and it would be blocked, it needs to be step by step to make it happen, this is just the way it is. First start with hotels (to "help tourism" even though everyone knows hotels all serve anyway) then I would bet money in another couple of months it will be dropped everywhere. Similar to marijuana: the plan was obviously always to fully legalise it for recreational use but they couldn't make that giant leap in one go - but they got there in the end by going in baby steps. Medical marijuana, then you could use it for drinks and cooking providing it was less than 0.2% THC, then boom, do what you like. And look at all the people who magically had high grade marijuana ready to sell as soon as it was announced; those in the know knew. Same deal here.

You are correct that unvaccinated travellers needed a negative test, I had forgotten about that. However vaccinated travellers haven't needed one for a long time: neither pre-flight nor on arrival. The only changes - other than when Omicron first ripped through the country - has been a slow and steady reduction in restrictions until, finally, there will be none at all. There is no turning back now, the country needs to open.

Yet you decided to read it and post.

Eh?? You haven't needed to take a COVID-19 before travel for months now. And you don't need to show a booster certificate on arrival at all, where do you get that idea from? Thai Pass takes three minutes, it is all done online, and the check on arrival takes 10 seconds - you only need to show your TP approval which you receive within 30 minutes of applying online. I came in today for the second time in a couple of weeks and it is extremely painless. From 1st July you won't even need to spend three minutes doing TP, just turn up. So not really sure what your problem is, I think you listen to the TVF scare mongers too much perhaps (the same scare mongers who have never actually done TP, obviously). It is way more complex to enter Singapore or many other Asian countries in APAC.

Because?

Don't defame the defamation laws!

Yawn. Another groundless bash. You do realise the airport director doesn't tell Thai Airways how many staff to employ? And you do realise the click-baity story on here about the long queues at check in happened for one single day then was solved. But yet everyone on here still goes on about it even thought they never saw or experienced it themselves. I have flown out internationally twice in the last couple of weeks (including this morning) and there were no queues at check in, just business as usual. Big queues at Vietjet though, but nothing much at Thai. But "webfact" won't come back with a follow up to say that, best to let the TVF populace froth - the TVF frothers who haven't been anywhere near the airport! When I arrived at Heathrow a couple of weeks ago it took me 90 minutes - as a UK citizen - to clear immigration. Should the Heathrow Director be fired for a poor immigration s**t show? My two recent returns to Thailand have taken no more than five minutes each time. Way better, way more efficient. But that doesn't get people clicking, raging, and commenting. If you had a bad experience, post about it as it is valid.. If you are just reading headlines on this website please don't post your outrage because it is not valid.