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My 2 cents. If you can't afford the medical bills here, don't live here.   Thailand has better medical care than most places in the world.  The standard of care here is way better than the US, and most western countries (and I can attest, as a California native). If you are paying out of pocket for elective care here, then it's cheaper here than the US or most other "fee for service" countries (at least those I've lived in -- and that's quite a few).  

For emergency situations, the fees here are very reasonable, even if you are not covered by Thai government healthcare.  I do understand fellow Americans and others that don't understand the concept of universal healthcare, who worry about being bankrupted for even minor ailments - but I guess that is a symptom and legacy of where we come from.  My experience of the Thai (government) medical system has been nothing short of amazingly good!  Yes, there is lots of waiting time in government hospitals (given the number of patients), but ultimately, the level of care and the access to specialists and high quality medical care is more than I would get in the US (or Australia - where I am also a citizen).  I am a farang that has worked in Thailand for 30+ years, and have standard Social Security medical insurance as a result of being an employee in Thailand. Yes, for me that gives me priority and guaranteed medical care.

But, perhaps more relevant, is the access to outstanding healthcare that my extended family (who are not covered) has had over the many visits to Thailand where required (and often used).  In all of those cases, there was no medical insurance involved. We have always self-insured.  The fee for service and standard of care has been nothing short of outstanding, and very reasonable from a cost perspective.  For nervous nellies, go ahead and pay ridiculous amounts to some Insurance company that may or may not pay out when stuff happens. We will stick to the Thai government healthcare provided by provincial Thai government hospitals.  We have only ever experienced amazingly good healthcare services better than we would get in California or in Sydney.

4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

PC, Android, or ios?

PC - Windows 11 with Edge browser

Ordered an hour ago.  Delivery at 19:00-20:00.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Plenty of gay men pretend to be straight, I see no conflict in your tale.

Point taken!  I'd be interested in your thoughts of what percentage of the population you think might be gay.  While Kinsey and others have pegged this at about 10% of the population, there are a wide range of studies that predict that it is both smaller and larger in both humans and animals.  What's your guess?  Based on your lived experience. 

And, just to note, I'm guessing that you and I would not agree on much politically, I do love your contributions to the forum.  Hope you are recovering well from the nasty accident.

Hey BMT, while I have many friends like you that couldn't ever be tempted to partake, if I could count the number of "straight" men I've had sex with in my life, I'd need at least 10 hands!  So yeah, I find the continuum theory WAY more plausible.

see tomazbodner's answer above.  It is the only way to be able to click next and let W11 start the desktop.

13 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

I suppose if a story is devoid of actual details (as this one is), people will embellish, exaggerate and make up there own narrative.

HAVE A LOOK AT THE PHOTO IN THE OP, its obvious the children have been reunited with there parents. The children have not been abandoned, they are not now living in an orphanage. The parents are not drunk, or arrested. I dare say this is nothing more than a misunderstanding, both parents probably wandered off thinking the other parent was looking after the kids, or something similar.

Clearly you didn't read the article. You made up your own narrative.

On 3/5/2021 at 2:19 PM, dodgybros said:

It is not about 'fee free', idiotic concept, it is about the amount that lands in your Thai bank account to spend! Transferwise is simply better, and I get mine in 4 hours from Aus.

FYI, the time taken for Transferwise to pay out is dependent on the amount being transferred.  Today, anything over AUD$4,078 is quoted as taking 2 days, vs 4 mins for anything under this amount.

Any suggestions on the best pub around Silom area to watch the match tonight?