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17 minutes ago, GAZZPA said:
I haven't had to deal with the British embassy in Thailand, i have dealt with the British embassy in a few other countries and always found then very helpful. i am not doubting your word, I have read similar quotes from many so there must be something in it. It's terribly sad and a bit scary to think when you really need them they may not be there.
I think the problem with the British embassy in Bangkok is that they are very dismissive and don't want to help. Very easy for them to not answer the phone and ignore emails. And if it's something that only they can do such as the marriage affidavit, they make you book 6 weeks ahead, then are rude to you and charge you a small fortune for "helping you". It's no wonder so many here are disillusioned with them, to put it politely.
During my working career in the UK I paid over £1000 a month in income tax, I expected to be treated a little better. Never mind the insane sums I paid to the government for stamp duty (£8000 on my last house), NI (which I will get nothing from), council tax at £135 a month, VAT, road duty, the list goes on. They bled me dry.
Then I want a document from them? More money please.
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21 minutes ago, Hi Tea said:
Congratulations on your public announcement of your generosity!
You're trying to humiliate me for making a donation to this cause? Even if I donated $1 or $1000, your response is disgusting and cancerous.
Don't you think it's worth donating to? Would you rather I phoned my credit card and stopped the payment? Did you give anything? No, thought not.
Nothing wrong with a bit of lively "debate" but being criticized for making a donation to someone in dire need is where I draw the line. Now I need to figure out how to block someone.
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2 minutes ago, GAZZPA said:
Terrible situation for him and his family.
Agreed, I've donated now, hope the embassy can be arsed to pick up the phone and help out.
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8 minutes ago, Hi Tea said:
Yes, it does matter if you're slagging off the British Embassy in Bangkok when it's the Thai Embassy in London that apparently needs the kicking.
The Thai embassy in London doesn't need a kicking, read their Google reviews. It seems many people have put the boot in already. Makes for some interesting reading.
Then look at the Google reviews for the British embassy in Bangkok. Equally as bad.
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To be honest, it doesn't matter if they are talking about the Thai embassy in London, or the British embassy in Bangkok because many of us here will have dealt with both and will understand the issues. She may have used the wrong word to describe the embassy in question but as long as the guy is OK that's the main thing.
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I think some posters are getting confused between the Thai embassy in London and the UK embassy in Bangkok. Last time I checked, there wasn't a British embassy in the UK anymore than there is a Thai embassy in Bangkok. But I know neither is exceptionally helpful and suspect that they both like eating canapes in the garden if someone else is paying.
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9 minutes ago, vinny41 said:
Suggest you check out the gofundme page the family state they have been assigned a British Embassy since June
So the family have been in touch with the British embassy in the UK? Do you have an address, I'd like to get in touch with them myself?
By the way, here's the link if you'd care to re-read it: https://uk.gofundme.com/f/nc7btr-get-colin-home
If you're talking about the British embassy in Bangkok, you'll see that they have ignored their emails and phone calls.
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5 minutes ago, lensta said:Yes Yinn, doctors never tell lies, never take bribes, and most of all, never make mistakes.
After reading your posts, i have come to the conclusion that you are a fragile being and just another sheep.
Yinn may be fragile, and a sheep, but Thai he is not.
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1 minute ago, Canuck1966 said:Yep, Thais don't have the ability to empathize .
Rubbish. For 1000 baht they'll empathise with anyone.
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If only they were this hysterical about keeping corruption at zero..............
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21 minutes ago, Sheryl said:correct.
I have no idea what the issue is
The issue is not being allowed in or out, but getting transported back home with a piece of skull missing and the massive costs associated with such travel under Covid. I'm not sure why the British media spun it "he's not allowed out", but they make a lot of errors.
And on the GoFund me page it said this so anyone sticking up for the embassy staff needs to get a life:
"However the Thai government decided due to Covid they were extending the ban of international flights , Telling Colin this was the hardest thing my dads every had to do we can get Colin out on a private thai repatriation company at a cost of over £120,000 , we just don’t have this , we can get permission to enter Thailand but the thai embassy have gone Absent without leave !!!! There’s no reply to emails , phone, calls , visits The UK FCO are unable to do anything, A man who fought for his country, know one of power is fighting for him as it’s in the hands of the thai government ."
No reply to emails or phone calls, I think most Brits on here know what this feel like.
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6 minutes ago, Jack Hna said:
From reading that story, it would appear he came to Thailand with less money that your average backpacker trying to set up an import/export business and got caught out by Covid. I feel very sorry for him, and am surprised that there aren't more stories like this. It looks like his GoFund thing will be a success, I wish him a speedy recovery.
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9 minutes ago, robblok said:So your argument is that Brits can't be nationalistic because other countries are more nationalistic ? That is a strange argument.
Most Brits seem to be aware that the country has been ruined by left-wing loons, rampant immigration, one incompetent government after another, heavily biased media, gross mismanagement, ineffective policing, the list goes on.
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So, they can really pull their finger out when they want to!
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5 minutes ago, robblok said:
I have found that many Brits are extremely nationalistic looking down other countries. Brexit showed enough.
That's odd. I've found most are first to disparage their own country. I mean look at the state of it.
For every negative view or opinion about Thailand, I have at least half a dozen about the UK. But then I left that miserable little island to come here so it's a biased opinion.
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So they get $50 in "coupons", but the hotels will know this and increase prices accordingly.
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This dude might be available:
Sorry had to remove that, might be a bit insulting.
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So they plan to start mass inoculation in December, which will take 12 months, and that's if it works during the trial. So December 2021 until they've even finished vaccinating, at best.
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Thailand isn't going to disappear into thin air without international tourism. But there are going to be a lot of bankrupt companies, people made homeless, suicide and depression will sky-rocket and there will be exponentially more households around the country struggling to put food on the table. People won't be able to pay their bills, service their loans, and bargirls won't be able to get the latest smartphone. Petty crime will increase, which we are seeing already.
The elites will be immune, of course, and will survive just fine. They will no doubt get richer, creating an even-greater disparity between the rich and poor.
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Why are so many people hell-bent on the idea of vaccine saving the world? It's month's away, then it'll take more months to manufacture and distribute 7 billion doses. Plus it will not be 100% effective, then as soon as the virus mutates, it could well become completely useless altogether, back to square one. Not to mention the side effects from the preservatives etc and the massive cost.
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9 minutes ago, Eddy Ozark said:
Another statement of the obvious meaning nothing. It's fun to see all the moaning over lost revenue from tourists in the face of all the red tape TM 30 and etc that these same people are fully or partly responsible for initiating.
Tourists don't do TM30s.
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90% of people have stopped wearing them in my village.
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15 hours ago, BritManToo said:
I don't even wear a condom.
Even with bargirls? Pretty risky.
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Thailand could make some money here by announcing an amnesty, lulling people into a false sense of security, then not recognising the amnesty as a genuine extension, leaving people high and dry and having to pay huge sums to agents. Oh wait......
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Ex-Marine 'could die alone in Thailand' after massive stroke as borders stay shut
in Thailand News
Posted · Edited by SteveK
He can't leave like everyone else. He needs a special plane with medical equipment and personnel. Read the damn thread next time.