Stocky

Hat Yai's is a 'tourist like' city, just not with western tourists. Plenty of scooter and bike hire places around town, don't ask which as I have no idea, suggest homework with Google and reading reviews. Car hire likewise, from the international companies like Avis, Budget and Sixt etc, to local rent-a-wreck entities. You won't have any issues finding wheels in Hat Yai.

Should have simply left him with his mates

No issues shopping in Tops Hat Yai today, shortage seems to be over.

Might be an issue if you live in Bangkok, but in the provinces, nah.

Nope never, but whilst I enjoy a drink I very seldom get drunk, luckily I know when to stop.

You're assuming the child had any say in the matter.

It is a fixed term deposit account, yes I can access the money at a branch but with the loss of interest for that term. I've never been asked to do that in order to show activity on the day of the extension, they are happy with the letter and statement made on the day of application. There is no movement on the account, just updates every 3 months at the end of the term, so I would fail as per the example cited. Songkhla doesn't have an issue with money on fixed term deposit. .

Errrm, does it actually specify "instant access account", I keep my money for extension in a timed deposit account but haven't had any problems with immigration.

There are quite a few countries that possess such a "geographical advantage" - Thailand's nearest point to the equator is Yala - not sure building a space port there would be quite so advantageous. I think he has perhaps too much space between the ears.

None, haven't owned a car in 40 years. Lots of public transport, and if I need I car I hire one. No point living in a city and owning a car.

How precisely does one do that - "hello, you have my moral support", no doubt they're all eternally grateful and feel thoroughly morally supported!?

Nothing worse than a whining Aussie

No, not there, the other side of Soi33 - roti shop not 'steakhouse' the Ded-o-cha Restaurant

I wouldn't leave a car in Robinson's car park overnight, the ones near the airport are you best bet as they have security.

I have no idea the name of the restaurant but it's on the corner of Phetkasem Soi 33 and Phetkasem Road in Hat Yai Nai (7.000768, 100.45356). It has always had the best roti canai in town.

+1 for P*ssing in the wind and f4rting against thunder. .

Perhaps because they're smart!

I had a visitation from immigration yesterday, twenty minutes notice. I had made my application for marriage extension two months ago, and we had a visit from immigration then during the consideration period, extension granted - so this was somewhat out of the blue. Unlike previous visits from the local immigration officers in Hat Yai, these two were from Sadao Immigration, they were very polite and apologetic for disturbing us, explanation was they were confirming I was living where I'd said I was, all part of the current crackdown, bad guys out, good guys in, or whatever. I got the impression they were justifying their existence rather than the validity of my visa status. All over in ten minutes, signed the document, posed for a selfie with the IO, thank you and goodbye. .

Milk supplies down south still hit and miss, but can usually find the All Season milk. There was another new one in the 7-11 today Party Dairy - milky milk gave it a miss in favour of All Season.

Hat Yai is busy, with tight finances Malaysians and Singaporeans are holidaying closer to home, so Southern Thailand gets the benefit.

Plenty of misogynists

Actually you can do both to an extent in Thailand with its sizeable Thai-Chinese population. Somewhere like Hat Yai there are many Chinese speaking Thai, most shops display names in Thai & Chinese, we have a lot of Chinese restaurants, several traditional Chinese pharmacies, we used to have a Chinese language newspaper.

AXA can buy online. https://www.axa.co.th/en/travel-accident-protection

Obviously not, it's my considered opinion based on the five years spent there, mainly in central Siberia, but also the Russian far-east and Moscow. But it's a opinion based on personal experience rather than the standard Cold War Era propaganda stereotypes. .