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    U.S. Social Security Deposit In Bangkok Bank New York Questions

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Sheryl said:

    Now that US SS has IDD in Thailand, little reason to use Wise etc unless needing to transfer in more than your SS.

     

    I get my SS directly deposited into my Thai Kasikorn bank account each month. Very fast and only 178 baht fee.

    That's a good fee I wonder what your exchange rate is.

     

    I ask as when I set up a SS direct deposit the amount that I received in Thai baht seemed a bit low the fees were not separately stated.

     

    I need to send money to Thailand regularly for school fees etc for my kids so I am already paying a flat $15 fee so for me it is better to have SS sent to my American bank account and then send everything at once.

    Recommend A Diabetes Type 1 Specialist?

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted · Edited by TravelerEastWest

    Dr Joy at Bangkok Hospital is good at Western Diabetes treatment.

     

    With that said I have had diabetes type 2 for over 30 years and have not had a really good doctor yet.

     

    It turns out that you really need long visits, where you go over your diet and exercise plan as well as sleep habits etc. very carefully.

     

    Modern diabetes specialists rarely take the time to talk in detail about nutrition.

     

    There is a professor in England Roy Taylor at NewCastle University that has shown that diet will tend to cure type 2 diabetes (if caught within around 5 years of getting sick) but doctors don't talk about this most of the time.

     

    Cyrus Khambatta at masteringdiabetes.org has type 1 and gives good advice on how to keep it under control (not cure it).

     

    Good luck!

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    U.S. Social Security Deposit In Bangkok Bank New York Questions

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Reposed said:

    All I have to say is the people working at Manilla are retarded. Hence, worthless. They don't have any idea how to deal with any issue other than run around it. My senator is now involved.

     

    I am in the process of switching back to my US institution, and using Wise every quarter or so to transfer here. Much better control of the exchange rate, too.

     

     

    Is Wise better than using a bank/ stock broker? I pay a flat $15 plus the local Thai bank fee, about $4.50... I send Dollars which are converted here in Thailand.

    U.S. Social Security Deposit In Bangkok Bank New York Questions

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

    Posted

    This has been a very helpful thread - many thanks to all the posters.

     

    In the ned I changed to have my SS monthly payment sent to my American bank account and there is now zero fee withheld. As needed I now send a wire from my Schwab account to my local BKK account $15 Schwab set fee and about $5 local Thai fee works out well. Fast easy and a reasonable set fee.

     

    Not sure if my exchange rate is good or not - local Thai Bangkok bank rate. Anyone know if this is a good rate?

     

    Also a side question I use my American Visa card at Bangkok Hospital on occasion and they always ask me if I want the charge in Dollars or Baht - so far I select Thai baht. Is that a good idea??

    thai. health care

    in Health and Medicine

    Posted

    1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

    She has been ill-informed or you have. ????

    Not sure what you mean she just signed up about a week ago at a large Chiang Mai hospital in Mae Rim Nakorn Ping and that is what the staff told her... and now she has free basic Thai health care.

    Are we being ripped off

    in General Topics

    Posted

    3 hours ago, seajae said:

    Had to be done within  a couple of weeks  as the phyto certificate would need to be replaced( a 4 hour round trip) if we waited too long as they expire 

    I understand completely but from my experience DHL 95% of the time fixes everything quickly at the staff or manager level and says they are sorry... rarely I ask a manager to get involved - never had to contact the CEO or an outside agency.

     

    Hmm, actually once the local team didn't know the details about another countries special import rules so I contacted DHL directly in the country that the shipment was going to. they signed me up for a special import program and all was well.

     

    I had to explain the program to DHL Thailand but then all was well for ten years.

    Best Tool to cut Bamboo trees and Longan branches?

    in Farming in Thailand Forum

    Posted

    2 hours ago, pomchop said:

    Best I ever had to cut my bamboo was a couple of thai guys with manchettes...no ladders needed and they did a heck of a job in a fraction of the time it would have taken me to do it with no risk of injury to me....IMO some jobs are just better left to the Thai workers.  They even whacked out a nasty bee nest that would have likely sent me to the hospital.

    Wise words...

    Are we being ripped off

    in General Topics

    Posted

    9 hours ago, seajae said:

    UPDATE, we got a reply on our email to a head person in customs, there were no new regulations and that if there were we would not have been issued a phytosanitary certificate, he also said that dhl are responsible to ensure that all documents required is supplied(they were by my wife), he also told us what was required to send seeds overseas(everything was done as required by my wife, she also has an export permit) and he appologized for any inconvenience. Seems  it rested on dhl but rather than let it drag out we did pay the 1000 baht (online transfer) and the package was shipped out straight away which does make their excuse that it was not allowed look suss

    Sounds like you were in a hurry.

     

    Whenever there is something confusing with our DHL exports and imports I simply ask them to research and get back to me and 95% of the time all is well.

     

    The remaining 5% of the time does need patience...

     

    As for DHL being responsible from a business point of view - yes, but not legally - if there is a mistake the exporter and importer are responsible.

     

    I strongly doubt that DHL was trying to cheat you - maybe they made a mistake or there was a communication problem... Mistakes happen...

    Are we being ripped off

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I use DHL 5 days a week and they are better than FedEx and UPS in Thailand. Sometimes there are communication problems but this is Thailand and patience is needed...

     

    Just call their export department if customer service can't help you.

     

    Ask them to tell you the exact rules in an email and go from there.

     

    Almost zero chance that DHL is trying to steal from you.

     

    Good luck!

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    I'm not tipping anymore I don't give a

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted · Edited by TravelerEastWest

    22 hours ago, possum1931 said:

    That is America's fault, the employers should not be so greedy and pay their workers a decent wage. There is no way I was going to pay 20% of my holiday money on tips in any country.

    Well in the old days I think 15% was a standard tip in America - but the main point is in America you have the freedom to tip as much as you want for good service and very little or none at all for bad service. I am not sure what you mean by being greedy as customers will always pay directly or indirectly.

     

    If service is good and there is a no tip system I think that often (at least in larger restaurants) a service charge is included so you would be paying part of your holiday money automatically... Not sure about 20% but I rarely go to restaurants so I really dont know what you are talking about.

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