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Community Coffee Shop Seeks Cyclists After Accidental THB 22,150 Payment for THB 221 Coffee
221.50 for 2 coffees? Huh?🙃🙃 -
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Are high end smartphones worth the money (to you)?
No. The Samsung One UI 7.0 update took a bit of getting used to but all good now. There have been complaints about the new update causing battery issues, but no problem for me. -
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Tipping
These restaurant employees are needed, otherwise you would sit in that rubbish restaurant without any service staff. -
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Denied Entry
I don't think what you are "not entirely sure" about is the case. My understanding, from (1) talking to expats who obtained bank accounts when on type-O, (2) from posts on this forum, (3) from the notification sign at the local Bangkok Bank branch (where I have a few bank accounts), and (4) from one of my Thai wife's friends (where this friend is the manager at a Phuket based Krungsri bank branch) , is foreigners on a non-immigrant 90-day type-O visa, can open a bank account. It is considered a 'long stay' even thou it is only 90-days. The bank logic is typically foreigner on this visa, plan to stay in Thailand longer than just the 90-days. Typically advising the bank of any one of these reasons will also further help (but may not be needed) : * the foreigner advises they need this bank account to transfer money into Thailand so to obtain the 1-year extension on the Visa so to stay in Thailand longer * the foreigner can point to a condominium they own in Thailand, or are about to buy (with funds passing through the bank) * the foreigner notes they plan to transfer a substantial amount of money into Thailand into this bank account * the foreigner has a Thai spouse * the foreigner agrees to buy some bank investment/insurance scheme from the Bank Manager (where likely Bank branch manager obtains some commission). I would be curious to hear of anyone who has not been able to open a Thai bank account on a Type-O. I have not heard of anyone noting this (on a type-O visa) that I can recollect. Possibly in the future, the Banks may ask to see one's passport on a regular basis (once every year or two) to ensure one is still on a long-stay visa, but this sentence is 100% speculation by me. It may never be the case, or it may have been the case for some now by some banks . -
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A Trump Hater is a Traitor
It takes time, money and brains to cut it in Thailand. Many fail. -
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[QUIZ] Darwin Awards - All the dumb ways to die!
I just completed this quiz. My Score 0/100 My Time 86 seconds
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