Yes, typical of Thailand - here's a survey, everyone is invited to participate... oh, no - not you, dirty farrang! I translated each question individually and replied. Another tax - like, what happened to the medical tax imposed to help pay for those pesky foreigners who managed to escape security at the hospital (as if that is going to happen) and not pay their bills. What happened to that money? 2026 - Thailand's departure tax increased to 1,120 baht on June 20, 2026. 2022 - 2023 - The Thai Cabinet approved a 300-baht fee for air arrivals and 150-baht fee for land/sea arrivals (wasn't this the tax that covered hospital bills?) And what is this one? (Deep Arrival website) "Thailand is moving a flat 450-baht tourism entry fee for foreign visitors back toward Cabinet review, with air arrivals first in line if the plan clears every remaining step." They can disguise it by calling it a fee but it's still a tax. Now, I will get jumped on here by a certain section of AN but we don't have a voice in Thailand. The many, many long-term residents here that have no input. Yes, we are 'guests', but why? Why do we, who contribute to the Thai landscape, who pay taxes, spend money long-term in this country, have no opportunity whatsoever to reply to government? The feeling that comes over again and again is that they don't want us. None of us, tourists included. And I'm not speaking about the Thai people - mostly, they are very happy with well-behaving foreigners. No, it's the xenophobic government that (it feels like) doesn't want us here. And, at the moment certainly, the Thai media has a lot to answer for as regards general Thai attitudes towards foreigners.
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