December 26, 20196 yr Vietnam certainly isn’t a solution. Any struggling nation will be the same when it comes to bribes and corruption, especially in South East Asia. Thai post is terrible for incoming parcels.
December 26, 20196 yr Author it was the land of smiles and politeness/years ago/ it was happy in there life with there motorbike govt stepped in /you need a car to help Toyota /making cars here/ little or no deposit no payments for 12months then everyone became sad as struggled to do payments need to work more /anger came road rage/smiles and politeness gone /that was about 11years ago then greed set in and the tourist and farang were targets/years ago when driving the police would smile and wave you through /now franang are number one target to get money by police back to what happened years ago would have said that packet of medicine not allowed and removed it not take everything legal in box and give you a smile as you leave
December 26, 20196 yr On 12/25/2019 at 2:37 PM, worgeordie said: I get parcels delivered from many countries,and in 30 years have never lost one,never get them sent by couriers,as thats a sure way to get them checked,and then have to pay taxes on them, Pretty much the same for me, I have lost one parcel, received literally hundreds more with no issues, the one parcel I lost cost was refunded by Ebay.
December 26, 20196 yr funny - I had a similar thing happen w/items purchased in Thailand and sent to the USA many years ago... you know, things happen.
December 26, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, opalred said: it was the land of smiles and politeness/years ago sorry, but that just has not changed for me - plenty of smiles... if you scowl as much in your life as you do in your posting, it wouldn't surprise me that you don't get many smiles... seems you want to be angry... and as you know, anger isn't cool here and Thai can sense it a mile away... try and relax and enjoy... every place changes some...
December 26, 20196 yr On 12/25/2019 at 12:09 AM, mauGR1 said: Sad to hear the story of your Christmas parcel, but you are not the first nor the last. Many years ago, when asked from a friend what she could send me by mail, i just told her to send nothing. Did it arrive okay? ????
December 26, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, kenk24 said: ... and as you know, anger isn't cool here and Thai can sense it a mile away... You're sure right on this point. I was pi**ed at a former gf one time. Everybody we encountered that day knew it. I'm not of the impression that she told them all but they seemed to figure it out on their own. But since I don't understand Thai language, what would I know!
December 26, 20196 yr 54 minutes ago, neeray said: You're sure right on this point. I was pi**ed at a former gf one time. Everybody we encountered that day knew it. I'm not of the impression that she told them all but they seemed to figure it out on their own. But since I don't understand Thai language, what would I know! I do speak Thai, but it mostly would be considered impolite to talk of such negative things... but they are quite perceptive in this area and have good radar for picking up and avoiding angry people... they don't like confrontation... I have also had moments where I was extremely sad nad tried to cover it up but some people saw right through me...
December 27, 20196 yr I have seen many posts, here and elsewhere saying "I have been here twenty (or 15 or whatever) years and Thailand is not what it once was." I have yet to see one saying "I have been here 20 (or 15 or whatever) years and I am not what I once was"
December 27, 20196 yr Author strange my daughter in oz received from the post a message your parcel has cleared customs and delivered yet the mob at cm airport customs took it ?
December 27, 20196 yr Good job in customs is one of the most sought after positions, for a reason. Years ago we lived in a condo where a bloke known as Mr Big worked at customs at the docks in Bkk on 40k a month. He owned several condos in the block that he rented out and had several high value vehicles, including one of those humvee army things, had a mia noi and frequented expensive gold clubs.
December 28, 20196 yr On 12/26/2019 at 6:51 PM, opalred said: it was the land of smiles and politeness/years ago/ it was happy in there life with there motorbike govt stepped in /you need a car to help Toyota /making cars here/ little or no deposit no payments for 12months then everyone became sad as struggled to do payments need to work more /anger came road rage/smiles and politeness gone /that was about 11years ago then greed set in and the tourist and farang were targets/years ago when driving the police would smile and wave you through /now franang are number one target to get money by police back to what happened years ago would have said that packet of medicine not allowed and removed it not take everything legal in box and give you a smile as you leave Sorry, and with all due respect I don't find the police to be targeting farang, only that they are more noticeable when stopped at police checks. I drive through two police checks almost every day and rarely get stopped. These roadside checks go on all year around, even during low season when there are few farang visitors on the roads, yet the roadblocks are filled with Thai motorbike riders. Sure, during High Season there are a lot more foreign visitors renting motorbikes, so a lot more visible at the roadblocks. Understandably so. They don't wear helmets, they don't both to get International Driving Permits, etc., and the police know this.
December 28, 20196 yr On 12/25/2019 at 12:16 AM, donnacha said: Sorry to hear you had such a frustrating experience. It might be worth considering living in a different part of Thailand. Air pollution is now believed to be a contributing factor to osteoarthritis. You might be surprised to find that cleaner air does more to help than pills. My first trip back in 6 years I was appalled at the air quality
December 28, 20196 yr Interesting as we just came back to the USA this week My wife had a whole bag of different colored medicine pills she brought back with no issues She also had 2 full suitcases of packaged Thai foods, sauces, you name I thought for sure we would get busted However when we arrived home in the USA and opened the suitcases, each one had a form from the TSA that the suitcases had been opened and inspected and passed.
January 2, 20206 yr Shipping medicine can cause a customs problem in most any country. I have never had a problem with customs upon entering or in receiving many, many packages from abroad. Otherwise, regarding the Thai postal service I have nothing but praise.
January 2, 20206 yr On 12/25/2019 at 12:09 PM, mauGR1 said: Sad to hear the story of your Christmas parcel, but you are not the first nor the last. Many years ago, when asked from a friend what she could send me by mail, i just told her to send nothing. did it arrive though?
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