Two Americans afraid to go back home, want to remain in Thailand

[1FinickyOne]

1 hour ago, Ventenio said:

If i have to go go CM

go-go are surely closed everywhere... CM too.

[Ventenio]

1 hour ago, b17 said:

I've been employed as a teacher for the past 35 years in international schools in Japan, Singapore and Thailand, and I can assure you that I have never surfed Facebook or any other social media site while working.  To my knowledge, neither have any of my colleagues. Your rude, thoughtless and hurtful opinions are not appreciated, and I suggest that if you have nothing good to say, say NOTHING. 

guess what....

 

I've SEEN TEACHERS DO IT IN THE CLASSROOM..

 

so please open up your mind to the possibility and quit telling me what I know and don't know

 

understand that others might be right

 

and don't be negative....good teachers are positive

 

 

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, sanemax said:

Dont the have the money to stay outside the quarantine place ?

If not, then why did they come to Thailand?

[Matzzon]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Two American tourists have asked that they are allowed to stay in Thailand as they are afraid of the Covid-19 situation in the United States

That´s priceless! Have actually been waiting for a comment like that. 

[i84teen]

3 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Not true - there are still commercial flights flying out of Thailand with paid pax and connections to USA.  They fly cargo into country so are not empty.

really, what airlines have international flights from TH? I can't find any flights departing bangkok.

Edited April 27, 2020 by i84teen

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, i84teen said:

really, what airlines have international flights from TH? I can't find any flights departing bangkok.

Korean Air, Qatar Air are just two of a few:  Ethiopian Airlines, Japan Airlines, Air Asiana, , and Lufthansa are the others, however Japan Airlines has reduced flights further from what I have seen

[lopburi3]

6 minutes ago, i84teen said:

really, what airlines have international flights from TH? I can't find any flights departing bangkok.

EVA to London 3 times a week until May 4 and appears once a week after that.

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The following airlines are currently offering outbound flights from Bangkok with  connections to the United States:  Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Japan Airlines, Air Asiana, , and Lufthansa.

Source US Embassy today.

[ThailandRyan]

2 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

EVA to London 3 times a week until May 4 and appears once a week after that.

Source US Embassy today.

Looks like I beat you to the post by about 10 seconds...lol

[lopburi3]

Just now, ThailandRyan said:

Looks like I beat you to the post by about 10 seconds...lol

We lose speed with age without the need for a virus.  ????

[Nino1986]

Definetely you can stay but dont take government support money from USA. 

[Guderian]

6 hours ago, JoePai said:

Sensible, who in their right mind would want to go back to the US?

Or Europe? 

I go back to the UK twice a year, but as one of the "Vulnerables" I'm starting to think it may be wiser to stay in Thailand until there's a vaccine available. 

[White Christmas13]

7 hours ago, JoePai said:

Sensible, who in their right mind would want to go back to the US?

Agree just look at the situation in the US

 

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/coronavirus-us-records-2494-deaths-in-24-hours-after-predicted-peak/news-story/1033e428df26c136b8e886ca9e84bbce

[White Christmas13]

7 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:

How can anybody have Corona?  The beer company that makes it has stopped production for the duration of this virus.

'nuf sed.

I have

[mikesalaugh]

I don't blame them wanting to stay there. I'm in the U.K and things here are not too chipper at the moment either. If I had the option I would be on a plane straight to Thailand. Weather the Thailand statistcs are accurate or not (I'll let you decide) I believe its a lot safer there. I would be happy with a 2 week quarantine (as long as I could stay 3 months +).

 

If they can "apparently" bring the numbers of infection down more then maybe (just maybe) there will be an insurgance of foreigners to add a boost to the economy.

[cardinalblue]

Such a BS story....irresponsible journalism...

 

almost a find a bag of money in the back of a taxi PR stunt to deflect a negative environment....

 

and how do other people feel being locked up in quarantine?....lets go with the extreme outlier version

 

 

[Kerryd]

15 hours ago, keith101 said:

They cant leave unless the US sends a plane to pick up stranded citizens while bringing back Thais here . 

 

11 hours ago, i84teen said:

really, what airlines have international flights from TH? I can't find any flights departing bangkok.

Wrong and wrong. They can leave any time they like. All they have to do is book tickets on one of the many airlines still flying out of Thailand. The American and Canadian Embassy's have a list of airlines/flights that people can use to get back to North America.
Lufthansa, KLM, Qatar, ANA, Korean Airlines and EVA are all still flying out of Bangkok and each has connections to either Europe and/or North America.

I noticed the Nation story was a whopping 5 sentences long, including the headline. Same as the what is in the OP.
Not credited to any reporter. No background on how those 2 allegedly arrived in Thailand 2 weeks earlier when the ban on arrivals started over 3 weeks ago. No details on why they travelled to Thailand in the first place when flights were being cancelled around the world and countries were closing their borders.

Sounds a little hokey. Like the Brit guy in Phuket who claims he would rather stay in Thailand than return to the UK. After he tried at least 3 times to fly home but supposedly couldn't because he claims all the flights he booked were cancelled (despite all the flights that were, and are, still available to leave the country on).
His claim that he'd rather stay in Thailand also coincidentally came right after the gov't amnesty on Tourist Visas.
 

[billsmart]

Yes, I agree with them. I am a US citizen and I feel much safer here than I would in the US.

[SpokaneAl]

16 hours ago, JoePai said:

Sensible, who in their right mind would want to go back to the US?

The US is a big country. We returned in February and the coronavirus numbers in our neck of the woods are very small. It ain’t all New York City, however, if it suits your narrative, go for it.

[SpokaneAl]

15 hours ago, yourauntbob said:

I am both and will remain here until the situation gets better.

 

Medical care is better and cheaper here and even with the curfew there is more freedom.  Not to mention the shutdown over there now has food supplies running short.

Food supplies running short? Where do you get your info? We are back in the US and my main problem is that grocery stores are full of stuff compared to the limited foreign food choices in Thailand.

[PETERTHEEATER]

15 hours ago, jimmjam said:

Eh... have they just got into thailand?

how is that possible?

You never heard of parachutes?

[Relocated]

America might be better off without them.

[metisdead]

Some troll posts and replies have been removed. 

[car720]

maybe their 'business manager' in the states will not be impressed with a lack of earnings.

[hobobo]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

they said they wished to remain under Thai quarantine until the crisis in the country eases.

Yes, I am told that there are still a few places at the IDC, they are more than welcome!

[ThailandRyan]

49 minutes ago, SpokaneAl said:

Food supplies running short? Where do you get your info? We are back in the US and my main problem is that grocery stores are full of stuff compared to the limited foreign food choices in Thailand.

I just spoke to my father, and he indicated that there is now a glut of food at stores and the prices have been reduced by as much as 30% where he is living in Northern California.  His city has also only had 5 Covid-19 infections and they have all been released from the hospital.  Yet the whole of California is still shutdown.

[Andrew65]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

I just spoke to my father, and he indicated that there is now a glut of food at stores and the prices have been reduced by as much as 30% where he is living in Northern California.  His city has also only had 5 Covid-19 infections and they have all been released from the hospital.  Yet the whole of California is still shutdown.

I now live back in the UK, the supermarkets here seem as well supplied as usual, there are a few empty shelves, but not that many.

[tonray]

"Americans seek Asylum in Thailand"

 

coming soon...."Americans start GoFundMe page to finance their life in Thailand"

[metisdead]

A racist troll post has been reported and removed. 

[kamahele]

18 hours ago, keith101 said:

They cant leave unless the US sends a plane to pick up stranded citizens while bringing back Thais here . 

The US embassy is still reporting a few flight leaving with connections to the US.

[Em150]

Can't really blame em. Who'd want to be in US right now ... https://www.facebook.com/NowThisNews/videos/2266091557018979/