Aussies expats who plans to return to Thailand

[elliss]

On 5/24/2020 at 8:31 AM, Peterw42 said:

It a bit of a moot point isn't it, as no planes are flying anyway. There wont be flights to book until the measures are lifted.

You may get a permission to exit but at the moment there are no flights to exit on.

 

 Good point .

       Just maybe , there a chance flights will resume , next year ..

[Catkiwi]

On 5/24/2020 at 8:42 AM, Mulambana said:

OMG, are we living in Nazi era or in NK? Why someone needs a permission leave the country? Flights available or not is a moot point. Australia is now one of the safest places as Europe and USA are devasted by desease and death.

and your point is?

 

[Catkiwi]

On 5/24/2020 at 8:31 AM, Peterw42 said:

It a bit of a moot point isn't it, as no planes are flying anyway. There wont be flights to book until the measures are lifted.

You may get a permission to exit but at the moment there are no flights to exit on.

Oh my goodness, put in context please. If borders open, flights will resume...some logic must prevail. Please my good lord deliver us from <deleted> wits!!!

[White Christmas13]

On 5/25/2020 at 5:04 AM, daveAustin said:

Utter sensationalist tabloid tosh. A bit above death curve for old folk is hardly devastation. But typical gloating attitude from the boorish aussies. Hope you can sort your fires out next year without outside help.

What a heap of BS

[pookondee]

On 5/28/2020 at 7:39 AM, bwpage3 said:

Who the heck wants to deal with irrational decisions made by a third world government whether or not you can return to your family or home in Thailand?

 

Although this whole pandemic has caught many off-guard, it is a real indication what CAN happen when you are out of your own country.

 

It is a risk you take to live in a foreign country.

 

As far as the USA and the huge number of deaths, we have 330,000,000 people.

 

You have better odds by 10 to 1 to get killed by a lightning strike.

 

Here in the USA, all things are open where we live including the gyms and salons.

 

Companies are still fearful of getting sued so the work from home will continue the rest of the year; which is actually a good thing for me.

 

In any major event such as a new pandemic, there are lessons to be learned. However, some people will never learn them, only to be caught by the next big event.

 

It is extremely odd married ex-pats cannot return to their families in Thailand? Anyone returning, whether Thai or expat have the same exact chance to bring CV in. CV does not discriminate.

 

That should be wake up call as to how important you might perceive yourself to be living in Thailand and the reality of not being important at all.

 

After 10+ years living in Thailand, I have never had one regret about moving back to the USA.

 

My experience during this pandemic is there has never been a lock down where I live, never been a shortage of food, never been an increase in prices (gas is at it's lowest in years), people in the stores are more respectful and friendly towards each other and get to work from home.  Restaurants have all had carry out or drive through service open. Beer, wine all readily available. Never worn a mask or gloves. 

 

The media seems to want to paint a picture that every location in the entire world is sheer hell and death.

 

Not the case where we live at all.

 

I think the smartest thing any person could do, that is not trapped in Thailand the rest of their lives, is to ensure their wife and kids have the legal paper work to get the heck out of Thailand should any future event warrant it and be able to relocate to the husband's home country. That way you won't have to suffer at the slow govt decisions that could perhaps keep you away from your family for a long time.

 

We have seen how ONE pandemic can cause chaos all over the world, are you ready to take a chance their won't be another one in the future? Or something even worse?

 

Feel extremely safe where we are at and feel smart I pushed my wife to get her US citizenship as soon as she was eligible. 

 

 

As for Australia and Thailand, im betting Thailand will be open for business

(and international travel)

 LONG before Australia lets any of us out. 

 

At the moment, we have 2 female premiers, (NSW & Q'LAND) where one refuses to even open the borders between the 2 states.

So, take it as a hint,

we could ALL be locked in the penal colony for a LONG time.

 

Even when allowed to travel,

Aussies will surely be considering the Thai visa requirements, and the 14 day quarantine situation.

If Thailand keep all that nonsense going, i can't see many Aussies going back

ASAP...

 

Providing:

 

-You havent got family or other urgent business in Thailand.

-You have got non-problematic accommodation sorted in AUS. 

-The AUS government keep paying many of us (semi-generous) stimulus money to kick start the economy.

 

I love Thailand myself, but above considered, and with all the other issues (to long to go into here)

I think any Aussie would be crazy to even consider going to Thailand before

next year.

Edited May 29, 2020 by pookondee

[madmen]

On 5/25/2020 at 6:28 PM, Aliflair said:

It still does my head in that Aussies are essentially unable to leave their country, a basic right for a developed nation I would have thought. Thank fudge I got out with literally days to spare, I'm not going back this year even if they stop the mandatory quarantine, don't wanna risk getting stuck there, it's a nice place but I'm bored there, sorry to my kids (but they are adults). And in future my travel bookings will be a max of 2 months out, to try and minimise "travel credit" risk. End of vent

Seriously you can't figure out why there is a travel ban in oz?

[Aliflair]

19 hours ago, madmen said:

Seriously you can't figure out why there is a travel ban in oz?

I guess I thought it was a place full of independent bugga's with a healthy disregard for being told what to do and how to live their lives. How times have changed. And while it's no better here I didn't think Oz was under military rule. Clearly you are happy being told how to live your life so hope you stay there and enjoy the reestablishment of the penal colony

[Bluetongue]

Many Australian people that I have been talking, discussing, arguing with on various media are in my opinion terrified. Saying things like 100s of thousands will die. The Premier of Qld is playing to a captive audience. Even she said "if I open the borders too early, 30,000 might die. Apparently she has overruled the mouse that is her chief Doctor, and whaddaya know there's an election due October.

[Bluetongue]

On 5/28/2020 at 3:53 AM, daveAustin said:

You can call it spite if you want, but I get cheesed off with typical aussie gloating on this while tens of thousands are dying. You guys never got the hit mainly because of locality, but all I hear is cringe-worthy China-esque backslapping on how well you've done. Put your country in Europe or US with similar arrivals/business movement, you'd suffer the same fate. The fires were horrendous, yes I donated, but weather aside, a big part of the spread was due to bush mismanagement.

 

On 5/28/2020 at 6:37 AM, simple1 said:

methinks you're indulging in hyperbole. Whilst I believe the majority of Australians do not like / respect the trump administration, especially regards trump awful handling of the Covid crisis, I've never heard of anyone here in Australia 'gloating' over the deaths of US nationals from Covid or any other disaster.

I was watching Charlie Pickering on the ABC. A show where they concentrated on Sweden. As Sweden is often held up as an example of different policy by the right wing Sky News (Australia's Fox Channel). Now, personally I don't think there's much to gain comparing countries, different locations, cultures, testing regimes, statistic gathering, death types etc. But for the purposes of this show it wasn't hard for him to find some statistics that compare Sweden very unfavourably to Australia, Denmark etc. Also some short sound grabs of Swedish politicians, complaining about the economy, without giving any context and that supposedly proved that their economic losses will be the same as everybody elses. Point is, he was gloating about the Swedish death figures, importantly, only in my opinion.

Edited May 31, 2020 by Bluetongue
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[simple1]

7 minutes ago, Bluetongue said:

 

I was watching Charlie Pickering on the ABC. A show where they concentrated on Sweden. As Sweden is often held up as an example of different policy by the right wing Sky News (Australia's Fox Channel). Now, personally I don't think there's much to gain comparing countries, different locations, cultures, testing regimes, statistic gathering, death types etc. But for the purposes of this show it wasn't hard for him to find some statistices that compare Sweden very unfavourably to Australia, Denmark etc, Also some short sound grabs of Swedish politicians, complaining about the economy, without giving any context and that supposedly proved that their economic losses will be the same as everybody elses. Point is, he was gloating about the Swedish death figures, importantly, only in my opinion.

Pickering claims to be a comedian. doesn't make me laugh, but if what you say is an accurate interpretation the guy is a fool.

Edited May 31, 2020 by simple1

[pineapple01]

Me Ozz Mate hopes it lasts. Reason. Costs him a packet. . Wife sits with the Family eating for 3 weeks, and his 2 Kids keep asking "When we going home Dad"..

[dreaming]

1 hour ago, Bluetongue said:

Many Australian people that I have been talking, discussing, arguing with on various media are in my opinion terrified. Saying things like 100s of thousands will die. The Premier of Qld is playing to a captive audience. Even she said "if I open the borders too early, 30,000 might die. Apparently she has overruled the mouse that is her chief Doctor, and whaddaya know there's an election due October.

That is all <deleted>.

I live in QLD and it is nothing like you are saying. We have 5 active cases in a population of 5 million people. No one is worried about anyone dying. Everyone wants everything opened now.