from the home of CC Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 11:19 PM, freesudani said: well ive been in thailand for nearly a year and i have been asked for documentation around 15 times. I've been here for 18yrs and never been asked to produce my ID except in immigration.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dabhand Posted August 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2020 27 minutes ago, freesudani said: 1- Their primary motive was not the ID ...they were looking if i had any drugs (not saying they dont care about my visa status) 2- They were only considerate enough to follow me to my apartment because it was incredibly close (i just left home on my way to 7/11) and it will cost them more to take me all the way to the police station. 3- going by the number of times i had been through things like this, you would understand why it is frustrating. On point 3, really surprising that you don't, at the very least, carry a copy of your pp with up to date visa page. Having been stopped 15 times during the last year I would have thought carrying a copy of the documents would have become 2nd nature to you by now, even just for short trips to the 7-11. As you stated earlier, that would have been sufficient for you to be checked out and then let on your way. You understand who and why they are, in the main, focusing on. Yes, it is no doubt frustrating, but surely it doesn't take anything near 15 checks to learn a simple lesson. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, freesudani said: 1- Their primary motive was not the ID ...they were looking if i had any drugs (not saying they dont care about my visa status) 2- They were only considerate enough to follow me to my apartment because it was incredibly close (i just left home on my way to 7/11) and it will cost them more to take me all the way to the police station. 3- going by the number of times i had been through things like this, you would understand why it is frustrating. 3- going by the number of times i had been through things like this, This is very unusual. Even so, you did not want to carry any ID with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 12:19 PM, freesudani said: well ive been in thailand for nearly a year and i have been asked for documentation around 15 times I've lived in Bangkok for over 10 years and never been asked for any documentation. 'nuf sed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Think I would get a T-shirt printed up with my passport pages on display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab5BKK Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 It happened to me, a lot, when I was working... in Kenya. Multiple times a month being stopped by police forces (armed with machine guns) asking for money! They just cared about one kind of papers: banknotes!!! NOT a very pleasant experience! In comparison, life in Thailand is sweet! ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLeaf Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 They've gone mad today. I saw a whole road of cars clamped. The police were coming in on motorcycles clamping and going off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 same experience in North Africa, in Ivory Coast where we were quite often stopped, asking us our papers, searching our bags, baskets, (or basket for shopping) and calling us "white or roumi". So let this gentleman first look at what is happening in his country, against the whites, and behave impeccably when he is in a country that is not his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesudani Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 23 hours ago, sirocco said: same experience in North Africa, in Ivory Coast where we were quite often stopped, asking us our papers, searching our bags, baskets, (or basket for shopping) and calling us "white or roumi". So let this gentleman first look at what is happening in his country, against the whites, and behave impeccably when he is in a country that is not his. His country ?? im not from the ivory coast , and in my country we got no issues with whites ...you notice that africa is a large continent with 50+ countries ??....so relating me to an experience you had in a foreign country that dont share my culture / beliefs or tradition is a bit unfair i guess. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 2:49 PM, from the home of CC said: I've been here for 18yrs and never been asked to produce my ID except in immigration.. Never checked into a hotel in all that time, or done something at the bank, or obtained a driving licence, or applied for a SIM card? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 This topic has now run its course and is now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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