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Ministry of Tourism pushing for October reopening but some officials apprehensive
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Should I Tell My Friend That His Girlfriend Is Trans?
I say on one of your lunches or over a cold beer just say how "attractive lek is for a ladyboy". Just your suspicion but if true how is this family going to happen. Be prepared to talk about adoption. This world is just crazy right now. It would really screw with my mind to find this out. I can't imagine it seeming real!. I have seen some of these lady boys with incredible figures from behind. Curve's in all the right places. -
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Poll -- Will president elect Trump last through his term?
You really need to give up on the mentally ill/dementia thing, it is only happening in your head, you make yourself look foolish and delusional. Trumps given 100's of hours worth of inteviews, more than 1 a day sometimes. He Totally on the ball, the flagrant, musk, and Rogan podcasts are proof alone. Its clear your unhealthy unhinged opinion of DJT comes from the things you watch, the links you have posted are pure derangement. -
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Thailand's Expats Urged to Register with TRD for Tax, Says Expert
Last year I looked into getting refund on tax withheld on interest from a Thai savings account. I've had a tax ID for several years but made no use of it (just got it for the experience). Long story short, the bank wanted me to fill out a US IRS federal form that reveals all my income taxed in the US. Not to be submitted to the bank but to a private company allegedly working for the bank (bank people seemed unknowing about the private company) . So in my mind any illegal exposure of my personal US tax information could not be attributed to the bank relative to suing the bank for releasing my personal data to unauthorized bank contacts. As the interest withheld was typically 200 baht against interest income of generally 1,300 it wasn't worth revealing my US tax filings. I'll just eat the tax. PS: I hold a LTR visa for wealthy retired individuals which does not tax foreign income. So happy to "donate" to Thailand 200 baht annually. -
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Trump is back! He has won.
The final data has not been released, but it looks like voter participation was less than last election. If the US population increases every 4 years, it is expected that the number of voters will increase too. The total number of votes is relatively meaningless if voter participation decreases. -
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Thailand Extends Visa-Free Entry for Indian Tourists Indefinitely
I cannot find data for 22019, but I did find 2019. It goes against long held stereotypes, but does show that spending is consistent for some regions. Indians are not the sheap charlies they are assumed to be, but some Europeans certainly are. Which foreign tourists spend the least per capita in Thailand? In 2019, visitors from France spent the least per capita amount of $112.02 USD per day. Here’s the complete breakdown of per capita spends by tourists visiting Thailand: Per Capita Spend/Day in Thailand by Country of Residence (2019) Country of Residence $US/Day Kuwait $224 Egypt $222 U.A.E. $220 Saudi Arabia $220 Brunei $217 Hong Kong $208 Singapore $199 China $197 Bangladesh $187 Myanmar $186 Cambodia $185 Pakistan $185 Sri Lanka $180 Korea $179 Africa $178 Laos $177 India $177 Australia $174 Japan $173 Norway $170 Malaysia $168 Taiwan $168 Israel $167 Nepal $166 Denmark $163 New Zealand $163 Brazil $161 South Africa $158 Vietnam $156 Philippines $154 USA $153 Finland $149 Indonesia $147 Argentina $146 Switzerland $144 Sweden $143 Austria $138 United Kingdom $138 East Europe $137 Canada $132 Russia $132 Netherlands $131 Spain $129 Italy $126 Belgium $123 Germany $116 France $112 -
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Just another day crossing the road...
so in your opinion everyone who stops on a road is the most dangerous user? In Thailand, often yes… I've clocked quite a lot of miles here too over the past 15 years. No accidents either. I am not criticising your driving which I am sure is fine, just taking the opportunity to point out this fundamental aspect of driving in Thailand. If I were to describe how one should drive here to minimise risks, I would say ultra-defensive at all times while never breaking the momentum, i.e. minimise stops/speed reduction… It's a subtle balance. Stay safe! -
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Thailand Extends Visa-Free Entry for Indian Tourists Indefinitely
The myth of the low spending Indian has been deconstructed several times. You are using the Pattaya experience to represent the impact of Indian visitors. It is no more accurate than using the stereotypical elderly pensioner living in a cheap room hunting for cheap meals to portray the visitors from the UK. In July, the Nation had an interesting article; Thailand can expect up to 2 million Indian tourists, exceeding the initial target of 1.7 million. During the first six months of this year (January to June), the Kingdom welcomed 1.04 million Indian tourists. This reflects continuous growth from 2023, when 1.62 million Indian tourists visited Thailand, up to 14% more than the initial target of 1.42 million. The tourists spent 38,052 baht per person on average, generating some 61.97 billion baht for the economy. https://www.nationthailand.com/news/tourism/40039419 The total number of Indian tourists is relatively small. Indians are not considered to be long haul tourists, but short term visitors, staying for less than 2 weeks. This year, Thailand expects to welcome 9.6 million long-haul tourists, including 7.3 million from Europe, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2897733/thailand-targets-8-million-european-tourists-in-2025. -
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Should I Tell My Friend That His Girlfriend Is Trans?
why not? i have a thai trans friend, she had a foreign bf who didn;t know she was trans, fair enough i thought, maybe he knows maybe he doesn;t, but if they are both happy in the relationship does it really matter? then she told me that he wants to have children, at this point i suggested she needs to be clear with him that this is not possible - the same way an infertile man/woman should be up front in a similar situation so they can discuss alternative options. however, my friend disagreed and said it was her human right not to tell him she couldn't have children, i said isn;t it his human right to know she is unable to conceive? we never managed to agree on this topic but i suggested when he finds out he may feel she has not been 100% honest/clear with him. we agreed to disagree.
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