3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Does the US embassy discriminate against females or Thais? 

Yes, They are assumed to be prostitutes and ineligible for entry  to the US

Just now, Captain Monday said:

Yes, They are assumed to be prostitutes and ineligible for entry  to the US

I think you mean Thai  females are considered prostitutes 

3 hours ago, tonray said:

555....maybe they can increase the foreigner surcharge to make up the difference

LOL - you beat me to it. 
 

We should be hearing about a new proposed quadruple pricing scheme for farang any day now.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Why just farang, why not all foreigners regardless of their colour?

Good question.

 

Caucasians: Foreigners.

 

Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, et al: Not foreigners.

 

 

2 minutes ago, fusion58 said:

Good question.

 

Caucasians: Foreigners.

 

Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, et al: Not foreigners.

 

Other Asians are foreigners and pay the normal price. 

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Also anyone with a non O-A is required to have insurance policy for national park coverage on top of existing cover.

Don't give them any ideas 

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Other Asians are foreigners and pay the normal price. 

Yep.

 

Try to pin almost any Thai down when it comes to the meaning of the term “farang,” and he’ll insist it means “foreigner.”

 

Then, ask him if Japanese or Koreans are “farang” also. 
 

“Oh, no, no!”

Park Entrance Fee:

Thai Adult  -    50 THB
Thai Child  -     25 THB
Thai over 70 -  15 THB
Foreigner -       5,000 THB

That will get them back on track.

3 minutes ago, fusion58 said:

Yep.

 

Try to pin almost any Thai down when it comes to the meaning of the term “farang,” and he’ll insist it means “foreigner.”

 

Then, ask him if Japanese or Koreans are “farang” also. 
 

“Oh, no, no!”

No, 'farang' means white person. Some Thai are farang. 

Thais also call each other "farang kee nok", if they act like a Westerner.

 

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

No, 'farang' means white person. Some Thai are farang. 

Thais also call each other "farang kee nok", if they act like a Westerner.

 

Yes, it means something like “white person,” but few Thais will tell you this to your face.

1 minute ago, fusion58 said:

Yes, it means something like “white person,” but few Thais will tell you this to your face.

It can mean 'foreign' too. For example 'farang food', 'farang language', etc

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

For me, as a retired Thai, to get a visa in the USA, I need to invest 16 million baht. 

For American retirees coming to Thailand, they must pay $50 and just SHOW their bank account. 

Don't ask for equality! 

 

 

Apples to oranges.

 

You are comparing a 1 year non-immigrant visa with no pathway to permanent status in Thailand to a 5 year visa with a clear and direct right to reside in the US with full rights as a citizen would have.

6 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

It can mean 'foreign' too. For example 'farang food', 'farang language', etc

It can obviously mean whatever you choose it to mean, then. Use the term "Alien" for anything or anyone not a Thai national and we all know where we stand.

4 hours ago, tonray said:

555....maybe they can increase the foreigner surcharge to make up the difference

Yep Jack up those falang prices to compensate.

23 minutes ago, connda said:

Park Entrance Fee:

Thai Adult  -    50 THB
Thai Child  -     25 THB
Thai over 70 -  15 THB
Foreigner -       5,000 THB

That will get them back on track.

Yes as falang I will second that

10 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Apples to oranges.

 

You are comparing a 1 year non-immigrant visa with no pathway to permanent status in Thailand to a 5 year visa with a clear and direct right to reside in the US with full rights as a citizen would have.

Point is that it's so much easier for retirees coming to Thailand than the other way around.

And, no, of I get a "retirement" visa in the US, I don't have citizen's rights.

4 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Doi Inthanon been closed much of the year far as I know.

I try to avoid venues with Nationalistic (racist) entry pricing schemes.

I thought the Chinese paid the Thai prices too

The flora and fauna are lovin' it!

 

Treebeard: Stupid humans

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

For me, as a retired Thai, to get a visa in the USA, I need to invest 16 million baht. 

For American retirees coming to Thailand, they must pay $50 and just SHOW their bank account. 

Don't ask for equality! 

 

 

I'm not Thai and not American but would like to know if as a retired Thai in USA do you get get all the social benefits etc that expats who retire in Thailand get?

Edited November 16, 20214 yr by overherebc

Charge an affordable price and you might get more foreigners to visit 

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

I'm not Thai and not American but would like to know if as a retired Thai in USA do you get get all the social benefits etc that expats who retire in Thailand get?

What social benefits as an expat in Thailand do we get ?

6 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Some mention of an additional 500 baht "tourist fee".

 

The resulting slush fund has been mentioned to be used on all sorts of things, like national parks, post-skim of course.

 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1234149-thailand-to-introduce-500-baht-tourist-entry-fee-from-jan-1st/

 

499 baht for the government 1 baht for the parks?

29 minutes ago, tonray said:

What social benefits as an expat in Thailand do we get ?

Give me a week or two to try and think of one. 

Good, serves them right.

A 31% drop in Thai visitors and a 95% drop in foreign visitors! Why would that be?

 

Could it be something to do with dual pricing? Surely not! Despite dual pricing being clearly against the constitution some judge said it was not!

 

I live 15 km from Khao Yai Park, and I've been once in four years. The displeasure I get from being cheated exceeds the please of visiting the park. 

 

 

6 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Doi Inthanon been closed much of the year far as I know.

I try to avoid venues with Nationalistic (racist) entry pricing schemes.

I do exactly the same.

If the Family want to go in and have a look about, thats fine.

Me, I sit in a quiet place outside the Gate, usually with a cold beer and wait for their return.

National parks are free for all to visit in Scandinavia. In Thailand they want to call every nice island and waterfall a national park and charge silly money for visiting it.

6 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

How do you qualify as a local? 

In the south I get charged the same as Thai people with a pink ID card (fairly easy to get if you stay here longterm).

 

I don't understand the outcry

4 minutes ago, thanaka said:

In the south I get charged the same as Thai people with a pink ID card (fairly easy to get if you stay here longterm).

 

I don't understand the outcry

Not easy in many District offices. Many refuse yellowbook and pink card is a no go also. 

"Whats the problem Somchai,  change that admittance   sign,  triple the price for dirty farangs"""  That will fix it wont it??

im not suprised farang 400bht khao yai  and thai 40 bht last time i went with my thai family