I was in Central shopping centre the other day & used the Bangkok Bank maskless (I remember the days when you wouldn't be let into any bank wearing a mask unless you had a gun) on the 4th fl, very quick & polite service but today I tried to use the one on Beach Rd just past Royal Gardens but they won't let me in.

The cleaner was sat by the door which was kept locked & she wouldn't let me in without a mask.

I understood that they had to wear them during lockdown etc but those restrictions have been lifted besides which I often saw them take off their masks when sat in the little back office those days.

I wonder why they still carry on like this.

 

Krunsgri Big C Extrq also want masks, security guard took my book to update for me, I'm not wearing a mask. 

 

Off to Bangkok next week, taking a mask in case they're mask strict on BTS.

 

As to why, just think they are a bit stupid 

Edited September 2, 20223 yr by scubascuba3

Depence on the branch.

Same with 7-11, some let customer without mask in, some not

20 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Off to Bangkok next week, taking a mask in case they're mask strict on BTS.

 

The BTS now "recommends" that you use a mask, if you don't you will be in a very small minority and will likely get the evil-eye from other passengers.

 

The MRT still want masks.

 

As with the banks etc. etc. their building, their rules. They reserve the right not to provide service to anyone.

3 minutes ago, Crossy said:

As with the banks etc. etc. their building, their rules. They reserve the right not to provide service to anyone.

Why should their clients put up with this nonsense?  It's not their money, it's MINE that they are holding, and I should have a right to it.  If they do not wish for me to enter their bank, for whatever reason, they must provide an alternative means to return my money to me.

1 minute ago, AsianAtHeart said:

Why should their clients put up with this nonsense?  It's not their money, it's MINE that they are holding, and I should have a right to it.  If they do not wish for me to enter their bank, for whatever reason, they must provide an alternative means to return my money to me.

 

Passbook update, ATM, CDM are available outside at most branches.

 

With online banking I very, very rarely go near a branch let alone in one.

 

You have a perfect right to bank elsewhere of course.

 

Shooteth-not the messenger ???? 

5 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

As with the banks etc. etc. their building, their rules. They reserve the right not to provide service to anyone.

In Krungsri they are all wearing rubbish cloth masks so a waste of time, if they all wore N95 masks then it wouldn't matter what the customers did

40 minutes ago, SidJames said:

remember the days when you wouldn't be let into any bank wearing a mask unless you had a gun)

The "good old days".

 

 

Funny! 

3 minutes ago, AsianAtHeart said:

Why should their clients put up with this nonsense?  It's not their money, it's MINE that they are holding, and I should have a right to it.  If they do not wish for me to enter their bank, for whatever reason, they must provide an alternative means to return my money to me.

No they mustn't. 

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

In Krungsri they are all wearing rubbish cloth masks so a waste of time, if they all wore N95 masks then it wouldn't matter what the customers did

 

Yeah, I was just conveying the facts, I didn't say I agreed with the policy.

 

No mask and you won't shop in makro or Lotus's's's either.

 

I just go with the flow, if the majority are using masks I put one on, if not I don't. It does me no harm whatsoever.

14 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

The BTS now "recommends" that you use a mask, if you don't you will be in a very small minority and will likely get the evil-eye from other passengers.

 

Not true about the "evil-eye." I've been going maskless on the BTS for a few weeks, and I always see some others (mainly foreigners) doing the same. I haven't gotten any "evil-eye" yet or any indication at all that anyone is even paying attention to me.

13 minutes ago, Crossy said:

No mask and you won't shop in makro or Lotus's's's either.

I do.  No one stops me from entering, but I think I'm the only one in the store, apart from infants or toddlers, without a mask.  Sometimes the employees are double-masked.  I guess they're wearing my mask for me.

An observation.

 

Mods get notifications about responses to their posts just like normal members.

 

Just saying

I haven't worn a mask for the past 2 weeks, and in that time have visited 3 different Makro branches and several supermarkets on an almost daily base

What is the harm in putting on a mask for the few minutes you'll be in a business or riding on public transport  Walking down the street or riding on a motorcycle, OK it makes sense to go maskless, but please just humor everyone.  You could insist on going around shirtless, too, I suppose, but you'd get plenty of push-back.

17 minutes ago, tyler28 said:

Not true about the "evil-eye." I've been going maskless on the BTS for a few weeks, and I always see some others (mainly foreigners) doing the same. I haven't gotten any "evil-eye" yet or any indication at all that anyone is even paying attention to me.

I often get the evil eye for wearing a mask. From f-rangs. Never from Thais. That pisses me off big time. If I want to mask, it's not a political choice, it's a personal health choice that I have made. Also people saying that people that still choose to mask are STUPID are something much worse than stupid. My face, my choice. Kay?

I regularly ride the BTS in Bangkok, and in my recent trips, almost everyone I see on BTS (the vast majority) are wearing face masks for COVID, including myself.

 

I dunno about the "evil eye" part for those choosing to ignore the BTS system's advice to wear face masks while traveling onboard....

 

But I suspect most folks in close quarters there, including myself, would give a wide-berth to non-maskers in this continuing time of COVID.

 

A setting like subway or rail line travel, with lots of disparate people in close quarters in confined spaces for extended periods, is exactly the kind of environment where face mask wear is most advised.

 

 

Edited September 2, 20223 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

A comment on moderation has been removed.

 

FYI the earlier post that got hidden would have been removed anyway, it's just that the heads up came rather more rapidly than it would have for a normal member's post.

27 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Mods get notifications about responses to their posts just like normal members.

Am I permitted to ask?  Is it acceptable to respond to mods' posts?  Are you not engaging in the discussion just as anyone else?  If I should not be quoting you, please tell me directly, as I'm not sure what to make of your comment.

Just now, AsianAtHeart said:

Am I permitted to ask?  Is it acceptable to respond to mods' posts?  Are you not engaging in the discussion just as anyone else?  If I should not be quoting you, please tell me directly, as I'm not sure what to make of your comment.

 

It is absolutely fine to respond to, comment on, like or whatever a post made by a mod just like you would a normal member. Of course, applying an insult would have a similar (but rather more rapid) reaction than it would to a normal member's post.

 

The only exception would be to comment on a moderation action which would contravene the roolz that you all accepted when you signed up.

 

Just remember that the forum rules apply just the same to all.

 

3 minutes ago, AsianAtHeart said:

Am I permitted to ask?  Is it acceptable to respond to mods' posts?  Are you not engaging in the discussion just as anyone else?  If I should not be quoting you, please tell me directly, as I'm not sure what to make of your comment.

The post in question was a derogatory troll post directed at a moderator... which was rightly removed.

1 minute ago, Jai Dee said:

The post in question was a derogatory troll post directed at a moderator... which was rightly removed.

I guess I must have missed seeing it.  What I saw was the moderator's comment immediately following my post in which I had quoted the mod....which concerned me as to the possible connection.

 

I appreciate the clarification.

Not a problem.

 

Anyway, let's get back to discussing masks in banks etc. OK?

It makes sense for places such as banks and 7/11's to want their customers to wear masks, as their employees are exposed to hundreds or thousands of potentially COVID-infected people in a working week. Too many sick employees affects service, and other functions of the business.

 

It's a minor inconvenience to me, to some it is apparently like root canal therapy.

 

As for closing an account because one has to wear a mask once a week or a month, banks have hundreds of thousands of customers, they are not going miss you. Moreover, I have better things to do with my time than opening a new account with another bank which may well have the same mask rules.

I think a mask is a good idea if you ae unhealthy or have anxiety issues.  Possibly staying at home and not going out would be the best alternative so the rest of us can have some mask less fun.  This mask wearing at this point is silly for the majority of us but at the same time if you want to wear one, have at it.

1 hour ago, AsianAtHeart said:

I do.  No one stops me from entering, but I think I'm the only one in the store, apart from infants or toddlers, without a mask.  Sometimes the employees are double-masked.  I guess they're wearing my mask for me.

I go into Lotus and Makro without a mask no problem, not even an extra look

2 hours ago, SidJames said:

I wonder why they still carry on like this.

Isn't it due to covid?  No masks indoors.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

In Krungsri they are all wearing rubbish cloth masks so a waste of time, if they all wore N95 masks then it wouldn't matter what the customers did

cloth masks are really more comfortable than surgical, and reduce glasses getting steamed up, theyre not very effective (probably why Spanish flu killed millions) but its a good way to visually comply (locals and appearances!) while sort of saying 'up yours, BTS its useless cloth anyway!"

Because they have been scared so much they cant let go now. Same in the BBK where I live, yet I can go in shopping malls without a mask and into Big C without one, no problem.

A post with an unsourced scientific claim regarding face mask wear and COVID transmission has been removed.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-coronavirus-masks-idUSL1N2ST0OO

 

"Confusion and misinformation surrounding the efficacy of face masks appears to be widespread, with some social media users claiming face coverings don’t work or actually cause harm (here and here).

 

Mask wearing does limit COVID-19 transmission and infection in two ways, according to real-world data, studies and several public health experts who spoke to Reuters.

PREVENTING TRANSMISSION

Reuters recently debunked claims about masks and lockdowns, finding they effectively slow the spread of COVID-19 (here).

 

Several studies show mask-wearing helps reduce transmission of the virus (here, here)."

 

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