India to Require Negative Covid Test from Thai Visitors

[khunjeff]

20 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Do Thais visit India then? ????

In any case, Mr Ganja won’t be happy about this ????

The headline is extremely misleading. The requirement is for all passengers flying from Thailand to India, not for "Thai tourists". In practice, the vast majority of those needing to test will be Indian nationals returning from holidays in Thailand. 

[MrJ2U]

9 hours ago, ozimoron said:

I've already said that many Thais are of Indian ethnic origin. Did you miss that or doesn't it fit the narrative?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indians_in_Thailand

I'm talking of the country in general and it's hygiene.

 

I've made business trips over there and I have invited friends and family.   However they've always declined stating that they think that the country isn't clean.

 

My Thai daughter has been Mistaken for being Indian and my great grandmother was of Indian origin. 

 

I find Indians lovely people. 

 

It's more of Thailand is the center of the universe perception perhaps. 

[Henryford]

13 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Probably not many actually. 

 

Most Thais consider India dirty.

Agreed. I keep suggesting an Indian holiday to my tgf but she doesn't want to go, too dirty.

[ozimoron]

9 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

I'm talking of the country in general and it's hygiene.

 

I've made business trips over there and I have invited friends and family.   However they've always declined stating that they think that the country isn't clean.

 

My Thai daughter has been Mistaken for being Indian and my great grandmother was of Indian origin. 

 

I find Indians lovely people. 

 

It's more of Thailand is the center of the universe perception perhaps. 

 

1 minute ago, Henryford said:

Agreed. I keep suggesting an Indian holiday to my tgf but she doesn't want to go, too dirty.

This is about Thais and others travelling to India from Thailand. It's isn't and excuse to bash Indians.

[roo860]

3 minutes ago, Henryford said:

Agreed. I keep suggesting an Indian holiday to my tgf but she doesn't want to go, too dirty.

 Too dirty? Gf or India?

Edited December 31, 2022 by roo860

[Pedrogaz]

There is a need to make this reciprocal.

[MrJ2U]

4 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

 

This is about Thais and others travelling to India from Thailand. It's isn't and excuse to bash Indians.

Nobody is bashing Indians. 

 

India has a reputation for being unhygienic.

 

Unfortunately that is particularly true in the bigger cities,  even Indians know this. 

 

Some of my best friends are of Indian descent and are wonderful people. 

[RandiRona]

It's funny how these so called western Falangs find every opportunity to disparage Chinese and Indians. Inherent racist and conscious/unconcious biases against Asians is pretty common in this crowd. Why it is so difficult for them to understand that China and India is more than 30% of world population and no country specially the one which depend on tourists  cant Ignore these countries and it really doenst matter if the western economic refugees doenst approve it. World had changed and whether you like it or not, This is an Asian century lead by new center of powers in Asia. Indians and Chinese are one of the smartest people you will find, some of them are running western countries so dont feed the biased propoganda to your progeny. They wont survive if and when they have to work for their Indian or Chinese bosses.

Edited December 31, 2022 by RandiRona

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, MrJ2U said:

Nobody is bashing Indians. 

 

India has a reputation for being unhygienic.

 

Unfortunately that is particularly true in the bigger cities,  even Indians know this. 

 

Some of my best friends are of Indian descent and are wonderful people. 

This is a thread about covid. The "some of my best friends" is a joke, right?.

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, Pedrogaz said:

There is a need to make this reciprocal.

The science doesn't suggest that. Most Indians have been vaccinated, most Chinese not. "He started it" is childish.

Edited December 31, 2022 by ozimoron

[MrJ2U]

18 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

This is a thread about covid. The "some of my best friends" is a joke, right?.

No, not at all.

 

I find Indians fine people who are genuine. 

 

Good humor also. 

[ozimoron]

1 minute ago, MrJ2U said:

No, not at all.

 

I find Indians fine people who are genuine. 

 

Good humor also. 

But nothing to do with the topic, right? I'm fine with  all races without having to invoke the "I'm not racist because some of my best friends are..."

Edited December 31, 2022 by ozimoron

[Spilornis]

Apparently the inclusion of Singapore on the list was a media error but I'm bewildered as to why Thailand made the list.

[MrJ2U]

29 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

But nothing to do with the topic, right? I'm fine with  all races without having to invoke the "I'm not racist because some of my best friends are..."

What's up with you?

 

Perhaps you started celebrate New Year a little early?

 

 

[ozimoron]

Just now, MrJ2U said:

What's up with you?

 

Perhaps you started celebrate New Year a little early?

Just trying to keep it real bro. As always. Feel free to give the personal attacks a miss, maybe make it a new year resolution?

[Aussieroaming]

Well I won't be heading over for the annual Ganges water drinking competition then. 

[BananaStrong]

India is one of the biggest countries in the world!!!!!  Of course they will look down on others, those dirty foreigners!!!

 

Hierarchy of who can look down on who.....

 

1.  America.

2 - 1000.    Nobody really cares.

 

If you live in Thailand, Number 1 billion zillion :  Falang, 1 billion places below sick aids rabies mutated soi dog

Edited December 31, 2022 by BananaStrong

[pokerface1]

On 12/30/2022 at 5:05 PM, ThailandRyan said:

Now the pressure gets ratcheted up another notch.  Stand by as this one spins Anutin in circles.  Anutin has already stated that he is not worried about the Chinese coming as they have to be PCR tested negative before leaving Thailand.......something is getting really stinky with China just all of a sudden lifting restrictions an allowing full blown outbound travel for the Chinese New Year.

 

 

Deja vu back to 2020 where the Chinese were allowed to spread the virus by allowing its citizens international travel for their New Year holidays. 
Let’s do it again is the new chant!!!

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, pokerface1 said:

Deja vu back to 2020 where the Chinese were allowed to spread the virus by allowing its citizens international travel for their New Year holidays. 
Let’s do it again is the new chant!!!

Well Chinese New Year is January 22nd... so if they keep traveling beyond then we could all be back in lockdown by spring again! (Tongue in cheek). 

[mjakob007]

On 12/30/2022 at 2:42 AM, Seppius said:

What about returning Indian tourists from Thailand, also need to test neg? Clinics in Pattaya will busy if so

This also means less indians would visit thailand, unless this testing is lifted

[mjakob007]

19 hours ago, Spilornis said:

Apparently the inclusion of Singapore on the list was a media error but I'm bewildered as to why Thailand made the list.

Given diplomatic relationship between China & india, Thailand would have just been caught in it, probably trying to put a check on chinese transit pax 

[mjakob007]

On 12/30/2022 at 9:30 AM, MrJ2U said:

Probably not many actually. 

 

Most Thais consider India dirty.

Thais also consider Falangs, dirty...

at least the official version

[lujanit]

On 12/30/2022 at 4:14 PM, DrJoy said:

On 12/30/2022 at 2:42 PM, Seppius said:

What about returning Indian tourists from Thailand, also need to test neg?

Yes.

Any individual travelling from Thai to India, no matter nationality.

The Indian Government must be serious about this.  Not long ago when coming to Thailand it was policy for almost everyone to have a negative PCR test conducted no longer than 48 hours before boarding their flight.  Thais did not need to provide a negative test.  This may have to do with a nation's citizens natural right to enter their own country.

[fobuff]

Well, Thailand is not imposing restrictions on the Chinese, therefore the virus will spread in Thailand...

 

Many countries might follow India's example

[Anton9]

17 minutes ago, fobuff said:

Well, Thailand is not imposing restrictions on the Chinese, therefore the virus will spread in Thailand...

 

Many countries might follow India's example

The virus is already in Thailand since 2020, we are talking about Covid.