18 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

In my Thai bank, they tell you to take the mask off when at the counter

In my branch of Bangkok Bank, only to verify identity briefly. I usually ask they pull down their masks first to compare with their photo on the counter. That gets a laugh; sometimes they will.

10 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

A mask is required in neither.

You'd need to discuss it with them and fight all you wish. Me, I prefer to avail myself of their services.

4 minutes ago, BigStar said:

You'd need to discuss it with them and fight all you wish. Me, I prefer to avail myself of their services.

I was in Bangkok Bank Jomtein Thursday and no mask needed, then Immigration.....no mask, Bangkok hospital Pattaya...no mask needed. 

4 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I was in Bangkok Bank Jomtein Thursday and no mask needed, then Immigration.....no mask, Bangkok hospital Pattaya...no mask needed. 

Good for you. Still, when I'm out I never wear a mask and never encounter the difficulties of which the OP relates.

6 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Bangkok hospital Pattaya

You must be new here. The old-timers call it Bangkok Pattaya Hospital ????

8 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

You must be new here. The old-timers call it Bangkok Pattaya Hospital ????

I'm solly wise one, please show me the way.

22 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

But Charlie, in both cases I did not even open my mouth. I'm just sorry I didn't, but I will the next time.

After 16 years here, you didn't speak to them in Thai to tell what you wanted but just dangled some keys?

What did you need in the AIS shop and how would they know what you wanted if you didn't speak?

22 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Mask wearing is part of Thai culture, even when on a scooter with no helmet.

While there are places and establishments that will accept walk-in customers without a mask, IME they are usually restaurants.

There is still quite a lot of COVID in Thailand. It's not surprising some places would refuse to serve a maskless person, especially if they were foreigners.

I don't wear masks for months and don't have an issue anywhere.

1 minute ago, FritsSikkink said:

After 16 years here, you didn't speak to them in Thai to tell what you wanted but just dangled some keys?

What did you need in the AIS shop and how would they know what you wanted if you didn't speak?

I did not get a chance to speak. Can't you read my OP?

Just now, FritsSikkink said:

I don't wear masks for months and don't have an issue anywhere.

Because you can't read others minds.............????

4 minutes ago, transam said:

Because you can't read others minds.............????

In our Bangkok office building which houses many other companies, loads of Thai people don't wear a mask anymore. 

7 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

I did not get a chance to speak. Can't you read my OP?

I can read your OP but you failed to answer my question: " What did you need in the AIS shop and how would they know what you wanted if you didn't speak?"

 

A lot of folk in LOS have died via Covid, that means a lot of folk have lost loved ones. Some folk who have lost loved ones may work in a shop and don't want the Covid that killed family, hassle brought into LOS by foreigners, so I can see why they may get upset when a farangy wonders in the shop breathing their stuff. ..................????

 

2 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

In our Bangkok office building which houses many other companies, loads of Thai people don't wear a mask anymore. 

Up to them, or the businesses boss............

What is important to me is that I use my loaf, I slip a mask on in a shop, nooooooooooo ploblem, as the staff are usually all masked up, after all, they deal with a constant, daily flow of folk, who maybe carrying all sorts of nasties.

I reckon when Covid is done, staff may still wear a mask to deal with other airborne, spit born stuff....

I've lived in Thailand for the past 22 years, I've had problems with bar girls with attitude several times but as I'm married now those are byegone days. I've also had problems over the years with shop keepers but I'm smarter than them as I keep control over myself and tell them straight I'm never going to their shop again. It's a legal way to hurt them bad as you're hitting them where it hurts Thais most, in  their pockets.

3 minutes ago, NONG CHOK said:

I've lived in Thailand for the past 22 years, I've had problems with bar girls with attitude several times but as I'm married now those are byegone days. I've also had problems over the years with shop keepers but I'm smarter than them as I keep control over myself and tell them straight I'm never going to their shop again. It's a legal way to hurt them bad as you're hitting them where it hurts Thais most, in  their pockets.

Many of these same shop assistants have had a Thai university education. Are the universities in Thailand as corrupt as everything else is. My wife has 2 nieces who both graduated at leading Bangkok universities. Seriously their mentality is on a par with bar girls from Isaan who would've been lucky if their parents could've supported them through junior school without even considering high school.

59 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

I don't wear masks for months and don't have an issue anywhere.

Ubiquitous, eh? You don't wear a mask in a hospital?

Use Google translate. The Thais seem to know how to use it that I have had to communicate with.

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

I can read your OP but you failed to answer my question: " What did you need in the AIS shop and how would they know what you wanted if you didn't speak?"

 

I am not wasting my time on this.

On 4/28/2023 at 5:02 PM, NoshowJones said:

I will just state one example. Parents who give their motorbike keys to their 10 years olds. If you don't think that is low mentality you are the one who should provide a photo of yourself. Do you want any more examples?

Hmmm, I started riding motorbikes at 5 yrs old... Darn parents of low mentality ????????????

On 4/28/2023 at 6:32 PM, NoshowJones said:

I did not get the chance to speak.

Next time try with a smile maybe work better.

4 hours ago, BE88 said:

Next time try with a smile maybe work better.

Another poster who has not been reading this topic properly.

On 4/28/2023 at 3:32 PM, NoshowJones said:

I will just state one example. Parents who give their motorbike keys to their 10 years olds. If you don't think that is low mentality you are the one who should provide a photo of yourself. Do you want any more examples?

Not surprised of the incident 

5 hours ago, NONG CHOK said:

Many of these same shop assistants have had a Thai university education. Are the universities in Thailand as corrupt as everything else is. My wife has 2 nieces who both graduated at leading Bangkok universities. Seriously their mentality is on a par with bar girls from Isaan who would've been lucky if their parents could've supported them through junior school without even considering high school.

Definitely you seem to have a problem.

2 minutes ago, ravip said:

Not surprised of the incident 

Sorry, but I don't understand your comment at all. The grammar is all wrong.

10 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Ubiquitous, eh? You don't wear a mask in a hospital?

No, i test for Covid every week as it is required for work.

11 hours ago, transam said:

Up to them, or the businesses boss............

What is important to me is that I use my loaf, I slip a mask on in a shop, nooooooooooo ploblem, as the staff are usually all masked up, after all, they deal with a constant, daily flow of folk, who maybe carrying all sorts of nasties.

I reckon when Covid is done, staff may still wear a mask to deal with other airborne, spit born stuff....

I test for Covid every week as required for work, done with the masks after it became not required anymore.

10 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

I am not wasting my time on this.

You did as you gave a reply but not to my question. Probably don't have a good answer.

3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

You did as you gave a reply but not to my question. Probably don't have a good answer.

If you read the posts your question has already been answered.

On 4/28/2023 at 4:11 PM, NoshowJones said:

If anyone shouts at me I will shout back, but there will never be any violence.

Maybe not from you. But Thais do not take kindly to being shouted at (and nor do I) so you might get a thumping. How long have you been here? You do know to just walk away from any confrontation, don't you? You said it yourself - you're in a country populated by a large number of idiots, or as you put it of low mentality. Live with it. I learned long ago to count to 10, sometimes 100, and then drop it.