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Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
Incorrect in my experience, the vast majority of them wear helmets. This is a great initiative, the mere fact that it is even mentioned/considered is a step forward. It will take a while to come to fruition but as long there is a will, there will be results. Already much more Thais wear helmets now than when I moved here in 2009. And yes, of course sidecar riders should wear a helmet. -
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Dress Code On Flight.
At 30,000 feet it's cold outside they don't need aircon it's free. -
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Crime Chinese Tourist Accused of Groping Female Intern at Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium
I just got back from 2 weeks in Shanghai. Not very friendly. Ton's of scammers. (iPhone touts.) No English spoken or signage anywhere. 95% of other tourists were Chinese. I won't be going back anytime soon unless required for business. And oh, I almost forgot. Walking down the Bund I did get hit up 3 different times by women offering "massage". They all appeared to be pushing 40 and 20 Kilos overweight. Even had I been in the market I couldn't force myself to take advantage of these young things. -
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People keep posting, Thailand expensive, but I'm not seeing it!
I disagree with you because I am not keen on Thai food, so I have to buy Farang food. Accommodation is free for me since I have my own place, so my accommodation is free for me. Since I am a wine drinker, I have to drink Thai beer, which I am not too keen on so for me it works out the same as in the West. -
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Denied Entry
If no Thai bank account then I recommend you follow DrJack54's recommendation. Why ? If you arrive Thailand visa exempt, you will need to open a bank account to obtain a non-immigrant type-O visa. But you will find it almost impossible to open a bank account if you enter Thailand visa exempt. Which means you nominally then can not obtain a type-O visa inside Thailand (with no Thai bank account). One work around in such a case is to find an agent and pay them $$ in order to help you open a bank account. But recent new articles have noted Bangkok Bank pushing back on those who opened accounts when Visa exempt, and freezing their accounts (until long term visa can be shown). To avoid all the hassle, if you obtain the 90-day Type-O visa when outside of Thailand (while in your home country), then when you arrive in Thailand, you can immediately open a bank account on the Type-O (as Thai banks accept that visa), and start moving money into Thailand so to be ready for applying for a 1-year extension on your Thai Type-O visa (which you nominally should do after being in Thailand for about 60-days when on a 90-day Type-O visa). I recommend you do NOT come to Thailand on a one year-Type-OA visa (this is DIFFERENT from the Type-O). For the Type-OA 1-year extensions on the permission to stay in Thailand, it has health insurance requirements with a 'Thai twist' to them. The Type-O does not have that 'twist'. The 'twist' I refer to is the health insurance for a Type-OA pretty much MUST be from the Thai branch of a health insurance company. Even if your original out of country health insurance (to get a type-OA) was from outside of Thailand, that can NOT be used when applying for the 1-year extensions of the permission to stay in Thailand. Typically when going for the extension of a permission to stay in Thaliand (on a Type-OA visa), health insurance from a branch of a health insurance outside of Thailand is not accepted. But the Type-O does NOT have health insurance requirements. Which all gets back to why DrJack54's suggestion should be considered - get a Type-O outside of Thailand first, is the optimal way to do this if you can. .
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