Typical Thai response...reactive not proactive.
Brazil once trialled a new initiative in one of its major cities. Police patrolled the city, ordering people to cut down vegetation and remove breeding grounds like plant pots full of water. This worked very quickly because mosquitoes are territorial so don't stray further than a few 'blocks'.
Unfortunately, the trial finished and people went back to their own habits so the mosquitoes returned just as quickly.
How would a Thai person do the same in your own country? My guess is, it wouldn't be possible. So take the generous policies that exist and don't abuse them, or get a long-term visa meant for the purpose you are talking about.
The title may intrigue or amuse, but I'm serious. My wife, a Thai woman from Isan, very often complains of constipation and occasionally of hemorrhoids. Now, everyone in the world has come across those problems before, I'm sure, but what I notice is that besides my wife, it's nearly everyone in her family who complains of them. I have come to suspect it's their food that does that to them. My wife appreciates the western food I sometimes make (I'm a decent cook), but only nibbles up a bit of it and goes back to food she makes herself, Thai-Isan food of course, even when we are outside Thailand. Myself, I have nearly never had these problems.
What do the "experts" think of it, and what would they advise?
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