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Charging for services in Thailand - increasing the prices?
Asians learn to negotiate as soon as they can talk. All we learn is that the price should be clearly marked, and everyone should pay the same clearly marked price. We in the nanny states never learn "The Art of the Deal". Well, most of us don't, myself included. I don't see a need to go adversarial. Just tell them your costs have gone up and you've had to raise your price to cover them. Expect some pushback, sure. But it's just part of the negotiation. In fact, you may want to throw out a much higher price so you have room to move "because they're such a valued customer". -
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Dual Pricing in Thai Tourism: Economic Necessity or Hidden Bias?
All of Thailand's neighbors have dual pricing. Even Singapore practices it. Myanmar, India and Bangladesh have widespread dual pricing policies. Some hotels in Myanmar, mainly those in border areas, have special pricing for Thai and Chinese citizens that are lower than what farang pay. Burmese pay around 50% of the Thai/Chinese rate. Laos, Cambodia and even Taiwan all impose dual pricing. In the case of Taiwan, it's relatively limited and some categories of foreign residents may be entitled to the discount too. Mainland China is the only country in the region without any dual pricing; however, some venues may give a discount to local residents meaning Chinese citizens from other regions pay more. Foreigners however pay the same rate as "out of town" Chinese. China used to practice widespread dual pricing but this was eliminated more than 20 years ago now. Vietnam is the same; some occasional dual pricing at certain tourist attractions, but it's relatively rare. Meanwhile, Myanmar still imposes higher charges for foreigners flying domestically. I think Myanmar practices dual pricing the most; Thailand is probably second in the region in terms of how extensive the practice is. -
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Lao Ambulance Collides with 18-Wheeler Truck in Loei, Patient Killed
Reading isn't too difficult.... "The ambulance, an EMS vehicle from Botene Hospital in Xayaburi Province, Laos, was en route to deliver a patient to a facility in Tha Li, approximately 30 kilometres from its origin." -
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Prostate surgery user reviews .... turp? rezum? other ?
Alcohol is a diuretic. I usually get up to pee 2-3 times a night. If I have a couple of glasses of wine, it will be 5-6 times. -
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Chinese Paragliding Dies in Crash in Phetchabun
Interesting how people said the parachute collapse and investigating people there said some technical problems TIT -
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Lao Ambulance Collides with 18-Wheeler Truck in Loei, Patient Killed
I've said it many times before, there's 2 things drivers in Thailand fail to do: 1) Yield at pedestrian crosswalks (aka Zebra crossings). 2) Yield the right away to emergency vehicles. On the other hand, the ambulance should have flashing lights and siren going....... "...head on collision....." Sounds like something I've seen occur all too often, over-taking another vehicle when going around a turn or another reason the view is obstructed from seeing oncoming traffic.
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