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Travellers Vent Frustrations Over Soaring Costs, Two-Tier Pricing, and Cannabis Concerns
Thai immigration officers may not be overflowing with warmth, but they’re certainly not ogres either. Like immigration staff anywhere in the world, they tend to be indifferent - which is completely understandable given the mind-numbing nature of the job. Sitting there for hours on end, stamping passports, would drain anyone of the will for small talk. Personally, I’ve had very few negative experiences entering Thailand - or anywhere else, for that matter. There was one instance of an overzealous officer misapplying the rules, but nothing dramatic. On the flip side, I’ve had the occasional pleasant surprise: once, a charming female Immigration officer in Thailand recognised me from a previous visit and struck up a friendly conversation. I’ve had similarly positive encounters elsewhere - once in the UK and again in the UAE, where the officer invited my son into the booth to stamp our passports; a nice human moment. But, for the most part, the experience is defined by quiet, disinterested efficiency. And honestly, that’s about all we should expect. -
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Almost Refused Entry at Chiang Mai Airport -Be Warned! - 2nd Visa Exemption
Immigration officers think it’s funny until things go wrong in Thailand. There’s a huge debt crisis, at least in the middle class, but I think it’s more widespread. Maybe they realize it, but they still have to push for immigration agents and the "safe entry" route. -
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Travellers Vent Frustrations Over Soaring Costs, Two-Tier Pricing, and Cannabis Concerns
Much less risk of bumping one's head against the ends of the pool. The probability in a 25-meter pool is twice that of a 50-meter pool. This is the main reason I prefer long-distance ocean swimming, outside the hotels, in Naples Florida. The hotels have pools, but dangerous, compared to ocean swimming. -
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America has emerged....as an international laughingstock
A prime example of the misplaced arrogance which I mentioned previously. The American consumer IS important to the world, but is NOT all powerful and indispensable. Take your head out of the sand, look at the data e.g. the proportion of world trade which doesn't involve the US (+/-85%) and then reach some rational conclusions. -
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Immigration Thailand Digital Arrival Card. TDAC
The ruling on flight numbers. -
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America has emerged....as an international laughingstock
He couldn't even play with himself without a picture book of instructions.
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