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Bangkok Taxi Driver Faces Backlash for Not Using Meter
True... but its still the hassle of going from 4 or 5 or more.... and that wears very thin. Or the repetitive issues of trying to book a Bolt or Grab only to have them refuse the fare or not be able to get a fare (much of the time)... At one point: when UBER was in Bangkok, there was just UBER and GRAB and it was so easy to get a taxi anywhere any time.... just use the App and they come quickly.... Now, there is a huge step backwards.... First world problems - yep, its still better than Pattaya or Patong etc... However, Bangkok is a Captial City - and most visitors will use a taxi at some point - the behavior of Thai taxi drivers showcases the worst of Thai Characterists rather than the best. I've seen the same shoddy practices in other Country's and my take away is... why bother returning to that place if everyone is out to scam us... .... So, I often wonder what % of 'would be return tourists' end up not returning because of poor encountered that tip them over the edge ??? I recently visited a place where I'd definitely be a return tourist... But because of the hustlers and hassles and attempted scams all around it wasn't relaxing as I wanted it to be, I'll think twice before returning... and perhaps rely on ideas to visit elsewhere instead. -
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Kennedy may drop out and support Trump
2 years jail for supporting terrorists. What is Harris doing? -
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What's One Thing You Wish You Knew Before Moving to Thailand?
It's too f en hot. The humidity is about 30% too high -
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Thailand likely detects a new, more dangerous mpox variant
Thailand the hub of scaring people ...... There is a threat all over the world, but it is threat and nothing to panic about it yet, surely not for Thailand, but this country always want to show how good prepared they are..... -
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Kennedy may drop out and support Trump
The movement by the extremist waving this flag & wearing those scarfs emboldened these people ! "Do you support Hamas?" Tobin asked the unidentified man in a clip of the exchange. "Every Palestinian supports Hamas," he replied. "Not just me. Every Palestinian." Somebody please tell this guy Hamas is a terrorist organization! https://www.foxnews.com/media/man-waving-hamas-flag-outside-dnc-says-every-palestinian-supports-hamas-praises-terror-group-october-7 -
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30 Year Old Painter Falls to His Death from 49th Floor of High-Rise Building
Sure, and the punishment will be 10 years in prison OR a 100 baht fine. Mostly it will be the later .... TIT -
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DJT Stock Price Is Tanking
Stock price going up and down. Amazing. Never seen that before. Thanks for the great insights. -
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Irishman’s life hangs by a thread after mosquito bite in Thailand
"Despite having holiday insurance, it had expired..." I.e. he had no insurance. -
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Bangkok Taxi Driver Faces Backlash for Not Using Meter
A minority may, the vast majority do not. That depends what you regard as a scam when bringing out your LL Rule Book of Pedantic Points... You could argue that a Taxi driver who quotes 300 baht for a journey that would normally cost 80 baht on the meter is not trying to scam a person because he's being open with his quote. You could argue that a group of Taxi drivers who quote 300 baht for a journey that would normally cost 80 baht on the meter are not trying to scam a person because they are have all agreed upon their inflated rates. But... others would rightly agree that the above scenario's are a scam - because the law is being broken to the benefit of the taxi drivers at the cost of the passenger. And... in the interest of fairness... Try and take a taxi from Sukhumvit 71 at 10pm at night and 95% will go straight to the meter no hassles. It obviously depends on area and time... But I would argue in the centre of Bangkok at night time, over half the drivers are scammers (i.e. refusing in the meter)... but in the day time, its less. I would argue that on Sukhumvit Soi 11 after 9pm at night, 95% of drivers are scammers (refusing to use the meter). It all depends on what your definition of scam is - and IMO refusing to use the meter is tantamount to scamming.- 1
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DJT Stock Price Is Tanking
How much did you give to Harris? You are her no 1 fan. -
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
Look more clearly... They are young Buddhists and wise parents raised them and finally it is a family resort city. -
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
This is actually quite true. People often go on about the police like they're the ones who are letting the Thai people down, but it's fairly clear that Thais are fairly supportive of their hands off approach. Thais seem to break the rules all the time, and support weak enforcement while criticising heavy handed enforcement. -
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Kennedy may drop out and support Trump
Describes Harris. Total nothing burger.- 1
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Kennedy may drop out and support Trump
2 years jail for any official country flag burning imo.- 1
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