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Irishman’s life hangs by a thread after mosquito bite in Thailand
Lots of posters in this thread show frightening ignorance. Especially willful ignorance of hospital prices in Thailand. Travel insurances are often valid for a certain period, often the flight dates. Not always, though. The typical EU tourist has a policy that covers any trip he takes, as long as the trip is not longer than a certain period of time (usually 1 or 2 months). This kind of policy costs, in Ireland, 71.48 € per year - with Allianz, which is expensive. Coverage is often unlimited, the lowest limit I have ever seen from Western Europe was 350,000 €. You can get this kind of policy for 8 (eight) euros per year. Some policies extend coverage if you cannot make it home, some don't. Some exclude trips to the US. Dengue is by far the most common disease 36 y.o. tourists catch in Thailand. It can be life threatening (and deadly). If so, you don't want to be in a district hospital (a couple of years ago, a 21 y.o. foreign tourist died from Dengue, treated in a district hospital in the north. BTW a district hospital is the amphur hospital, not a real hospital in Western eyes - a provincial hospital like Nakorn Ping in CM is usually quite capable to deal with dengue). The new Qdenga vaccine from Takeda is available in the EU, but not easy to get. It is better than the old Dengvaxia from Sanofi, but it's not recommended for tourists. Recommrnded for people who live here and are not old yet (opinions differ about the age limit). An ICU in a Thai private hospital is the only place with 24h surveillance, because otherwise they have single rooms. So an ICU may really be just a room with a nurse and an iv drip. But often, the ICU patients require and receive intensive care. This seems to be the case here. A patient who needs constant surveillance will be put in the ICU if he is in a private hospital. But in the government hospital, he may be in the general ward under the caring eyes of 28 fellow patients and a handful of nurses/nurse assistants - if he just needs observation, not intensive care. 100,000 B/d is very cheap for ICU in a private hospital (it's the treatment, not the room rate, that is expensive). This is not Bangkok Hospital, they are much more expensive. BTW in the US, ICU isn't 2,700 €/d, more like 27,000 €/d, and many other countries like China, HK, Singapore have private hospitals that are much more expensive than the ones in Thailand. OTOH, the price of 179,000 USD for an airlift to Europe is very high. This can be had for 70,000 USD, if you are lucky. 120,000 USD should definitely be possible. Many (not all) private hospitals have double pricing. So do many (not all) government hospitals. In the tourist south, all hospitals have it. Hospital prices have skyrocketed during the last years, In the tourist south, they have doubled since before covid. In Bangkok Phuket Hospital, be happy if you get a bed at any price, they don't need you, you need them. In the rest of the country, if you had treatment a couple of years before covid, prices may have doubled by now. -
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Mixed kid living in Thailand.
It's all irrelevant. The boy is in Sweden with his father, he was born in Sweden, he has a Swedish passport and Swedish citizenship. To all intents and purposes, as it stands, the boy is Swedish. You can quote whatever you like, but I think she has no chance of extracting that boy from Sweden, and he probably wouldn't want to go. The man must have been recognized as the legal father, otherwise, what is he doing in Sweden.- 1
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Brazil Travel Report
Without commenting on the moderation here, I want to express my great appreciation of the moderators here. First stop: Iguazo Falls. I didn't love it. Anyone who wants to see them to great effect with Morricone's most stunning soundtrack should watch this clip: -
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Foreign cyclist severely injured after being hit by Phuket Airport taxi
Yes, I know that. I was replying to someone else who brought up cycling in Bangkok. Sorry that this bothered you. -
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
I'm not going to thank them for this. Because I myself am kind, calm, non-confrontational (rarely happens) person. But I feel some kind of claims from them to me, and if so, then they have cockroaches in their heads. I lived on different continents of the globe, and I saw nations much wiser, more enlightened and psychologically much more stable as individuals, really open hearted. Thais are good and kind people, but they have enough cockroaches in their heads. No need to idolize them! This is a mistake. -
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Do you hold hands with your paid companion?
Grown adults should not hold hands no matter if it is your wife, girlfriend or someone rented - it is pathetic. Hand holding is for young teenage kids. Whenever I see adults doing it I just feel cringe, it is horrible. -
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US Ambassador Town Information in September 2024?
Never too late to learn. In my lifetime, the ambassadors of all countries, not only of Kingdoms, have always had the title "Excellency" -
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Extension of stay under consideration _ confused
As others have said you are not on overstay whilst under consideration - I just went through the same thing, you're fine. Assuming you entered on a non imm B and your company will be providing a work permit? In such a case I have never ever heard of an IO visiting your place of work. I have been here 28 years with work permits (until recently when I switched to a Non O as I am not currently working) and it is has never ever happened. However I have never had an "under consideration" for a non B extension. When working I would enter on a 90 day non B and then before the expiry the company would lodge the work permit application and I would get my WP and 12 month extension at the same time before the end of the 90 days. I always worked for BOI companies though so don't know if this is different. Anyway, you should be fine, don't worry. -
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Google's Soft Porn?: Why so many Asian Click-Bait Bikini Girls on my YT Feed?
So, then sex in the shower? -
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Do you hold hands with your paid companion?
If I see someone like the OP or other intimidated white woman with stink eye I will hold hands and also caress her buttocks and give her a general feel up, stick my tongue in her ear etc. and tell her to look like she is about to cry. -
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Rare Thai Suphalak Cat Breed Acknowledged by The World Cat Federation
Well D/T grabs them. -
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health insurance inpatient
I don't know about less than 30,000 baht... But, I do know that nearly all Health Insurance Companies will provide cover for Inpatient Only treatment. One I know of is Blue Cross Thailand (I think it is)... there is info on this forum about them. They have a questionable pay out policy (according to some) but offer lower premiums. Pre-existing issues are obviously an issue..... (but if you have no Thai medical history, thats less of an issue). You may struggle to get premiums down to 30,000 baht without a 'deductible'... Lots of info on this forum - but for something more direct trying giving Pacific Prime a contact..... they'll give you some ideas. https://www.pacificprime.co.th/ -
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First time getting scrutinised at Don Mueang Immigration as APEC CARD holder
The IO was within his right to ensure you weren't abusing the APEC business card. He granted entry once you provided documentation as the proof of your visit(s). Nothing to be concerned about, the APEC card is exactly for the purpose you described. -
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Foreign cyclist severely injured after being hit by Phuket Airport taxi
This was a group of club cyclists with all the gear on and racing bicycles not your average cyclists out for a ride in the Morning Steven.- 1
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