thehelmsman Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 In Dubai you'll be turned away at most bars if wearing flip-flops - now mind you inside the bar are countless hookers. In Bahrain long pants are required at most bars - So, it's not a stretch to see long pants required in thailand. The signs say to dress respectfully. In samui where I got my license I saw the Thais were for the most part dressed smartly. Nothing wrong with dressing up once in a while. Tho at times it's more fun to complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) I went in shorts and 45 mins later I was out with car and mc licenses in my pocket. I can only suppose there was another issue, not just the clothes. I witnessed some Americans dealing with Thais as they deal with fellow Americans in the states, i.e barely greeting, not smiling, not looking at them when speaking, short sentences and turning away without goodbye. In the US, this might not be considered particularly impolite, but in Thailand it's definitely a no-no. Depends how long the shorts are, but being Thailand will vary from office to office Edited February 11, 2013 by simple1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattler Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 3 pages of discussion and he's still going to have to wear long pants if he wants a new driving licence Do ladyboys have to wear long pants as therein might lie the solution?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Not really a surprise. Men have to have a shirt and tie on when getting their pics for a work permit at many immigration labor offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistleblower Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Having just got my license yesterday (wearing long pants i.e. jeans) I think instead of worrying about long pants, the Govt should sort the efficiency of their govt offices out!! After arriving at the first office (outside of Bangkok) the ladies there could not decipher my old style UK driving license. I was therefore sent to another office on Rama 2. Again here they couldn't understand my driving license. Myself and my wife showed them what categories etc I was entitled to drive and pointed out the category explanations on the license. I was told that I would have to print off from the internet category explanations and come back. Again I pointed out that the license had all the explanations that they needed. after 2 hours of deliberation they agreed to give me a license. Shock horror i didnt realise that you needed a med certificate, so i was directed to the local clinic. I walked out of the building and hailed a m/c taxi, he asked me if i needed to get a med cert, told me no problem you wait here. within 10 mins he had returned with a med cert in my name (without me going anywhere) and it cost a total of 110bht for this service. Back upstairs to the office, sent upstairs for an eye test. Got in the queue, (you have to put your chin on a rest and a coloured dot flashes on either side of your eyes) every one in the line got the red dot on the left, green dot on the right sequence. that 10 second test finished I went to walk off but was directed to join the queue again (shock horror had I failed?) No, as I was applying for a car license AND a motorcyccle license it was deemed i had to have 2 eye tests (1 test for each license) Again after getting the red dot green dot I was sent back downstairs. After another long wait finally got to sit down have my pic taken and was issued 2 licenses (why have a seperate license for each vehicle?) And the total cost for the Govt wasting 6 hours of my life? (and 6 hours of manpower it takes the govt to issue a license) A grand total of 160 baht - now theres inneficiency if ever I saw it!!! As a footnote, lots of Thais were wearing shorts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 "Wildorchild" should change her name to "ProblemChild." Trouble seems to follow this woman wherever she goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I wore shorts. me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Maybe the official did not get any 'nookie' the night before. Maybe PMS or whatever. Some foreigner cut the official up in traffic. Bad attitude from some foreigner earlier who was wearing shorts? ..... who knows? All I know is a month or so ago I too turned up in shorts and T-shirt and I sat the tests in Pattaya and got my licence for the m/c. But, if the policy at that office stays the same wear long pants for the day and problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 As with many such things, a lot seems to depend on which office you go to. For example, government offices in Pattaya tend not to worry about shorts and I have certainly never been turned away from the DL place, or Immigration, or the tax office for wearing them. I suppose it's because they have seen so much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I wore shorts. me too. these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) complete BS... Different countries have their own forms of BS. This is theirs. If you want to be happy here you just learn to accept it unthinkingly because you can't do a dam_n thing about it. It's easier after a few years. And consider the advantages: occasionally you do want to drive on the wrong side of the road . . . Edited February 12, 2013 by JSixpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 As with many such things, a lot seems to depend on which office you go to. For example, government offices in Pattaya tend not to worry about shorts and I have certainly never been turned away from the DL place, or Immigration, or the tax office for wearing them. I suppose it's because they have seen so much worse. Speedos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistleblower Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Maybe the official did not get any 'nookie' the night before. Maybe PMS or whatever. Some foreigner cut the official up in traffic. Bad attitude from some foreigner earlier who was wearing shorts? ..... who knows? All I know is a month or so ago I too turned up in shorts and T-shirt and I sat the tests in Pattaya and got my licence for the m/c. But, if the policy at that office stays the same wear long pants for the day and problem solved. Being you are in Pattaya i guess the Govt officials there already realise that trying to get the expat community put on a pair of trousers and a pair of shoes is too tough a task! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diddums Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think as mentioned...those that get 'attitude' from thais for wearing shorts....usually have other issues....so, try looking a little deeper at yourselves rather than make general excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think as mentioned...those that get 'attitude' from thais for wearing shorts....usually have other issues....so, try looking a little deeper at yourselves rather than make general excuses. I attended the Pattaya office, all documentation correct, smiling with please can you help me etc, just refused to take the doco as I was wearing shorts, but not knee length, apparently knee length is fine, but not shorter...lesson learnt for next visit - a trivial bit of information, but can save the return trip home to change clothes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diddums Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think as mentioned...those that get 'attitude' from thais for wearing shorts....usually have other issues....so, try looking a little deeper at yourselves rather than make general excuses. I attended the Pattaya office, all documentation correct, smiling with please can you help me etc, just refused to take the doco as I was wearing shorts, but not knee length, apparently knee length is fine, but not shorter...lesson learnt for next visit - a trivial bit of information, but can save the return trip home to change clothes Oh I see....so you wear shorts like this ... I can understand the issue now, I would kick you lot out also with camel toes and self inflicted wedgies happening 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Oh I see....so you wear shorts like this ... I can understand the issue now, I would kick you lot out also with camel toes and self inflicted wedgies happening Man, that is hideous. I think I may be traumatized.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Would Pantaloons be OK.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think as mentioned...those that get 'attitude' from thais for wearing shorts....usually have other issues....so, try looking a little deeper at yourselves rather than make general excuses. I attended the Pattaya office, all documentation correct, smiling with please can you help me etc, just refused to take the doco as I was wearing shorts, but not knee length, apparently knee length is fine, but not shorter...lesson learnt for next visit - a trivial bit of information, but can save the return trip home to change clothes Oh I see....so you wear shorts like this ... I can understand the issue now, I would kick you lot out also with camel toes and self inflicted wedgies happening Camel toes? More like elephant ears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Come on OP show some decorum...this is not your home country.. Edited February 12, 2013 by chuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaikelly Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Come on show some decorum...this is not your home country.. Where was the photo of the shorts taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Maybe the official did not get any 'nookie' the night before. Maybe PMS or whatever. Some foreigner cut the official up in traffic. Bad attitude from some foreigner earlier who was wearing shorts? ..... who knows? All I know is a month or so ago I too turned up in shorts and T-shirt and I sat the tests in Pattaya and got my licence for the m/c. But, if the policy at that office stays the same wear long pants for the day and problem solved. Being you are in Pattaya i guess the Govt officials there already realise that trying to get the expat community put on a pair of trousers and a pair of shoes is too tough a task! In this heat, yes But not man Thai men wear long pants to that office either. Also I had no issues from those at the office over the way I was dressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think that policy, wearing long trousers, should also be extended to the Immigration office too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 My mrs wont let me out the gate unless l wear long troooooooooosers. I said why, she said your legs are tooooo beautiful for the ladies to see. I said perhaps l should wear shorts when l have to go through all the visa crap. She said, you might talk to a bloke there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think as mentioned...those that get 'attitude' from thais for wearing shorts....usually have other issues....so, try looking a little deeper at yourselves rather than make general excuses. I attended the Pattaya office, all documentation correct, smiling with please can you help me etc, just refused to take the doco as I was wearing shorts, but not knee length, apparently knee length is fine, but not shorter...lesson learnt for next visit - a trivial bit of information, but can save the return trip home to change clothes Oh I see....so you wear shorts like this ... I can understand the issue now, I would kick you lot out also with camel toes and self inflicted wedgies happening Do those shorts make my arse look big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted February 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think as mentioned...those that get 'attitude' from thais for wearing shorts....usually have other issues....so, try looking a little deeper at yourselves rather than make general excuses. I attended the Pattaya office, all documentation correct, smiling with please can you help me etc, just refused to take the doco as I was wearing shorts, but not knee length, apparently knee length is fine, but not shorter...lesson learnt for next visit - a trivial bit of information, but can save the return trip home to change clothes Oh I see....so you wear shorts like this ... I can understand the issue now, I would kick you lot out also with camel toes and self inflicted wedgies happening Gawd, JT takes off the mask. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket Stu Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 This is totally retarded, I don't even know why they bother with licenses in Thailand anymore, it is juch a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Long pants is a requirement in every government office in Thailand. If it is a requirement....where is the signs ?....and it is obviously never enforced. Never saw a sign sayin' I can't pee in the hallways, either. I'm a little surprised they don't have guys renting long pants at the front door, like they rent long dresses in front of the Grand Palace. And for those who think it's sexist to make men wear different clothes than women, I'd remind you they allow men on the beach with no top on.... Kind of evens thing out. Edited February 12, 2013 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattler Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think as mentioned...those that get 'attitude' from thais for wearing shorts....usually have other issues....so, try looking a little deeper at yourselves rather than make general excuses. I attended the Pattaya office, all documentation correct, smiling with please can you help me etc, just refused to take the doco as I was wearing shorts, but not knee length, apparently knee length is fine, but not shorter...lesson learnt for next visit - a trivial bit of information, but can save the return trip home to change clothes How about amputees ??? amputated above the knee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diddums Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Long pants is a requirement in every government office in Thailand. If it is a requirement....where is the signs ?....and it is obviously never enforced. Never saw a sign sayin' I can't pee in the hallways, either. I'm a little surprised they don't have guys renting long pants at the front door, like they rent long dresses in front of the Grand Palace. And for those who think it's sexist to make men wear different clothes than women, I'd remind you they allow men on the beach with no top on.... Kind of evens thing out. So you are saying you fail to see the difference between wearing shorts to long pants and peeing in their hallway ? And your beach reflection is about as sensible....female and male genitals are different if you have not noticed. You are one strange dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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