banagan Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Bank of Bangkok in Nimmen has a sign up in English "Closed because of the weekend" Weekend starting on a Wednesday now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomatico Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Makha Bucha holiday today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Because it is a bank holiday today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Today is a national holiday. Makha Bucha. Banks will be open tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereforgood Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Bangkok Bank and K Bank open in BigC extra here in Pattaya Edited March 4, 2015 by hereforgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Because it is a bank holiday today. It is more than a holiday for the banks; it is a public holiday, a holiday for all businesses, for all people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGS1244 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 It is not a bank holiday only government holiday, banks are open where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTHERNSTAR Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Only the banks in malls will be open, same as over weekends and any other public holidays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I did give a warning several days ago it was going to be a public holiday and even bumped it up yesterday - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/803510-public-holiday-wednesday-march-04/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 It is not a bank holiday only government holiday, banks are open where I am. It is a bank holiday as specified by the Bank of Thailand - https://www.bot.or.th/English/FinancialInstitutions/FIholiday/Pages/2015.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurinBeach Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Strange they were selling alcohol in Family Market in Sukhumvit today ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Pretty sure it is a National Holiday and at least this site seems to agree: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/thailand/ I am surprised that people don't know the holidays of the country they live in Edited March 4, 2015 by hanno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 OP is asking about Wednesday being a weekend, not about being a holiday. I'd like to know who it is that did the spell check for those red/white signs on doors that say "Close" rather than "Closed". Nit picking I know, but if they'd just asked one person to check it before they went into production... You came Closed, but no cigar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Safe to assume the OP knows today is Makha Bucha. His question referred to BBL, Nimmen's sign, in English: "Closed because of the weekend".Staff probably making the most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 OP is asking about Wednesday being a weekend, not about being a holiday. I'd like to know who it is that did the spell check for those red/white signs on doors that say "Close" rather than "Closed". Nit picking I know, but if they'd just asked one person to check it before they went into production... You came Closed, but no cigar. '... if they'd just asked one person to check it before they went into production...' They probably do ... another Thai with the same grasp of English skills. It's worse when you read some brochures, produced by malls at some not inconsiderable cost and evidently intended for the foreign buyers, but with some unbelievable language blunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltingpot2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) OP is asking about Wednesday being a weekend, not about being a holiday. I'd like to know who it is that did the spell check for those red/white signs on doors that say "Close" rather than "Closed". Nit picking I know, but if they'd just asked one person to check it before they went into production... You came Closed, but no cigar. In thai-english its "close".. "Mee shop close mister".... Luckily, havent seen any signs without the "e" also. Just "Clos". Edited March 4, 2015 by meltingpot2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Ingalls Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Either has something to do with the new polar shift, or saw you coming for a withdrawal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cancan70 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 They sure do like their holidays in the land of smiles. After all, we wouldn't want to work too hard or for too long without a break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango66 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 are you living here in Thailand ? Its a national holiday !!! not for bars !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango66 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 They sure do like their holidays in the land of smiles. After all, we wouldn't want to work too hard or for too long without a break! Thailand have propably not more public holidays than yours, and sure halv of free workingdays of your country !! so please ?? what you claiming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Lots of Western countries have 5 day weeks with paid holidays, so I think Thais deserve the breaks they get. Then again, are we talking about rice farmers who work their butts off for a couple of months of the year with long breaks in between, office staff that have more formal hours, or other places where work is playing with the iPhone? Hard to put all in one basket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I am shocked!... There are over twenty post on this thread and not one complaining that the bars are closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I did give a warning several days ago it was going to be a public holiday and even bumped it up yesterday - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/803510-public-holiday-wednesday-march-04/ I saw it yesterday, saved me a trip to the Office of Transport. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The bars are closed? I haven't checked if the bars are closed, I only go out very late anyhow, usually on my 2nd drink by 12:00 midnight, as it takes me until then to read through all the TV posts of the day. Then I get to have a chat with the police and/or army personnel patrolling while they shine a torch in my face asking me what I'm doing. This is Issan though, not Nana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afook Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 If you buy a Thai calendar, it will tell you the holidays :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchisaan Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 If you buy a Thai calendar, it will tell you the holidays :-)Afook, you are right!So many people can use the internet and there so called smart phone, but still can not read a calender. Just wondering! Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 If you buy a Thai calendar, it will tell you the holidays :-) Or even looking at the Thaivisa pinned topic on holidays - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782233-public-holidays-2015/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Not everyone downloads TV's calendar it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 just been to Bangkok bank ksk,and with drew cash from my account at the counter,well open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingmai331 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Bangkok Bank in Kad Suan Keaw open today at 12.30 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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