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People keep posting, Thailand expensive, but I'm not seeing it!
The only thing that is more expensive as far as I have ever experienced going back to 2004 which was the first of my 15 trips was eating all western food. Sure there is a Tony Roma's in Bangkok. A hard rock cafe in Pattaya and things like that. But lots of Thai rice and noodle and soup dishes and some occasional German food or a Full English Breakfast now and then along with a Sunday Carvery now and then as well as the specials that Robins Nest used to have such as the Lasagna, suited me just fine, A nice sized 40 or even 50 sq meter condo rents for about 1/2 of a similar thing here in many parts of the USA. My health insurance is now on Medicare so I am paying that regardless of me spending long term in Thailand so that doesn't count in my cost equation. Costs for touristy things like visiting parks, gardens, zoos, etc. are comparable or cheaper in Thailand than in the USA. Certainly are cheaper when you look at what they now charge to go to big corporate places such as Disney world, Universal world, tec. The Dallas Texas zoo was very reasonably priced as is the fantastic San Diego Zoo. Nong Nooch Garden just outside of Pattya is reasonable. I miss the old Dusit zoo in bangkok. That was like an oasis. Yes foreign wine or other hard liquor can add up but I rarely drink that. So if I were to pull up stakes and totally move to Thailand, it would cost me about 25% less of what very similar living and eating here in the USA, and would go down from there if I was really penny pinching. Basically I plan for $3,000 a month, budget for $4,000 a month, can afford $5,000 a month. -
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School Uniforms
The government helps out with the school uniform at 320 baht per student but like in our countries school shoes are expensive a pair of the black school shoes for a young student costs 300 baht, which is almost a day's wage for someone on minimum wage. It is still expensive for a lot of families. The family usually rallies around with hand-me-downs, wife's great-granddaughter is using a pair of sports day shoes from her cousin. Same with scouts and guids' uniforms most are hand-me-downs as for the hat, almost the same design as Baden Powell himself. -
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Students clash with right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at Union
Right wing ha ha, far left student bigots try to stop freedom of speech more like -
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Where to get the Bangkok Post?
Sign up for magzter.com and you get the daily version in full, as well as thousands of other magazines and newspapers. And you can share your subscription with 4 other people. https://www.magzter.com/TH/Bangkok-Post-Plc/Bangkok-Post/Newspaper/ 750 baht per year (200 baht add on to share with "family") -
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Non o Visa Vientiane Laos.
Yes - saw a report here of Non-Imm visas being issued the next day via email. So, he entered Laos, filed online for the eVisa, went to embassy to pay, then got it the next day (a Saturday). An agent on-site offered him "same day" for 5K Baht. That said, I would not count on such speedy service - but good to hear, and hope it lasts. Note that DTV applicants report being denied in Laos, to spite having all the requested documentation, so best to go elsewhere for that one. -
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Trump U.S. FDA’s new approach to covid vaccines could have been way worse
Poor lefty, I know how much you love wearing masks, getting shots, and compelling others to do the same.
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