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4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:
We should have a payment today into PP usually around 5pm Thai time, from USA we have also had recently with no problems then transfer to a Thai bank
But then how long to the bank? My thing is that it usually takes 3 working days, so the day I withdraw and 2 more days. Not really had any problems, but today is day 5, and there are no holidays, no hold, no "pending," nothing. Just, it's not there, so I checked the Interwebs and heard about this upcoming change.
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1 hour ago, mommysboy said:
Not so funnily enough, I'm waiting on a late transfer from my PP account in to my Thai bank account. I hope they are not going to do the dirty in Thailand!
Yeah, I had no idea about this until today. I didn't receive any emails about it (went back and checked, although I am sure I would have noticed such an email). The withdrawal I requested would normally have been here on Thursday, but now it's Saturday, and I am wondering what's going on. I mean, I can just use Wise, but I was not prepared for this, so the withdrawal is already "completed" but not appearing in the bank. Ugh.
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Your "friend" is either up to no good, going slowly insane, or just a cheapskate sitting in a place for ages using the internet and not purchasing enough in the owner's opinion.
I have brought my laptop with me all over Thailand to all kinds of places and never had any problems. I still do. And I see people on their laptops at restaurant and bars all the time. That's why they put their wifi passwords up on the walls, etc.
Don't know what is going on with this post, but it seems weird.
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I would ask someone near them and see where and when the service will be. As other posters have said, you can just go one time. Go in, wai everybody, get some food if they are serving it, and sort of see what people are doing. Usually, there are envelopes to put money in and then someone (maybe you, maybe not) will present them to the monks. Maybe light some incense if you feel inspired (people just light it and pray for/think about the departed and then put it with the rest of the incense sticks). Either way, like everyone said, a few hundred baht will be appreciated and then you can say your goodbyes and take off.
If you know the person really well, it gets much more involved.
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Tell her to go to a lawyer. If she has a good case, they will take it on for "free" at first and then just take their fees out of the win.
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I happened upon one when I was on my motorbike. Stopped to get a look at it and it reared back in a threatening way. So, they do put on displays of aggression, and I wouldn't really want to test them.
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I have kind of lost faith in the regular mail here, even registered. Didn't have a problem for years, but just a month ago, the post office guy came with a registered letter, didn't see me, and left a pink slip. I went the next day to pick it up at the regular place. They had lost it.
Subsequently, they tried to blame it on everyone, including me, going so far as to say that they couldn't deliver to my address. No answer when I pointed out that the name was in English, so no one else would normally sign for it (I saw the register, and there were no foreign names around). 3 weeks and 3 trips later, I got my document. No explanation, no apologies.....smiles and done. Just how stuff is done here.
Maybe go with EMS from now on? Don't know how that works for what you do.
Edit/P.S.--the letter I was awaiting was domestic, not even from abroad.....go figure.
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Funny how you didn't explain the "argument." What was that about? What did you say? There are lines in every culture--maybe you crossed one here (I'm not going to waste time mentioning them...they should be apparent).
But the answer to the other part is, yeah, problem with one, problem with all, basically. The question is never "who did you fight?" but "how many were there?" This is true in most of Asia. Of course, if you are with locals who know you, that dynamic changes (again, depending on how much of an @*$ you are being).
I have been to many places where things turn violent much more quickly than here, often involving weapons of different types. Overall, Thailand is chill if you are respectful of people--and no, I don't mean cowering to all locals, just treating them like human beings with dignity.
So, I am not doubting your story, but it would be informative to know what, exactly, you said.
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Well, I think anyone with some critical thinking skills will see things that are bad, corrupt, or could be better. Then they comment on it. Usually, but not always, those same people have strong opinions about the situation in their own country, and they are just applying a critical eye to Thailand, too. If pressed, though, I find most of them will instantly come up with a host of reasons they like Thailand more.
Of course, there are some really bitter guys who just hate everything--those people are beyond reach and will just live like that until they croak.
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Well, the uproar seems dumb. You don't need a special "Thai culture course" for these people. I would assume that there are public nudity laws on the books. So, you just grab them, take 'em in, book 'em, and have 'em pay a fine.
Here it all seems to require a "special law," which it doesn't....if you had law enforcement with a priority of enforcing its regular laws.
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My wife drops all those crappy habits when we go abroad.....they get worse when she comes here. Not sure why your dynamic would be different, but it is possible.
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Well, it doesn't seem so strange to me. My wife expects me to support the family. It is a more traditional society. Actually, even in the US, you don't have to go back that far to hear similar things said in a more euphemistic way. People of my parents' generation (baby boomers, so born in the decade after WWII) will often say things like "I stayed with your dad because he was a good provider." Believe me, I have heard that a ton from people of that era.
So, here in Thailand, the women are looking for "good providers." Now, they may misunderstand how much money you have or you may run into a truly horrible human being who really does want to milk you for all you're worth....the later is certainly a reality. But I know plenty of people here, myself included, who have wives who expect to be provided for but who will step up and help out as they can.
Find one of those. Maybe not so easy, but they are around.
EDIT--Here you go....this is from just a few years ago...maybe you are familiar with the series.
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I just wonder how long it will take for the lack of maintenance and the un(der)trained staff to result in the system breaking down. I teach in several classrooms that have great technological solutions for students and teachers. GREAT....except, none of them work anymore.
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There was a job posting for a full time french teacher on aj forum just the other day. Go look. They are around. If nothing else, go to the Lycee Francais in BKK and ask the French teachers there. They should have an idea of where other French speakers go to teach.
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It depends on the dish and the cook. I literally just polished off a rice dish with sliced chilis, but the same lady ill use whole ones for other dishes (like curries and things). With a little questioning, I am sure you could ask them to slice them if you like. I still find that the whole ones add to the flavor, though.
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I have experienced some women doing it as a gender-bending joke. I did ask one girl about it, and she said "I just like to say 'krap' sometimes." It's odd, but I don't think it is an insult or anything. It reminds me of times when people pronounce silent letters in words and everyone laughs. Not sure why that is so funny here, but it is.
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I would do both at the same time. I find it is easier to remember vocabulary when I have a visual element (the written word) to back up the sound of the word.
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My wife periodically moves everything. Don't know where the motivation comes from. I think a lot of times it is because she moves a big piece of furniture to dust and then decides to move it completely away from that spot.
One day, I woke up in a different place to where I had gone to sleep. I am a heavy sleeper, and my wife had pulled the bed, with me on it, across the room!!!
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Breaking Thai traffic laws? That's all I see all day, and there aren't many Chinese tourists where I'm at, if any at all.....
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This reads like a troll post, but assuming it is real....
I have enough trouble with a perfectly nice and kind family here (basic cultural stuff), so don't get involved with one actively out to get you.
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what defines a third world country? basically
- extrem poverty..
- lacking industry
- lacking infrastructure (TV, Internet, Phone connections, electricity, water)
- lacking health system
- lacking education system
any of these things that you would say Thailand suffers from?
1. Extreme poverty
Not usually "extreme" here, although definitely a lot of people living on the edge. Still, I have yet to encounter children with bowls tied to their wrists waiting for scraps in markets or on the street as I have in other places.
2. Lacking industry
They make cars, rice, lots of other products and sell them here and abroad. Even going to Laos or Cambodia will be an eye-opener when you see how many products are Thai.
3. Lacking infrastructure
I have a TV, Internet, Phone connection, electricity, water and much more here in Thailand. Have been to many places where those things were not available.
4. Lacking health system
I do have my problems with how hospitals and clinics often operate here, but I am not carrying my own syringes, scalpel and other medical instruments here, as I have had to do in other places.
5. Lacking education system
I agree that the education system here could use a lot of improvement, but the kids do go to school and do learn something. Imagine a place where people have no school at all or are actively and/or violently prevented from going to school.
So, while Thailand still needs to improve like other places do, it is at a certain level of development which I wouldn't call "3rd world," which is also a troubled term. Do a google search about the history of the term "3rd world" and you will get some idea of how irrelevant it is.
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yeah, wow....she needs to learn more English to do that. The cop's English was easier to understand. I really couldn't get most of what she was saying.
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We have the same thing at the uni where I teach, although the foreigners get out of a lot of it because we are "weird" and "don't understand." I sort of get the temple stuff more than the paperwork (I mean, cool, you are Buddhist, great...go do your thing, but stop filling out all these papers!).
In short, though, everything where I work is about appearance and next to nothing is about substance. I only have control over my actual classes. And, as a final note, arguing that teachers should focus on teaching will just get you smiles and nods here with absolutely no change. Take advantage of her low interest loans and get a nice car or something, haha. In the meantime, she will have to waste her time like everyone else.
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Well, for me...I wouldn't mind lending the money, but if I don't have it (not uncommon for me to go to school with almost no money on me--we have ATMs all over campus) and then have some guy audibly complaining as he left, that would be the end of it. And not just for money...I would be done with that guy in every way.
PayPal is cancelling personal accounts in Thailand from next year
in Thailand News
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Well, mine came in on Monday (sorry, haven't read down the thread to see if yours did), so it was basically 4 days later than usual plus the weekend. So, it's still working, but it might have been delayed because of this stuff. Not sure.