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1 hour ago, LivingNThailand said:
Phuket immigration puts a 90 day notice in the passport with the extension stamp. And Normally, in the past, the 90 days is 90 days from the extension, at least in Phuket. Immigration has done this Every year for 9 years.
I Always check my passport before leaving immigration to make sure everything is ok before I leave. This year there was no 90 day slip in my passport, and when I asked, I got this little hand written note on a post it. (see photo on above post).
I understand your situation a lot better now. Based on what she gave you, I'd be pretty confident that you'll get the email reminder in the first or second week of May. If you don't, then as you say a trip there seems in order. I'd take it easy for now though. Sabai sabai
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No prices mentioned in the article so it must be too expensive for me 🤣
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If you did the 90 day online, did you not get the official slip sent to your email after it was approved?
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When phones like that are so expensive it's no surprise they are targets. It's the equivalent of westerners wearing gold chains down Soi 6 or on beach road.
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Will the speed limit still be 80kph or will it be upped to 120? I used it over the new year (December) and driving 80 was painful on a pretty much empty straight road.
Did anyone use it during Songkran who can inform if they now have speed cameras on it?
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It's a joke to say they're okay with open relationships. How many news stories do we here about the wife attacking her husband for cheating? You'd get your balls chopped off for doing that. They'd only be okay with it if they lost no face and there's no real love in the relationship. In which case, why stay together? Because she wants your money of course.
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For those who prefer to read rather than watch videos:
1. Thai's want/like gifts.
2. Thai's share food.
3. Thai family is number 1.
4. Thai people don't like public displays of affection.
5. Thai people are open to having relationships with others/giks.
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Are the Russians really that bad here or are people just venting? I don't have any experience with them here, hence the question, but I lived with some Russians in the UK and they were nice straight talking people.
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1 hour ago, Robert Paulson said:
People tip because societal pressure, aka herd behavior.
If nobody knew if we tipped or not, nobody would tip. If you deny this you’re delusional. People tip to make themselves feel better. They do t care about anyone else. They want to fit in. Our entire society is based on herd behavior. Covid taught us this without a doubt.
In general I agree with what you have said in this thread, but I think some people do care, hence the go fund me donations. You get sweet FA in return for your donation, but you do it to help others. My wife regularly gives small amounts to people with injured animals too. There's zero recognition for doing so and it doesn't help our lives. I know the thread is about tipping, but tips and donations in my mind are very similar.
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21 hours ago, proton said:
Singers 100-200 baht, one of the biggest myths about Thais is that they do not tip, they tip millions to singers. Biggest one I saw on stage was 100k from one person.
Good point. I also tip singers around 100 baht. Even when doing karaoke in larger groups some Thais like to tip. I got just under ฿1,000 in tips last time I did karaoke, but normally I'll get about 200.
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I use it at least every other day. It can be a short beep if I want them to pay attention to something, traffic lights for example, and a longer beep if someone caused me to slam on my brakes or avoid an accident. Other times, like in Paya Thai last week, I started with a short beep and progressed to a long beep as a driver decided to park next to the sky train line to let a guy out of the car. What should have been a 10 second drop turned into about a minute. Oh and when driving in hilly regions I beep my horn to let cars know there is someone coming in the opposite direction round blind corners. That's what they do, so I now do so too.
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There is an app in playstore called 'Traffic D เดือนด่าน' which could help, not with a lawyer, but Thais report check point locations to warn others. It will highlight them in Google maps for you if you can't read the location in Thai.
As others have said though, it makes little sense to drink drive in Pattaya when there's taxis available. Rather than drink drive, I prefer to stay at a cheap hotel near where I'm drinking and drive back in the morning instead.
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2 hours ago, vangrop said:
The test showed .79 milligrams percent of alcohol which was over the legal alcohol limit of .50. Could anybody translate this in a comprehensble way. For me it would be expressed in a number of 33 cl beers during a specific laps of time.
It's impossible to say the time due to other factors such as weight and food intake. Generally though it considers the number of beers within an hour and then you subtract 0.1 for every 40 minutes of drinking. He looks quite short and not very well built so I'd guess 160lbs. He could have had 5 small beers (33cl) in 2.5 hrs and get that reading.
Regarding zero being the safe limit as others have suggested, I had one large bottle of beer this evening with my meal and drove home 3 hrs after starting the beer. I see nothing wrong with that as I was well under the strict legal limit here. Yes I wanted another beer, but it's not worth the risk. The law is the law. I personally feel zero is unreasonable. Every banana or slice of proper bread you eat contains a very small amount of alcohol. Alcohol free beer even contains alcohol.
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2 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:
He said he only kicked her because he thought she was Chinese, and would not have kicked her if he’d thought she was Thai …. if you don’t understand the racism in that, nobody will ever be able to explain it to you.
And why are you defending this odious, entitled bully ?
I generally have no problems with the other things you have said about him as they don't carry the same weight as labeling someone racist. I 100% agree that he is an odious, entitled bully though.
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1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Just send him to the USA.
I know that is a harsh punishment, but I am sure he will remember and behave better next time.
I could be wrong and if so please correct me, but isn't the legal limit in the US .80mg? I know we are not in the US, but it would at least add some perspective to how 'drunk' he was.
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3 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:
Maybe you haven’t acquainted yourself with all aspects of this case; he initially said that he didn’t know it was a Thai national that he kicked. He said he thought it was a Chinese woman … how’s that for racism ?
And BTW, have you got anything on topic to say about this issue, or do you just troll threads to see if you can find any comments to criticise. With the thread 7 pages old, your comment to me appears to be your first one.
I don't see how assuming a Thai was Chinese in the dark is racist.
Regarding calling me a troll for commenting on your abusive language toward him, I think the matter speaks for itself. I'm not going to stoop to your level.
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12 minutes ago, transam said:
Would Dave have assaulted the bird if he thought she were a farangy, I wonder....
I have no idea; I don't know the guy. I believe that he may not have done it to someone his own size (a bully) but I fail to see racism here.
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12 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:apologist for an entitled racist bully .... hang your head in shame
Erm... Where is the evidence that he is a racist? You've been calling him all sorts of names in this thread, which I don't mind, but you will lose a lot more credibility if you start making things up.
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On 4/9/2024 at 4:39 PM, richard_smith237 said:
Agreed.... I tried Carabau the other day for the first time.... 'orrible is the word - way to malty for my tastes.
7-11 (In Bangkok) now sells a couple of good beers from the Fullmoon Brew works in Phuket - very good IPA beers (IMO).
The yellow one is nice, better than the snowy one. The blue one is too weak, but I guess if you're watching the carbs it's better than nothing.
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I don't blame her as such, but I'm not happy with her sense of entitlement. It just shows how addictive the vape can be. Many seem to be as addicted to vaping every 20seconds as they are having their phone in hand at all times. Not good for their lives at all.
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12 hours ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:
And over 10 years I have never seen a police vehicle that is/has pulled someone over.
The police pulled me over for going through a red light in Bangkok.
It was at a raised railway crossing where the light was before the line, but by the time I got over it I saw a red light 30m ahead. As I felt I was in the middle of the road, and that I couldn't reverse back onto the railway line, I floored it. Police pulled me over a few meters further down the road. I'm always extra vigilant if I drive that way to Bangkok now (near Phaya Thai).
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4 hours ago, ABCDBKK said:
The reason I made some sarcastic posts earlier in this topic is because this is nothing unique to Thailand and yet people are getting so fired up about that video. I've seen lots of carnage on the roads in Thailand myself and some with very large blood smears on the road that were far worse than all the flying metal seen in thisI didn't initially catch your sarcasm, but I rarely see westerners getting any kick out of all the blood and gore. The Thai news on the other hand...
I personally watch videos like this and ones with road rage to remind myself to slow down a bit and take it easy on the roads.
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2 hours ago, ABCDBKK said:
Fun, fun, fun. Everyone commenting got a thrill out of this video. Otherwise just another boring Sunday.A thrill? Seeing random people being taken out is not a thrill. It reinforces how dangerous the roads are here and I feel fortunate that I was not in that mux/ fortuner. I am also glad that 18 wheeler was OK as that could have become really ugly on the other side.
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2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:
My thoughts exactly. I was devastated to learn the driver in the black car survived.
By not caring in the slightest about him, I cannot wish death upon him. But if he dies, I care not one iota.
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5 Tips for dating a Thai - understanding culture
in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
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1. Are gifts important to your love for someone? Are they integral to your relationships?
2.Sharing food, fair enough. I don't have any problems either, but I wasn't /am not arguing that we are different on all counts
3. Do you do what your mum and dad want you to do rather than doing what you want to do as an adult? If your parents did not like your gf would you dump her?
4. The more I live here, the more difficult I find pda. I get a lot of stares anyway living in an area without many westerners.
5. Did your gf/wife accept to you having a bit on the side. Would you be okay with your lady having sex with another man?
Ultimately, the answers to the above make little difference, but for me there are some points I can accept and others not. If she expect gifts in return for love, this is a transaction, not a relationship to me. If she did what her parents wanted her to do rather than what we as a couple wanted to do, once again, end of relationship. If she want to bend over for other men on the side, once again it's not gonna work with me, but we all have our own boundaries.