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  1. Get to the point already! MUCH too long. You can't get to the point in the first minute -- I'm OUT.
  2. I have a US bank account & US PayPal business account linked to it. Will I be affected? So far, I'm still able to use my PayPal Master Card at both the ATM & at the super market in Thailand, as of January 28. Thanks!
  3. How soon do we lose historical perspective? Thailand WON the Vietnam war, hands down. US, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos all lost. Thailand scored big, but doesn't seem to have the elephant's memory, ever since "Lost in Thailand" hit the Chinese cinemas in December, 2012. I met a Thai "veteran" of the Vietnam war, in Chiang Mai, in 2016 -- the most complicated year for foreigners in Thailand in recent memory. They told me there were 2 US bases in the province. They got a job at a Base Exchange, then worked their way up to Communications. They told me they were paid in dollars, noting it was "good money", and smiled. They told me how friendly the American GI's were to them. We sat on a bench at Wat Suan Dok and chatted as the sun went down during the sweltering heat of April. Two weeks later, I had to leave the country for 6 months, for immigration reasons. If you think of the kind of income that person made, over a span of several years, at the beginning of their adult life -- they could build a whole life from such an opportunity. And from that meeting later on in that person's life, I would say that they had done just that. Not too many people -- none, to be exact -- remember the mutual "benefits" of the Vietnam war: The US got to engage in warfare from its base in Thailand, and Thais got a huge influx of hard currency. Not just privileged Thais, but regular folks, the kind you might meet taking a stroll at your favorite temple...
  4. "The mission of the United States Embassy is to advance the interests of the United States, and to serve and protect U.S. citizens in Thailand." --From the US Embassy in Thailand's website.
  5. Thanks for sharing your essay. Recommend cutting the word count at least in half, and/or posting on the weekend. Otherwise, thanks for sharing!
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