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From 28th May, Thai visas will only be available from the Embassy in Canberra or the Sydney Consulate. Honorary Consulates in Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne and Perth will no longer be authorised to issue them.
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48 minutes ago, ozimoron said:
Why are so many Christians to be found in the ranks of today’s conspiracy theorists? Just consider the popularity of a movement like QAnon — which claims that [redacted] is waging a secret war against “a worldwide cabal of Satan-worshipping paedophiles” — among evangelicals. As is apparent from the testimony of Lorrie Shock, the very language of evangelical Christianity is amenable to adherence to QAnon:
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/why-are-christians-susceptible-to-conspiracy-theories/13003550
As churches prove 'fertile ground' for conspiracy theories, some pastors are taking a stand
Why QAnon Has Attracted So Many White Evangelicals
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-qanon-has-attracted-so-many-white-evangelicals/
Why are Christians so susceptible to conspiracy?
https://baptistnews.com/article/why-are-christians-so-susceptible-to-conspiracy/
Too many evangelical Christians fall for conspiracy theories online, and gullibility is not a virtue
What a lot of nonsense. I don't listen to extremists either, but many of those who don’t agree with the mainstream narrative are distinguished experts in the sciences and medicine. Religion has nothing to do with it.
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59 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:
Horrible deflection. War and military versus a pandemic and scientists. Wow...stunning.
Of course it isn't a defection. It's a textbook case of the mainstream media amplifying experts on one side, the side that happened to be wrong.
The results are well known.
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15 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:
I'll stick with the main stream scientists. I'm not interested in dissenting opinions that contradict what they say. Seems you're interested in finding info that contradicts lockdowns, mask wearing and social distancing?
From my link above.
Mainstream scientists are mainstream by virtue of amplification by the mainstream media. Your choice.
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2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:
Perhaps you should read this. It contradicts these dissenting voices. Please, read these articles. I'll stick with the mainstream scientists.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30555-5/fulltext
Within weeks, an opposing group of experts, also numbering in the thousands, had put their names to the John Snow Memorandum. The document, named after one of epidemiology's greatest historical figures, defended the restrictions to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 as “essential to reduce mortality, prevent health-care services from being overwhelmed, and buy time to set up pandemic response systems to suppress transmission”. It described focused protection as “a dangerous fallacy unsupported by scientific evidence” and warned that “uncontrolled transmission in younger people risks significant morbidity and mortality across the whole population”.
There are indeed two groups, as you can see. The truth may lie somewhere between the two, as it usually does. In the middle, nearer one side, or nearer other. Who knows,?
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27 minutes ago, ozimoron said:
It's related to evangelical Christianity.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Just now, Jeffr2 said:
Afraid to post links to prove this?
Of course not. There are various dissenting voices in the medical profession. Notable is this: the second group of scientists released a declaration while on a summit in Great Barrington.
Needless to say, despite the highly distinguished credentials of some of its authors and supporters, it was ignored and ridiculed by the media, the WHO and the like.
I respect your view, but there are other views that are also worth listening to.
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1 minute ago, Jeffr2 said:
2 groups? Really? Please enlighten us.
Well there you go. Thanks to the failures and bias of modern journalism, you're only aware of one group. There is another group, equally as distinguished that recognises the reality of Covid but refutes government reactions to it as a gross overreaction that is more lethal than the virus itself.
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25 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:
Sad times when people don't believe in scientists. Shows one of the big reasons we're in the mess we're in. And sad you'd trust an elected official instead of a scientist. I guess you also believe what that used car salesman told you?
Which set of scientists should we believe in then? In case you haven't been listening, there are two groups of them.
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4 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:Sad statement. Shows you don't really understand what's going on. Don't fall for the fake news on social media.
You too. Just you keep on following 'the science' if it comforts you, even though scientists disagree with each other and don't understand what effect their deductions have on society as a whole. In delegating decisions to scientists, politicians are guilty of dereliction of duty, lazy and useless as they are.
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I haven't received a penny out of the UK ever since I left the place in 1988. I don't expect anything, and I don't pay tax there so why should I?
I've no idea why the US sends taxpayer's money to people who will use it to stimulate a foreign economy.
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On 4/2/2021 at 7:32 PM, CharlieH said:
Never experienced it Thailand but MANY times in the UK.
So bad in one instance in a Tesco store I called for the manager to speak to the checkout operator.
Surprised you get that in the UK with all the anti-racist sentiment over there these days.
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Philippine food is vile. I wouldn't feed most of it to soi dogs.
Manila is also the armpit of South East Asia, an ugly and horrible place. There's absolutely nothing worth going there for.
Thailand beats the Philippines in every way I can think of, so long as you speak the lingo.
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1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:
Covid hasn't been much of a problem due to the lock down of borders and internal lock downs during the past spikes. If rates were higher, you'd see mass graves and refrigerated trucks for the dead outside hospitals. Just like in Brazil. That's not happening here.
Believe this, and you'll believe anything.
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5 hours ago, smedly said:
testing ?
what testing
That costs money and they have no interest in spending it
only filling of the pocket
angry !!!!!!!!!
Maybe limited testing is why Covid hasn't been much of a problem in Thailand. Should the West follow suit, one wonders?
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For retirees, unless you're cashed up it's better to have a Plan B in case the visa rules change. That said, if you're old and broke there usually aren't any Plan B options available.
Always have much more money than you think you'll need, and allow for visa financial requirements doubling, or you might be better off at home. Thailand is no place to be if you're broke.
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On 4/6/2021 at 6:04 PM, Neeranam said:
I was led to believe that as Naturalized Thais, we can't get assistance from our former embassies, US included.
You can only get UK consular assistance (for all it's worth) while in a country where you do not also hold citizenship. If you are a Thai citizen, you have no right to UK consular assistance while in Thailand, even if you are also a UK citizen.
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3 hours ago, Leaver said:
What is your opinion of Vietnam?
Hanoi is OK. Saigon is a bit of a dump. Prefer the Thais to the Vietnamese, but all this is just my personal opinion.
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3 hours ago, Leaver said:
I am in Pattaya for the nightlife. There is no other place in the world like it. There's a reason why they call it, "the world's brothel."
Vietnam is my Plan B.
It Thailand make hoops that I do not want to jump through, I will leave. No problem for me.
Huh? You can't find hookers in Vietnam, so that's the only reason you stay in Thailand, even though you hate the place, to such an extent that a while back you were looking down on poverty stricken Thai families for allowing their daughters to do that kind of work?
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12 hours ago, Leaver said:
Vietnam has great food, without the worry of how much chilli has been added.
As for manageable current account deficit, Thailand has record household debt.
Household debt at 80% of GDP, highest in 4 years and Thailand's economy set to shrink a record 8%
As for manufacturing in Thailand, Panasonic cut 800 jobs in Thailand and moved to Vietnam. Other companies are leaving Thailand as well.
As for agriculture, Vietnam overtook Thailand for rice exports.
As for health care, I would accept that is better in Thailand, but as more and more expats retire to Vietnam in the future, there will be international hospitals there on par with Thailand's.
As for respect or one's elders, Vietnam has the extended family model, so the respect is always there, but I am not sure how you are gauging that.
As for patriotism, the Vietnamese have won wars against the Chinese, French, and Americans, all on their own soil. What has Thailand done?
As for cohesive families, maybe you can comment on all the young Thai ladies sent to southern tourist areas to work in the sex trade.
if the list goes one, post some more examples of how well Thailand has been doing under a military dictatorship posing as a democracy.
So go and live in Vietnam then. Are you a masochist? What's stopping you?
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12 hours ago, Leaver said:
Have you ever been to Vietnam, or anywhere else in South East Asia, for that matter?
Yes, lots of times.
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On 2/24/2021 at 12:34 AM, mr mr said:
ktm duke 390. problem solved and still loads of fun.
400 cc is a good compromise between agility in the city and power. Honda CB1 was the best bike I ever had.
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Deleted my FB account a few months back. Don't miss it in the slightest as there are lots of other ways to stay in touch with people.
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7 hours ago, Leaver said:
Are you suggesting there are no attractive women in The Philippines and Vietnam?
But you hang around TV. There must be some reason for that.
Thai visas in Australia only available from Sydney and Canberra
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Posted · Edited by dbrenn
But now it's just been made permanent, per an announcement by the Thai Ambassador to Australia on 8th April, quoting Article 2 and 30 of the Regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Governing the Appointment and Functions of Honorary Consular Officers - they will be prohibited from issuing visas to foreigners and legalising documents.