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Posted 2010-03-02 20:09:56
 featography, on 2010-03-02 21:03:53, said:
alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue.
When they say 'free' visa from 1st April what kind of visa are they referring to?
Posted 2010-03-02 20:10:43
OMG we have been had. This is not real. I can see Toyoda is following the example right now. Free death benefit if your throttle gets stuck open. Yea, that will give them a comfort zone. Just who is running the ad department at TaT some one from Oxford.
Posted 2010-03-02 20:16:40
Apologies if this is a stupid question but how does one apply for/receive this riot insurance?
Cheers
Jim
Posted 2010-03-02 20:17:18
samesamebutdifferent, on 2010-03-02 08:58:23, said: Is there any guide lines into how you would claim the riot money? Would a bloody wound be regarded as proof?
If 5 prostitutes beat you up because you offered them to little money...
Posted 2010-03-02 20:18:36
Colabamumbai, on 2010-03-02 20:09:29, said: featography, on 2010-03-02 09:03:53, said: alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue.
Now are you asking your self that question or us on the forum? "It is never to late to change the road your on." Stariway to Heaven, Led Zepplin
Posted 2010-03-02 20:22:13
TIT TOT LOS NTFT ROTFL LOL BRB BKK.. go figure.. A friend wanted to but a new Ford Ranger.. He offered to pay cash if they give a really good deal.. The car deal said one set price and would not come down for cash.. not one baht.. but they did offer him a deal of pay so much each month and pay over 5 years the asking price and get this 0 % interest.. just the asking price that was a low as they could have dropped is as that month was real bad for them and they need to move some inventory..
So, my friend goes to his bank and asks them what sort of interest they would give him if he set up a new account for sole purpose to pay for that truck. The said 3% and he said okay.. He deposited the full asking price for the truck and earn the interest pocketing him a ton of extra cash.. Make sense?? TIT??
Tell me what is logical here?? There is no real common sense here... You would think...??
NO!! IRMA LA DOUCE.. (the play or movie)... But that is another story... remember??
Posted 2010-03-02 20:23:17
If it did all kick off and you got hurt, how much would 10k actually pay for? Hospital bills, extended stay, loss of income in your home country,etc.etc.
This is a very small gesture.
Posted 2010-03-02 20:25:08
That is nice!
Bit the same as the offer to strangled passengers for the airport closure !
Posted 2010-03-02 20:25:14
Same old subject...
What is the point to argue for saving -or not- one thousand baht?
Indonesia has just canceled their seven days visa rules, which is affecting a lot of people living in Singapore ; who are regularly weekending in the Riau Achipelago... but on their expat (sic!) local forums I did not read about people complaining regarding this.
Posted 2010-03-02 20:31:26
JackSterling, on 2010-03-02 20:22:13, said: TIT TOT LOS NTFT ROTFL LOL BRB BKK.. go figure.. A friend wanted to but a new Ford Ranger.. He offered to pay cash if they give a really good deal.. The car deal said one set price and would not come down for cash.. not one baht.. but they did offer him a deal of pay so much each month and pay over 5 years the asking price and get this 0 % interest.. just the asking price that was a low as they could have dropped is as that month was real bad for them and they need to move some inventory..
So, my friend goes to his bank and asks them what sort of interest they would give him if he set up a new account for sole purpose to pay for that truck. The said 3% and he said okay.. He deposited the full asking price for the truck and earn the interest pocketing him a ton of extra cash.. Make sense?? TIT??
Tell me what is logical here?? There is no real common sense here... You would think...??
NO!! IRMA LA DOUCE.. (the play or movie)... But that is another story... remember??
Posted 2010-03-02 20:31:56
May work if they will up the £pound to 80B/£+ 
Posted 2010-03-02 20:37:17
10,000 baht might cover a stubbed toe.
Circular firing squad.
Posted 2010-03-02 20:38:38
featography, on 2010-03-02 21:03:53, said: alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue.
I love Vietnam, however I need a Visa in advance, I normally get that through a travel agent in BKK.
So the tourist immigration for me (British) is a lot more difficult for Vietnam than it is for Thailand.
Posted 2010-03-02 20:41:17
I believe we are talking about US$10,000 not 10,000 Baht.
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Posted 2010-03-02 20:44:44
Colabamumbai, on 2010-03-02 20:42:00, said: JackSterling, on 2010-03-02 09:22:13, said: TIT TOT LOS NTFT ROTFL LOL BRB BKK.. go figure.. A friend wanted to but a new Ford Ranger.. He offered to pay cash if they give a really good deal.. The car deal said one set price and would not come down for cash.. not one baht.. but they did offer him a deal of pay so much each month and pay over 5 years the asking price and get this 0 % interest.. just the asking price that was a low as they could have dropped is as that month was real bad for them and they need to move some inventory..
So, my friend goes to his bank and asks them what sort of interest they would give him if he set up a new account for sole purpose to pay for that truck. The said 3% and he said okay.. He deposited the full asking price for the truck and earn the interest pocketing him a ton of extra cash.. Make sense?? TIT??
Tell me what is logical here?? There is no real common sense here... You would think...??
NO!! IRMA LA DOUCE.. (the play or movie)... But that is another story... remember??
Car dealerships pay interest to the manufacturer/supplier on the cars on the lot, if they have not sold them say within 30 days. The longer a car sits on the lot the extra interest/cost to the dealer is penciled on to the dealers invoice. When a client wants the red one instead of the black one and I say I have to charge you more for the black one even though each vehicle has the exact same options, I have to tell the client that the red model has been on the lot for 6 months and we have to pay the manufacturer more money for it because it has not sold it has incurred us interest charges on our cost price. The customer thinks I am feeding him a line of shit. So the longer a car sits on the dealers lot, the more it costs the dealer and the customer. I sold cars in Canada for many years.
Posted 2010-03-02 20:46:35
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Posted 2010-03-02 20:53:04
alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue. 
Right. Screw up the lives of millions of Thais just so a few tourists can afford a couple extra beers.
Brilliant logic. Are you by happenchance employed by the Greek Ministry of Finance?
Posted 2010-03-02 20:59:00
I wonder what the premium is to insure a riot? Can i insure my next riot?
Posted 2010-03-02 21:02:26
The Mask, on 2010-03-02 20:09:56, said: featography, on 2010-03-02 21:03:53, said: alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue.
When they say 'free' visa from 1st April what kind of visa are they referring to?
Are you for real?? what visa do you think as it ran last year and expires March 5th
Doesn't make a bit of differnece to anyone if its free or $35 except for the local expats that need do visa runs
Posted 2010-03-02 21:07:07
davee58, on 2010-03-02 20:38:38, said: featography, on 2010-03-02 21:03:53, said: alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue.
I love Vietnam, however I need a Visa in advance, I normally get that through a travel agent in BKK.
So the tourist immigration for me (British) is a lot more difficult for Vietnam than it is for Thailand.
There are plenty of travel agents in Vietnam, (do a search) that will give you the visa application online, you fil it out and return it by email. Your then given a number and can apply for a visa on arrival when u enter Vietnam
Plus i have heard from various people that regularly travel to Vietnam on business that Vietnam is not cheaper than Thailand at all. PLus long term visa are VERY dificult to obtain now
Edited by phuketrichard, 2010-03-02 21:08:28.
Posted 2010-03-02 21:07:42
alrat, on 2010-03-02 20:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue.
If you are talking GBP, exchange, dont worry, the official rate today is about 48 baht, but the British Embassy struck a rate on 15/2 of 55 baht, for the purpose of paying Visa fees. So they dont believe the Forex, so it cant be true.
Posted 2010-03-02 21:15:26
what if you get hurt, but it wasn't deemed an actual riot and just a scuffle? Has the term riot been clearly defined, and what are the chances that the Thai insurance companies are not going to behave like the American non-health industry and find every loophole possible so as not to pay? 
Posted 2010-03-02 21:24:02
featography, on 2010-03-02 21:03:53, said: alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: If they want more tourist they should devalue the baht. I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue.
You got that right. Wife and I just came back from our first trip to Vietnam; 10 days for Tet. Everything was cheaper, except clothes shopping than Thailand. There are more international food restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City than Bangkok, they pride themselves in having strict laws against harming foreigners,easier immigration/ work permit laws, and even my Thai wife was amazed and wondered, "what the hel_l we doing staying in Thailand?!?!?!?
Get real. You really ought to get around more in the real world if you consider Thailand expensive.
This forum should consider changing it's name to "Thai Visa forum for whiners". Regardless what is done somebody will whine about it. When a step in the right direction is done they will still complain about it. Then it is "not enough", "doesn't make a difference", "should have done something else" or complain about something unrelated. This time free tourist visa's geared toward longtime stayers/expats (like so many on this forum) gets this treatment.
Would be nice to hear you answere your own question: "Why the hel_l do you stay in Thailand?"
WB
Posted 2010-03-02 21:27:37
gr8fldanielle, on 2010-03-02 21:15:26, said: what if you get hurt, but it wasn't deemed an actual riot and just a scuffle? Has the term riot been clearly defined, and what are the chances that the Thai insurance companies are not going to behave like the American non-health industry and find every loophole possible so as not to pay?
Exactly, this would be the name of the game and probably somebody's busy in the backgrounf by filing stuff and names and get the dough into their own pocket.
Posted 2010-03-02 21:32:25
alrat, on 2010-03-02 19:44:25, said: I live here and its getting too bloody expensive. They just dont have a clue. Er, you could always get a job here. I understand that they pay in baht.
And perhaps a strong currency and a rising GDP suggests that they just might have a clue, tourists or not?
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