punkonater

csolgosz, on 2012-03-18 19:28:20, said:

I think not only that, but why drug abuse with dirty needles increases your risk significantly too.

There are Thai people here that do all of those bad things too. In fact, I'm willing to say that if it weren't for Thai partners in crime, then criminals wouldn't be able to operate here.

As for the comments about English teachers, most agencies in Thailand that hire people who are already here require either a TEFL or TESOL certification (government requirement) and get their teachers work permits right away.

maybe something like this would help:

http://www.abc.net.a.../10/2815920.htm

It's really quite simple. These bus drivers are paid almost nothing, and the companies that hire them don't care if they get sleep. So naturally, they drink tons of these strong energy drinks (and probably some stronger illegal drugs), and think they can stay up. After driving buses back and forth for a few days their bodies crash, and they can't do anything else but fall asleep.
start paying bus drivers more, make them sleep, and there will be less crashes like this one.

well, all said and done, the last time I flew out was a flight that left at 3am. It was the middle of that week last year in May when we had curfews and such. Living in Klong Toey I was afraid about getting held up at checkpoints etc, so I hired an Airport limo for 1000 baht. It only took about 20 minutes to get there because the expressway was empty. I told the driver which airline and he dropped me off at the correct check in desk. Excellent service and worth it.
I got there right when the check in desk for my flight opened. There were only 5 people in front of me. When I got to the security, it was only about 10 people in front of me, and it took maybe 10 minutes. Had a nice stroll over to the gate. I got to my gate super early. This was pretty nice, as I'm super paranoid about missing flights.

For those that really hate long lines and being rushed... give yourself more time. Remember we're in Thailand. You can't force others to go faster, and when you do, they lose face and will treat you like shit.
and like I said before, the food and water complaints are only a priority once they've taken care of their efficiency problems.

And for the complaints about baggage handling... I've taken bottles of whiskey, wine, perfume, cans of maple syrup, etc. to and from Thailand. Maybe you packed it poorly. Wrap delicate stuff in a few t-shirts for padding and don't place it at the edge of the bag.