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rogerrhino

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In Topic: Why Is It So Hard Getting Out Of Thailand

2012-02-29 23:51:09

lovetotravel, on 2012-02-29 08:43:10, said:

mstribling, on 2012-02-28 22:13:40, said:

I usually will chat up a Thai will I'm getting my boarding pass. I'll ask them to take me through the Thai side with them. Has worked every time no problems.

They weren't having any of that this last time. Checking everybody very carefully as soooooo many Russians were trying it also.

rogerrhino, on 2012-02-29 00:56:10, said:

I sympathise "prefabs". We left on Saturday and it took over an hour to clear passport control. The poor air-con and the swarms of ignorant, queue jumping Russians didn't help either! For a new airport, these arrangements are pathetic and would not encourage a repeat visit. Getting in wasn't quite so bad - only 45 minutes - and no Russian elbows to contend with!

I had a group of Russians trying the game of putting one person in each of several lines and then jumping back and forth when one line got the closest. There were 6 of them, split among 3 lines. They would even leave the line and then push to get back into the line they left at the same spot. Tried it on my line just as I was getting to the window. I wouldn't let them in and even said I'd yell for help. Everybody in my line agreed and started yelling at them also. They would have gained 1-2 spots by moving lines. Unreal. They were pissed and kept saying things at me in Russian. I did my best Russian back at them. "brosht prosht nyet da brosht prosht".

Good to have our experience confirmed by someone else. They ("the Russians") were trying something similar in our queue. They were a family of 6 who started off a couple of places behind us. One of them gradually weedled their way about 3 places ahead of us and during the course of the general shuffle forwards, they all contrived to join up with the first person. My friend's wife ended up having a "nose to nose" with some stroppy, young Russian woman Posted Image

- we're "senior citizens"!! - no respect for the elderly!! Posted Image

. Seriously though - it was not pleasant and not the way you would like to end your holiday.

Sorry "mstribling" but you must have been lucky, as in our experience, both this time and on previous visits to LOS over the last 3-4 years, they are not generally "nice people". I'll probably get edited or struck off for this but hey - just telling it like it is!