Why are some expats critical of 'covid counter jumpers' in Thailand?

Ok Karen we know all about your issues

yeah....leaving this one alone...already in trouble here.. 🙂 🙂

Nonce

Time of the month Pauline ?

If you had made your concern that it is hard now to find relevant information about your visa, then that might be a concern (but you can just ask the question). Otherwise this is a unique time. Younger folks (under 50) have had a rare opportunity to stay in Thailand long-time (with COVID rules) and it makes sense that they want info on how to maximize their time. Once things get back to pre-covid arrangements, most of these posts will disappear too.

Most retired expats that I've met try to survive on about 1,000 US month. Not sure how that significant helps out the country. Then again I would not have written a post like this. It's not like those people who have stayed on covid extensions for 2 years are not paying rent or buying food or contributing to the economy themselves. The 1900 baht they pay every 3 months sure is helping out the economy in my eyes. Along with taking taxis to get to immigration.

Mr pooh bah 🤣🤣

I don’t usually get triggered by Facebook posts but this whole post screams entitled old person with easy retirement visa.

You’re the type of person that made me scared to travel until I was 30.

This post is disgusting.

How are frangs are not contributing? They r not helping locals?

It must be good up there sitting on your high horse .

Specific = under the interpretation of officer you deal with on a given day

Funny how self entitled expats feel as though because they are on retirement visas, that they own Thailand. They claim Thailand as their own country, and shame on anyone who had found smarter ways to stay in this great country by not doing up k baht. OP, maybe your gripe shouldn't be with the people who are taking advantage of COVID extensions, rather than the immigration officers stamping them. But of course your foolish ramblings wouldn't make sense of you blame the Thais, now would it. And to say that these people are not contributing to a struggling Thai economy is just foolish and uneducated. I'm sure there are plenty of people on COVID extensions that spend far more a month than you living in your studio in Pattaya, waiting for happy hour to start, so you can get your Chang beer for 60 baht. Here's a news flash for you grumpy, you don't own Thailand, stop acting like a Karen and shut up.

Because its the land of bullshit ffs

Maybe if there was an ounce of consistency or normalcy in the entire government or some sense to the various visas, the process, and how over complicated they are this situation wouldn’t be such a dumpster fire.

Some of us agree, some of us don't. But we're glad to provide you with some amusement. After all, life would be drudgery without finding some amusement in it, no? :p

The OP has got the attention he/she craved for.

You feel better after getting that off your chest do you

@Paulie ********

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It is no secret I am definitely NOT a fan of "milkers" <- people who showed up before the lock down in March 2020 but managed to stay here by taking amnesty and then covid extensions for the last two years ;/

However with that being said it was the THAIZ that wrote the policy who didn't put in a limit, or any other check/balance to stop people from exploiting a valid loophole in the 60 day covid extension programs that have ran every 2 months since Nov 1 2020 and now run until May 24th.

You wanna blame someone? Blame the thai-powerz-that-b for writing a half-assed totally exploitable policy which people have been using to "live in thailand" simply by whining they don't 'want' to leave yet rather than having a policy that gave people 60 days to find a way to go back to where they came from.

We are already seeing the grief "milkers" are getting when they do leave the country and try to come back (either visa exempt or on a valid tourist visa) many MANY of them have been denied entry and I think once they get the land borders open for two way travel again you're going to see it happen there too.

So while there is no love lost between me and the "milkers" I totally accept they are playing within the shitty set of rules thailand has about covid extensions and do not begrudge them their extensions. (which is why I still give advice on how they can get them 😛 )

Agree with most of what the OP has to say..there are many folks on here who put in the time the money and the resources to get year long visas, I think when they see people who have been extending these covid visas for TWO years, they wonder why THEY have to go through such hassle and red tape, while folks who seemingly would have been reduced to doing the border run tourist visa a few years ago, as that would have been all they qualified for, are getting extensions with permission to stay, with ease. All I’m saying is, if things are gonna operate this way, at least allow Non B and Non O holders to have a little leeway..

I apologize for being all of the mentioned! Lol

My God man you have well and truly poked the Aussie and Canadian wasp nests here????

You speak the truth!

I just wasted a few minutes of my life time reading this use and worthless post. Get yourself a better hobby than wasting other people's time.

Feel better now?

How about letting the Thai authorities decide who is entitled to a visa and keep your unwelcome trunk out of it. OR, go to your local immigration office and tell them how to do it ;-)

I will continue to help such "covid counter jumpers, bottom feeders and similar broken souls" as you describe them incorrectly, because I value them as humans regardless if they are rich or not. Btw, you are an anonymous coward, so I don't know which reputation you are trying to preserve while hiding your face, lol!

My biggest gripe is the almost impossible to get citizenship for those living here. They need to align with other countries requirements.

You happy now you got that off your chest now move on

Would you consider yourself as a chunk of 💩?!

There it is!!! The whiniest piece of useless online commentary you will read today. It’s long past time for you to move on paulie.

Of course some old piece of shit would write this. Must be nice never having to worry about visas just because you pass some arbitrary age requirement

This is the lamest post I’ve ever seen

Tourism generated around 22% of Thailand's GDP (pre-covid). How can you say those of us who stay in Thailand don't contribute SIGNIFICANTLY to the economy? Piss off. 😂

An u are?

How is the visa someone else is on here anyone's business but their own? What makes you think you're better than someone else because you have an old pe.. retirement visa and someone's on a tourist visa?

The way people measure themselves in this world is...

Wow there’s some entitled gits here for sure. “I’m alright jack because I’ve got 25k USD to put in a non interest earning account”, the rest of the plebs should piss off because the family they have here, the fact that they’ve lived here for years, and contributed considerably to the economy is irrelevant, because they’re not as rich as you.

And how is getting a covid extension, which is completely within the law “bottom feeding”?