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@Carlo ***********
you’re talking about the tourist visa... 60, with extension of 30 days.

You have the option of the special tourist visa that can get you to Thailand for a total of 270 days.
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@Michael *******
financial requirements of 500,000 in savings was dropped.
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@Frank ********
I have lived all over Thailand, north, south, east and west. I have a decent understanding of Thai personality and, I don’t keep my association to bar girls. Lower and middle class Thais refer to anyone west of India as farangs, barring Africans. And yes, that is “fact”, Frank, full of infinite wisdom.
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@Frank ********
the original definition and the actual use, are two different things Frank. Thais, 100 % call Middle Eastern people farangs! That cannot be disputed because, it’s fact!
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@Edward *******
😂😂😂😂Farang (فرنگ) is a Persian and southeast Asian word that originally referred to the Franks (the major Germanic tribe) and later came to refer to Europeans in general. The word "Farang" is a cognate and originates from old french: "franc".. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I think that Wikipedia definition is a little more complex than your average Thai would define Farang. I have heard Thais call Middle Eastern men Farangs... they just use it instead of foreigner