The only people I see not wearing masks are farangs.. Not all of them but a few.. And they stick out like a sore thumb. This creates a feeling of resentment against all farangs. You may laugh at the mask requirements but please comply.. It's a very small inconvenience.
Yes we had that unfortunate experience where the bank wouldn't certify this came from foreign sources even though I showed them my wise transactions which clearly showed it was taken from a US bank. Bangkok Bank was very inflexible even though I showed them proof. When I contacted wise back 2 years ago they said to use a wire transfer because they use local banks to complete transfers
oh if you're trying to get money in for a retirement visa they need to see the funds came from a foreign source but if you don't care then that's fine You can use wise. We had a problem where the bank said the funds weren't from a foreign source since wise uses local banks to do the transfers so it doesn't show that it came via a swift transaction all the time It depends on the amount of the transaction as well I was told.
I didn't think Transit is allowed in BKK. This must be two separate tickets. Not sure if you can fly to BKK to take Air India. Maybe go via Singapore to India?