@Brian ****************

oh, this is not a translation issue but rather a cultural one. The sister can't come, problem solved. The Thai won't understand that you bother yourself with plans that were changed/cancelled. In your case, a Thai would have asked "She can't come, at what time do we go then?"

@Brian ****************

That's because your sentence is not correctly structured. A question doesn't start with "if" but with "when".

"When would we have gone to eat if your sister had come?"

Reverse translation: "When can we go eat if your sister comes?"

Now to be closer to the Thai way of speaking, you would have asked "At what time would we have gone to eat if your sister had come?"

@George ************

Everybody can renew their driving license all around Thailand, Thai and foreigners alike, wherever their address is. Many Thai don't live at their registered address and transport department decided to take that into account some years ago, thank to their internet linked system.

@George ************

We can renew our driving licenses in any province. Try Pang Nga or Krabi next time.

@George ************

What a weird province you're living in. The yellow book has the same legal purpose than the blue book for Thai.

@George ************

If something supposed to be free is charged 300 baths to you, I won't call that a bargain.

@Justin ******

Don't need to buy an insurance.

@Joe ******

I'm not offended. I just discribed his comment.

@Joe ******

I don't know what kind of Thai you're acquainted with.

Blaming a whole nation for the guilt of some is racism. Imagine if I said all Brits were drunkard, or all White Americans inbred red necks?