get an international drivers license in the states so you can convert it to a Thai drivers license without having to take the test. You’ll just have to take the eye test and reaction test.
yeah that answered his question about taxes. Maybe you should recommend a good taxi service to pick him up for a tour of the Grand Palace as well…🤦♂️
funny I have been living here since 99 and haven’t seen that. You must have some inside sources, but I doubt it’s true. I’ve flown in and out of Bangkok hundreds of times and never been flagged. I just walk through like I own a place.
There’s a farang living here who killed his mom, slit her throat and he’s living here and everybody knows it. The farangs and the Thai government. Then he got here and whack somebody with a beer mug when he was drunk in a bar. Didn’t get deported. Don’t worry about it. It’s no big deal. 
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