@Pat ****

why do you ask?

@Lyndon ***********

and what part of “that’s what immigration forms call me…there’s no such thing as United Statesian” led you to believe I could be from Brazil thus making you worried you might provide the wrong information (not that you’ve actually provided any)?

@Lyndon ***********

and a Brazilian is a Brazilian. If a Brazilian said they were “American” on an immigration form, their exemption status would be the least of their problems.

@Brandon ***********

that, I know. Thx

@James ********

I’m an American. I need to rise above plenty of my own. I don’t feel a need to rise above ignorance. That’s just me.

@Brandon ***********

should copies be color or b&w?

@Kool ******

yeah, it looks like a 2-hour ride.

@James ********

If I were to draw a Venn diagram of the most helpful people and the snarkiest, the two would not intersect.

Meanwhile, Lyndon's comment is not only snarky, it's ignorant and unoriginal. The same type of comment is posted multiple times per week, every time someone says they're American. It's ignorant.

I have completed two immigration forms in the last few months where my citizenship was asked (I think they were in Germany and Singapore). In both cases, while "country of residence" was "United States", "citizenship" was American, which, honestly, is a bit confusing for those of us completing the forms (only if we are trying to find the name in a dropdown), but should not be an issue for those on a forum. They know exactly what folks mean. I hope, at least, that folks do...was Lyndon honestly confused?

When I traveled throughout Central America and said I was from the United States, actually trying to be sensitive to exactly this issue, people would respond, "Oh, you're American." I stopped bothering. I actually usually tell folks my state nowadays, since the U.S. is so large and diverse and most folks (throughout the world, including Canadians, who are the ones whom I most run into from the Americas, other than those from the U.S.) still say, "Oh, you're American".

I set this "joke" (if it can even be called that when it's so old and tired) off at the pass in my post, so why was it necessary? Why is ignorance funny?

But, I'll remind you that he also could have just scrolled by rather than to ask me a question that I'd already answered.

Thank you to everyone who has provided useful information! This group can be such a phenomenal resource.

@Kool ******

Thank you. I’m actually not worried about the length. My current stay ends on Nov. 5th. I’m now leaving on the 15th (I hope). I just need to get this settled in the couple days I’m in Bangkok. Traveling is complicated for me, because I’m carrying refrigerated medication. I don’t want to go to Hua Hin, if I’m going to encounter an immigration issue and need to rush back to leave the country. I don’t anticipate one, because I’ve not been in Thailand since 2020. However, I just don’t want to take any chances. Murphy hates me 🙂.