@Henk ********

Won't happen because I research, LISTEN, and do my best to avoid trouble.

@Henk ********

But that's not what you asked for, is it? So why mention it? Man you're a stubborn guy.

Looking for logic and "what aboutisms" does nothing to help you avoid future problems with Thai immigration.

Reality is what it is.

@Henk ********

Yeah but it was your history that bit you.

Immigration officers have complete latitude and authority to deny you, with almost zero chance of review and reconsideration. End of story.

@Henk ********

Enter twice visa exempt per year. No problem. You may get away with more, but you're really tempting fate.

@Henk ********

"You read here." OMG. Have you read an official Thai government announcement about a new 60 day policy? You have not. Should you have read one of the dozens of news reports stating that the rumored 60 day policy has not yet been implemented? You certainly should have.

You are a living, breathing poster child for self-sabotage.

@Henk ********

Nonsense. Thailand and the Netherlands are not the same. Different logic applies. Forget this fact at your own peril.

@Jeffrey *********

Bwahaha! Excellent! Your money is MAYBE safer with a credit card, but you can't use it most places in Thailand. 😳🙄

@Jeffrey *********

Let me try again: name me some things you like that don't have a potential downside.

The biggest risk to a happy life is an obsessive devotion to safety.

@Jeffrey *********

But isn't that just the way of the world? You can use the streets and sidewalks, but you might be injured, even killed in an accident. You might get food poisoning at a restaurant. You can leave your house, but someone might break in and steal your possessions, even harm your family during your absence. And so on - you get the idea.

Everything in life involves risk. And each of us evaluates risk differently.

But a huge percentage of the Thai and expat population have found using PromptPay to be a an acceptable risk, lower than using a debit or credit card.

You are free to disagree.

@Jarek ***********

I could care less what big brother knows about the vast majority of my financial transactions. But for those rare occasions where I DO care, I simply use cash.

Governments and financial institutions would love to kill cash for the obvious reasons, many of which are dark and nefarious, but I doubt they will succeed, especially in countries like Thailand.