@Paul ******

again, not true. Dan Nok is a small town in Sadao. Calling it Dan Nok because we really meant Dan Nok isnt at all wrong, in fact it is way more specific and accurate. And again, locals in Dan Nok call it Dan Nok. This isnt similiar to the Bangkok vs Khrueng Thep name where locals only call it by the latter.

What makes you say we speak in english in Dan Nok when most of us can speak in Bahasa Malaysia and we know for a fact that the thais in Dan Nok can also speak in Bahasa Malaysia? What is stopping us from using Bahasa Malaysia in Dan Nok when it is a language way more common than english? I speak 100% in Bahasa Malaysia when Im in Dan Nok, regardless my mother tongue or what I use most frequently in Malaysia, because it is the only logical thing to do in that situation.

@David *******

true, dan nok is just a friendly neighbourhood quick fun place for malaysian men, dont need to speak thai as nearly every thai there can speak Bahasa Malaysia and you dont even need to exchange money there as Ringgit is widely accepted in all those joints. Its really convenient. Malaysian women like to pop over to dan nok too for quick authenthic thai food.

@Paul ******

I can now clearly see you a selective reading issue. "But then again, there arent as many farangs in the deep south as central thailand" doesnt ring a bell?

What is absurd is accusing me of having an agenda just because my opinion doesnt fit your narrative. You claim to have been thru hatyai a few times and a bomb exploded im that duration. I pass thru the south like eating rice because I have a '02' Malaysian IC and only need a border pass to go anywhere deep south and I have yet to experience such a thing. In the news, yes, over 30 years of personal experience, none. I drive from Chiang Rai to Kuala Lumpur every 3 - 4 months once and back, and Im perfectly fine. Now what agenda do you think I have in mind?

And when we say Dan Nok, it is because we really meant to say Dan Nok as Dan Nok is a small town in the district of Sadao. Not only "Malays" call it Dan Nok, even the local thais call it that when they want to specific.

Also to say that there are no bombings above hatyai is a blanket statement as there were bombings in quite a few places, doesnt have to be for the same reasons but bombings are bombings. Shootings also happen from time to time in Chiang Rai as we are near the Myanmar border where drugs and weapons go in and out, so acccording to your reasoning, Chiang Rai is a dangerous place? Thats absurd. To say that it NEVER happens above hatyai is totally false. Every place in thailand has its own risks depending on what is going on, but I dont rank the deep south as being more dangerous than other places statistically. Your opinion might differ but I stand by what I said.

Many more farang deaths in central thailand than the south, so statistically youll be fine. But then again, there arent as many farangs in the deep south as central thailand. Dannok, Hatyai, Padang Besa, Satun, Betong should be as safe as anywhere else, if not safer.

Its better to do so to be safe, but new passports will have a stamp stating that so and so previously travelled on xxxxx (your old passport number), so it is very easy verify.

I dont think you can walk in either. 🤷‍♂️

@Anthony ********

in your face.

@Av *********

false. Hiring a non thai chef is a very valid reason.

No you cannot. You will have to leave the kingdom to get a Non Immigrant O/B at the nearest thai embassy. The problem is you cant switch to an O or B within the kingdom.

Giorgio Akha, laugh your mother.