not necessarily. I was once in Tesco looking for honey. I asked someone working there and because I didn’t use exactly the right tone (you have to widen the mouth) she had no idea what I was asking.
If it’s still not coded correctly, even when selecting the correct “reason for transfer”, which has happened to me, there is a process that customer service will give you. I haven’t gone through it yet but may have to soon.
Yes, they have. And they've been checking visas left and right in Pattaya recently. Just follow the news and you'll frequently hear about people being arrested for overstay