I was under the same impression as you back in 2021. I was stuck in Thailand during Covid and had to extend every month instead of every 2 and one time I went, the immigration lady told me she knew I was working online (teaching) and I should stop.
Weird thing is, I was teaching at a school without a WP for 6 months as the agency told me they were processing it each time I asked, yet they never even brought that up 🤷
My online teaching was all outside Thailand as well, as in the students, the platform and the payments
Yeah true dietary wise its not great but Im just comparing it regionally. I like food in Nam too but Thai food is the best 'cuisine' in the region in my opinion.
Ive been considering different visas but I dont think Im gonna give myself the hassle and just use Thailand as a break now and then. Its full of knobheads as well, both foreign and Thai
Thailand is a mess. A complete clusterfuck and has been for at least a decade. I cannot comment pre 2013 but I heard it was way better than when I first visited in 2013. Since then its rapidly dropped in standards. The food is spot on, the beaches mint . . . everything else has just gone down the shitter
Ahhhh another Thai apologist! Are you one of those helmets on Asean now forum? If not, Id join if I was you, its full of your ilk. Nothing to do all day, picking any argument to remain relevant
No, they havent started looking after their borders. What they are doing is bullying people who have LEGAL entry requirements because the govt is useless. Just another show of who's the boss even though no-one is entering illegally. Banging someone up in a room in an airport for an hour for nothing is exactly as I described it!
I wouldnt mind but you're probably one of those gimps that believes Putin is a global threat because someone you like said so 😂