@Johanna *******

not where I live near Sattahip. I still wear a mask always but many do not. Never had my phone scanned and never seen it done anywhere.

@John ********

please scroll up and see that the poster is giving the wrong information. BTW why the upper case typing ? That is harsh.

I am talking about retirees who live here in Thailand. Nothing to do with euros or quarantine. Get your facts straight and read my words if you can understand.

@Patrick ***********

you are totally 100 % Incorrect. Tell me. Do you live here retired on an O A visa ? If so you cannot renew unless you have the Immigration insurance requirements. Do not give our the wrong information. Nothing to do with Elite visa whatsoever.

Come on people. Who believes the COVID statistics produced by the Thai Government ? I live here. Has anyone ever seen a testing facility in use ? Free testing anywhere ? Have you also seen the flagrant abuse of safe use of masks and social distancing outside of Bangkok ? It doesn’t exist where I live. The local authorities are non existent in this area of Chonburi. The stats are all just fantasy.

Anyone on a non O-A retirement one year extension needs health insurance with one of the 12 companies acceptable to Immigration. The cost of OPD insurance here is very expensive. Especially if you are over 75 !!!

Homophobic comments should be reported to the moderator. So demeaning and judge mental. This is Thailand. Get a grip.

Interesting comments above. I have lived here for 17 years full time. What disturbs me here in Bang Saray is the schoolboy/ teenagers playing open air contact sports like basketball and football in the park next door . No masks and no social distancing. They go home and possibly infect their elderly Thai parents. Yet so many Thai people criticize any farang who may be seen not wearing a mask !! Who is monitoring this irresponsible behavior of Thai people ?

@Kool ******

very true words. From a farang who has lived here legitimately for 17 years.

@Jesse ********

I totally agree with you.