Thai society
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Behind the Bamboo Curtain – Part 8 : You Are In My Country Now From honeymoon haze to household budgets, Derek’s escape to Thailand takes a turn. He’s no longer a visitor. He’s a resident—having to report to Immigration every 90 days, remembering to re-apply to stay in the kingdom every year, and dealing with…
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A wasted day visiting 2 banks and a car repair shop. Having spent 6 hours today sorting out what could and should have been resolved by three simple telephone calls, as one would expect to be able to do in the West, I have at least crystallised my thoughts about WHY these frustrations happen regularly…