They already changed the rules again lol. Test at the airport when entering is fine when you dont have the shot.

The elite visa is 600k THB for 5 years, isn't that kinda what you're looking for?

Liking the vibe of Bangkok each time i come for a few days, considering getting a condo here what are the usual contracts lengths? 12 months? I would be ok with 6 months if possible? what do u guys think?

6 months or even 3 should be doable. Less than that is harder but can always rent an airbnb for whatever amount of days, paying slightly more tho.

Hey Guys
Anyone know a good school for ED visa in phuket who are not very careful about attendance ?

I use Genius Language School in Patong, on my second year and legit didnt go to a single class this year , so they are fine as far as that goes. They are more pricey than others though I believe.

Going through so many old posts in this thread, its amazing how long it is! Looks like it used to be real popular with a big community in bkk, has is all ended now? due to covid i guess?

covid and the fact no one really plays poker anymore it seems

2+2 just isn't as popular anymore, very antiquated way of communicating.

Hooker prices up, quality down

ever since i started wearing blazers regularly, especially while traveling, the frequency with which I get hassled at the immigration/security has dramatically fallen and "hey you've been randomly offered a free upgrade" for the flight/hotel has increased significantly

massively ev to dress business casual when traveling

Your first part, ya but the bolded has happened to you more than once in your life without requesting it first? You must be one lucky man. I've never been offered that in my life although I'm going to start asking for it more in the future now.

upgraded to first class 1x was offered while walking onto the plane, business class 3-4 times, economy+ (which is a scam imo) about a dozen times and >90% of the time get the emergency exit row which is often significantly more room than economy+ - only times I don't get emergency exit row is when the airline specifically charges extra for those seats - in which case they tell me that if I see it's empty after takeoff to just nicely ask the stewardess so unless some madlads paid $80 extra for them (they rarely do) then you can switch over and never been told I couldn't. In fact, if they are fully booked and nobody paid for them, they need to give them away to someone for free anyway so it's usually the first person to ask.

If it's a really big flight that's surprisingly empty like a redeye 747 at 1/4 capacity then you can just kind of sit anywhere and they won't say anything as long as you don't push it to going beyond the 1st class curtain

same for drinks - I always ask for multiples and get them - first time they will be a little cautious but when I am asking for future rounds and clearly not inebriated/causing a nuisance then they are fine with it. Can get an entire bottle of wine, 2 bottles of booze, and 3 beers at a time without drawing any red flags. And never once been cutoff asking for 2x Hennessy at a time which is my go to airline beverage. On a 7 hour flight I'll easily put back a dozen or more drinks. Once on Finnair I asked if they had any Finnish beer because I wanted to try it and in the cart all they had was Heineken. She said she wasn't sure but would go take a look. A few minutes later she comes back with 5 different beers for me and says "you should try them all instead of making me carry some back" and of course I obliged

hotel upgrade given maybe 10+ times, usually when overbooked though, never happens on single night stays but could be a coincidence

never tipped for any of this, just a friendly attitude and professional appearance


key is being nice, smiling, if they aren't engaging you in small talk then you can forget it they just want to finish their task and move on - you won't get much then other than upgrade to emergency exit but if they begin with the standard "how are you?" etc etc then even a quick "I'm doing good, how are you? Actually, it would really nice if you have any room to bump me up to x"

it often makes no difference to the person stamping your ticket so if you look like you will belong and were nice to them it means nothing to them personally to click a different button before printing your pass or handing out hotel room card - just be sure to not act like you are entitled to it and acknowledge they'd be doing you a huge favor if it were possible

also helps that I'm 6'2", which in many parts of the world where I travel means I'll be among the tallest on board and that can elicit some extra "give this nice man the leg room he needs" mentality

I don't usually get a straight upgrade, but if I need to stand there anyway instead of being silent just say hi and see what you can squeeze out of it by asking

BKK seems like the last 2+2 community that is (kind of) hanging on. They used to be in a lot of places: Rosarito, Medellin, Buenos Aires, etc. but most are dead or have moved to other methods of communication.

re: what staff can do for you if they wanted to & how you're dressed

Hey thanks man, i will try this one then

if your paying for classes anyway, why not attend some classes

wouldn't your life be a lot easier and enriching if you were able to communicate with more than the ladyboys and bar girls?

the cock in mouth hand gesture is not too hard to master.

fair point

Do they give ED visas for that?

are all bar girls hookers or are some also just there to only entertain the customers/make the bar look full?

how do all these black man who sell hard drugs around sukhumvit get their visa in bkk?

In the gogo bars you can take 99% home if you don't look/act/smell too stupid. Some other bars in the area are mixed obv, there are not only hookers there. But it's not like Cambo where you have some virgins and whatnot in the bars who are just there to get some money from the drinks. At least I never heard of that. The black guys, no idea, but they certainly may have some other job on paper that their triad is providing for them. Maybe they are actually working that job and just doing that in their spare time to better their income, who knows?

in China it's all Nigerians who are 100% in some sort of cartel together as they are brought over to do it

they sell pretty exclusively to foreigners because they know if they sell to locals suddenly the bribes they give to be allowed to operate will no longer matter

Things are changing in Pattaya. The gogos are offering higher salaries and a lot of the girls don't need to bar fine anymore. Even on soi 6 there's a percentage who aren't "available".

Have also noticed after 4 years away, it's a lot more difficult to pull girls for free at nightclubs. The glory days of ibar are no more.

Talked to some in HK, they were from diverse african outfits, some were actually from the US. Also the same peeps you would see on one night dealing and another night working the door/security in nightclubs, raves and the like. Probably the same in BKK but dunno, might be connected with how they get their visas