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Originally Posted by Lessu
so what is different with you withdrawing to hsbc and me withdrawing to kasikorn?
also not everyone lives in bangkok
A million things. If we have another financial crisis, or an Asian financial crisis, which bank do you think is going belly-up first?
A thai person will be a lot less able to jack you from HSBC. Small risk, but an important one since your safety may be on the line.
Can you keep funds in Kasikorn in USD/GBP/Euro? If so, then their stock just went up a lot and I'll probably open an account myself. If not, then its pretty worthless as a long term place to hold money.
And you don't need to live in BKK to use HSBC, though I guess you would have to come here to setup the account.
It is a solid as a rock long term bank that you could use for the rest of your life. Kasikorn is a medium term solution for cashouts and spending money, though not a bad one.