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Also Canada although on a different date as well as a smattering of other countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada).

I was basically joking about the use of any such precise rule, which I find kind of funny, but yes and yes.

I use the divide by four and add four years rule. Problem solved!

My testosterone levels tend to bounce around, seemingly dependent on such things as how much I exercised recently, etc. Sometimes the readings are on the low side of the reference levels (or...

Also, during the "past president's administration" Canada introduced a rule that required airlines to provide an extra seat free of charge to those who weighed more than a certain weight. Are you...

The one thing I can add to what has already been said is the transfer security checkpoints at Incheon can be a royal pain in the ass. I have gone through them for Asiana flights a number of times and...

In other words, proceed straight to the immigration line. And for those who fly Thai Airways first or business class, the Thai Airways boarding pass (showing the class of service) entitles one to use...

And I suppose this sort of thing never happens in the United States or other western countries?

No problem at all bringing it into the country. Also, no problem buying it in the country although a few "chain" or "first-tier" pharmacies now require a prescription; most pharmacies don't.

In my experience, hotels generally only leave a lot of bottled water in the room in localities where the local water is risky to drink. I have always assumed this is the case in Thailand, including...

Sorry, in editing the post I typed soapy where I meant oil massage. I agree there is no such thing as a PSE soapy, and indeed most of the time service in a soapy is mechanical and far from PSE. ...

I am going to respectfully disagree just a bit with the statement if you are going to Thailand solely for mongering, you should spend 100 percent of your time in Pattaya. I should state up front...

My post made no comparisons to Thailand "before. " It simply stated I would not buy real estate there owing to political uncertainty about the future. Maybe you are correct the military dictatorship...

In addition to everything else, there is just too much political uncertainty in Thailand for a foreigner to invest in a condo. Unless, of course, someone is stinking rich and doesn't really care if...

Maybe the algorithms the banks use these days are better than before at keeping track of one's travel profile, but five or more years ago Chase would often put security holds on my credit cards after...

Around six or seven years ago Schwab put a security hold on my ATM card when I tried to withdraw funds from an ATM in Bangkok; as part of the process of having the security hold removed, I explained...

FWIW, I usually order soda water and don't remember any staff at a go-go (or soapy) commenting negatively about it. On the other hand, if staff made a comment I considered joking around, I doubt I...

The good news though is a doctor's appointment is relatively cheap in Bangkok. I used to go to Bumrungrad but now prefer Bangkok Hospital, although it is not as conveniently located. Both are...

I usually give 60 or 80 baht a day, but it is for a very large suite (harder to clean) in a five-star hotel. I know many would tip less (and perhaps a few would tip more), but I am comfortable giving...

Your point about making sure any comparison of rates is apples to apples (i.e., either both including the service charge, or both not including it) particularly becomes relevant when comparing...

I usually stay at a 5-star hotel in Bangkok and as best as I can remember they have always added a 10 percent service charge to the bill (I started staying there maybe 10 years ago). But I haven't...

Actually, the last time the dollar to baht conversion rate was over 40 to 1 was around January 2006, about three years before TARP. The most significant recent drop in the value of the dollar...

I think you are probably right. I probably was thinking about the much earlier savings and loan crisis, where I believe there was some FDIC intervention.

Within about two months of the 2008 global financial crisis, the Thai SETI lost about 45 percent of its value so if you were saying Thais who had their money in Thai stocks lost nothing, that is...

I'm sorry but saying something patently false and ludicrous doesn't make it true. This kind of uninformed nonsense is offensive. And by the way, these days the USA Dollar is beating the s**t out of...