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I believe there's a "message" facility for that.

You scan your card to enter or leave the platform, not on the train.
The card enters a dialogue with the ticketing system, exchanging information at both ends of the trip. As a result of that exchange, the ticketing system calculates what to bill the card at the end of the trip.
It's only half price for over-60s on MRT. Not on BTS unless you're a Thai citizen.
Yes, you can buy multiple single ride tickets but as you say, you have to know your destination. Better to buy a stored-value (Rabbit or MRT) card at the kiosk and top it up occasionally. (although the Rabbit card doesn't work on MRT, MRT have their own stored-value card.)
MRT issue a different card (marked "elder") if you're over 60.
If I recall correctly you can tell the MRT ticket machines you're over 60 by pressing a button.
If you use a credit card instead of a ticket, yes, you will be billed at full price.
 

You scan your card to enter or leave the platform, not on the train.
The card enters a dialogue with the ticketing system, exchanging information at both ends of the trip. As a result of that exchange, the ticketing system calculates what to bill the card at the end of the trip.
It's only half price for over-60s on MRT. Not on BTS unless you're a Thai citizen.
Yes, you can buy multiple single ride tickets but as you say, you have to know your destination. Better to buy a stored-value (Rabbit or MRT) card at the kiosk and top it up occasionally. (although the Rabbit card doesn't work on MRT, MRT have their own stored-value card.)
MRT issue a different card (marked "elder") if you're over 60.
If I recall correctly you can tell the MRT ticket machines you're over 60 by pressing a button.
If you use a credit card instead of a ticket, yes, you will be billed at full price.
 

What, no meter? "Official" airport taxis (the ones allowed to use the taxi rank) are supposed to charge what's on the meter plus tolls plus 50B, which should be considerably less than 600.

What, no meter? "Official" airport taxis (the ones allowed to use the taxi rank) are supposed to charge what's on the meter plus tolls plus 50B, which should be considerably less than 600.

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These forums are NOT presented for abusive arguing and name calling, score-settling, thread stalking, or general cyberspace blood sport for the chronically bored.
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I have worn masks and used hand sanitizers virtually all the time in Thailand. My concern recently has been primarily the number of tourists visiting Thailand and the consequent possibility of somehow getting infected despite having had 4 vaccinations. Just over 2 weeks ago I was in Hong Kong for 48 hours. Although all restrictions have been lifted, again I wore masks. I know that most masks are far from foolproof, but I feel better wearing them.
Then about 4 or 5 days after my return I started to feel unwell. Thereafter I tested positive and underwent a really bad week. For almost 3 days I had a very high fever and various lesser ailments. Worse, I had absolutely no appetite. For a week I was able to eat only a small bowl of cereal and fruit in the morning. By mid-week, I tried to drink some clear soup. After three spoonfuls I felt sick. All I could do during that week was drink lots of water, sometimes with electrolyte powder. Oddly, the really sore throat I was told to expect never materialised.
It took 8 days before I tested negative over 2 consecutive days. The one good thing - if there is anything good about getting covid - is that I was at home. Had I been on vacation, it would certainly have ruined most of it. Perhaps ironically, I had tried to get a booster prior to a trip to the UK in early March, but was told by all the hospitals i contacted they had no stocks of vaccine.
I certainly recommend that anyone presently living in Thailand, especially of the older generation, get a booster shot if available.
 

Sounds like a good weight loss method. I recommend anyone in Thailand, or any other country, to avoid the clot shots like the plague!  

No, they come from all over 😝

Please don't feed the trolls.

It's their preferred condom size, measured as flat width across the base in millimetres. Double it to get the girth.

Please don't feed the trolls.

It's their preferred condom size, measured as flat width across the base in millimetres. Double it to get the girth.

Please don't feed the trolls.

Scowling may also sometimes indicate a trip to the optician...

Maybe, if that ranking is  based on some kind of simple "democracy" checklist (universal franchise, fair elections, representative government, freedom to form parties etc etc), but if you look at equally political issues like minority human rights or religious freedom I think the ranking would be quite different.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Indonesia  for instance.

Maybe, if that ranking is  based on some kind of simple "democracy" checklist (universal franchise, fair elections, representative government, freedom to form parties etc etc), but if you look at equally political issues like minority human rights or religious freedom I think the ranking would be quite different.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Indonesia  for instance.

If you were straight, you'd be the kind of guy who says "I honestly don't care about gays, but they should have no visibility whatsoever. They should have no rights and the government should not recognize them. They should not have a gay quarter in our cities , they should not have a pride, and their very existence should be hidden from everyone. Certainly no holding hands in public. They can maybe survive, but I don't want to see them, or hear about them".
Essentially, you are not a homophobe, but only because you are gay. You would be one otherwise.

Now THAT is the type of phrase that many straight people say about you and me. It is EXACTLY the type of phrase they've been using for decades about LGBTQ+ people. 
Can you show us on this doll where the bad man hurt you with the cis-male term? Did it ram into and smash your face? 😊
 

Two observations.
1) "Woke", like "politically correct" before it, is only used non-ironically by Daily Mail readers (for non-British readers, insert the equivalent newspaper or "news" channel).
2) Biology is complicated, more complicated than most people can imagine or understand. If you think there are just "2 types" of anything in biology you aren't qualified to discuss it.

Two observations.
1) "Woke", like "politically correct" before it, is only used non-ironically by Daily Mail readers (for non-British readers, insert the equivalent newspaper or "news" channel).
2) Biology is complicated, more complicated than most people can imagine or understand. If you think there are just "2 types" of anything in biology you aren't qualified to discuss it.

Two observations.
1) "Woke", like "politically correct" before it, is only used non-ironically by Daily Mail readers (for non-British readers, insert the equivalent newspaper or "news" channel).
2) Biology is complicated, more complicated than most people can imagine or understand. If you think there are just "2 types" of anything in biology you aren't qualified to discuss it.