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Thanks for the replies from guys on the ground. Always good to hear and reassuring with regards to the topic title. There is an element in any country that is quick to blame immigrants for the problems they face, never more so than in the UK 😒 also in Thailand. I am concerned for my friend who has been living in Thailand and Laos for a long time. If he is picking up on bad vibes I have no doubt they are real so I guess they are related to his own experiences and circumstances. For myself I haven't noticed any rise in anti farang sentiment on the limited Thai social media I get to see. Sincerely hope it stays that way.

Good post.

Spoke to a mate of mine today who has been in Thailand for the last 15 years, he reports there is a very real anti farang feeling around largely due to that twat of a minister and an editorial in the BP This is the second time I have heard about it from sources I would trust and I have to say I am a bit shocked buy not completely surprised. Anyone heard or experienced this?

And it really hits home when you know someone.... RIP your mate and sorry for your loss Gal On a more positive note my friend who has been bedridden for the past 5 days got up today. Says she still feels like she has been hit by a bus but definitely better than she was.

Had news today that a close friend has been sick for the last 4 days with all the Covid symptoms. As Dave said, she called 111 and was told it sounded likely, now self isolating but obviously her old man (husband) is closely monitoring.

The point is that Covid 19 is a new killer, patently the world is still learning how to deal with it. Nobody (not even you) knows how many deaths there will be.

Why should we keep in mind other things that kill humans?

First flight: Bournemouth - Jersey Last Flight: Bangkok - Heathrow Shortest Flight Guernsey -Jersey Longest Flight : Bangkok - Heathrow Favourite Airport Udon (arrivals) Least favourite Udon (departures)

Saw a few of his vlogs, he seemed harmless enough but most of all looked like he really enjoyed his time in Thailand and I loved his positivity about the place. RIP Kev in Thailand.

7 series into the Trailer Park Boys, 5 more to go.....

Now for me if you gave me £50 I couldn't eat tinned tomatoes certainly wouldn't be able to keep them down.

If she asked me nicely, certainly wouldn't kick her out of bed.... unless I was going to f**k her on the floor 🙂

That was emotional - at 8pm tonight in UK people came out of their houses and did a round of applause for the NHS. Kin marvelous to see and hear.

You are doing the right thing, well played and good luck 🙂

Just doing my bit on the fake news project 😀

Mate you are right - thank f**k for that.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand EDIT - just the southern borders as usual, thanks KWA 😀 Edit 2 - good idea Bob it 😀

Good luck with the treatment Lanza, sending positive thoughts.

Just read that trump is going to build a "surgical health" wall around the USA and get the Corona virus to pay for it....

Had confirmation yesterday for 3 days work in Dubai (last week in March) so I will fly to Thailand from there.. Interesting answers on this thread and like a lot of posters I favour flying direct. Last 3 times it has been with Thai and no complaints really. Apart from the wait for bags at Heathrow which I guess is not Thai's fault, oh and the stingy measures of red wine....

Breaking News Apparently something nasty is happening at 21 in Korat. Sorry no details just a load of FB stuff from my daughter. A soldier is shooting at random....

I have been having a look at flights from the UK end of March. EVA £550, Thai £670 direct. Emirates £520, Etihad £480 and Qatar at £430. Oman are cheaper still but one of the stopovers is stupid so not worth considering. Who would you choose and why?

Sarcasm mode OFF Nice post TS, what does SITREP mean? I think it's interesting to hear how people handle one of the biggest transitions of their life. Add in moving to another country plus the relationship challenges. Fair fucks to you mon ami 🙂

The German guy I met at Xmas was talking about a new care home for dementia/altziemer sufferers in the planning stages near Udon. The way I understood it the place would be for any Europeans. Some big corporate money behind it apparently.

I really don't like driving at night over here, even locally. Far too many without mirrors, driving too fast, tanked up on Laokow and just to complete the circle of lunacy, the F**kwits take the back lightbulbs out so "pee" can't follow them home on the motorbikes.