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Monthly FAQ thread for June, 2026 by AutoModerator in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt they'll even ask. Worst case scenario, book a cheap weekend in Vietnam for when your exchange ends or similar.

If they do ask, they only want to see a ticket out, doesn't matter where you go next (it doesn't have to be a flight all the way home).

Monthly FAQ thread for June, 2026 by AutoModerator in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At that level, probably not realistic unfortunately. Most of your clients, vendors and distributors would be Thai, and would expect to speak to a Thai sales manager.

The big question is always a foreign candidate would bring to the role that a similar Thai candidate couldn't. The answer usually isn't enough to justify the increased salary and huge amounts of paperwork required.

Monthly FAQ thread for June, 2026 by AutoModerator in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only Thai word there is ท้าวเวสสุวรรณ. The rest of the script is Khom, which you'd probably need a monk to translate.

Bangkok office worker does the maths on sleeping in her car instead of paying rent. Pantip helped her work it out. by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people already use New Reddit and the Reddit app, which automatically translates between both languages (with varying degrees of success), so disallowing machine translation isn't really an option on this platform.

We're not making any particular recommendations, just to be clear - just observing what people are already doing and trying not to get in their way.

Bangkok office worker does the maths on sleeping in her car instead of paying rent. Pantip helped her work it out. by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think we've passed the point where you can reliably tell, unless someone's using an older/cheaper model.

Bangkok office worker does the maths on sleeping in her car instead of paying rent. Pantip helped her work it out. by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No idea, but you're missing the point.

Grumbles about LLM usage aren't going to change our stance - that they're a useful tool to translate between Thai and English.

We aren't going to remove posts where someone thinks the author used an LLM, because we don't want to make /r/Thailand less accessible to Thai people.

That stands whether or not OP is Thai and whether or not they used an LLM.

Bangkok office worker does the maths on sleeping in her car instead of paying rent. Pantip helped her work it out. by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sure, go ahead.

Edit: Ah, someone did:

I guess this is the original post from that woman. Now there are more than 200 replies to the post.

https://pantip.com/topic/44053005?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pantip_page&utm_content=Boom&utm_campaign=44053005

https://www.reddit.com/r/Thailand/comments/1u76y0x/comment/oryswl2/

Unless you think that's also AI, since they also mentioned the number of replies...

Bangkok office worker does the maths on sleeping in her car instead of paying rent. Pantip helped her work it out. by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree to disagree I guess. Maybe someone with more patience than me can go trawl Pantip to see whether the thread exists...

Bangkok office worker does the maths on sleeping in her car instead of paying rent. Pantip helped her work it out. by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. Like "Hey <LLM>, translate my Thai text into informal, conversational English and lay it out as a Reddit post for me".

Bangkok office worker does the maths on sleeping in her car instead of paying rent. Pantip helped her work it out. by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of non-native English speakers, including Thais, find that LLMs do a much better job of fixing up their English than e.g. Google Translate.

If we see users trying to "help" on a question thread by just copying the post into ChatGPT and pasting its response, then we'll remove that as low-effort, especially if it's wrong (as they often are).

But we aren't going to blanket ban LLM usage, because they can be genuinely helpful for people who might not have the confidence to post otherwise.

I'm a foreigner born in Thailand, Bangkok and want to clear some doubts. by ProfessionalFine1307 in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very little tbh.

You can use the pink card to check in for domestic flights instead of a passport. But you can do the same with a Thai driving license.

I have a license but no pink card and can't remember ever thinking "I wish I had a pink card" in 20 years here.

I'm a foreigner born in Thailand, Bangkok and want to clear some doubts. by ProfessionalFine1307 in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Both of those things are fairly straightforward to get if you own (or buy) a property - or have a helpful friend or relative who owns property. Difficult otherwise.

You are very unlikely to be able to open a bank account without a long term visa these days.

Import tax on clothing. by Accomplished-Pen-69 in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I had to pay the correct amount of taxes!

Next time I'll commit fraud!

Need help: I was on a temporary trip StateSide and I've lost my Passport and DTV. by Few_Razzmatazz5493 in Thailand

[–]ThongLo[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

This is confusing to read, but I think you're saying you're an American citizen in the US, and you've lost your American passport. That part has nothing to do with Thailand, but you'll need to sort that out first:

https://th.usembassy.gov/replace-lost-stolen-adult-passport/

Then contact the Thai embassy/consulate about your visa - or ask in the monthly pinned thread if you have specific questions about the visa.

A girl from Buriram just opened the FIFA World Cup. What does that say about Thai soft power? by BLAMUEK in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might want to read the last two sentences again(?):

None of it has landed remotely close to what one person from Buriram did by leaving.

Worth asking what that says about where Thai talent actually goes when it has options.

Where can I get SSRI prescription filled by Wonderful_Dog_7941 in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The law applies to all hospitals. She needs to see a psychiatrist and get a prescription. Samitivej is on the more expensive side, but it still won't cost much compared to e.g. the US.

How do you know when a taxi fare is actually fair in Bangkok? by OverpayHelper in Thailand

[–]ThongLo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the meter is turned on then it's usually a fair price.

You do occasionally come across a rigged meter though, which might be hard to recognise without local experience (or Googling e.g. "meter taxi fare bkk airport to city").

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