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From your description it appears that you are stateless -- that is, no country recognizes you as its citizen. That makes international travel difficult, but what's generally supposed to happen is that the country where you're legally resident (that is, the United States) can issue you a passport-like document which can serve as an identification document ...
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This question has been asked many times, so I guess you've already found some nice resources (one, two) on this topic.
You will pay the 20,000 THB fine. Possibly, more. Possibly, after imprisonment.
You will receive the "overstay" stamp in your passport.
Possibly, you'll get banned from entering the Kingdom, temporarily or permanently; The biggest issue is ...
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Henning Makholm's answer addresses the issue of your possible statelessness, and suggests a way of obtaining a travel document.
The other alternative is to acquire a citizenship. Your case is complicated and I would recommend consulting an immigration lawyer. Below is some relevant information, mostly extracted from Wikipedia. Note that it is possible that ...
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Thailand actually has a significant Muslim minority (around 5% of the population), so the idea of halal food -- locally known as ahaan Muslim (อาหารมุสลิม), literally "Muslim food" -- is well understood, and you will not be considered rude for asking. Thailand's Muslims are heavily concentrated in the South near the Malaysian border, but Bangkok also has a ...
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Had something similar happen going from Tunis airport to central Tunis. The driver (who had a "mate" with him, so I was skeptical from the outset) had the meter on, but just before the destination he turned it off (at which point it had reached 5 dinars). I only had a 20 note to spare and he wanted to give zero change. He eventually gave 3 dinars back (LOL!) ...
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Here's what actually happened to the OP (as indicated in a comment):
So I got to the airport and paid the fine and signed some papers and
that was it... booted for a year, but that was it... last minute I got
a loan for the fine... I'm sure it would've been different had I not
had the fine money... thanks for all the info people.
Someone suggested ...
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According to TripAdvisor, in taxis, "both Thais and local ex-pats commonly round up the fare (i.e. 51 baht fare rounded up to 60 baht)." As ฿7 is equivalent to US$0.22, I wouldn't worry about it much.
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One must understand that Thai citizens are very sensitive about the loss of the King. Unlike political parties, where controversy is normal, HM King Bhumibol was sincerely beloved by everyone in the country.
As a foreigner, your goal can be stated in one phrase: don't make it worse. The reason is simple: many your actions that could be tolerated in a normal ...
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Remain calm and say you have left your wallet in the other bag, which is in the trunk. He will of course know that's a lie, but he will also realize nobody will proceed until the baggage is offloaded first. Prepare to wait several minutes if he is really stubborn.
Eventually the taxi will attract the attention of security personnel or his colleagues by ...
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Looks like Wat Chaiwatthanaram in Ayutthaya, Thailand, north of Bangkok:
(courtesy Justin Vidano via Wikimedia)
While the tubular central Khmer-style prang does indeed look a bit like Angkor Wat, the red brick is distinctively different and the tilted chedi dome (right in the original, far left in the photo above) and the brick terraces all around are ...
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The regular public Songthaew buses have fixed price and fixed route. One can not negotiate the price. It is 10 Baht in rural towns up to 20 Baht (and sometimes even 30) in crowded areas full of tourists (like Pattaya, Hua Hin, or on the islands).
Once you order where to go, it instantly turns a private charter, and you negotiate the price. This ...
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The haze in northern Thailand is indeed a yearly phenomenon, but the main driver for it is local farmers burning fields to prepare for planting in the following wet season. Since it's the dry season, there's nothing to contain or tamp down the smoke and dust, plus there's 'normal' air pollution from cities, cars etc in the region. Throw in the local ...
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Yes.
I went through the extension process in January. (As an aside, the new Bangkok Immigration office is fairly inconvenient to get to; plan accordingly.)
While I was being interviewed the Canadian at the desk next to me did not have a valid address on his extension form; he argued with the immigration officer that it was not important. He did not get his ...
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I have a very simple rule:
If you have to ask, it is not halal. If it was halal you would clearly know it by virtue of signage in any non Muslim country.
Halal food in non Muslim countries is a minority speciality and there’s no point in someone serving halal food without promoting it clearly, in such places.
So if you haven’t seen the sign on or in a ...
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If you're looking for a fully automated way, you can't. Thai romanization is nonstandard and lossy, and Thai script has many redundant letters, so you can't tell if a "kh" is supposed to be ข kho khai or ค kho khwai, much less get the vital tone markings right.
However! If you punch in a romanized Thai address into Google Maps (in the mobile app), ...
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Even when I can read signs, it's not always easy to navigate public transport. [Try the New York subway system, although there may be announcements they are not always intelligible. Add in a few service alterations (The downtown F will be running on the Q) and all kind of fun may ensue ;-]
Strategies for buses in general, not just in Bangkok:
1). Research ...
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According to this article, women-only carriages were introduced in Thailand after a 13-year old girl was raped in 2014. This article states that the rape was perpetrated by railway staff. Perhaps because of that, the staff of the women-only carriages consists solely of women.
So, it's safe to say that the women-only carriages are there for safety reasons. (...
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Crimes should be reported where they occur. With the exception of very major crimes, countries will generally not enforce the laws of other countries, although in certain cases they will agree to extradite their residents or citizens abroad if they have committed crimes elsewhere.
This even applies with subnational boundaries. For example, if you get ...
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If you paid by credit card, dispute the invalid charge immediately with your credit card company/bank and let them handle it. You'll get the money back quickly, and it becomes their problem from then on.
If you did not pay by credit card, things get more difficult.
If you're still in Thailand, contact the Tourist Police, who should be able to help you ...
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Tom's answer is great, but let me add my two cents as a foreigner who has lived in Thailand for several years.
Etiquette highly depends on location, on who you are, and who you are greeting.
In a business environment, like greeting your colleagues in the office, handshaking is okay, because the office culture is mostly borrowed from the West.
If you're a ...
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First, your fears are a little overblown. Thai cuisine isn't quite as "freaky" as, say, some parts of China and you're unlikely to eat something exotic by accident. Although not eating any offal at all is going to be a little limiting... why not give it a shot and expand your horizons a bit?
At any rate, I'd start with Wikivoyage's description of Thai ...
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A Google Image search for 'thai visa' shows that such visas have two dates labeled "date of issue" and "enter before". These are likely dates C and D respectively.
"Date of issue" (C) is simply when the visa was granted.
"Enter before" (D) dictates that the visa holder must enter Thailand prior to this date in order to use the visa. After that date, the ...
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You can say. ผมไม่อยากไปที่ท่ารถ. ผมอยากไป ..(fill in your destination).. ช่วยพาไปหน่อยได้ไหมครับ. ผมเป็นนักเดินทาง. ขอบคุณครับ.
It means:
I don't want to go to the bus station. I want to go to ..., please can you take me there. I'm a traveller. Thank you.
Here's how you'd say it:
Pom mai yak pai tee ta rod. Pom yak pai tee ..(fill in your ...
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Not in particular. However, in the immediate mourning period, expect to see a lot of nightlife (clubs, go-go bars etc) closed, many celebratory events (parties, concerts etc) cancelled and possibly some restrictions on alcohol sales.
That said, the monarchy has always been a touchy topic in Thailand, but it's become particularly touchy under the current ...
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It depends on the crime and on the European nation - the EU does not have a single judicial jurisdiction yet, those powers still reside with individual nations, and thus the situation is the same for EU as it is for non-EU nations.
France for example considers any felony and some misdemeanors* committed by, or against, its citizens to be within its own ...
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