
🇹🇭 I CAN’T Have Anything in Thailand on a Tourist Visa?!
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The video chronicles a day in Thailand, beginning with the intention to rent a motorbike. The narrator expresses a preference for buying a Honda CBR 650 or a CRF, but initially explores renting. He encounters an electric scooter, which impresses him with its quiet operation. However, his plans are disrupted when the Grab driver takes him to the wrong location, requiring him to walk.
During this time, the narrator reflects on Thailand's visa policies. He learned that the country discourages continuous extensions of tourist visas and requires proper visas for longer stays. He mentions an option for a five-year visa that necessitates traveling to another country to apply at the Thai embassy, suggesting this might be a plan for the following week to avoid potential financial losses if they were to purchase items like a motorbike and then be unable to stay.
He then attempts to rent a motorbike, inquiring about the requirements, which include a driver's license and a passport photo (though they only take a picture of the license and don't keep the passport). They also require a deposit, with smaller bikes costing 2,000 and larger ones like the ADV costing 2,500. The rental place doesn't have the specific models he was looking for, such as the ADV or Nmax, but offers a Yamaha MT09 for sale at 100,000, noting that the CRF is priced at 60,000. Ultimately, he does not rent a scooter.
Feeling the heat and the effects of the environment, the narrator decides to get an air gun from a 7-Eleven. He then encounters someone from the Philippines who recognizes his YouTube channel. He also observes that he is not accustomed to driving on the left side of the road, which is the Thai norm, leading to confusion.
His next objective is to visit the "Red District street" to get a shirt from Indian vendors, aiming to avoid being scammed and also to eat. He notes the intense heat and the condition of the road. He purchases a shirt, which fits well, and expresses satisfaction with the transaction.
Following this, he seeks out authentic Indian food. He orders chicken curry and bread, but comments that Indian food in Britain is superior. He then sits on the street, enjoying a mango shake and water, observing the Western foreigners. He recalls a previous positive experience with chicken from a few days prior. The mango shake and water were very cheap, costing only 100 local currency.
The narrator then decides to go to Central Mall, described as the biggest mall in Bangkok, to buy new jeans shorts to match his new pink shirt. He mentions that his butt is hurting badly from the scooter ride, making it difficult to continue. At the mall, he is recognized by people who are aware of his story and express sympathy regarding corruption in the Philippines. He searches for specific dispensers, finding them and noting that new ones will be available the next day. Feeling tired and sleepy, he decides to return home.
Upon returning, he expresses extreme fatigue and a lack of desire to do anything but sleep, not even wanting to use the pool. He summarizes the day's accomplishments, which primarily involved getting the shirt and learning that with a tourist visa, he cannot own property like a motorbike. The video concludes with him thanking viewers and signing off.