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Mr R Sole · 20-07-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by withnallstoke

Lunch looked nice.

2nd'ed...I love lunch too....

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Originally Posted by tjyflhol

Once you have a visa, there is no extra charges.

Always been charged....and I wouldn't wanna try my luck with that I'm a brit citizen routine.....just in case....your coming with us matey...

tjyflhol · 20-07-2009, 04:40 PM

Not a chance you are going anywhere with them they are just trying it on, call their bluff next time. Same as you do when they try to get you to fill in that yellow medical slip.

Bangyai · 20-07-2009, 05:25 PM

From Korat it might have been quicker to use the crossing point at Kap Choeng ( O'Smack ) south of Surin/Buriram. A lot less hassle than Aran. Last time I used this crossing I was in and out of Cambodia, done and dusted in 20 minutes. Only saw 1 other falang the whole time I was there, probably due to the fact that this crossing is not much serviced by public transport .

Chairman Mao · 20-07-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtydog

There has always been an exit fee if you are not staying in Cambodia, varies in price at different border points.

No there hasn't. Not in the last 4 years. They tell you the 'same day return' stamp is 500B. You laugh, tell them fuk off, demand his name, in Thai, and walk away while he tries to figure out what planet he's on and what just happened.

I've NEVER paid anything besides the visa price. Which I pay in US dollars.

Chairman Mao · 20-07-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr R Sole

Always been charged....and I wouldn't wanna try my luck with that I'm a brit citizen routine.....just in case....your coming with us matey...

No, you've always been scammed. Quite bizarrely there seems to be a lot of people here who haven't even copped onto the scam.

There is NO EXIT CHARGE. Re-entry charge. Same day return charge or whatever they call it.

It's a scam for the gullible who see a uniform and think that it must be true. Western conditioning.

tjyflhol · 20-07-2009, 06:06 PM

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They tell you the 'same day return' stamp is 500B. You laugh, tell them fuk off, demand his name, in Thai

That's pretty much all you got to do, pull out a pen and starting asking for names if they go on about it. I find English works better with Cambodian officials though.

Chairman Mao · 20-07-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by somtamslap

were asking me how much I paid to get back into Thailand on the same day

Oh dear.

Chairman Mao · 20-07-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tjyflhol

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They tell you the 'same day return' stamp is 500B. You laugh, tell them fuk off, demand his name, in Thai

That's pretty much all you got to do, pull out a pen and starting asking for names if they go on about it. I find English works better with Cambodian officials though.

I use Thai to show I'm not some bloke fresh off the boat. Can't speak much Khmer.

tjyflhol · 20-07-2009, 06:12 PM

What if they can't speak Thai? I guess most of them working at the border can understand the basics though.

somtamslap · 20-07-2009, 07:39 PM

You must be a target for the scammers if you get the hired help...laziness has its price it seems...

Nevermind..good lesson learnt. Cambodia 101...Cambodians are theiving, lowlife scumbag, theiving kunt, fuckwit, arsebandit, overlytanned from getting up to early to fuck me right off, with shit shoes and out dated t-shirt WANKERS....

Yes, all of them.

Other than that, thorughly nice bunch of fucking arseholes.

somtamslap · 20-07-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tjyflhol

What if they can't speak Thai?

Punch them in the face?

Chairman Mao · 20-07-2009, 08:55 PM

and balls.

unfortunately westerners are conditioned to connect 'official uniform, government job and helpfulness', with 'someone who generally won't lie to your face in order to steal the eyes from your sockets while conversing with you'.

It's really western culture's fault.

Dick Farang · 22-07-2009, 01:15 PM

As I got a retirement visa, I never needed visa runs. Looks like a lot of shit. Anyway, I have got a good wife from Sisaket province who speaks Thai, and Cambodian as well, when needed.

Marmite the Dog · 22-07-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Farang

As I got a retirement visa, I never needed visa runs.

So why are you posting in this thread?

tjyflhol · 22-07-2009, 02:21 PM

To tell you about his wife's language skills.

Gerbil · 24-07-2009, 05:57 PM

Ok. Looks like I'm going for a spot of gambling tomorrow with the missus

What's the price of the cambodian visa now?
Do I need photos?

(Got a multi-reentry stamp in my passport so that's nt a worry).

somtamslap · 24-07-2009, 06:04 PM

Gerbil, they ask for photos but they don't need them, I'm telling u they are cheeky fuckers. I mentioned to them that I didn't have any pics as I've always given them one before and he said "No photo, no problem..100bt" So muggins hands over yet more cash!! You know what visa runs are like, just wanna get the bastard out the way.
1000 baht for the visa (well, that's what I paid, anyhow).

Good luck with the ol gambling mate.

somtamslap · 24-07-2009, 06:06 PM

Just don't go near the folk that try to assist you getting through the border...thats where the extra costs are incurred...I call it 'scum money'.

Gerbil · 24-07-2009, 06:10 PM

^ cheers

tjyflhol · 24-07-2009, 07:04 PM

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Ok. Looks like I'm going for a spot of gambling tomorrow with the missus

What's the price of the cambodian visa now?
Do I need photos?

I don't think you will need a Cambodian visa, I'm sure the casinos are in the no man's land imbetween. You will have to exit Thailand and reenter Thailand though.

Anybody else know the deal here for sure?

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20-07-2009, 04:40 PM	#22 (permalink)
tjyflhol Wat Phra Mahathat Last Online: 10-09-2009 02:28 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 900	Not a chance you are going anywhere with them they are just trying it on, call their bluff next time. Same as you do when they try to get you to fill in that yellow medical slip.

20-07-2009, 05:25 PM	#23 (permalink)
Bangyai Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 05:15 PM Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,153	From Korat it might have been quicker to use the crossing point at Kap Choeng ( O'Smack ) south of Surin/Buriram. A lot less hassle than Aran. Last time I used this crossing I was in and out of Cambodia, done and dusted in 20 minutes. Only saw 1 other falang the whole time I was there, probably due to the fact that this crossing is not much serviced by public transport .

20-07-2009, 06:12 PM	#29 (permalink)
tjyflhol Wat Phra Mahathat Last Online: 10-09-2009 02:28 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 900	What if they can't speak Thai? I guess most of them working at the border can understand the basics though.

20-07-2009, 07:39 PM	#30 (permalink)
somtamslap splendid and tremendous Last Online: Today 05:11 PM Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 1,844	You must be a target for the scammers if you get the hired help...laziness has its price it seems... Nevermind..good lesson learnt. Cambodia 101...Cambodians are theiving, lowlife scumbag, theiving kunt, fuckwit, arsebandit, overlytanned from getting up to early to fuck me right off, with shit shoes and out dated t-shirt WANKERS.... Yes, all of them. Other than that, thorughly nice bunch of fucking arseholes.

20-07-2009, 08:55 PM	#32 (permalink)
Chairman Mao sociialist Last Online: Today 04:44 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,709	and balls. unfortunately westerners are conditioned to connect 'official uniform, government job and helpfulness', with 'someone who generally won't lie to your face in order to steal the eyes from your sockets while conversing with you'. It's really western culture's fault.

22-07-2009, 01:15 PM	#33 (permalink)
Dick Farang Krabi Last Online: 09-02-2010 12:25 PM Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pattaya Posts: 61	As I got a retirement visa, I never needed visa runs. Looks like a lot of shit. Anyway, I have got a good wife from Sisaket province who speaks Thai, and Cambodian as well, when needed.

22-07-2009, 02:21 PM	#35 (permalink)
tjyflhol Wat Phra Mahathat Last Online: 10-09-2009 02:28 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 900	To tell you about his wife's language skills.

24-07-2009, 05:57 PM	#36 (permalink)
Gerbil The Rodent Last Online: Today 06:08 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Studying the retards in MKP. Posts: 5,756	Ok. Looks like I'm going for a spot of gambling tomorrow with the missus What's the price of the cambodian visa now? Do I need photos? (Got a multi-reentry stamp in my passport so that's nt a worry).

24-07-2009, 06:04 PM	#37 (permalink)
somtamslap splendid and tremendous Last Online: Today 05:11 PM Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 1,844	Gerbil, they ask for photos but they don't need them, I'm telling u they are cheeky fuckers. I mentioned to them that I didn't have any pics as I've always given them one before and he said "No photo, no problem..100bt" So muggins hands over yet more cash!! You know what visa runs are like, just wanna get the bastard out the way. 1000 baht for the visa (well, that's what I paid, anyhow). Good luck with the ol gambling mate.

24-07-2009, 06:06 PM	#38 (permalink)
somtamslap splendid and tremendous Last Online: Today 05:11 PM Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 1,844	Just don't go near the folk that try to assist you getting through the border...thats where the extra costs are incurred...I call it 'scum money'.

24-07-2009, 06:10 PM	#39 (permalink)
Gerbil The Rodent Last Online: Today 06:08 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Studying the retards in MKP. Posts: 5,756	^ cheers

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