MartinThai
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2011
- Location
- Maejo
- Bikes
- '97 H-D Electra Glide, '91 H-D FXRS, '96 Honda XRV750 Africa Twin
Silly Season Over - Locals "farang'd" out? Chiang Mai fed up..... or full up?
Well that was a bit of a change this morning..... mostly unhappy locals wherever I went, particularly the miserable wench at Pop motorcycle hire, and a couple of petrol pump attendants...... all of 'em using that much detested word "falang" in a derogatory way..... bloody hell, am I back in Pattaya? Maybe it's always like this come the end of Jan and into Feb/March..... the locals maybe just had one daft customer too many and they're glad high season is over? In fact the only person working with a big smile on his face was Long at the fabrication place down by Airport Plaza..... and he's banged out with work!
Anyway..... reason behind this post is far more worrying than a couple of stroppy locals who maybe don't get laid as much as they should.... at the Immigration Police I handed over my paperwork for a couple of Letters of Residence to be told "Sorry Mister, full up." "What do you mean full up?" I asked, and was told "too many Letter of Residence application, Chiang Mai now full up!" I managed to wangle my applications in by telling her she'd actually told me to come back this week as her boss was away last week (they only have 1 officer eligable to sign off on a L of R?) and she remembered, so she did actually accept my applications but....... maybe as a warning to anyone else needing one in the near future, it might be worth looking at another Immigration office. Where's the nearest? Lampang? Chiang Rai? I really don't know what "Full up" might actually mean because, as we all know...... This Is Thailand!
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Gossip: the gorgeous Grape at Richy's Harley gaff was knocked over by a 4 wheeler recently and broke her wing and needs comforting...... she's absolutely lapping up the symphathy!!
Well that was a bit of a change this morning..... mostly unhappy locals wherever I went, particularly the miserable wench at Pop motorcycle hire, and a couple of petrol pump attendants...... all of 'em using that much detested word "falang" in a derogatory way..... bloody hell, am I back in Pattaya? Maybe it's always like this come the end of Jan and into Feb/March..... the locals maybe just had one daft customer too many and they're glad high season is over? In fact the only person working with a big smile on his face was Long at the fabrication place down by Airport Plaza..... and he's banged out with work!
Anyway..... reason behind this post is far more worrying than a couple of stroppy locals who maybe don't get laid as much as they should.... at the Immigration Police I handed over my paperwork for a couple of Letters of Residence to be told "Sorry Mister, full up." "What do you mean full up?" I asked, and was told "too many Letter of Residence application, Chiang Mai now full up!" I managed to wangle my applications in by telling her she'd actually told me to come back this week as her boss was away last week (they only have 1 officer eligable to sign off on a L of R?) and she remembered, so she did actually accept my applications but....... maybe as a warning to anyone else needing one in the near future, it might be worth looking at another Immigration office. Where's the nearest? Lampang? Chiang Rai? I really don't know what "Full up" might actually mean because, as we all know...... This Is Thailand!
: Gossip: the gorgeous Grape at Richy's Harley gaff was knocked over by a 4 wheeler recently and broke her wing and needs comforting...... she's absolutely lapping up the symphathy!!
