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Originally Posted by KhwaamLap
If I had got to the Embassy like they did, I would have sat there (help or no help) until someone did something - even if it was a plane home. Its much better to be an American in these sort of cases, they care about their citizen, Brit Embassy is just here to make money for printing nstandard forms at a £100 a throw! Glad I don't pay UK taxes any more!!!!
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KhwaamLap,
I'm sorry to say you're dead wrong on getting any help from the American Embassy. They will do TWO things for you. They will hold your luggage until you get out of jail and they will give you a list of lawyers. That's it. Then they will piously say that it's an "Internal or domestic matter" and they can't interfere. The American Embassy is worthless as tits on a boar in helping it's citizens unless you are of a certain faith. I'll leave it up to you to figure that one out. They are very good about living the good life in Thailand and in giving American taxpayers' money away and intelligence gathering. They are NOT there to help their citizens!
If you get in a jamb you want to be Canadian. They seem to care about the welfare of their people which is impressive. Glad they don't emulate their Yankee neighbors in that regard.
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