14th July 2009, 01:58 AM
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Senior Expat
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 718
Rep Power: 81
 Originally from usa.  Expat in thailand.
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Originally Posted by frogblogger
The British Embassy was instrumental in getting me out of a serious situation at the Thai/Laos border before, and its employees were as efficient as it was possible to be out of hours, with the duty officer involving a Thai linguist employee in talking to the various Customs officials involved. Without their help, tailored to the peculiarities of the problem (attempted con by Laos immigration, apparently aided and abetted by at least one officer on the Thai side), there's no doubt that I would have ended up in prison back in Laos unless I coughed up a big bribe.
I'm sure there are good and bad employees at the British Embassy as well as the US equivalent, over the years I've seen mixed reports on both on Thai forums.
Not sure what point you're making over the issue of faith, S2?
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frogblogger,
Sorry about your near miss but at least it was a miss. I don't think that would have been the case if your nationality were American. My quip? All of the animals in the barnyard are equal - just some is more equal than others. 'Nuf said.
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