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I thought of sharing it here as the background art for this animation really felt influenced by Moebuis style, what do you think?

I'm Thai and my wife is a foreigner on a Non-Immigrant O visa, and we're trying to find a practical way to manage our family finances.

Ideally, we'd like one account where:

- The account is in my name (or jointly, if possible)

- Both of us can access the same account from our own phones

- We can both see the balance and transactions and make transfers/payments

We've checked with Bangkok Bank and KTB. Bangkok Bank told us foreigners can't open a joint account in our situation. KTB said that joint accounts don't have app access, and mobile banking is tied to one phone number.

A second phone/SIM with another account in my name wouldn't really solve the problem, as only the person with that phone could conveniently access the account.

Has anyone in a similar situation found a workaround, or found a Thai bank that allows two people to access the same account through their own mobile banking apps?

Thanks!

I am relatively new to the Staghorn fern world but so far i feel i have gotten the bug.

When i look at all the mountings on the internet i see people only mounting one kind of platy by itself, or with other offsprings of the same kind.

My questions are:

1 - Can we mount multiple kinds/species together?

2 - Can we mount with other plant? If yes which one? Also how?

Just wondering

P.S photo is unrelated to the topic but thought i can share one of my Platys 😊

Thank you, this is one of the best + useful + respectful community on reddit.

Can someone from Northern Thailand (especially the countryside) help me understand how to address people properly?

I'm a bit confused about when to use terms like nong, phi, lung, pa, pho, pu, etc.

I grew up in the Levant region of the Middle East, where it's very common to address people based on age and social relationships. For example, we often call older people "uncle" or "auntie" even if we're not related, as a sign of respect.

I've noticed that Thailand has similar concepts, but they don't seem to work exactly the same way, and I'm not always sure which term is appropriate. Sometimes I hear people use lung and pa, other times they just use a name, and occasionally I hear phi or nong used with people who don't seem much older or younger.

For context, I live in Northern Thailand and interact with a lot of local people in the countryside.

Could someone explain the basic rules? For example:

- When would you use phi (พี่, older sibling), lung (ลุง, uncle), pa (ป้า, aunt), pho (พ่อ, father), or pu (ปู่, grandfather) when addressing someone?

- For younger people, when would you use nong (น้อง, younger sibling), dek (เด็ก, child/kid), or luk (ลูก, child/son/daughter)?

- Is it rude to call someone lung or pa if they don't see themselves as old?

- What's the safest way to address people respectfully when unsure?

- Are there differences between Bangkok and Northern Thailand?

I want to be respectful and avoid accidentally offending people, so I'd love to better understand how locals think about this.

Khop khun krab 🙏 (ขอบคุณครับ)

Sawadee jaaou,

I run a pottery studio in Pai and I’m planning to expand to Chiang Mai, so just trying to shape things a bit before jumping in.

In Pai we have a mix — some regulars and long-term people who work on proper projects for weeks or months. But there’s also a big chunk of short-term travelers who want something creative, hands-on, a bit social… just quick and easy, not something that takes multiple days or requires coming back.

Right now what works well for that crowd is decorating pre-made bisque-fired pieces + underglazes, and we fire weekly. So they do the fun part in one session and pick up later — sometimes next day, sometimes up to a week.

For Chiang Mai I’m thinking to add more options that are even quicker / more flexible, ideally things people can just walk in, do, and either take with them or be done with it in one go.

I’m mostly looking for ideas that are still somehow connected to clay / ceramics (even loosely), but open to creative twists around that.

So I’m curious:

What would actually make you walk into a place like this in Chiang Mai?

Any activities you’ve seen (here or elsewhere) that worked really well?

Kapkhunnn jaaaou 🙏