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theprice01
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Hi,

When sending letters to Thailand from Europe and vice versa, would post office officials understand a western script??

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Yes they do - better to print it than write it.
Be very careful if you are sending to Austria (it's right next to Australia according to the Thai post office) unless you mark it as Austria, Europe.
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Frank Hovis wrote:Yes they do - better to print it than write it.
Be very careful if you are sending to Austria (it's right next to Australia according to the Thai post office) unless you mark it as Austria, Europe.

... or to Ireland, as it will often end up in Iceland :?
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lol, ok Thank you for that info. considering the cost of the 'cat' cards i'll probably ring more then write
When nosy expats ask how can i live here without working, i reply, 'well, while you worked hard for 50 years, i worked smart for 5 years' :D
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