Why should ‘My Mate Nate’ need work visa for posting YouTube videos?
Re: “‘My Mate Nate’ doesn’t have a work permit – but lucky break means he won’t be prosecuted for working”, ThaiVisa, July 20.
I don’t call this a lucky break, I call it a stupid law.
Any money he derived from his YouTube stunts here is in a foreign country, where Thailand has no control.
A guy goes on a trip to another country, posts videos of his journey and if very large numbers of foreigners “like” his videos, money may be deposited in a foreign country.
Posting videos on YouTube is fun – my daughters have done this.
Why is that called working?
So, by the letter of Thai law, I cannot wash my own body, because it might be considered “work”.
Foreigners doing anything that might be considered work require a work permit. “My Mate Nate” doesn’t have a work permit – but lucky break means he won’t be prosecuted for working.
Michael Weldon
Bangkok
