Jingjok
QR codes everywhere, even at the temple
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You met PromptPay at the market. Notice how far it reaches: the motorbike-taxi stand, the fruit seller's laminated sign, the condo fee, a friend splitting dinner, and the temple. Many temples now put a QR code next to the donation box (ตู้บริจาค), so people without cash can still make merit. After you pay, your bank app shows a slip (สลิป) with a reference number, and that screenshot is the receipt: shops glance at it, landlords ask for it in LINE. Before you confirm, your app shows the name of the person you are paying, so check it. Banking apps ask for a PIN (รหัส) and send one-time codes by SMS. Never read that code to anyone who calls you, whoever they say they are.
Try this today
At the next stall or temple with a QR code, scan it and read the name your app shows before paying.
The words that carry it
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.