Jobiwankenobi

Once again Thai officials end up with egg on their faces, and once again instead of calmly wiping it off, they go ahead and ask for ketchup

An undeniable example of the primitive nature of this country and these people. They're so far behind the civil societies of this world it's laughable, yet so many of us flock here and then even settle here!! For what? Quality of life? Nope, cheap "Tail." No matter how you explain it, that's what it comes down to, sadly. Living here for almost 10 years has exhausted my patience and my skewed my once positive perspective beyond belief. Story after story.

An undeniable example of hatred for Thais by many expats on Thaivisa .

Ooooh whose a smart boy? *pat pat* The culture and society is primitive, this has nothing to do with a "hatred for Thai people," as you so intelligently deduced in your grandeur of being a better human being that me. Look, I dearly love my wife - she's Thai. I dearly love my children - they're half Thai, I love and respect SOME Thai people. But I have absolutely no respect, regard, nor liking for the societal structure that exists here. It's primitive, and yes, I hate it. And yes, it does suck. Money in exchange for a life??? You think that's OK? Well I hate it, and any society that is accepting of such an inhumane notion can go eff itself.

An undeniable example of the primitive nature of this country and these people. They're so far behind the civil societies of this world it's laughable, yet so many of us flock here and then even settle here!! For what? Quality of life? Nope, cheap "Tail." No matter how you explain it, that's what it comes down to, sadly. Living here for almost 10 years has exhausted my patience and my skewed my once positive perspective beyond belief. Story after story.

Hahaha Thai Spring, how laughable....there will be no "Thai Spring" as they put it. These people are much too shortsighted and ill-informed to properly see through such a serious cause as true social change. These people are children, they always were and always will be. Most of them see the world in the same way their ancestors did 200 years ago. The very thought of a "Thai Spring" or any reference to something that even remotely resembles one is without question, idiotic. This place is a joke and so are its people.

Whatever firestar, I'm no troll. Just because I disagree with you doesn't make me a troll. And yes, I stand by my comment in relation to your reading comprehension; I made no comment whatsoever about the behavior of authority in either country.

As far as Myanmar goes, I think you're underestimating it as an upcoming tourist destination and I don't think you're giving it the credit it deserves. Have you been there? I have, last December for almost 3 weeks. Believe me dude, I highly recommend it! So I still disagree with you. And it still doesn't make me a troll. Nope. Not at all.

Getting ripped off in Thailand, just another story to add to the list. The Thai's better be careful, the Philippines and Myanmar are nipping at their heels in the ways of tourism, and without tourism, Thailand aint got much going for it!

Careful now.....caaareful! Hey! What did I say? Beeee careful Thailand!

You say Thailand should be careful and then take the Philippines as an example of good behavior?!??

What?? I simply stated that that the Philippines and Myanmar are "nipping at their heels" in building up their tourism industry. Absolutely no where did I make mention of the behavior of the Philippines in comparison to that of Thailand. Jayzus Chrayste eh, learn to read, or take off why don't ya eh!?

Why would a family use a tour / travel company for tickets and hotels this day in age?? You can do it all by yourself directly with an internet connection, credit card and a couple of mouse clicks!

Getting ripped off in Thailand, just another story to add to the list. The Thai's better be careful, the Philippines and Myanmar are nipping at their heels in the ways of tourism, and without tourism, Thailand aint got much going for it!

Careful now.....caaareful! Hey! What did I say? Beeee careful Thailand!

Over 60% of Thailand's GDP comes from exports. In comparison tourism covers about 6%.

Fair enough Kananga, but make no mistake that the benefits of Thailand's exports are region restricted (and even worse, controlled by Thailand's old elite.) Let's see how places like Pattaya, Phuket, or other islands such as Phi Phi, Lanta, or Lipe would fare if people simply stopped coming. As of now, Thailand has the third lowest unemployment rate in the world. This is due to the country's service sectors. Without people, there's no one to serve, that's all I was saying.

Why would a family use a tour / travel company for tickets and hotels this day in age?? You can do it all by yourself directly with an internet connection, credit card and a couple of mouse clicks!

Getting ripped off in Thailand, just another story to add to the list. The Thai's better be careful, the Philippines and Myanmar are nipping at their heels in the ways of tourism, and without tourism, Thailand aint got much going for it!

Careful now.....caaareful! Hey! What did I say? Beeee careful Thailand!

Here's the story:

Young man falls for Thai girl and overstays his visa.

Young man is too cheap to pay the fine and stays in Bangkok with Thai girl.

So many Brits here. So few with any money. All dreaming of ways to make it work when there are no jobs.

No. Teaching is not a job.

Khun Hehe signing off.

Khun HeHe, here's another cliche to add to your list of already cliched wisdom:

"It's no use, Bangkok has him now."

In all seriousness, this looks bad. 22 with a Thai girl, with a ladyboy, Thai man, whatever his taste....a young fella surely would contact his mom to let her know things are OK and that he is staying. I feel really bad for his mother, this won't end well. And lets hope his mom doesn't read Thaivisa. The most uncomforting of places to go when searching for a missing loved one in Thailand, to be sure.

Believe me, gl55, I know what I posted was nothing new, but it just makes me so angry, you know? And two years ago, yeah there were Red Shirt apologists on here, but I'm not so sure if there are any left? Are there? If so, then after all this time, you'd think they would have learned something. But alas, we aren't all that progressive are we? **See above vid***

It has been an interesting discussion, and I actually read all 4 pages of it, but I can't believe why some people have to be offensive to others. Everyone looks at life from a different perspective. I thought I had a perfect marriage for the first 5 years and even the next 3 years weren't bad, but later I could see the wheels slowly falling off and could do nothing about it. From that perspective I've learned that you can't always make the best decisions, and you just have to take life as it comes. There are no set of rules that always work. I now believe like in the George Strait song... You have to have an ace in the hole. I have enjoyed Thailand for the 3 months that I've been here, but I would never completely cut off ties to Canada where I came from. I will not invest in anything that I can't walk away from with only minimal regrets. I've also realized in my travels that you can survive on a lot less then you think you need. There might be good reasons to invest in property in North America or Europe, but not in Thailand where you can't own the land without a Thai partner. Knowing what I now know about relationships you can never be entirely certain what the final results will be. And, as rent is both reasonable and practical I don't see the need to buy the fancy home on the hill. Yes, it might be nice to own a car, but even that is within the realm of something you could lose and still not be destitute. However, for those that want to start a family and raise children then that is an entirely different story than the semi-single vagabond. I have also seen the good and the bad with the Thai education system. If I were to have children I think I would spend a LOT of time in home schooling.

Rene123, Amen to that brother, nice post! I couldn't agree more. And it's too bad people go out of their way to be offensive to others, I suppose it's simply because they're Trolls looking for an anonymous fight. Pointless, I know, but that's the way she goes sometimes.

It's funny, my sister told me on skype last week that she asked her 10th grade History class back in Canada a question the before Xmas holidays, which went something like this: "If someone from the 1950s suddenly appeared today through a time portal, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them about life today?" Every student in her class answered on a piece of paper, and the absolute best answer went something like this: "I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable of accessing the entirety of information known to man, spanning all the compiled knowledge of humankind. But I use it to look at pictures of cats and to get in arguments with strangers."

I went "all in" and you are absolutely right, what a mistake! At the time I did so (11 years ago) I should have been thrown in a mental institution for what I did. Oh, but back then the world was my oyster, and on top of that everyone was so nice to me! I was a big hit in the village!! And Holy Jesus could I ever dance! Now I can barely piss straight, so I sit down to do it! But as they say back where I come from, whatta ya gonna do? Screw it, I'm still having a laugh on a regular, and I'm a pretty fun guy to be around believe it or not. Granted, if anyone were to ask me what they should do with 200,000US I would say FIND A COUNTRY WHEREIN THE PROPERTY IN WHICH YOU LEGALLY INVEST HAS YOUR OWN GODDAMN NAME ON THE TITLE!!!!

OR, you know, just rent.