Jackson86

Unwise to change govt this way as this sets a precedence, or maybe it already has ? In japan and uk, whenever the govt has trouble, the people don't involve the royal family. This is only in thailand.

Most likely suthep's idea to get the army involved.

Strange to support a so called people's council when in the 1st place it has no legitimacy. Suthep should win the legal way through elections, not through protests.

I feel that the feb election must proceed because the govt has already declared election since dec and thus cannot go back on its words. Obviously suthep knew he can't win elections hence chose to protest.

Thailand is great, just that u have to get the language right and appreciate their culture.

i have the intention of migrating to thailand in future. i just like the 'sawadeeka' environment there ! never mind the poor infrastructure such as dirty roads and dilapidated buildings, it's the people that matters most to me.

Really sad for the family.

How xan thailand be responsible for other countries' homeless people?

When I go thailand they seem to like me and talk to me. Not just girls but guys as well. I don't feel unsafe or threatened.

There would be no homeless foreigners if Thailand had a decent law preventing Thai girls from cheat partners,

Responsibility still lies with foreigners since they already know this problem yet chose to come. Thailand is not responsible for homeless of the entire world.

I want Thai people to know that having a fair complexion and is an Asian doesn't mean I'm from China.

so you''re from where then?

This homeless issur is significant in thailand due to language barrier ie thai people can't really speak english well and foreigners can't really speak thai. Of course they will be left out in thai society. Who made them homeless in the first place ? I don't think thai people use guns and knives to threaten foreigners.

Its got nothing to do with language barriers and being left out of Thai society at all, but it has everything to do with in a lot of cases, that Mr little head is being used to think with instead of the head on ones shoulders.

People come to Thailand to "live the dream" and make no provision in case something goes wrong, whether businesswise, relationshipwise etc, they are not living in a "nanny state" anymore where the goverment will "pick up" the pieces if something goes wrong.

As to who made them homeless in the first place....the only person to blame is themselves, whether poor financial decisions, alcohol abuse etc.

if your living in a "third world" country as a non-citizen/permanent resident and no recourse to goverment assistance, you had better have some sort of plan "B".....if someone doesnt, they are either very naive or very stupid

Thailand should not be responsible to look after these people, to me, round them up and ship them home and let their own goverments take care of them.

I really hope your last sentence was tongue in cheek, if not, suggests to me that you havent been in Thailand very long or have opened your eyes yet

yes my last sentence is tongue in cheek ^__^

Anyway yep thailand is definitely not responsible for these homeless people. Foreigners intending to live in thailand on a long term basis should be prepared in the first place.

it's very sad to know there are people who actually go to thailand with good intentions but somehow fail along the way and end up too poor to even go back home.

in a lot of cases they are not thinking with the right head and thats how they ended up in Thailand, have no plan B or any form of back up once they arrive, going to live in country where you have no legal recourse to goverment help and not having a back up plan in case something goes wrong is just plain stupidity and they say Thai are dumb !!

It is my principle to try to learn thai language to talk to the people. Farangs should not assume that just english alone is enough for the whole world. In european countries maybe english is sufficient since almost every european knows english but when u come to asia then very sorry english is not enough.

I think I'm quite fortunate because I know many languages. I speak hokkien in taiwan, cantonese in hongkong and chinese in china. Learning a new language opens up another world to u. That's why I'm learning thai now.

I am strugging to tie your post to the topic being discussed..!....so your saying if a farang speaks Thai he will never be homeless in Thailand ?

or was the trust of your post to let TV know how many languages you speak ?.....

BTW I thought they spoke Mandarin in China for the most part, this is how it was referred to when I worked there..

If you know thai then most likely u will receive help. That's my point.

Well in china, only more developed areas such as beijing and shanghai do speak mandarin but for others they have their respective local languages. Eg. Cantonese in guangzhou and hokkien in fujian.

I too am struggling to find even a shread of relevance here. You get a gold star for being so multiculturally minded 'n all, but I can't fathom how this relates to a homeless foreigner on the streets. Are you saying they should be rounded up and sent to language school?? The monks will help someone with a reasonable attitude whether they speak thai or not. In fact, I expect they would take it rather kindly if on taking you in, you exhibited some willingness to learn it, perhaps in exchange for english lessons.

This homeless issur is significant in thailand due to language barrier ie thai people can't really speak english well and foreigners can't really speak thai. Of course they will be left out in thai society. Who made them homeless in the first place ? I don't think thai people use guns and knives to threaten foreigners.

it's very sad to know there are people who actually go to thailand with good intentions but somehow fail along the way and end up too poor to even go back home.

in a lot of cases they are not thinking with the right head and thats how they ended up in Thailand, have no plan B or any form of back up once they arrive, going to live in country where you have no legal recourse to goverment help and not having a back up plan in case something goes wrong is just plain stupidity and they say Thai are dumb !!

It is my principle to try to learn thai language to talk to the people. Farangs should not assume that just english alone is enough for the whole world. In european countries maybe english is sufficient since almost every european knows english but when u come to asia then very sorry english is not enough.

I think I'm quite fortunate because I know many languages. I speak hokkien in taiwan, cantonese in hongkong and chinese in china. Learning a new language opens up another world to u. That's why I'm learning thai now.

I am strugging to tie your post to the topic being discussed..!....so your saying if a farang speaks Thai he will never be homeless in Thailand ?

or was the trust of your post to let TV know how many languages you speak ?.....

BTW I thought they spoke Mandarin in China for the most part, this is how it was referred to when I worked there..

If you know thai then most likely u will receive help. That's my point.

Well in china, only more developed areas such as beijing and shanghai do speak mandarin but for others they have their respective local languages. Eg. Cantonese in guangzhou and hokkien in fujian.

it's very sad to know there are people who actually go to thailand with good intentions but somehow fail along the way and end up too poor to even go back home.

in a lot of cases they are not thinking with the right head and thats how they ended up in Thailand, have no plan B or any form of back up once they arrive, going to live in country where you have no legal recourse to goverment help and not having a back up plan in case something goes wrong is just plain stupidity and they say Thai are dumb !!

It is my principle to try to learn thai language to talk to the people. Farangs should not assume that just english alone is enough for the whole world. In european countries maybe english is sufficient since almost every european knows english but when u come to asia then very sorry english is not enough.

I think I'm quite fortunate because I know many languages. I speak hokkien in taiwan, cantonese in hongkong and chinese in china. Learning a new language opens up another world to u. That's why I'm learning thai now.

hope to share with them my culture language good food.

it's very sad to know there are people who actually go to thailand with good intentions but somehow fail along the way and end up too poor to even go back home.

The protests are at the political level, an internal issue. I don't think that should affect tourism a lot since tourists go for shopping and relaxation. It is only when the protests go too far and turn bloody then at the individual level tourists will want to avoid thailand for the time being.

According to TAT, SIA are cancelling 10% of their flights to BKK, but the 90% still arriving are all carrying about 15% more passengers!!

So it is in reality yet another increase!!

So far you're the only one stating SIA is actually carrying more passengers in spite of cancelling 10% of its flights. Where did you get that knowledge?

10% cut in no.of flights don't mean more people travel to thailand.

I usually take thai airways or jetstar for travel within asean so I'm not that affected.

Suthep formerly from democratic party is being undemocratic by boycotting the election. He knew he sure lose.

Everyone's definition of a failed state is different. Hard to say.

definitely they will soon regret when their economy starts falling down further.

having been to thailand 3 times, generally thailand still has much to do especially on its infrastructure and its political scene. however i do believe that the thai people has done what they could. overall not a failed state yet !

The Chinese had an influence on Thailand and have an influence in Thailand because of the way money is borrowed. The Chinese borrow and lend outside of banks and can finance projects for much less than the average Thai. Sometimes when a Thai is allowed to marry into a Chinese family they are allowed into this financial system. 60 years ago the Chinese had the money and married Thais for the right to do business in Thailand. It has nothing to do with smarts or beauty. Cash only cash.

Not just thailand, even myanmar cambodia laos too. The fact that many countries, including usa and japan, has chinatown is proof of china's influence there.

Anyway, to me thai is also influenced by indian culture in terms of their writings and buddhist statues.