UncleJ

When the time comes, Paul Mcartneys bass guitar will break all the records. Jimmy Pages double neck stairway guitar will be right up there too.

I am respected as most other normal people, don´t worry about me.

I am talking in general, I am not speaking about myself.

What I am saying is, "farang" is an objectifying word, and by increasing the use, and promoting this word, it only makes us appear more distant and more "other", than is necessary.

This in itself, makes it easer for Thais to not relate to us, scam us, and rip us off, etc.

I am talking about you. You say above that you are respected. What do you do that makes you respected that is different than most people?

I have become part of my Thai community so I don't have any problems. But what is it that you do? I speak Thai am a Buddhist and help with community projects. What do you do? I help with stray dogs getting them neutered and checked by the local vet. People here appreciate that. What do you do?

You did say you were respected, right? I told you what I do to gain that respect. What do you do?

You can complain about the darkness or light a candle. What do you do?

You can praise Buddha as much as you want, speak Thai fluently and break your back for your community. At the end of the day you are, will always be just a farang.

You will never be respected as a Thai (even the lowest Thai), merely tolerated and when it comes down to it, will receive no more respect than Joe Whiteboy straight off the airbus at swampy.

Get used to it.

Precisely. If this guy gets run down by a truck in front of the temple, the villagers would giggle and go thru his pockets.

Don't like to say it but K.Prayuth maybe the only way out of what is surely to become a train wreck. It's just sad, really is.

Come on Thailand, please sort it out!,

Yours sincerely,

A concerned observer .

Good old General Prayuth. You don't get to the top of the Thai Army by having high morals or ethics.

How many billions is he worth I wonder?

His boss is itching for a coup but he can't until the rent a mob closes the airport or gets a bunch of people killed.

Discounts? Do they hide the senior citizen or kid discounts in Thai language?

We are not talking discounts. We are talking overcharging visitors. Scamming tourists.

The practice seen here so often, locals taking advantage of their guests for fun and profit.

The Nigerians of Asia.

Scam scam scam.

What is clear is that the people won't stop now until ties with Thaksin himself have been shattered. That is the reason for the march continuing

They themselves, the protestors in their millions today, are now clear and fully aware that the continued financial rape by the PTP over the last two years, and prior, has been a continuation of one idiot's narcissistic actions.They will now stop at nothing until anybody connected with him is completely ousted and broken, it would appear

Personally, I hope they achieve their aims!

-mel.

In their millions ?

Too bad they don't vote.

Mob rule is clearly the way to go.

...and at Ocean World, before you even get to see a single fish, they pull a 'free' photograph con.

Free? "Yes sir, free photo."

So you stop the tour of the aquarium and pose for the free photo.

Then it's explained the picture taking part is free.....if you want the photo...pay up sucker.

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Some bikes are for squids and some are for real men.

What is clear is that the people won't stop now until ties with Thaksin himself have been shattered. That is the reason for the march continuing

They themselves, the protestors in their millions today, are now clear and fully aware that the continued financial rape by the PTP over the last two years, and prior, has been a continuation of one idiot's narcissistic actions.They will now stop at nothing until anybody connected with him is completely ousted and broken, it would appear

Personally, I hope they achieve their aims!

-mel.

You are joking right ? millions ? far from even a 1/10 of one million, The people my friend are not just a few thousand in Bangkok, that is just wishful thinking.

I predict less than 50k at most today now its a reset

1/10 of one million? I respect your approximation.

But my approximation is closer to 10 millions Thai people in the street right now.

Now if they could just get all those people to vote....

Yay! Keep destroying this fragile economy.

Really, that's your only concern? I'm not going to sling mud around but getting rid of a murderous, corrupt, disingenuous and hollier-than-thou group of family member's should be high on the list of item's to take care of.

Shhh, can't talk about them.

I don't think they anticipated the internet when they developed the short sighted, rip off their guests, strategy.

Not the same as Thai fried rice.

Ripoff? 200bt is not allot of money although I do know people (basement dwellers) that refuse to eat anything over 100bt.

The vendor does it but the country takes the rap.

I was in Europe earlier this year and some people I met had been here, were not really recommending the place.

Don't Thai to me is a phrase foreigners are picking up. Sad but true.

Has the road surface started falling apart yet? It only took a few weeks for pot holes and ruts to appear on the first section they completed by Soi 5/ Soi Rompho.

The new road and the new footpaths near the beginning of Jomtien 2nd road already look like the remnants of a B-52 Bomber strike. Turns into a lake after 10 minutes of rain. It might have held up better if the contractors had thought of drainage...

Further down there are some fun whoopdeedoos from subsidence or sinkholes.

Near Soi 9 the 3 northbound lanes unusually turn into 2 1/2 lanes on a bend... ooops.

It's a shameful practice.

Places like Ocean World in the Siam Paragon....they try to hide the fact by putting the retail price in Thai script and the scam price in english.

How many other businesses in Siam Paragon rip off the tourists I wonder?

The Asian Correspondent has some interesting views on the vote buying / rent a mob issue.

http://asiancorrespondent.com/116697/vote-buying-thaksin-and-the-democrats/

http://asiancorrespondent.com/116883/baker-and-pasuk-false-bote-buying-claims-are-made-to-undermine-electoral-democracy/

Disney in Florida has double pricing

Really? A Thai buys a bottle of water, the vendor sizes them up and charges more, eh?

Disney does offer a discounted price if you live in the area.

During the original permitting process to build the park, some locals fought against the development.

Part of the mitigation was to offer them a special entry price for all the impact the park had on their community.

If you drive in from Pittsburgh you pay the same as a Thai. Not a racist or scam policy.

Suthep should just go home to the illegally occupied land on Khao Phaeng mountain on Koh Samui. Agreed?

..Or the land meant for poor farmers that was given to some of the wealthiest families in Phuket when he was agriculture minister...to enjoy the money he made in the palm oil scandal....

Scamming is a national pastime. They scam each other and take extra pride in scamming a visitor.

Try and cheat a Thai and see what happens.

They are shameless when it comes to scamming a visitor.... but if a visitors cheats them...the all important 'face' comes into play..... most likely get your head kicked in by a gang of racists.

Big problem is that you have to dissolve the government right away. If not then PTP can go into gift mode and give to the people that are uneducated enough to be bought.

Is the problem 'gifts to the uneducated poor' or is the problem the 'educated abusing the poor" for all these decades?

I'm pro poor and supporting them is the moral thing to do.

Why is the minority allowed to cause all this turmoil?

For decades they pillaged this country, ignored & abused the poor.

Now the poor (majority) are finally organized the shoe is on the other foot.

Good I say.

Lock the crybabies (sore losers) up.

I noticed the Mityon Honda on Pattaya Klang had several custom painted PCXs. The lady working there told me any color available and the price was very reasonable.

So I guess we see where all the VIOLENCE comes from and it is not the anti-government protesters!

Last time this gang acted up, just prior to the airport seizure, the wikileak cables revealed the yellow shirts planned to get some of their supporters killed to force a coup.

Up to the same old tricks?

The foreign press is supporting Yingluk and PTP.

Why do they get it so wrong?

Maybe the foreign press gets it right while you get it wrong.

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I read The Nation everyday.

Scamming a farang helps her gain face among the coworkers.

t's not about the 30bt.

They probably all gave her high-fives when you walked away but disappointed they didn't get their chance to kick your head in.