I rent a car and take my Thai gf, her mother and her 2 aunt's to a national park.
They charge the 4 of them local pricing but want to skin me because I'm australian.
If I didn't rent the car the 4 Thais would not have got to the national park.
I paid the entry fee a few times, have also decided to wait outside a few times and are more reluctant to even rent a car these days
Think the big picture, Thailand andyou may get more of my hard earned