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Yes , 350 Baht for a glass of gut rot . That’s 10 € . The food in restaurants is also not as good as before, everything tastes cheap quality. Zero money invested in needed infrastructure, pavements good enough for wheelchairs and prams , traffic lights that are respected and pedestrian crossings that don’t get you killed . Police that do their job instead of scamming you, clean roads, regulated taxis, and I could go on and on. Im sure someone will pipe up with “ if you want all that go somewhere else”. But that attitude gets you nowhere today. Money is short for Europeans and Americans. It’s a long flight to Thailand . If they’re not careful, they will only get zero $ Chinese , grubby Indian men and nasty faced Russians. Shame, Thailand has been my home away from home for 40 years . I decided 2 years ago not to come back. I did last year , I’ll see next winter.

Look and Thou shalt find ! Now we know why buildings are built so badly, I had a neighbor condo that was around 5 years old, it was decrepit. My apartment in France was built in 1975 and looks marvelous. I’d never buy in Thailand. I’m lucky to rent an older 5 floor condo studio. Norwegian company. It’s very solid and looks good.

Let’s hope the family gets good compensation.

No way, there’s enough riff raff foreigners here as it is.

Just close the venues down. I think everyone has had enough of the “ ladyboys “ which name is an insult to real women. They’re not nice people. Phuket and elsewhere will regret letting them roam free on the streets where tourists with kids walk. Should they tell the tourists not to go there , continue making excuses ? They never bothered me years ago, and seemed to behave ok. Now they’re a bunch of violent thieves gone viral. Sorry to say Thailand has had a bad reputation for years, but now it’s OTT. The boys, the girls, the Trans , the rip off artists, the dangerous taxis , whole roads dedicated to in your face prostitution with the antics that they get up to in full view , it’s more than pornographic . And no, I’m not a holy Joe by any means, for me the line has been crossed. Authorities, police and the government should be ashamed of themselves.

Question, if a bonafide touriste enters Thailand wearing a Rolex or other expensive watch, the tourist must declare it on entering ? And does that tourist have to pay duty on said watch even if it was old , or even if he had the proof of payment etc ?? And what about other jewelry items, diamond engagement rings for example , or bracelets ? Id better tell Kim Kardashian and co about this .

Wherever you are in life, at home or on holidays, everyone has their own preferences. There must be choice for everyone’s tastes, food, aircon or not. The argument is , it is much more expensive for tourists to come to Thailand today. Prices have shot up since Covid, flights, hotels, not necessarily street food. An average nice hotel in Phuket or Pattaya costs over 4 to 5000 baht a night, and are definitely not worthy of being called 4 stars.

World class tourist resorts all over the world do not have the pollution that Thailand has. That could have been stopped / controlled years ago with traffic rules, proper maintenance, and help given to the agriculture sector to stop/ reduce the crazy burn season. Thailand takes takes takes, but never invests in tourism. The authorities have no vision whatsoever.

It was the long empty beaches that attracted the tourists, the nice hotels and the kind and friendly people. The beaches are now dirty and crowded, the nice hotels are now 7000 baht plus a night, and the Thais are fed up with it all. That smile has gone. For me , the worse problem is the traffic jams , whether it be Phuket , Pattaya or Bangkok, and the filthy air that we are forced to breathe.

Please tell me why the police take no action with all these crazies. Lock up, fine, deport.

Everywhere.

Doesnt say much for Thai hygiene does it. Haven’t they learnt anything in the last 20:plus years. A French man I knew in Phuket had a restaurant. He used to tell me horror stories about his staff. He said you can teach them all you can, but it goes in one ear and out the other. In front of you they do as you say, turn your back and its back to usual. He closed down after a while, his food was fantastic. Who hasn’t seen the up front sushi stalls in Malls, everyone poking them and breathing on them, makes me want to throw up just looking. Or often a stir fry comes with the meat still red in the middle ugh. I often end up eating vegetarian in the one on the left after Tuc Com.Super tasty food and everything in the kitchen shines , spotless . Works well.

Call police straight away and get a good description .could help stop some other poor person getting robbed.

Thailand has achieved, of its own making, a terrible reputation throughout the world. If the police don’t act , lock them up a few days , fine them , then it won’t go away. Stop the motor bike crazies, drunk drivers and people who think they can make porn movies on a pavement in broad daylight ( pattaya last month). Thailand wasn’t like that before. It’s become a swamp of the lowest of the low.

Just make a list of all the awful things that have happened in mostly Phuket and Pattaya in the last week !!!! It’s becoming unbelievably crazy or dangerous or frightening. I never thought I’d see Thailand like this. It often felt a little on the boring side years back apart from a murder or 2 and some bad traffic accidents. I can remember discussing 2 different murders on Phuket for months and years on end.

Air cargo I can believe. Passenger no. Profits where ?

No, I have all my cases bought from Pacsafe. Doubled in wire meshing. A bit heavier than a normal suitcase or bag of course. Or… time for the bumbag to come back in fashion, seen quite a few nice ones lately. I never leave money/ documents/ jewelry / cards out of my sight.

This is an absolutely horrific thing to happen to a human being. Sounds like it was premeditated seeing as he had the objects needed to do whatever evil thing he did. It doesn’t bear thinking about. RIP. .

My best friends , 3, are exs . Never had a problem over nearly 50 years.

No, it was not like this 10 years ago. Every day is a catastrophe.

But he’s been here for 15 years. I know many of you have been and longer, Would anyone have known then that their pensions would be frozen later on ? Thailand was cheaper to live in too 15 yrs ago, so it must have looked attractive over the UK or many other colder countries. I find it’s disgusting, you pay in alll your working life to get what ? I’m glad I don’t live in the UK, left in 1969, and I’m so glad .

I doubt that European families will be traveling far these days. More like staying near home. There’s trouble everywhere thanks to Covid, Trump, the war against Ukraine, emptying the pockets of all governments. Where I live France the hotels are already booked full for the season. Same with Greece, Turkey, Italy , Portugal and Spain. Cheap flights get you everywhere for cheap these days. Or you can drive / train.

In the meantime, I haven’t read much news on the the 60 declared dead in Bangkok ?? Are they already forgotten, just Birmans ???

Drunks, drugs and cheap tourists.

Even Bristol airport 2 weeks ago. Much faster.