wolfgangsteiner

Hi,

I think the topic was about something differnet but okay....

I´m quite young and my first visit in thailand was in 1990. In this year 1 USD was worth 27,5 Thai Baht and I got scared when the bus drove along the sukhumvit Road. I saw all the slums outside and I was really not sure that this was a good idea. But after only 1 night in pattaya, well... I enjoyed my stay and until now I always came back. Not to pattaya, but general to thailand.

Its a beautiful country even when we, the tourists destroy every small place slowly. First there is something like a hidden paradise, then after the first one saw it he tell all his friends, and after a view years there is a meridien hotel there..... Yeah, life is like that.

So what can I tell you about thailand befor....

The girls in the bar take care the costumer better befor.. little bit more innocent, sweeter and less professionel. But to be ownest,.. now I like it professionel. I dont like this stupid sweet thing any more, because I know its not the truth.

The hotels,... well now its much easyer to get a good affordable 4 or 5 star hotel since there where so many around everywhere.

And about traditional things... its still thailand even if we have 2006/2549 now

Over the last few months there seem to have been a marked increase in the number or

reported rapes, particularly against tourist girls.

Could this be related to the Government's policy to shut down the sex trade in Thailand?

Previously men/boys would have found a prostitute.

Is that becoming too difficult so they prey on innocent tourists?

I´ve heard from that story, but not against tourist women. My girlfriend is actually living in bangkok, and she told me that there are storys now on tv many times that young thai girl get raped on the streets many times. She scare now to go out at night already.

But I dont know what to tell her.....?