NorthernRyland

Chinese in Thailand have been some of the worst offenders of bad behavior and noise. Even the Thai's who I usually bully about being noisy and inconsiderate complain along side me about the Chinese. It's surprising since there's so much Chinese influence in Thailand and the Thai's themselves are some % Chinese by ancestry. Another large offender albeit lesser known are the hill tribes, who are largely Chinese compared to Thai's. They live on mountains so you don't get to experience them that often but if you live around them the burning, littering and insanely dangerous driving is enough to raise the blood pressure. Much worse than Thai's on fronts except for maybe loud speaker noises.

Those kids on motorbikes are uniquely annoying for me. Not because they're loud and disturbing but because the so-called adults here have so little regard for the state of society that they can't even be bothered to control kids. Indeed it's even illegal to modify motorbikes but no one here cares enough to get off their a** and do something, not even the worthless police force. It's a theme in Thailand that the worst people in society never face any consequences for bad behavior and so they drag everything down to their level. Personally I can only stay here for 6-9 months before their inconsiderate nature grinds me down and I feel like I need to leave.

Going to restaurants in America is often extremely loud. Like so loud you need to raise your voice to be heard. At least that you can avoid it by staying home though. In Thailand there's often no way to escape. Inconsideration is on a whole new level here.

Of all the the ways Thai's make noise and bother me, talking is near the bottom of the list. I find them to be exceptionally soft spoken actually when they're out in public. Staff at business are notoriously quiet and often don't even respond when taking orders or being spoken to. But don't get me wrong, Thai's are extremely noisy and disrespectful in this regard. Best to avoid the country if you like peace and quiet.

I don't follow Thai politics at all so I'm curious, what do the election results mean for us fellow Farang? Good news, bad news?

I have a non-O for the first time and planning a trip out of the country for a few days. What's the best way to do this in Chiang Mai? I think they said I can do this at the airport but is that better than going to immigration before traveling?