Shocked farang

That's exactly what local Thai people think about some tourists, many people don't even realize that there's always a "face thing" in Asia, which means avoiding confrontational behavior as much as possible! And the list goes on... No wonder that many local people despise tourists!

The most amazing thing is that they do it with a smile on their face that makes the victim praise their "friendliness"... There's a author of books about Thailand who claims that many tourists choose to park their brains at the airport when visiting the land of smiles!

This is Pattaya after all, the sex Disneyland of Thailand!

The lese majeste laws are the elephant in the room that everyone is afraid to mention. Pita should have avoided this subject, just for the sake of his own election.

My friend, think a little of what would be of yourself if you didn't have your international income while living in Thailand... If you had to fend for yourself under the present dire conditions... Thanks

Yes! Let's all dance the Cha cha cha with Chan-o-cha!

Well, you lack the understanding of what a military dictatorship actually is... It's not a matter of deserving or earning, but of raw power, mighty is right...

You pointed to something inevitable, even under Pita, that most people cannot see at this moment. Pita has all the ingredients to form a new aristocracy, his international "silver spoon" upbringing and exclusive education...

Thailand is more of a Durian republic than a banana republic...

Really, I feel sad that Thailand is actually receiving this scumbag as a dignitary. Thailand needs to go back to a democratic government ASP!

We falang love Pita!! Pita is our PM!

He has my full sympathy as I have watched enough content on the terrible, I mean really terrible conditions inside a Thai prison and this fellow wasn't hurting anyone, he was just having fun!

Do you think that it's possible to have a peek into his offshore bank accounts? You must be naive...

I bet this so called "Boy" is actually a ladyboy! Haha, only in Thailand!

Exactly, that is the reason that this Interpol red-flag system exists in the first place. So these people can be identified and bared from entering at an airport. But I understand, the officer didn't do a good job and didn't check the passport against the interpol list.

I think that he was just teasing you, what you said is pretty much common sense nowadays!

Don't worry, it's no secret how much Britts love the booze...

Thank you for sharing this, it's really worrisome the way individual freedoms are crushed in a dictatorship such as China.

Exactly, Thailand is for Thais in those people's minds, then why would you want to remain indefinitely in such a place? We farangs can't hide, no matter what we do we are still farangs, no matter how fluent you become in Thai, you're still farang. For me the only way to enjoy Thailand is on a temporary basis.

Sure, I know that but only if you qualify, as far as I know they only allow normal tourism 6 months per year in Thailand. The rest of the time you need to be out.

I find it really amazing that he says he will deal with " The elephant in the room" (lesé majeste laws). I doubt that he will be successful but only mentioning it is already an advance for this taboo.

The dream is over, my overstaying friends. Yes, Thailand used to be easy to stay indefinitely, you just had to do a Visa run every now and then. No longer. You need to update your mental model about this country, if you really love it, is willing to put up with being forever a foreigner, then go for the legal channels, stop this stupid hack of overstaying tourist Visas. Get real! In my decades of visits to the Kingdom I have never overstayed even one single day.

Lovely!

I have always firmly believed that Pattaya one day would become a family destination in Thailand. This day has finally arrived! I'm ready to book a family vacation in Pattaya!

<Every human has cannabinoid receptors in their brain. They only react to cannabis so why would they be there if we're not not meant to ingest the plant?> Wrong, the Cannabis cannabinoids emulate the ENDOcannabinoids produced by the body. Our own body produces ENDOcannabinoids that bind with these receptors.