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There is a big difference between Thais who have studied and lived abroad versus fully local grown talent. Thai Chinese might be more mature as well on average.

As I said, it is cheap but you get what you pay for. I would gladly pay a bit more if it was reflected in the quality. I have to admit the new line to Don Mueang is very good though. It is a good reason to use that airport with other things being equal.

You need to look further. ARL is good for a developing country level only.

It is narrow, crowded, cramped and generally uncomfortable compared to similar systems internationally, except for countries that have none. Good thing is the ticket is cheap. But you get what you pay for.

It might be good if people actually washed their hands more.

It has somewhat cooler nights in winter and lower daytime highs than during the hot season that is right now. In the north it can even get a bit cold. Besides the weather in places like Canada and most of Europe in December and January is mostly s**t so it is still better in TH, if only for a few months.

I am not British but I made a visit to Thailand again after a long pandemic break. Issues that come to my mind, many that have been mentioned several times in the previous posts: - Stifling hot weather, getting hotter each year. I argued some time ago that the climate simply is prohibitively hot for many activities and was told there is nothing wrong about it. I would like to have same stuff as those people. - Massive pollution, (plastic) trash, grime everywhere, lack of appealing architecture, grey, ugly concrete behind every corner. Most of Bangkok is simply a dump, there is no way escaping that. Some cities slightly better than others but not by a wide margin. - Dangerous and stressful, clogged traffic both intercity and urban. Deficient or missing walk paths. Extremely bad for children and disabled. Claiming Bangkok is a world class city or has wordclass infrastructure is laughable. - Too many Chinese, apparently also too many Russians in certain cities that I wouldn't visit. - Nature is ok but has nothing particularly impressive and is overdeveloped compared to rest of the world. - Not cheap anymore. If it was dirt cheap some of the faults could be overlooked but there are more affordable countries even in Europe nowadays with more things to see and do. Thailand might be cheap compared to Californias, New Yorks, Tokyos and Londons of this world but overall still offers poor value for money. - Personally it bothers me to see armies of people working some menial jobs that pay next to nothing as it shows how little the nation is progressing, instead preferring to maintain a population of servants. The only two saving graces of Thailand that I can think of are that it has its best weather during the coldest months of Northern Hemisphere and the availability of women. I don't think I will be in a hurry to return soon.

No, it is precisely the world outside of Thailand that has stopped wearing them a long time ago. You can of course wear one until the end of time.

I don't go anywhere that has large concentrations of them anymore. I'd prefer to avoid even individual Russians. Of course I can not know everyone's view but too many are at least passive supporters of the war and Russian imperialism.

This is the future. Expect more 40+ degree periods during the hot season.

November to February is roughly the period I would recommend in Thailand. Other than that it is too hot or rains and is too humid.

Healthy people wearing masks everywhere in 2024 is insane.

There is a reason why Russia is so large but not strong enough to have military bases all over the world. So that is why they need to bully their neighbours. A classic whataboutist argument but American imperialism doesn't make Russian imperialism any more acceptable.

There is a reason why Russia is so large but not strong enough to have military bases all over the world. So that is why they need to bully their neighbours. A classic whataboutist argument but American imperialism doesn't make Russian imperialism any more acceptable.

Of course, Russia has been an expansionist empire for centuries. Without communism there might be some sort of democracy and civil society though.