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11 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Thanks for the recent feedback on Phuket!

I was last there less than 12 months ago. Forced into it by my wife to attend some cousins wedding who I havent seen or spoken to for 7 years. It's as bad now as it was then, in fact its even worse. The touts are more agressive, all hopped up on red bull and crystal meth. The taxi drivers are still as ferocious as ever (if you can get a smile out of one of them without handing over any money I will personally buy you a beer) and the girls are among the ugliest in Thailand.

It's also infested with russians and indians. 

I'm never going back.

2 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Guess you were a young manager then! All too hard it seems...

I was not a manager. Just normal staff. I was hired mostly for my language skills (I speak 5 languages). I left because I couldn't take their BS anymore and the constant bad mouthing they did about their guests. Honestly, local phuket people have a real dislike for the very people that provide them with a roof over their heads. They have been biting the hand that feeds for decades and now it is going to bite them back hard on the butt.

good, i'm overjoyed at the prospect. 

Good! I worked in the hotel industry for 3 years in Phuket as a young man.

The way they treat their guests is despicable. So, so so rude, entitled, arrogant. The tour operators are a disgrace, ripping unsuspecting tourists off daily. 

I truly hope they get everything they deserve on that miserable island.