ChaiyaTH

Interesting world map on the wall..

What are you talking about, you can go anywhere in TH for your bank as long you just have your bank book and passport. But then you need to be alive. Thailand is also everything but big lol, it's like a big village here. Just need 'a branch' willing to cooporate with XYZ paperwork. Up to branch manager to decide. So i think the most important for the OP would be to at very least have that bank book. Then death certificate + something proving you are the person having rights but I think a direct relate is required + notarized + translate foreign affairs stamp + thai lawyer. I could imagine if that is not enough that it would be a simple court procedure, even it takes time to get the court date etc, 1-2 months. Budget lawyer 10-30K and otherwise sky limit. I'd get one beforehand to not arrive with missing paperwork. And let a Thai visit a random branch or 2-3 of them to ask too. Don't try getting that info by phone etc unless it is the branch phone.

Maybe he stays at the Chinese and Indian markets too much lol

You must be seeing ghosts then as it is obvious that it is quiet in almost every place. Do you even know what busy in Thailand means? You had to force yourself trough the streets in areas like Khao san road. Nowadays you can walk with your arms spread. That counts for all areas.

I figure the hotel prices are up a lot because people sit in their rooms all day using aircon too. This is same with explaining the bars / restaurants being empty.

You describe the world with that, it is not really about Thailand. In terms of overpopulated? Where? That is just the islands and also nothing really new. Most cities are like ghost towns, even the traffic jams are just a result of idiots driving double lane or under speed. Just start paying attention to it and you will find each time there is a jam, it is due to some fker disregarding traffic rules.

No it the generation that knows they are entirely fked if they marry and have kids, but they are on the border of a little bit fine, if staying single or being just a couple. Which economically is all true. This is also why Thai guys often run away.

I think it's by design. But yes the people as a result are def. not smart enough and fked by it as it became one with culture. The same elite is also top investor in Vietnam, where they do do all right... So they clearly know then...

Yeah but a round trip for them is also just as little as 150 dollars, they then buy a package deal and sometimes just stay a week. Even a person earning just 500-600 a month in India or china can afford this by paying monthly, which is common with those things. Thais do this a lot too, to korea etc.

Demographics. Vibe. Prices X2 minimum. Less smiles. - That's about all that makes TH unique.

It's not much at all, you talk about like half the global population being near Thailand. They just visit here on packages and pre booked deals like Europeans do within Europe. Maybe you forget that the west is basically broke, that doesn't mean the money went out of global circulation, it went elsewhere instead. A chinese could been paying 50 dollars monthly for a year or 2 already, to then arrive here with a group. You could have 250 million of them over the next 10 years alone. Thai elite earns on flights, all things that earn regardless of the type of tourist that matter to real Thais / SME business.

Well the clown show will drag on until global economy collapses or the Thai economy collapses before that itself already like Indonesia. However in case of Thai economy collapsing and foreign currencies getting very strong for THB, we will only attract more of the current type of tourists and problems. Then the typical Thai government response will be what you already see now: the farang hate news, wanting to reduce visa's etc etc. Then we will see again.. Rinse and repeat. Wax on Wax off. Regardless of what happens; never fix the real underlying cause. You could see that with covid, even they were send back to farms and stuck with instant noodles, they not changed a inch, even worse, they went back to things like begging and donations. Foreigners fueled this only further by donating too. Farmers who could not even grow food.... This is also not different with western countries by the way, just different level of issues at higher stakes dollars. As long people have a roof and bread; they will comply.

Low budget mid budget high budget does not really change anything in the first place. The service still always lacks, they still make the mistakes all the time etc etc. I guess the only exception is when you really go to high tier places and the 5 star hotels. But I mean, you then also pay western prices X2.

Self reflection = face only. But yes it is pathetic at this stage as they even lose face by not being able to keep the fakeness up anymore. I guess that's why no more smile. Guess we resolved the mistery.

I think since quite a few years, the actual earners on digital nomads, by far, spend more than retirees i see here. There is just a few high spending farangs on every 50 I met. Even a startup nomad with 1K is totally perfect, that is the same as a backpacker used to spend, these people sort themselves out anyway with growing or failing and returning home. I rather have 5 million of those with 1.5K a month than 15M chinese spending 500 dollars in a 7 day trip.

That culture, is the entire issue. There is like so many solutions in this country, that is why I believed in it 15 years ago, we are still in debate on the same topics lol. Is like a guy buys a bike with installments and 10% interest, then he wants to sell it half way for what he paid incl interest + the remaining installments, thinking that is normal.

Is have nothing to do with BS jobs, I know plenty that do those kind of things and it is not that hard to make 2000-3000 per month with that as well. There is just a lot of people who 'try' to also do that but lack the skills and discipline to also make it sustainable. The sad thing is actually that people think that the money is that little lol, it often is actually much more that online people earn, like 4-5k usd. Just a lot of wannabes and then all people with traditional jobs or retirements that hate to believe it and see it. I mean I would be pissed off if I worked my ass off for 40 years to see a 20-30 year old chilling off 3-5K a month working 24-30 hours a week.

Thai baht obviously, nonsense question. Used to be possible go in and out with room and all for 1.5-2K in soi 6 right before covid, even with 2 drinks. Now you look more at like losing at very least 4-5K. Just going out once a week, which i would consider modest, sets one back already 20K a month. This is also why the new generation just goes for the girlfriend / dating way, it is easier to just maintain a girl then. They (thais) all do it to themself. I'm even pretty sure that the increase of drug incidents (by tourists) is related to the high alcohol prices in clubs etc.

Well that is very relative, if you are at minimum wage level to begin with, you would be better off in Europe even it is nicer here, specially if you would have a child / small family. If I would get back to that income level again for some reason, I'd be moving to Vietnam the month after. It's easier to stay here with her having family here, else I'd already be elsewhere with the recent years BS.

It's not even a thinking matter, that is a fact. Anyone knows, even Thais will tell you that right away. The entire life is about face and face is appearance, surface, not depth. That's why even the fake gucci is better than no gucci in a rural village amongst teens too, even all know it's fake.

Well that was about their only USP compared to like Vietnam lol. I heard short time now even often is quoted at 2.5-3K already in PTY...

It's in almost any way you look at it, a ego thing to even consider starting to do here, even business in general. There is just better alternatives with less risk. Thailand is a place to spend the money, not to earn it.

Well I guess these few people are the only ones left, it is the same up north with that. They now simply get noticed more as that is all there is lol. Sad but true.

They went from quality to quantity tourists, it is like getting people from Europe doing a holiday to a country in Europe. In terms of like bars and restaurants the problem is also that everyone copies the exact same thing, and there is way way way too many of them + the idiots now spread it out over too many areas everywhere to think and be smart with having lower rents. The result: almost no customers in each place which then also results in no vibes at all. Even with the current demographics and budgets it could still be fine if that was fixed. We basically need a big crash, wipe out the weak hands.

Well this stuff never made any sense to begin with, how do you explain around that same time, everyone suddenly owned a condo, had a brand new car, the latest iphone, was always going out and having fun, while they earned way less than me. I never understood how these money printers kept going for so long, then they squeezed the easy credit and all people stuck repaying. Hence you see them smile less / outside too. As of no new suckers, the economy then eventually tanks. Is like all these grab drivers with new cars on a 10-20 year payment plan while they drive like a taxi AKA the car won't even last 5 years.