ikke1959

I think you misunderstand me... I don't talk about myself I just talk in general.. We went to Malaysia for holiday and the immigration officer was very smiling and welcoming that I did not know what I had to say in fact.. Here in Thailand they just check your passport take a pic and hardly say anything to you. For me 90 days is no problem but i general what is the purpose of doing it?? With a re entry you come back to your house and have to do the 90 day report and address notification.. Why must we start again with the Tdac or former TM 7 card?? I come already 20 years at the immigration office, never smiling, for my 90 days, although i brought several times a box of cookies or cake for them, unfortunatelly it is not allowed anymore and with the grumpy officers I am happy too. And for alcohol I don't have that problem too.. But in general if I go on holiday and I want a beer at 15.00 I can buy it..And here even this website I am often told that it should be better if I leave the country... I don't care that they say it to me, but my opinion is just always general nothing personal, and I think for the better of the country and the people. In my neighbourhood no problems with me always friendly and helpful and I can imagine that in tourists places there are more problems than in the rural area where I live.. But still Thailand have to improve several things and not hold to the conservatism that is now even getting worse, with the idea that all foreigners are unreliable untill proven different. That will bring down the tourist sector, and with less income the people get grumpier and will attrack less customers, and so on... and it goes down. Read how many times there are headlines in the news about what foreigners did wrong or a crackdown, while Thai people are in the majority and do the same and even more, but that is kept out of the news.. Just as 2 weeks a go a group is set up for foreigners with mental health problems.. and than read the news.. why not set up group for Thai with mental health as there many more who need that.. simple example.. the sound pollution all over the country in temples, parties, concerts or shopping malls... Noise is used as torture sometimes, but here is no escape of it...I don't care but just in general, when I speak with the locals here about the past week, there was a 3 day concert at a shopping mall, than 2 days no noise and than 3 days party for monk ordination from Samut Songkram in a temple 1 km away.. People complain, but nobody dare to take action and the police doesn't do anything..But if I would do it believe me it would be a headline.... and for xenophobia read the post of Cabradelmar on this page

If I see the pics it seems that even men have to wear a Tshirt just like the netizens, who are afraid of being tanned.. So tourists come to Thailand, pay an entrance( which is coming), fill in forms, get double pricing, cvan't have a beer between 14.00 and 17.00 and now you can't swim without a T shirt, and maybe even a bikini is too much nudity..

The greed will be paid back... but it is too late... Other Asian countries are already winning and Thailand have to invest and renew and it will take years to recover the tourist industry

How blind can you be

Yeah you are right... but where to go when the shopping malls are closed?? double pricing everywhere.. and not a bit more than for Thais but 5 to 10 times higher..( example entrance fees national parks.. ) Surely when you live in a touristic place is worse than somewhere in the countryside, but it is still a trend that Thailand only looks for the money as you wrote too.. Thais make less money than foreigners... but that is not totally correct. Foreigners mostly have a normal income which is enough in their country, but because of tghe cheaper prices here they can buy more and they seem to be more wealthy.. examples buy a package of cigarettes in Europe and here.. or go out for lunch compared to here.. But Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, are cheap too, and more welcoming than Thailand

16-20 year old are given the money.. Why not the people who really could contribute to the economy as the 25-59 people?? They have probably kids going to schools, no work because of the many holidays and salary raises, and they are the last in the row.. But kids who in fact don't need it, are in the front row...

THe Thai justice system has done its work again... and have accepted the envelopes... Ordinary people would be convicted

The story is right.. Only read the stories about the netizens how they complain about foreigners, the no available infrastructure as public toilets, and safety travel options.. the double pricing, the paperwork for visa and extensions, 90 days and address notifications and name it. The justice that several times ruled only in favor of the netizens with a reason as a farang has more money so he can pay more, the unfriendly immigration at the airport, the alcohol sales and buying hours, the expensive THB and many many more. People will say oh it is only a bit but the toal package makes Thailand an unwelcoming destination, supported by the government with Anutin who declared several times already that he don't like the foreigners.. And reading here on Aseannow, we can read many times, that the netizens rather want to get rid of us, as they see us as a thread to destroy the Thai culture....Sadly enough they don't see what they are doing wrong and that other Asean countries are happy to welcome the tourists now

THais the same.... sex and mia nois or other men... it is all normal here, but nobody talks anbout it, but they pretend to be like Victoria

How can you expect that people respect the Thai people and culture if Thailand is constantly attacking foreigners on all kind of behaviors and doings which Thai are doing the same.. Besides that Thailand is soo very conservative and brainwashed that everything that is not according to their thoughts is wrong and will be condemned.. An easy example is if a foreigner is peeing somewhere because of lack of toilets , Thai people jump up.. but drive on a highway and see how many Thai truckdriver are doing the same , but that is ok.. If you want a tourist destination you should be openminded and accept that different people will not follow always the very conservative ideas the Thai have..If you wnat to preserve the Thai culture, close the borders and no more tourists in, would that be better??

I don't know for sure.. but if there were nudist and naturism beaches and resorts it could attrack even more tourists.. THailand has nice weather for these kind of people.. and with the constantly declining tourists, you should maybe be more openminded and find other groups to get an holiday here

I think the people would praise the RTP much more if just were doing their job every day, examples.. blacksmoke cars, helmet wearing on motorcycles for safety, speeding tickets , alcohol tests, instead chasing vapers, tourists, and just like here incidentally cleaning the road...

Nudism is normal in many countries.. Here in Thailand however they are very conservative and they shame for seeing someone nude.. However we were all born nude and there are only 2 kinds.. men and women.. FKK is in Germany normal and several EU countries have beaches and places were naturists and nudists can be themselves.. Instead of talking about scandals, Thailand should open beaches for nudists and naturists too.. All about tourism, but only Queeen Victoria style.. Even swimming in Tshirts and shorts, as bikini and swimmingslip can be annoying.. But on the other hand Thailand is full of sex.. How do they do that.... with all clothes on??

Thailand an exception... but as usual.. maybe, expected, hopefully.... but the reality will be different.. Thailand is just a small country and Trump is unreliable

Although I don;t agree what the man is doing, it show how conservative the netizens are in doing and thinking...An offence like this should not be in the news a Western country..

After 7 years the police is doing the job at last... Shameful to see how lazy the RTP is...

How about the rich Thais??? They do the same and even more... and there are more THai in Thailand than foreigners.. Just the read the topics today, how many accidents occured with Thai drivers, which never got a proper driving education.. Animal farm.. Foreigners are bad, Thai are good

Welcoming tourists to Thailand... smoking, drinking, vaping, swimming, bikinis, and many more.... The netizens have a problem with everything except their own sound pollution everyday airpolution, double standards, but what a foreigner does is always wrong and be fined for 10k ,,, but if it are netizens, who are doing the same, maybe not at PHi PHi island probably a fine of 300 THB is given

Shoot with a gun to solve a problem and than it is unintentional to kill the victim. Maybe he could be a man and fight man to man with his fists for example..start talking and fight as man not shoot like a coward

4 on a bike ... 14 years old.... waste of lives, byt every week the same kind of stories...

Pai will be happy... Tourists will avoid the place now maybe..

Cameras and enforcing traffic laws.. but there you need a working police for... and that is not available in the whole country... And you read every day this kind of accidents, because of speeding, fatigueness, reckless driving, long hours without rest... etc etc.. a lot to do but the Government is already happy that these kind of accidents occur outside the dangerous days of Songkran and New Year...They don't care about anything at all.

The protection labour laws of Thailand. I am wondering if the same stupid law was enforced in the Western countries.. How many Thais would go on holiday with only a foreign guide as Thai guides were forbidden. Guiding is only for the people who are persons of the country itself.. Impossible for a Thai to get permission or workpermit to guide Thais around... They would complain and they would not travel anymore.. When gets Thailand the brains that guides are needed for tourists and if you don't get good guides tourism will go down... But the conservatism in Thailand is gigantic...

Again an example of a failing Government and policeforce for years....

and thannthe have set up a panel for mental ill foreigners... I think there is a lot more work to do for mental ill Thais.. Read Asean now daily and you will find every day one or more articles of people who have issues. And now 18 year is a minor, but with actions like this he should be punished as an adult. They use the laws as they think will be most convenient in Thailand... He is just a murderer no compassion for it. Hitting is one thing but hit to death is another