DonniePeverley

Absolutely the pits what they've done.

They're literally on course to smash their record number of tourists this year, smashing way past 40 million. No other country is even that close - due in part to having next to no visa controls, and allowing in mass cheap tourism. What type of low asteem is going on at the tourist board ? Utterly insane.

Show me the violent crime in Dubai ... show me social media videos consistently day in day out of violence from Benidorm Brits, Drunk Russians, etc Thai has it's own set of cultural behaviours, and these tourists stample all over them.

Dubai makes billions from tourism and avoids any issues. Singapore makes billions avoids any issues. Same with Barbados, Aruba, many Caribbean states. Soft touch policing and enforcement is the issue. It's got nothing to do with social media. I've been in Thailand so long, that i have noticed over the past couple of years there has been a huge change in the type of tourist arriving, and secondly the changing ugly behaviour of these visitors - absolute horrid they are. It coincides with relaxed drug laws, and the removal of all visa restrictions.

Animal behaviour. Benidorm Brits or Russians ?

We know what's going to happen. He'll pay a little fine and most likely that will be the end of it. No wonder then Thai's feel like taking the law into their own hands. Such is the fear of 'offending tourism' and not to make any headline they have literally allowed the country to fester in very bad behaviour from visitors. Dubai and Singapore will often make sensational headlines for their hard crackdown on tourists when they behave appalling, but they accept any headlines. When you allow in millions of visitors into your country you must police them responsibly to allow the law abiding to enjoy themselves, and most importantly to protect locals (ironically these Brits demand this in their own country from foreigners). And the end result is the people love it, because it creates a safe place for people to come and enjoy. At the moment the reputation of Thailand is suffering with these horrific videos on social media of badly behaved tourists. You do not see this behaviour of 'drunken Benidorm Brits' in Dubai or Singapore. The state will not tolerate it. They need to send a message to some of these tourists who behave this way - so word gets around. Ignore the short term headlines, and think of the long term well being of the country. I remember back in the 90's you would see massive messages on 'no drugs' into Thailand, and it worked. Now you openly have facebook message groups talking about raves and drugs on Thai islands. What on earth has happened? I honestly believe alot of this poor behaviour is as a result of being on some form of narcotic. This guy looks like he is on something, the girl dancing after her car flipping looks like she was on something too. It's just on and on - but it could end up really hurting someone, they aren't innocent crimes. The country seems to have been so effected by covid and that time without tourism, that it has essentially willing to accept any poor behaviour from anyone, it has destroyed the beauty of the country - which were the hospitable Thai culture, relatively safe place to come and enjoy (as opposed to the Phillippines or other regions). Thailand has been infested with 'Benidorm Brits' (i say that in jest as their are other tourists who are just as bad). Fake social media videos enticing them to come to Thailand, the crack down in spain on these sorts of visitors means Thailand is catching alot of them . These are the exact kind of tourists Thailand should seek to avoid. The treatment towards locals is awful. This all builds up into a resentment from locals that you need to be careful about. Go see headlines in Spain, Italy, Croatia, France, Greece about locals having had enough of the behaviour of these tourists. There should be an immediate clamp down on this behaviour. No tolerance. Visa rules must change too. The sheer volume on these easy visas long term is a disgrace - it's just basically an open border immigration policy now. No wonder many are calling Thailand the new Benidorm.

Christ ... there was a small child on that bike that he pushed over. Ask yourself would this guy behaved this way in Singapore or Dubai? Why does he feel it's okay to behave like this in Thailand? The Thai's on a whole are decent people. I am aware that tourism is important to the country. But when you open up your borders to literally everyone without any checks and balances, when your policing is soft for fear of offending tourism, when you allow long term stay for foreigners who cannot afford it which invevitably leads to working illegally or crime - you are asking for trouble. The level of drug taking i have seen around Thailand is astonishing. There was a time these places were seen as big no no's to narcotics. This isn't helping. There should be checks and balances. The level of horrid cheap tourism in Thailand is a disgrace and is turning away quality tourists. At the same time inevitbly it's going to lead to a backlash from locals who are not used to this brutish Benidorm Brit behaviour.

The US exports very little to the UK anyways. 10% is nothing, it's within the normal parameters of price changes. Leave well alone. Also just remove ourselves from Europe. And become a sponge for everyone - the USA, EUROPE, ASIA. The Singapore on the Thames.

Not really tanking is it. Just a tiny little drop.

Bought an EV here in Thailand. Honestly it's doing my head in. First week we drove out to Pattaya, and we charged in the hotel - downloaded an app, topped up by QR code, no issue and charged it. Albeit it's still a rip off as you can get the remaining balance back. Now back in Bangkok. Our condo has a horrific app you need to download. This app requires a degree in nuclear physics to operate it. It has levels to it which are not explained. Then the creme da la creme of beaurachy - it requires you to sumbit your tax details. Now i have never heard this before in all my years of fuelling up, even in the UK parents EV cars never had to file any tax information. They claim this is to send you reciepts ?!?!!!? So we were like F this, we going to need more time to research and information before we just sumbit our information. Go to a superfast charger in a mall. This time another app. My god this app required a degree in astrology to get around it. We gave up and somehow on 2% got back to our condo. Utterly bat sheeet insane it is. Not one universal app. Each app designed in such a junky way that will know is very special to Thailand. But my point on asking for your tax reference number is slightly murky. Anyone got information on this ?

Behave.

It's the Benidorm British lot i can't stand. They are the worst. Followed by the cheap British party tourists who come for a rave and fight, walk around without tshirts and 'av it. Followed by the racist old British men in Pattaya.

Disney share price is pretty where it was July 2022 . and has hovererd around the same price since then. Slight fluctuations and falls are normal. People were going crazy saying Tesla had collapsed last month, but then it quickly rose. If you follow closely you get these up and down troughs all the time. Whilst Disney isn't as high as it was during it's peak years in 2021, it's about the normal price it has been for a decade, and certainly far higher than it's lower years.

I don't like Trump. But on this i agree. We've seen it in the UK ... the vast swathes of the country have had their industries taken away, that were providing jobs, and exported to Vietnam and Bangladesh for cheap labour. I believe it does make mass bulk ordering of clothes cheaper, but the main profiteers are the owners whose profit margins go massive. If you can get industries back your own country, and reduce the tax rate burdon of them then it's a positive outlook. For example get clothing manufacturing back to the UK. Reduce all business rates for anyone opening a factory, reduce the tax burdon for these companies. THen all you have for companies is the wages essentially. No tarrifs and you get a local market. The cost of shipping products over from Vietnam can be closer.

Is the Indian gang bang thing strictly budgetry reasons? Kind of like the European Union - get many countries together to increase your buying power and get a cheaper rate?

Say no to Chinese casinos. Once they open the box to allow this, there will be loads. It wrecked cities in Cambodia

This has been there for years. You don't have to use it, plenty of other toilets around. This is just a little gimmick / laugh.

Mollecules eh .... i'm trying to contain my excitement

Need to go back to old visa system for some nationalities. No more 10 men in one room. The visa system ensured there was a hotel booking in persons name.

They'll make a movie about it in 30 years time. For now, Thailand can't do anything .

TikTok is vile with British influencers - absolute cess pit.

Take a deep dive. Pay up. And get some companionship. It will be your first step. DOn't be a cheapo.

Does anyone know if they use asbestos in the painting, plastering, tiling?

It's not low season. Thailand is packed with tourists. Most of these are cheap tourists, who spend nothing - thanks to the policies this current lot have set out.

Thousands dying in Myanmar .... complete destruction in that zone. Thailand meanwhile is looking at a loss of tourism - that won't even happen. Absolute cretins.