DonniePeverley

The 60 days is also being taken advantage of by Indians, Nigerians, Russians and Chinese too. Altogether meaning far more over crowding than what is normally seen in Thailand.

To be honest, apart from foreign policy the president doesn't really do much. True story. Most states powers and laws are governed by the governor of said state, they have enormous powers.

Quality tourists

On a serious level, without debate ... to move to anywhere in Europe, America, is a dream for most of the less developed world, mostly for economic reasons. For you to say no Thai would want to move to the UK if they could ever be granted that opportunity shows what little knowledge you have of Thai culture. They don't go because the visa possibilities for them to be granted permission to even visit are very difficult.

Tell me the issues you have with the UK. Furthermore just answer me this - ask any Thai if they would want to move to the UK and live there. Tell me why everyone would say yes? You knock the UK, but the freedoms and finances it has bought you has allowed to travel/live abroad in Thailand. Never forget that.

There should have been no automatic appointment. The dems should have had elections for a leader. That momentum would have then taken into the presidential election.

No one would be foolish enough to attack the UK or any of the other 6 nuclear powers. Even if the UK had no troops, simply the threat of nuclear weapons would deter virtually every country. Even if a fellow nuclear country wanted to attack the UK, it would be mutal destruction - so what would be the point ?

My neice and nephew just enrolled in one of the most prestigious universities in the world in Warwick, doing law. No crippling fees for them, and even then a small fraction paid back once they start earning big. Free health care. Dentistry subsidised. Clean air. Relatively safe. Good job opportunies. Great countryside. One of thee best capital cities in the world. No country is perfect. It may have awful weather, it may not be doing well economically at the moment. But it's still a fantastic country and you should thank yourself lucky you were born there. You ask a Thai person if they want to go to move to the UK - 100% would bite your arm off.

The new visas are having many people staying in Thailand now for longer. You see it everywhere. See Russians in Phuket. Isrealis in Pai. You feel it - change in landscape.

Go to Pattaya. It is now predominately catering to cheap tourists from India. If you have money, or a middle class family you will most likely say no to going there now, and head elsewhere. Go to Phuket. It is now predominately made up of cheap trash tourists, crime, drugs, violence everywhere, Russians. Benidorm Brits. If you have money, middle class with a family you will vacation elsewhere. That is what i mean. Go see islands like Barbados, Aruba, St Lucia, upper class islands in the Caribbean. I'd say Sri Lanka still caters for decent tourists too. Maldives. Thailand could cater for a decent sort of customer - but it always pivots to mass trashy tourism.

Because in Thailand they are trying to find themselves mannnnnnn dudeeeee

Yawn. Britiain along with France have nuclear arms. No one is going anywhere near them ... unless they want mutual destruction also.

Tourism tourism EVERYTHING tourism - this is basically a tourist state now. A Population of 60 million being a tourist state is crazy

They do get alot of false claims - someone just dropping their wallet will say it was stolen without evidence, only to be later found in their hotel room etc I can imagine it can be quite tiring.

What's the law here regarding cannabis use. I get you can buy it, but can you just smoke it openly anywhere you want ? I am sick and tired to the chore of tourists just smoking it around everywhere. I'm walking with family, and you get these morons standing on a pavement just exhaling it of their mouths. Yeah we get it you hip, you are on holiday, but have some respect. Bad enough having to inhale black diesel smoke from those red public busses, then have to walk past these tourists. Is there no enforcement here on smoking marijuana in public ?

It's going to have no effect on tourism.

2024 tourism statisitics INDIA - 13 MILLION VISITORS - income generated from international tourism 38 BILLION (without domestic tourism income) Thailand 35 MILLION VISITORS - income generated from international tourism 48 BILLION (however it is not known if Thailand adds domestic tourism to this total) Tell me Thailand isn't just allowing cheap visitors to wreck this place for hardly much net increase revenue. India also has a soul destroying visa entry requriements to even countries like UK, USA. Thailand's borders are open to the world. THERE IS NO NEED FOR CHEAP MASS TOURISM. Thailand is turning away quality tourists.

You can't have these harsh enviromental measures that punishes economies - albeit they are well intended - whilst the rest of the world ignores them (or moves very slowly with them). Either the world moves together or you can't punish yourselves. The EU was once level economically with the US, but is now miles behind.

Where is this utopia in Thailand, with low tourists, but still enough culture, entertainment, amenities, infrustructure around to enjoy.

I went to Pai it was packed out too. Went to Chiang Mai too, it too was packed out. What's left ?

Not just Phuket. Go Koh Samui .. boats are packed heading there. The place is crazy packed. Thailand needs to ban hostels. This is the mecca of cheap tourists.

Who offered the 500,000 ? That's horrific.

They appear to be targetting instaed Benidorm British crowd, indian sex pests, and draft dodging Russians. The thought of any retireee moving to Phuket with all the mayhem going on there is for the birds, or crazy retirees who haven't thought about everything fully. The tourist policy, with open visas, is ironically turning away quality tourists.

Where is the utopia where you can have amenities but without the Benidorm Brits ?