DonniePeverley

None of them learn the language. None of them intergrate or learn the culture. British for ya ... irony completely lost. All they do is moan about immigration.

If the UK, Australia, USA opened up visas to Indians and Chinese and allowed them to enter as they wish - they would have tourists in the hundreds of millions.

What is the obsession with numbers? What happens if they reach 40 million, then what? Surely the aim is to seek quality tourists. Not this nonsensical theory to just let EVERYONE enter and make up for the shortfall in quality tourists. It's wreckless. Do those in charge even holiday in Thailand?

Absolutely ridiculous, and things are getting way too stupid now with mass over tourism. They are preoccupied and obssessed with arbirtary number of tourists. The don't realise that if Europe, UK, USA, Australia have visa free policies for China, India and other asian countries they would literally be in the hundreds of million visitors. But those countries, rightly chose QUALITY tourists, at sustainable levels. Already i am seeing locals dismayed at the sheer volume Thailand is letting in. Cheap low quality tourists won't moan much, but high quality tourists will go elsewhere. An absolute disgrace what they are doing to Thailand. An enviromental disaster too.

I wish they would leave Lumphini Park alone. For the past few years they're always digging something up or building something. It's just so bloody annoying.

I disagree. The vast majority of the population quit education, and drag their kids into servicing tourism.

I blame the addiction to cheap mass tourism

Researching some UK products to export for Thailand - Scottish Whiskey Weapons Chocolate Doesn't really get you excited if i was a Thai. What does Thailand export? A free trade arrangement with the EU with the UK as a collective would be more beneficial for Thailand.

Does the Soviet Union let in Thailand's visa free? I know India is bemused at how Thailand is letting in there people visa free, as they have given Thailand no reciprocal arrangement. Thai's have to go through a hardcore visa to get into India. Shameful

Thailand's obsession with hitting a milestone record breaking tourist figures is destroying the country. Pretty soon the locals will start sniping back at the horrific visa free policies that are letting in any old dreg.

Libya says hello. The people had cheap fuel, homes when married, didn't pay for electricity, healthcare free, education free (including women), and even sent abroad for education all paid for. Of course it was highly authoritarian and there must be drawbacks to that. But now they have the same <deleted> authoritarian and a country in the dumps.

A few yotuubers have admitted they are paid to go to China to 'influence'. Some really crap videos. But i still can't work out how so many youtubers have arrived in Burma at the same time. It's that aspect that confuses me. Unless the Burmese govt wants to begin easing tensions and let people return. I know these videos are massively edited to make you feel a certain way, but the situation seems pretty at ease, and life pretty normal. What's the situation in the capital for example ... dangerous?

I've had the suprise snap a few times. Shocking. This is not chirocpactory that takes years of training to master. Sometimes when you are getting a Thai massage, they can get lazy, use elbows and start pressing on your bones on your back - which you are meant to avoid. Some major amateurs out there. Best thing is to just get a gentle massage, and remind them you want no manipulation.

Seeing alot of these. What's prompted a raft of youtubers to head there all at the same time? Can't be a coincidence. Burma trying to encourage some tourism?

If they could get a free trade deal agreement with the EU so the cost of BMW's and Meredes and German cars came down would be awesome. The prices in Thailand are nearly double what we pay in the UK - yet you see loads about here in Bangkok.

Racists and Brexit. What does the UK export that would be of interest for a free trade? With the EU and German cars i can understand.

Looked at the range of some of these cheaper EV's .... it won't get you far on long trips. Also they are trying to push it in India ... but go tell that to a single women who runs out of battery in the middle of nowhere.

It's not cheap. Only thing that is cheaper is massages. Shopping for original legit clothing is actually more expensive, due to the exchange rate. International cars are also more expensive.

It's the same all over the world. In practise EV's are brilliant, especially in a city like Bangkok which needs them to combat horrific road level pollution. But unless you can charge a vehicle in 10 minutes then it's a no for me. Or at least have a charge that can have me coming back and forth from long trips.

Thailand is still a a developing nation. Homes and rooms are not for investment or draft dodgers from abroad. For centuries Thailand has protected it's citizens from 'investment vultures', those who 'hide their money' and outsiders from destroying the stable eco system in their economy to protect locals. The problems with these draft dodging Russians is they have effectively moved to Thailand long periods. They have raised rents , pricing out local thais. They only ones who gain are property mogels, which is no surprise when you see what the previous leader was head off (clue - it involves property).

I had different experiences with Syrians. I've met a couple randomly in Bangkok, who said Asaad was quite a decent leader, nothing major religious extreme in Damascus (where they were from), his daughters went to school, there was good nightlife with drinks, life was hard but good etc , before the uprising years ago the economy of Syria was doing very well .. he's appalled they could have let the military in such a weak condition to let extremists enter.

Obama unfortunately did leave the middle east in a mess. Hindsight is wonderful though

Kata Beach .... they were selling tours. We went to a restaurant that had a Russian chef, and a russian waitress. Next day our haircut was by a Russian hairdresser. How was this going on ? Horrific

I feel for Thai ladies. Economically they could wait the day out and try to 'earn' two customers, or she could do a massive 6-7 Indians in one go for marginally less - but it's better than nothing. Just horrific

It's changed these days. Now it's about haggling. They work in packs, and try to get the best possible discount for their entertainment.