You have obviously never been to the temple string tying event. Everyone wears them to welcome the new year. The hard part is finding cotton instead of nylon.
I understand the double taxation issue. The loudest complainers are the ones that claim Thai residence at home and home residence here and do not pay anything anywhere.
Valid points. That was 6 years ago and the technology is changing rapidly. On the other hand putting a battery on a bicycle does not make it an E-Bike.