peter zwart

17 minutes ago, marin said:

^ Can you be more specific as I for one think the "comeback" is doing rather well. Hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, which do you think are suffering the most and in what areas of Thailand. 

If i see in Pattaya and Jomtien......quiet, if i hear friends in the North of Thailand......quiet. 

Can we state that tourism in Thailand is "sick"? Despite all the impressive figures from the TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand), you only need to look at the hospitality establishments to realize that these businesses are, to put it mildly, struggling. Has Covid, high ticket prices, soaring inflation, and an uncertain political situation dealt a fatal blow to the Thai tourism sector?

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The guarantor route is the way many Thais go in order to buy a new car and do not have the money to show they qualify.  A friends wife had to do the as the friend would not pay for the car outright and a loan from Krungsri Auto was needed.  The local School director, the friend of the woman's father signed as the guarantor.  The FIL could not sign as he had two cars and a tractor on loan payments.  Of course my friend made the monthly payments so no issues, but just think of those who are not so lucky to have a foreign payment maker in the house.  You may ask, why did not the foreign husband sig as the guarantor and the answer was he is a retiree on a retirement extension of stay and has no WP so the bank would not loan the money for the car with him as the guarantor.

 

Those who take the loan default and the guarantor is on the hook and as you can see the stress is too much.  

 

If you can not qualify for aa loan then the banks really should not be making the loans.

its all in your last sentence. 

32 minutes ago, proton said:

No 7/11 in 1965 either

There you have a point

great time i bet. But no razor blades at 7-11. And i do like them (the ladies) shaved. 

The solution is simple: stop the Visa nonsense, give the falang easy access and threat them as royalties. They are in most cases stupid enough to clear the debt. Problem solved.

As two drops of water. 1 big difference, bank account. He did much better.

As he now find out he is just the "ball" in the big game.

7 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Time to put the uniform back on and stage another coup perhaps

Thats exactly what is happening. He will be back with the words "i've been asked to lead the country into more calm waters".

3 hours ago, h90 said:

yes as long we have no government the economic will do well.....

Prayuth destroyed it with his Covid lockdowns

Pita has already plans how to further damage it.

 

Best government is no government

Absolutely true. And the prove was in Belgium were there was for about 580 days a formation period. In that period the country did financially better then all the other European countries.  

So it has to come from that "dirty" falang again. 

You can also transfer the money directly to me. It will be gone anyway.

Thats not Cheese!!!!! Its rubber and they should make other products of it that serve the population better. 

Nowadays, it's all about marketing. The only question is these days, "how much exposure can I get?" So, they let a transgender win such a contest. That certainly garners optimal attention and is good for advertising revenue and to further fuel the Woke movement.

one of the daughters looking for a "hansum" man? I'm not picky.

The old guard simply cannot leave. If Pita and his cornuiten come to power, a cesspool could open with which these old people can be prosecuted. There is more than money and power at stake.
 

The man integrates well. When in Rome........
 

They really do know how to welcome tourist. " Hope you had a nice ride and that you will use our service again"

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

A very sad looking Hyena.... they should be set free where they belong.

If you want to see wildlife........Youtube