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6 hours ago, Maitdjai said:

Nice numbers! Farangs "living" in Thailand, and the spending of Chinese "overseas".

Two different scales.

You've "assimilated" to Thai calculating?

If they're legalising casinos, some Chinese might come even twice to Thailand, instead to Sihanoukville, or "overseas".

The potheads getting milked one more high season. Maybe even longer, but only

If the revenue gets lined into the correct coffers. Pathetic, or desperate, while facing the looming recession? I'm not sure.

 

 

I'm comparing the two here because it seems that a lot of AN posters that live in Thailand believe that if they leave, Thailand will be in a lot of trouble economically. They are delusional. They also believe that Thais focus too much on attracting Chinese tourists. I also linked a report on Thailand tourist income by country of origin. I'm just using actual US Dollars to show that Chinese tourists > European tourists > farang immigrants.

Oh, if Thailand made casinos legal, Chinese will spend even more money in Thailand.

People do love to blame the messenger.

A tough measure lasting all of 2 months.

52 minutes ago, geisha said:

Chinese who spend the 250 billion USD overseas do not spend it in Thailand. They go elsewhere and buy luxury goods and stay in 5 star hotels .In Thailand they’re on bus tours and buying latex pillows. 

So the Chinese still spent 18 billion USD in Thailand vs 15 billion USD from ALL European tourists in 2019. Thailand does seems to be trying hard to get the rest of the 232 billion from the Chinese though.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140714/thailand-value-of-tourist-spending-by-region-of-origin/

1 hour ago, Carlotta said:

What would happen to Thailand's economy if all those pesty, dirty farangs would leave the country?? Given that there are only 250.000 farangs live here and spend 2000 ponds/month? Thats 1.8750.000.000 Bath per month. I reckon Anutin should think twice🙏

If 250,000 farangs living in Thailand spent $3,000 per month that would be $9 billion USD per year. Thailand's annual GDP is 500 billion USD per year. All those farang "supporting" the Thai economy makes up 1.8% of it.

In 2019, Chinese tourists spent 250 billion USD overseas, beating out American tourists. I'm not surprised Thailand is more focused on getting Chinese tourists and less on keeping farang immigrants.

13 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Don't think a falang is superior to other foreigners".

I didn't say that they are.

 

"All non Thais are put in the same bucket fyi".

FYI, they are not.

Yeah, only certain foreigners are greeted regularly at the airport with flowers and wais.

I heard that a taxi driver in Bangkok got fined 2000 baht for killing a farang pedestrian. That's it. 2000 baht. 

When I cross the street my head is on a swivel. I probably look left and right 6 times before I get to the other side of the street.

I always verbally confirm with the driver when I get into the car.

7 hours ago, freeworld said:

My wife occasionally gets reports from our local area of some Japanese people who are completely isolated and lonely and suddenly died. They rely on the local Thai people to help them with their final hospital stay and passing.

Meh, some people want to be far away from their relatives.

Reminds me of a line in the Morris Panych's play Vigil: I'm sorry I said all those awful things to you but I thought you were a relative.

Also reminds me of my favorite line in Jean-Paul Sartre's play No Exit: Hell is other people.

28 minutes ago, ronster said:

How did she buy a gun ?? 

Women prefer overdosing as well. Easy enough to do in Thailand.

On 4/26/2024 at 6:48 AM, stoner said:

 

was it made in china ?

No. It was made in CHY-na.

17 hours ago, Sigmund said:

To much is done to make hordes of tourist teenage drunks come in.

 

Not enough is done to encourage the foreign retiree home owners to come and stay longer with more simple handling and less paperwork for  long stay visas for the retirees for instance.

Thailand prefers the tourists that spend like drunken sailors.

Tourist money is too easy.

I hear some Thais reach down to the ground in pretending to pick up a rock to throw at the dog. If there are a lot of aggressive dogs you could always carry a real rock. 

Hmm, would carrying a hammer and some nails be legal?

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

What are the traffic rules on that intersection? 

Same traffic rules on all intersections in Thailand. Biggest vehicle has the right of way.

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

How would she know?

I guess you are unfamiliar with the long gone Eden Club. She had a collection of toys.

16 hours ago, Jack West Jr said:

Instead , as mentioned by other members , they're wooing dodgy Russians, Chinese and sundry lowlifes . Go figure ! 

Any yet, it is the dodgy farangs showing up in the news. Go figure!

On a side note, a woman once told me at Eden Club that the majority of British visitors enjoy being buggered. Make of that what you will.

Meh I don't think it will make any real impact. Cashed up farangs and asians will easily be replaced by other cashed up farangs and asians. The only thing that slowed down tourism overall in Thailand was covid.

On 4/15/2024 at 7:23 PM, BangkokReady said:

 

Just noticed there's a woman and child standing in the background watching him.  I wonder what they're thinking.

That's number 12!

15 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I've used my horn about 3 times in years, Vietnam and India hell holes where all you can here is horns

Cars in India have louder horns than elsewhere. Indians really love to lay into their horns. They will honk their horns while stopped at a red light.

Maybe the servers will improve.

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16 hours ago, Antti said:

Holy <deleted> this country is <deleted> up. You shoot someone on the street and get basically a slap on the wrist 😡 

Life seems cheap in South East Asia. Long prison sentences are reserved for drug traffickers.