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With data from 2025 this website says Thailand is 15% cheaper than Philippines overall. https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/country/comparison/philippines/thailand I have to say when I was in Phil, last time in 2023, it was noticeable that accomodation and food was considerably more expensive than Thailand, but then that was BGC, which is like Bangkok.

I've seen it as well, and it's painful to watch, because you know this fat tourist can afford the 50 Baht easily, he's just haggling for kicks, but for the Thai guy that makes a real difference.

The article is not "spot on". In fact it makes some glaring errors. For instance it claims that Philippines is cheaper than Thailand. I have been to Phil many times, it was always way more expensive, particularly as regards hotels, but also dinners, everything really. Not to mention the flight to Phil would be way more expensive for tourists from Europe. So the author seems to have an axe to grind, but the things he writes are not true. Food and massage are commonly taken up by tourists in Thailand, so my comment makes plenty of sense.

Oh that's for sure, prices have increased in the last 40 years, whereas people in countries like the UK, Germany, France are all hit with massive energy prices due to political decisions, soaring inflation, job losses, so going to MacDonalds and shopping at Ikea are now luxuries in those countries. I remember when those were markers of low income. However, tourists who go on holiday should be able to afford their holiday. I don't particularly like people who haggle with a market vendor in Chatuchak over 50 baht. If you go on holiday, make sure you have the budget and can afford it. If you can't stay at home.

You can get apartments with swimming pool in Bangkok for 8000 Baht. That would be impossible in England. https://www.renthub.in.th/en/apartment/with-swimming-pool/bangkok You'll always have examples like this, special offers of a particular item, but you're not comparing like with like, importing from Sweden to England is obviously far cheaper than from Sweden to Thailand. Imported food is obviously more expensive in Thailand. However, the basics, vegetables, fruit, water, meat, rice, all way cheaper. I'm sure it was cheaper 40 years ago, that's only to be expected. However, there is no way in hell that Thailand is more expensive than the UK overall. It's just not accurate. But I do take the point that tourists that stay in resorts and go to beach front restaurants will pay more, that is true of course.

Well, everyone knows Bangkok is among the most expensive when it comes to accomodation. Phuket is also expensive. I was talking about Chiang Mai, the best place to live in Thailand. Having said that you can still get a great dinner for 60 baht in Bangkok, which you can't get in Bromsgrove. You can get a great massage for less than half than what you'd pay in Bromsgtrove. i don't drink as I don't want a beer belly, so I can't opine on alcohol prices. Even if your rent is the same in Bangkok, I'm sure you'd get a swimmin pool, gym and a much better place in Thailand for the same money. You get more for your money in Thailand.

I should mention I have Genki Health Insurance, at 53 it costs 104 Euro per month, and the deductible is 50 Euro. Dental is included, if it is due to pain, ie not aesthetic work.

I see you have similar problems to understand humour. Like most leftists do.

Make sense, but why has this happened in 2025, because since 1980s at least there has been old electical infrastructure in Spain, and every year temperatures in Seville soar to 40 degrees almost, but no such region-wide incident? A storm okay, sure, but in Spain they say it was just heat?

It sounds like mostly hot air to me. Thailand has superb toilet infrastructure in the malls, better than Malaysia even, visas are reasonably easy for most people. Double pricing only applies in some attractions, and it's fair enough as Thais do make a lot less..Overall Thais are very welcoming and friendly to most foreigners. Yes Anutin doesn't like foreigners, and many Thais don't either, but plenty of Thais understand that foreigners is where the money is and treat them very well.

I don't get this price moaning either. You can get leg of pork with rice for 60 baht, pad thai for 50 baht. Massages are so cheap. What more do people want? It's definitely a thousand times cheaper than in their home countries. And yes, CM is great. Spot on.

He's destroying the ENTIRE world? Wow. What a super villain.

Most likely Lebanon I suspect.

Well done doing your homework Eric, your first post is exactly spot on. Those are the aims of the Trump administration.

I'm not sure that's a convincing explanation. After all in the South of Spain temperatures above 40 degrees are not unheard of hey get that every single year. But it has never caused an off grid incident like this. We get temperatures over 40 in Thailand routinely too and there are none of these region wide off grid incidents just because of heat.

In Spain there are. 7.5 guns per 100 people. So more than in Israel, Iran, Argentina, Sudan, England, India, China and Philippines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country

I've not died of mercury poisoning.

East Europeans again. Just stop letting in East Europeans. A vast number of these incidents will go away.

Because it's the original brand packaging. A fake will generally use much more generic and easy to fake packaging. The brand I refered to uses very specific packaging. and containers. Also price is a good indicator. If you pay 1400 baht, that is like the real price,, and if you pay 230 or 440 baht that is too good to be true.

Root canal pricing at one of the best and most expensive dentists in CM , CIDC, is 10000 to 17000 Baht. The crown is 22000. So the total there is 32000 to 39000. https://chiangmaidentist.com/en/chiangmai-dental-fees/ Chiang Mai Unviersity do it for 20000. But the materials they use are nto as good as at CIDC.

Total nonsense. Plenty of guns in Spain. Gun clubs are huge there.

A bit like Ukraine killed a Russian reporter earlier. Darya Dugina. May she rest in peace. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62634359

Mr Daherwalid the Australian...seriously?

Mr Mustafa the Belgian....seriously?

Good point elegantly made.