In general, I have noticed a stark difference between real local thai people, who perhaps have never even spoken to a foreigner before, and those that work with them daily to feed their families.
The latter tends to be more aggressive, aloof, rude and scammy, whilst the former tends to be more welcoming and has a genuine interest in foreigners and where they come from etc..
Now what I can’t get my head around is the fact that the latter, at some stage, chose to work with foreigners as a career. So if the job makes them so visibly unhappy, why do they continue? I have just had a tyre changed by a local thai man, cost me next to nothing, and he was one of the friendliest guys I have ever met. Yet last week I paid 500 baht for a 10 minute taxi ride elsewhere and he was as miserable as sin..
I just don’t get why they do it.
Mark.