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11 minutes ago, captpkapoor said:

Third highest spenders in the world, spend more on shopping than on "experiences".

Take your xenophobic glasses off and welcome to the real world.

let's see the data on third highest spenders please... I would question the accuracy...

2 hours ago, drbeach said:

Except that for now, Thailand is playing it safe and is not allowing mega Chinese projects to be built in Thailand with just Chinese laborers and having hundreds of thousands of Chinese settlers make their home here. That is why this project has been delayed so long but why it's gone ahead with little opposition in Laos. Also see what's happening in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and soon Ream national park and Koh Kong. Also, Shwe Koko in Myanmar along the Thai border. Big things happening in all three countries, particularly Cambodia and Myanmar. If Thailand sells itself out to China I don't think the Thai people will be as receptive as citizens of these three countries have been.

yes but since when has the official agenda been about the thai people... wake up and smell the roses not using rose colored glasses... thailand has already capitulated....

7 hours ago, ChipButty said:

It took over 4 years to build a tunnel in Phuket which is only 350 meter's

yeah but the chinese will likely be building it such as in laos... talk about a trojan horse....

I have one word to say... airbnb... you figure it out:)

3 minutes ago, NightSky said:

Be careful if you tell the truth you’ll be accused of nationalism and racism. 

People need to say what is the truth and not be intimidated by others with an agenda.  Yes Indian hygiene can be improved for sure but it shouls also be evident that Thailand is not getting the more sophisticated upwardly mobile Indian tourists.  Let's remember these are Indians who are lured here by TAT often on the basis of super cheap holidays.

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

India is a very colorful place, with alot of culture. We need to encourage the more colorful and diverse amongst India's population to visit! More entertainment for us. 

 

If you look at this photo the lady holding the paper really wants to take a dump but cannot find a toilet?

4 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

 

I worked and lived in India for couple of years. The statistic at the time was that 25% of the 1.4 billion population didn't have access to a toilet. They were therefore forced to defecate and unrinate in the street, on pavements, doorways, fields, parks or where ever they could!

 

I remember the local MD's secretary saying she had to leave on time Wednesday because that was bath night! They openly said all the secretaries wore flowers in their hair every day to mask the body odor smells! Running water is a luxury there.

 

Not the fault of the people, they make the best with what they've got. But, it creates habits. Personal hygiene and sanitary conditions isn't high on their priorities!

Yes they have a huge problem with lack of toilets and women being raped.  In fact I watched a documentary and the Indian women cannot go take a dump at night for fear of being raped so they hold it until the next day and do it on the way to work...sad country.  They need to fix these things and that ridiculously stupid caste system.

However, it's a small victory. China will next employ its tracking system and facial recognition system and use snooping much like the NSA to find those protesters.  It will simply add the extradition bill at a later date.

I was in Ao Nang last year and the hounding by Indians at the suit shops and restaurants was almost unbearable... I wonder how many are legal...

7 minutes ago, Langkawee said:

Cheeseman needs to stick to making cheeses. Worst journalist ever. Talk about fake. 

But the name is very appropriate as his stories have more holes in them than a block of swiss cheese.

Who wrote this ridiculous article?  Who is Dan Cheeseman?  

7 hours ago, Jano22 said:

Muslim land. Good luck

Hey let's not forget the Muslims aren't running around drunk all the time and will keep to themselves... unless of course you are simply looking for whores and cheap beer...

4 hours ago, madmen said:

Most just fail. I knew many like that back in oz.. Fat dumb and happy burning cash on poker machines, down at the pub all night every night etc

Of course there are those that got scammed but you pick yourself up and get on with it. Most wealthy people failed at some point

Judging by some of  your posts it may very well be you down at the pub every night getting in prime shape for posting lol.

It's pretty simple what did he do wrong? He didn't pay an agent to take care of it. How long has he been here and he doesn't see how it works?

19 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I guess dual pricing may help that argument , from entering a park to a taxi motorbike!

I haven't seen a lot of dual pricing with motorbikes in my experience the low life taxi mafia screws thais as well as farang... but I have also seen honest motorbike taxi fares in Bangkok but never in Pattaya...

2 minutes ago, G950 said:

This is the second post in 2 days where a person was "almost denied" but bribed the IO to get in. In the last 6 months I read every "almost/denied entry" post and have never heard 1 poster mention any bribes. New trend or something else happening here? 

You are right how can this be?  Thailand taking bribes?  Impossible I say... 

I guess it depends on how that franchise is operating.???? And their balance sheet.

On 8/27/2019 at 11:48 AM, OneZero said:

It's a money maker to pay for bureaucratic make work (ie, job security for bureaucrats - look how busy I am).

If there is indeed a national security benefit, I doubt that it is appreciable or cost effective.

cost effective in someone's pocket maybe...

On 8/28/2019 at 1:35 PM, jackdd said:

Don't believe any statistics which you haven't forged yourself

These numbers come from http://www.atta.or.th/ and this is the number of visitors who used services of their members (travel agencies)

So this only includes people using some kind of travel agency for coming to Thailand.

Westerners visiting Thailand usually book their own flight and accomodation and don't use a travel agency so their share in this statistic will be much smaller than it actually is

These stats may very well include something as simple as going through the airport as Bkok has become an international hub. It also likely includes all land crossings so for instance the poipet border is crossed by a cambodian buying noodles and guess what he is now a tourist lol.  Let's see the data in depth but that likely will never happen.

China is conducting a different kind of warfare and is in the process of already taking Thailand a few American vehicles make no difference.

I suggest all watch this.  It is basically right on except for the overzealous part of clearing out the south china sea so quickly.

14 hours ago, Thechook said:

More toys for the boys they'll never play with.  This military government just loves spending the country's money on themselves 

Most of these expenditures would never occur if it were not for huge kickbacks same as all the misappropriated road funds, etc.