sahibji

some people fail to amaze me. you are inviting disaster by keeping such huge amounts of  cash at home. hope they heard of an institution called the bank where they could have placed the money in suspense account to be drawn down as necessary.

35 minutes ago, jewell49 said:

We can only take them at their word? until proven otherwise, yea,

best to take all possible precautions and hope that all goes well.

31 minutes ago, SkyFax said:

No.

missed the net?

there are 10 per cent of the chinese tourists still coming. the risk of the corona virus infection is hence there. it takes only one to infect others. good thing is that screening  is still going on.

1 hour ago, legend49 said:

Whats normal?

some of the properties might have gone down the right path by catering to a wider spectrum of tourists ( in terms of nationality)

rather being dependent on only a single nationality.

20 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

we were in town yesterday , was not deserted ,but not all that busy  either ,mind you so many Brits not coming because of the high baht and now the virus ,two very big spenders ,just said not coming in March , one friend who is a bar hopper not coming Baht to high ,my family not coming same thing ,a friend just gone home usually here 1 month ,stayed only two weeks ,.

please give some views about the bad publicity in pattaya - robbing and abuse by ladyboys, cruel attacks on foreigners (often by many against one) the ruthless tuk tuks and taxis (not all but certainly a fair number)

there are lessons to be learnt from any event but certain advice is time pretty valid. we have been advised not to put all the eggs in one basket. yet some hotels choose to narrow their markets to certain limited avenues, then they have now to rethink in terms of diversification - markets and thereby different clientele.

1 hour ago, sambum said:

They might go DOWN (God/Buddha forbid!) as Thailand could be seen as an unsafe place to get your hair done! 

one incident will not have any effect; if the event occurs frequently, then public opinion and word of mouth can create an environment which is not suitable for tourism.

8 minutes ago, justin case said:

you mean like on the airport link, many people's bag "beep" and the security guard does nothing

a person may carry his "licensed" arms and carry out such a killing. how to stop people from carrying their licenced arms?

20 hours ago, ta158 said:

Nothing new to Thailand...

public killing? not a desirable situation.

26 minutes ago, Caldera said:

That seems to be "a bit" of a problem now. Since a certain incident, every d1ck with a gun now appears to feel entitled to use it as he sees fit.

better enforce strict arms law now.

shooting is getting one too many in thailand. better to check before it becomes more rampant.

3 hours ago, clickblade said:

Never mind visa's for free. Thailand should be closing it's boarders to China till the coronavirus is under control.

have they not done it yet?

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Oh? Did they ever have any?

they had but somewhere they got muddled up

Just now, davidstipek said:

You really want to Boost Tourism here?

 

REALLY??

 

2 things are needed and this includes for India and China!

 

1: Raise the value of U.S. Dollar in relationship to the Thai Baht by 6-8 Baht per Dollar. (This is more where it should be anyway!).

2: Offer Visa Exempt Status to U.S. and British Citizens! One additional stipulation... They screw-up it any way, no matter how big or small they will be deported and Barred for life.

 

These two things will do massive Benefits to Thailand! Plus and added Bonus of Improving Exports 200%, Putting Thai's back to work. Raising Mom and Pop shops income 500% along with Major Stores 250%. Aslong as you don't screw up and raise prices!! Profit should be made on Volume of Items sold... Not on Price of each Item!

 

germans and the hungarians travel fair bit to destinations providing value for money.

1 minute ago, lovethai123 said:

So you hate Thailand because they are letting other nationalities? Do you expect a country to only allow you but not allow other countries? Do I smell some racism around here? 

pure racism - not good for anybody. 

1 minute ago, sambum said:

You'd be better off sending a letter to Santa Claus asking for that lot!

sambum you have done a brilliant summation - relevant and truthful.

4 hours ago, whiteman said:

What a Joke   

it is an effort. hope it works - clutching the straw.

45 minutes ago, gtm2k said:

Before the intellectuals on this thread light up concerning arrival of indian tourists - take a deep breath !

The top 5 destinations that indians most visit are -
https://www.hellotravel.com/stories/most-visited-countries-indians

Singapore, UAE, UK, US and then Thailand

So please dont worry, we will always only have left over change to spend here...

singapore is for the shopping experience; u a e is also for shopping; uk is very likely visiting relatives and the u s is shopping and leisure.

hope this will not open up a pandora's box for you by getting many potential overstayers.maybe should consider some second tier security precaution. 

11 hours ago, Liverpudlian said:

Well at least he was treated for FREE !

is that GREAT? book should be thrown at the offenders.

13 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

Absolute chav scumbags did this. I feel for the guy, hopefully they will get caught and no 500 baht fines please. 

 

I also feel for foreigners here who get beat down 7 on 1, even if it was for being an annoying drunk. We all make mistakes. 

unfortunately many will get away scotts free and that is what making the situation in UK so unsafe. the police enforcement is poor.

3 hours ago, macleans said:

Farang by itself generally isn't an offensive term.

 

The most commonly accepted theory in Thailand about the origin of the term "farang" suggests that Thais borrowed this term from the Arabs who started trading with the kingdom of Siam hundreds of years ago. The Arabs called the Franks, who were the French ancestors, "Farangi". As the French were the very first group of westerners who Siam contacted centuries back, they used this term to refer to the French. The Siamese extended usage of the term "farang" to refer to other westerners who arrived years later.

 

The word farang at the time and mostly in today's usage is not a racial slur, just like the word "Orientals" that westerners used to call East Asians. It is shorter and, hence, more convenient to use, especially when they don't know where the person in question comes from -- vs. chow tawon tok (westerners), khon ungkrit (English), khon farang-sed (French), etc. 

 

The term farang can sometimes have an offensive meaning when a term "tah narm kaow" (literally describes the light color of westerners' eyes) attached to it e.g., farang tah narm kaow.

not only that they "attack" foreigners like wild dogs, often many against one and they can be thoughtless and brutal and that is frightening.

1 minute ago, soalbundy said:

exaggerations, hysteria, racism. The first two regarding corona can be found on TV as well

need police enforcement to handle such unruly characters, if you ask me. i doubt they understand the kind approach.