webfact Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 South Africans are obsessed with Thailand TRAVEL WRITER The number of South African holidaymakers to Thailand increased 17,8% last year. Picture: Pexels. Stats reveal that more South Africans are travelling to Thailand. According to the marketing representative for the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Lesley Simpson, the number of South African holidaymakers to Thailand increased 17,8% last year. From almost 80 000 the previous year, the numbers have increased to 93 000. “TAT South Africa’s objective this past year has been to target different markets to encourage holidaymakers to return Thailand,” she said. Full story: https://www.iol.co.za/travel/travel-news/south-africans-are-obsessed-with-thailand-13007861 -- IOL 2018-01-31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) South Africa one of the worlds most dangerous country's to visit as facts prove. love it here as they feel at home Edited January 30, 2018 by wakeupplease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Just now, wakeupplease said: South Africa one of the worlds most dangerous country's to visit as facts prove. love it here as they feel at home Why don't you try to persuade them to visit Worcester? I'm sure they'll love the beaches, turquoise sea and balmy weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Strangely enough ,They seem to love "Georgian" Bath as more Polish leaving and S A arriving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Maybe they feel at home with the number of black prostitutes and drug dealers hanging around now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Black or white South Africans ? Article doesn't specify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 minute ago, BuaBS said: Black or white South Africans ? Article doesn't specify. Cape coloureds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: Cape coloureds. Never heard of that . Various shades of mulatto's then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, BuaBS said: Never heard of that . Various shades of mulatto's then. That's OK, you've never been to South Africa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Coloureds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, bannork said: Why don't you try to persuade them to visit Worcester? I'm sure they'll love the beaches, turquoise sea and balmy weather. to be fair the weather here's pretty darn balmy at the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, wakeupplease said: South Africa one of the worlds most dangerous country's to visit as facts prove. love it here as they feel at home love it here? you live in blighty not 'here' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4637435435 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thats great. Hope they didnt catch wind of cheap deals therefore in reality the revenue raised here would be less than the previous year? Considering the obvious lack of tourists in many destinations despite claims of increased numbers im wondering if thats not really anything to write about? The more tourists i speak to the more they seem to be just here for a couple days and passing on to other border countries where as many years ago most tourists were here for a few weeks at a time more so or am i just imagining that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Gravy Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 So funny how they use the word obsessed. How have the come to that conclusion? Must be one of those scientific Nidia or Dusit polls that are always so accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: From almost 80 000 the previous year, the numbers have increased to 93 000. That's a lot of people, but hardly obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, wakeupplease said: South Africa one of the worlds most dangerous country's to visit as facts prove. love it here as they feel at home Are you back in Thailand then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: Are you back in Thailand then? course he isn't. he misses it so much he has to be on a thai forum everyday. come back! wake up please, this is your home. the UK is shit, you know it 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 5 hours ago, wakeupplease said: South Africa one of the worlds most dangerous country's to visit as facts prove. love it here as they feel at home Try being white and walking through many places there even in daylight. Or any race group in most places after dark. How many places here do you find threatening at any time of day.? Absolutely no comparison between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, Happy enough said: course he isn't. he misses it so much he has to be on a thai forum everyday. come back! wake up please, this is your home. the UK is shit, you know it 555 He fears for his safety in Thailand . Way too dangerous .......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Just now, sanemax said: He fears for his safety in Thailand . Way too dangerous .......................... i rarely leave the house i worry so much for my safety here 5555 oh no, that was just the rain, not my safety after all Edited January 31, 2018 by Happy enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 As someone who lived in Southern Africa as a child I feel very comfortable here and even from day on back in 2004 it was as though I had been here before. Thailand and Southern Africa share many similarities, every where I go I see fruits that I ate as a child, Trees and plants that we had in our gardens and veg in the markets that we also ate. The familiar brings comfort which then mixes with the more exotic to excite. Even the snakes here have several species I knew as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 minute ago, tolsti said: As someone who lived in Southern Africa as a child I feel very comfortable here and even from day on back in 2004 it was as though I had been here before. Thailand and Southern Africa share many similarities, every where I go I see fruits that I ate as a child, Trees and plants that we had in our gardens and veg in the markets that we also ate. The familiar brings comfort which then mixes with the more exotic to excite. Even the snakes here have several species I knew as a kid. how cute. last year i found a snake outside my house and ran like a girl 555. turns out it wasn't poisonous but i had no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Happy enough said: i rarely leave the house i worry so much for my safety here 5555 I dont even feel safe in my own house . I found a 10 foot python hiding in my toilet , Immigration officers came around my house and demanded to see my passport , my neighbors dog attacked my chickens and my girlfriend left this morning taking my new television with her , all that and its not even dinnertime yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 In eight years I never saw a snake in South Africa. Or Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, or Swaziland or anywhere. I do not doubt that they were there. Seen a few here though, mainly small ones but twice very long and large things. On the subject of Cape Coloureds I know two that are planning a long stay here this year, Phuket seems to be the only place that interests them. I get the impression that that is where the more "mature" ones head for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, Happy enough said: how cute. last year i found a snake outside my house and ran like a girl 555. turns out it wasn't poisonous but i had no idea Were you thinking of eating it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, ballpoint said: Were you thinking of eating it? nope. was thinking to get away from the thing. we have chickens and pigs to eat. anyway it was very small so wouldn't have got much off it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommers Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 But THAI could make their direct service from Jo'burg to Bkk profitable! They have withdrawn twice in five years so all the SA tourists go via Gulf carriers or SQ. TG simply dumped their seats via tour operators and filled Business class with freeloading Thais. Not a formula for survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, tolsti said: As someone who lived in Southern Africa Any particular country you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Maybe they feel at home with the number of black prostitutes and drug dealers hanging around now ? You seem to know a lot about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, BuaBS said: Black or white South Africans ? Article doesn't specify. My thoughts entirely. The Zulus settled in SA after the whites and were responsible for the genocide of the brown indigenous bush people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Maybe they feel at home with the number of black prostitutes and drug dealers hanging around now ? Could be. They should also stay away from white murderers, kiddy diddlers and the non bathing white crowd. A lot of these hanging around now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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