I live in NE thailand in a big city and I like to visit the Saturday & Sunday markets.

 

There are times I notice a few farangs selling food stuffs with their families.

 

I do not see them doing consistently well over my visits to these markets and it made me wonder if the reason they may not do good or enough business is actually just a case of them being a farang?

 

Just that 1 variable may be too much for some Thais. Thais are fairly shy, you put the farang in between a Thai and his appetite and that could be construed ad too difficult. Does not matter if you can speak thai perfectly, many will not bother to find out.

 

1 guy makes the best kebabs I've ever had here but I do wonder if he took himself out of the equation would his business perform better?

 

 

thais are not overly into western food, especially if they are financially challenged.

i dont think it has anything to do with anything beside bang for buck in the eyes of a thai.

'should i eat larva's or kebab?' larvas comes in at 55 baht, kebab at 60,

roughly the same quantity of protein

 

Kebabs...sounds good!!! What city in NE of Thailand is it located? Udon Thani...and where is the market located?

Cheap Charlie there don't want go home work so they live as Thai I just hope Thai people will complain because selling food on market is for Thai 

26 minutes ago, poanoi said:

thais are not overly into western food, especially if they are financially challenged.

i dont think it has anything to do with anything beside bang for buck in the eyes of a thai.

'should i eat larva's or kebab?' larvas comes in at 55 baht, kebab at 60,

roughly the same quantity of protein

 

Yh that's a brilliant observation. Kfc are in how many cities in thailand?

 

20 minutes ago, Khun Klahan said:

Kebabs...sounds good!!! What city in NE of Thailand is it located? Udon Thani...and where is the market located?

Yes UT. Enjoy

1 minute ago, Rc2702 said:

Yh that's a brilliant observation. Kfc are in how many cities in thailand?

 

those you see at the market and those you see at kfc are normally not the same people

Just now, Rc2702 said:

Yes UT. Enjoy

Thanks!!! Where is the Market? I believe there are 3 large Market in UT. Saturday and sunday markets...have not seen it yet.

6 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said:

Cheap Charlie there don't want go home work so they live as Thai I just hope Thai people will complain because selling food on market is for Thai 

I don't think where I am people see it like that but I may be wrong. I just think if you put an obstacle you are not used to, in front of something you may want to try. Then that's going to hinder both the buyer and the seller. 

1 minute ago, Khun Klahan said:

Thanks!!! Where is the Market? I believe there are 3 large Market in UT. Saturday and sunday markets...have not seen it yet.

The Saturday one.

3 minutes ago, Rc2702 said:

Yh that's a brilliant observation. Kfc are in how many cities in thailand?

 

Too many...even McD and BK...and lot more

2 minutes ago, poanoi said:

those you see at the market and those you see at kfc are normally not the same people

don't try to talk about stuff you know nothing about. 

9 minutes ago, Rc2702 said:

don't try to talk about stuff you know nothing about. 

lol, you think they dont make good biz cause thais fear them ?

whats the fear then ?

53 minutes ago, Rc2702 said:

1 guy makes the best kebabs I've ever had here but I do wonder if he took himself out of the equation would his business perform better?

 

Do a sociological test with him.

 

Paint him brown, tape his eyes back, tell him to spend 2 hours squawking about nothing with every customer, and then tally the books up at the end of the night to see if there's a difference. 

6 minutes ago, poanoi said:

lol, you think they dont make good biz cause thais fear them ?

whats the fear then ?

Do a lot of men work in women's lingerie stores?

 

 

Some foreign guys, seeing themselves as having a better head for business than their Thai wife, end up embarking on business ventures which in hindsight show a poor understanding of the marketplace. A product which sells well in the west might not sell well here simply because it is unfamiliar, doesn't appeal to Thai taste, or is unaffordable. A foreign guy and his Thai wife's failed attempts to sell cold spaghetti salad at the local market would be an example of this. So often in Thailand, businesses depend on family, friends, and mutual back scratching networks built up over years, which puts a newcomer - Thai or foreign - at a disadvantage. Unless the guy was unkempt or had a dour demeanor, doubtful people are staying away because of him. Maybe the locals think a Thai woman married to a foreign guy already 'has it made', and see competing vendors as more deserving of their patronage. But I doubt 'fear of farang' is playing much of a role.

Edited May 10, 20188 yr by Gecko123