Popular Post Paul Henry Posted May 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2019 May be better to pay a foreigner a bit extra and arrive at your destination in one piece or without all the stress and panic that travelling with a Thai driver gives. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 5 hours ago, bluesofa said: Is that because they don't steal the job from Thais cleaning up the beach? Thais cleaning the beaches by themselves ? that ll' be the day !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenerGrass Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 With worthwhile tourism on a serious decline, when I say worthwhile I mean the kind that contribute to the local encomomy not the massive tours in their buses. We will see a lot more racist comments coming from local tourist hotshots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Khaeng Mak Posted May 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2019 I am so sick of this sh*t. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hmm,..I witnessed a Thai Taxi on Samui charge a Japanese couple 4000 ThB for a trip from the airport to Lamai !!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Some offensive posts and replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losworld Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 They like to show pics of europeans because they stand out while the chinese and koreans who are really taking all the jobs blend in quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensisaket Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) Well, extorting the hell out of tourists has finally caught up with them. It's more than a decent wage even for farongs. Edited May 9, 2019 by kensisaket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainhattencitizen Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said: Perhaps the Thais could improve their services. Offer a better, safer, more efficient customer-satisfaction based service, and put them out of business that way. ???? Are you joking? That would mean they would have to work and work is something that Thais are allergic to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangkhut Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Transportation services and especially the taxi business on Samui arent exactly known for they great law abiding and economical services.... Maybe they should take a deep long look into the mirror...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZZPA Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 yet more anti-foreigner press to fuel the already hatred and support the general xenophobic mentality of almost every thai. Stealing jobs, violence and crime, economy,, welcome to Thailand. Glad I am gone. Theres much better out their folks, it's a big world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko123 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) Hey, listen up you me! Too many farang steal work from hard working Thai funny man too! Sure, me understand: everybody think next Jackie Gleason, but this serious problem. Have family to feed, OK, mister? Need work permit to tell joke in Thailand, understand? Not forget, OK? Pinky promise? Remember: foreigner make people laugh Thailand, breakup Thai law! Khob khun, krup. Swastika, krup. With respect, Kohtee P.S. Sorry, I mean swasdee krup. Edited May 9, 2019 by Gecko123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanterbrigianBangkoker Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said: Perhaps the Thais could improve their services. Offer a better, safer, more efficient customer-satisfaction based service, and put them out of business that way. ???? Well yeh, exactly. Part of the issue is that the Thais have had things too easy for waaaaaay too long in this industry, many of them need a swift kick up the arse, basically. While there are plenty that offer decent services, there are just as many that really, really don't. If the government actually protects these forms of employment by prohibiting foreigners from engaging in them, then fair enough, any foreigner working in such areas would be breaking the law of the land. I can't believe that there would be many foreign expats offering taxi services and tours though tbh, I'd be astonished if they were really taking away MUCH business from the locals in places like Samui. However, they should be able to! Such competition in the marketplace and the undoubted increase in standards, bedside manner, regulation and decrease in corruption that it would bring would be just what is needed for tourists and locals alike, in fact. If the local hacks were given a bit of competition they would in most cases have no choice but to raise their standards of service and drop the extortion and generally venal practices or watch their custom die away. That's business! The fact that they don't have sufficient competition (and from people who are less corrupt and more competent) and that the Police are of course in on it all, is a big reason why Thailand's reputation suffers and why it is losing more & more of its foreign tourism to it's neighbours and further afield. Complacency coupled with corruption breeds inefficiency and substandard service - Thailand is proof of that I'm afraid to say. Edited May 9, 2019 by CanterbrigianBangkoker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 They never publish anything about the good work that foreigners do without pay such as cleaning dirty beaches , picking up all the rubbish and dumped plastic taking care of abandoned animals the list is never ending but no it’s about cab drivers complaining because they are losing out on business maybe these drivers should consider reducing the extortionate rates they charge go to other parts of Thailand that attracts tourists and you will see the same service being offered for a much cheaper price. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasThBKK Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, crazykopite said: They never publish anything about the good work that foreigners do without pay such as cleaning dirty beaches , picking up all the rubbish and dumped plastic taking care of abandoned animals the list is never ending but no it’s about cab drivers complaining because they are losing out on business maybe these drivers should consider reducing the extortionate rates they charge go to other parts of Thailand that attracts tourists and you will see the same service being offered for a much cheaper price. Yup, I know a ton of animal clinics that are all voluntarily run by foreigner in the gulf side. All for free... No thai would ever do that. Not posting details as thai would prolly hunt them down.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Are they sure it wasnt just someone standing around browsing their phone. Easy to mistake for a thai worker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexall Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 5 hours ago, darksidedog said: And do they have proof that the foreigner doesn't have a legitimate business and work permit? Not all foreigners are illegal, so to throw the open accusation out there is wrong. Rightfully or wrongfully, foreigners are not allowed to work in tourism or hospitality or transport. He could not have had a work permit or a business to do that work. So, unless the exchange of money was non-commercial, the falang was breaking the law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawnthai Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Are you sure they weren’t stealing jobs from Burmese, Cambodians, and Laos? That what most of the real workers are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexall Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 5 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said: Let us know where those excellent tour guides are on Samui. Last time i hired an official taxi there they wanted 100 USD for the ride. Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk That's insane! I had no idea. No wonder the local tour operators are pissed! And as soon as the tourists get educated as to what constitutes realistic taxi faires, they are gong to feel ripped off and feel pissed too! Geezus, am I ever in the wrong business! Oh, wait a minute. I'm retired, so I am not in any business. Oh, well. <deleted> it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran00001 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 hours ago, Mistymilesdj said: Thats a Thai lady, she should know better. You need new glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said: Perhaps the Thais could improve their services. Offer a better, safer, more efficient customer-satisfaction based service, and put them out of business that way. ???? No. That would be the sensible way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Without a work permit .... No work!! find em n deport ASAP!!! i for one don’t want dishonest scamming thieving falangs around me in lOS. Scumbags! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 5 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said: Let us know where those excellent tour guides are on Samui. Last time i hired an official taxi there they wanted 100 USD for the ride. Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk United States of Samui 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran00001 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said: Yup, I know a ton of animal clinics that are all voluntarily run by foreigner in the gulf side. All for free... No thai would ever do that. Not posting details as thai would prolly hunt them down.. Like this lot on Samui, who are if you look, mostly Thai's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexall Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 hours ago, watcharacters said: Some folks on TVF certainly complain about that. And as far as the video is concerned, who can say the foreigner wasn't paying back a loan to the lady. PROOF? Who can say? The BiB can say . . . if they choose to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Destiny1990 Posted May 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) A single farang gets 100 bht gasoline money and the whole Samui local island population is in an uproar. Europe is full with illegal Thais working black jobs in restaurants and massage shops etc and nobody cares. Edited May 9, 2019 by Destiny1990 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexall Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, AJBangkok said: The solution is to ban all foreigners from visiting Ko Samui. Then there will be no outrage. Yeah. And along those lines, if you run a "clip joint" like those over-priced taxis long enough, sooner or later someone is going to find a way to compete with you, legally or illegally, fairly or unfairly. There is just too much money in it. It hardly matters whether the competition is a greasy foreigner or a greasy Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 when will this non-sense stop... ENFORCE laws against THAIS in home countries would be a good start, but would deem to fail as it is open RACISM ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickmondo Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 maybe this is pay back for the amount of times he has been ripped off by the law abiding locals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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