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Posted
39 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

what unfolds? the comments on this "hot button" topic?

I quote about the changing situation in Thailand  regarding immigration regulations and the changing political climate. I dont troll .

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Posted
9 minutes ago, Don Chance said:

farangs are creating enclaves with in Thailand,

Your post does not coincide with my perspective Don.

But I think I "get it" anyway. am a relative newbie and appreciate how other see societies and cultures

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What time perspective do we talk about for they who almost hard-hitting claim that there are no change of attitude towards western expats in Thailand, 2/5/10/20/30 years?

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Posted
36 minutes ago, Momofarang said:

OP forget it. Just do not retire in Thailand. They do not want us here for the foreseeable future. Google "srrv philippines" or "malaysia M2H" and you'll see what neighboring countries do to attract retirees. There is absolutely nothing of the sort here in Thailand.

Just don't waste your hard earned retirement time and money in this xenophobic dump.

Do you have any substantial evidence that would suggest the Filipino or Malay citizens are 

any more or less xenophobic?

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Posted
36 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Thais will never progress

Already do.

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Posted
3 hours ago, rumak said:

Well,  I do sense there is a strong dislike from Thais that come into contact with rude, entitled, arrogant, disrespectful, complaining, loud, smelly, shirtless, uncouth foreigners. (feel free to add to list)

I have observed that the majority of said foreigners are from western countries.  

These situations are mostly in the tourist areas or where farangs have retired en masse (CM for example)

The majority of farangs are not  bad but with the increased number of retirees and long stayers over the last ten years or so the saying "a few bad apples can spoil the bunch"  now applies.   Thais (not just the govt ! ) are getting sick of it ....... as am I.    Fortunately those of us who live away from groups of farangs are indeed unaware of any animosity and are doing pretty well, thank you. 

Example a couple of months back at MAKRO on the Superhighway in Chiang Mai. Two 50+ yr old Aussie guys both well overweight in very worn tight football shorts, no tops at all, both wearing dirty thongs, both had obvious loud bar girls in tow, loud and with minimum of clothing. All 4 yelling at each other and asking staff for many OZ grocery items (e.g. large four n twenty meat pies) which were not in stock. One guy deliberately frightening little kids. Both guys claiming that alcohol purchase restriction times didn't apply to them because 'we don't have that law in Australia'. Both yelling 'bring the manager' which was ignored.

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I don't think so per se, op (though some elites would rather you think so), but 'they' do want the persona of Thailand as a sleazy tourist destination changed... i.e. tarty bars / dishevelled whitey westerners. This has been the ethos of many up-top folk for years and I've been saying it for years, but it is especially poignant now with the army in full flow.

 

There does seem to be, however, a subtle up-yours-rest-of-the-world push from China in regards to the west and its peoples. Hmmm 

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Posted
1 hour ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Thais will never progress

If that were so; I'd sooner be a happy-go-lucky Somchai Bloggs content with one's lot than a miserable (not saying you are), glass-half-empty, multi-tasking Westerner with 15 million things on one's mind. :tongue:   

Posted
54 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Example a couple of months back at MAKRO on the Superhighway in Chiang Mai. Two 50+ yr old Aussie guys both well overweight in very worn tight football shorts, no tops at all, both wearing dirty thongs, both had obvious loud bar girls in tow, loud and with minimum of clothing. All 4 yelling at each other and asking staff for many OZ grocery items (e.g. large four n twenty meat pies) which were not in stock. One guy deliberately frightening little kids. Both guys claiming that alcohol purchase restriction times didn't apply to them because 'we don't have that law in Australia'. Both yelling 'bring the manager' which was ignored.

Yep..... in shopping areas, in banks,  at internet offices, malls, immigration .  We all have witnessed it. THAT is why Thais are no longer impressed with foreigners.  Actually it is hard to believe that Thais can be so tolerant of Farangs acting like a...holes.   Any thread started on this forum about Thais "changing attitudes towards Farangs"  only need to observe what scorecard and I have all too often.

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