Bangkok turns quiet after New Year exodus

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok fell under a quiet spell as thousands of Thais and foreigners left the capital to other provinces to usher in the New Year.

 

Most streets wore a deserted look, in stark contrast to the heavy traffic since Sunday morning on outbound roads.

 

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379975

 

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Best time of the year.. ????

strange how most people left but, according to AQI, they left the pollution behind??

 

 

 

 

Those pictures demonstrate the main cause of Bangkok traffic congestion.  

Edited December 30, 20196 yr by Tracyb

7 minutes ago, Tracyb said:

Those pictures demonstrate the main cause of Bangkok traffic congestion.  

Or lack or tourists

2 hours ago, kotsak said:

Best time of the year.. ????

Thats one of the reasons why I never go anywhere on Holidays!

 

The other reason, of course, is that I have no schedule at all ???? ????

 

Bangkok is always wonderful. 

 

But at New Year and Songkran it is truly heaven. 

 

Rooster

11 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

strange how most people left but, according to AQI, they left the pollution behind??

They must've forgotten to turn off all their diesel cars, which according to TVF experts are the devil incarnate and 110% responsible for all pollution in the universe. The farmer saints burning their fields have nothing to do with it, absolute nada.

It's amazing how a relatively quiet street can turn into a speedway in just a few days.  Never ending supply of traffic, new faces, and of course many women who are prettier than the average who stays here.  They are driving all night from Bangkok and all night back, and we wonder why everyone is crashing.  This country might need more trains, because nothing is stopping someone in BKK going to see their parents.  

Worst traffic I have ever seen it in my area around Mega Bangna. Also just got back from Emquatier on Suhkhumvit which was paralyzed traffic too. 

All the tourist have left, didnt they notice?

16 hours ago, DrTuner said:

They must've forgotten to turn off all their diesel cars, which according to TVF experts are the devil incarnate and 110% responsible for all pollution in the universe. The farmer saints burning their fields have nothing to do with it, absolute nada.

 

didn't think they had many fields in bangkok ????

 

have a lot of factories though..

 

 

 Thailand is no longer consider cheap, especially the currency appreciation make it more difficult for long term foreigners. It truly sucks.