chilli42 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Downsize the army, cancel all military procurement contracts. These folks will be swimming in food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, madmitch said: So am I! We had many stay with us and we know exactly how they work. It was very good extra business for a few years; tour groups at the five star, guides at the local guesthouse. They all have their official licences but they're mainly interested in commission, and at the official rate of pay and a non-tipping mentality, who can blame them! Perhaps it's slightly different in the South, I'm told that commissions are far and few between at places in the North unless tourists specifically want to go shopping or want to go to known tourist attractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, chilli42 said: Downsize the army, cancel all military procurement contracts. These folks will be swimming in food. Downsize the army and there will be another 245,000 people in the workforce looking for jobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 41 minutes ago, Vigilante said: Most are repo'd cars. Thais buy w/o having a clue how they will pay the monthly installments Just hope for the best case senario Glory today....tomollow is a million years away. Too funny, you think banks sell repo's to dealers and take an even bigger loss? Repo-d cars get sold at tent auctions, very common in the North at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: Like you, I am very interested to know if they will go back up .. and what will they do for work? Most of the farmers in my province have taken it upon themselves to buy farm tractors which they pay for with great difficulty; Will these new arrivals replace the tractors? All of this is a vicious circle; if they replace the machines, they will be taken back by the dealers who will not know what to do with them because it is very rare for a Thai to buy a used vehicle ... Snowball effect guaranteed; Thailand will soon find itself in recession with millions of unemployed to feed Lots of second hand tractors for sale in Ban Dung. I was looking for one myself but they had all been snapped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 58 minutes ago, EricTh said: The median salary level is much lower than western countries so how much can they save? Because you think in France or Germany you can eat for the equivalent of 40 baht? Or that we can rent an accommodation for the equivalent of 3,000 baht? Low wages in Western Europe are higher than in Thailand, BUT expenses, food, housing, health insurance, are also much higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, bannork said: Lots of second hand tractors for sale in Ban Dung. I was looking for one myself but they had all been snapped up. You are really unlucky; come to Sawang Daen Din at Kubota's house on the road 22; you will find dozens of all the powers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 5 hours ago, colinneil said: Ohh the poor dears, no tourists to screw over, so no money, what a shame. People like them never think about the future, today only, then when things are a bit tight, go bleating to the government, you have to feed us, tough. You cranky old <deleted>, you have a heart of steel. Look at the poor blighters, just think who's going to pay for their mobile top ups and accessories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pravda Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 hour ago, saengd said: She saved over 200k whilst earning less than 500 per day, I'm sorry but I don't believe you. His wife makes 20,000 a month. My ex wife works for Siemens and makes almost 60,000, so 3 times that amount and she has over 3 million saved plus a paid off house. Not everyone married an irresponsible bar-girl. Just sayin' 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Pravda said: His wife makes 20,000 a month. My ex wife works for Siemens and makes almost 60,000, so 3 times that amount and she has over 3 million saved plus a paid off house. Not everyone married an irresponsible bar-girl. Just sayin' 20,000 a month and definitely not 60,000 a month is not 500 a day! 500 x 26 days per month = 13,000. Saving 200k on that salary at 2k per month would take over eight years, that's saving every month. Again I'm very sorry but there's part of that story that is incomplete or false. And leave it alone with the bar girl inuendo, it's passe and childish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 hours ago, saengd said: She saved over 200k whilst earning less than 500 per day, I'm sorry but I don't believe you. She was 29 when I met her, her salary was less than 500 a day she had 2 jobs, she started when she was 14 left Loei came to BKK worked in shoe factories gluing on soles to expensive shoes on piece work...believe what you want I couldnt care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 38 minutes ago, Pravda said: His wife makes 20,000 a month. My ex wife works for Siemens and makes almost 60,000, so 3 times that amount and she has over 3 million saved plus a paid off house. Not everyone married an irresponsible bar-girl. Just sayin' No she doesnt it took her years to save up that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Perhaps get back on track rather than personalize this.... What that exchange has demonstrated is that it takes a person earning 500 baht a day, way above the typical salary for unskilled workers, a seriously long time to save money for a rainy day. Yes it can be done I'm sure but unlikely if the person is say early twenties and earning only minimum wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 43 minutes ago, Pravda said: His wife makes 20,000 a month. My ex wife works for Siemens and makes almost 60,000, so 3 times that amount and she has over 3 million saved plus a paid off house. Not everyone married an irresponsible bar-girl. Just sayin' Its not just bar girls, many Thais are irresponsible + its "never their fault" The Wifes biggest driver was being raised in Loei with no Father they had almost no money, they used to eat bats Frogs rats anything they could, she didnt want the rest of her life like that so she left at 14 to BKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Do you agree she is very much the exception when it comes to saving money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 minute ago, saengd said: Perhaps get back on track rather than personalize this.... What that exchange has demonstrated is that it takes a person earning 500 baht a day, way above the typical salary for unskilled workers, a seriously long time to save money for a rainy day. Yes it can be done I'm sure but unlikely if the person is say early twenties and earning only minimum wage. Whats to personalise? many people lack the will power to control their stupid spending, its as simple as that. When I was a kid if I wanted it I saved for it, whatever, motorbike, car, house often working long hard hours numerous different jobs, UK supermarkets at 14 yrs old, they were long days 6 am to 10pm at night on a Saturday, I used to shovel snow in the winter knocking door to door to clear peoples paths in winter. 500 baht you can save with some discipline and self control, many totally lack it. Thais often used to share a room with 4 other people ,wonder if they still do that now? or again maybe all want a nice new 1 million studio that they cant afford to go with their I phone and car/bike all on tick. All it takes is time, start young, by the time you get to your 30's your'e ok. Retired at 48 now 56 Is it easy? no, is it worth it later yep! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Diversify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 30,000 tour guides lose jobs as tourist numbers dive By The Nation File photo At least 30,000 tour guides nationwide have lost their jobs after the number of tourists nosedived by 80-90 per cent amid concern over the Covid-19 coronavirus, Tourism Council of Thailand president Jarupol Rueangket said after a 2020 Annual General Meeting. The effects of the Covid-19 outbreak will further slow down tourism in the country, he warned. Some countries have cautioned tourists to be careful when travelling to Thailand, while a few have prohibited visits to the kingdom, Jarupol said. Most tour guides do not have other jobs, making their life difficult as they bear day-to-day expenses, and most don’t have any backup plan either, he added. Jarupol said the council will compile proposals for the government to help solve problems and find a source of low-interest loans for tourist guides. He admitted that in 40 years of being a tour guide, this year after the Covid-19 outbreak has witnessed the most impact on the profession. He believes that if the coronavirus situation does not improve after 3-6 months, almost all tour guides will find themselves jobless. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383158 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-02 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chazar Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, saengd said: Do you agree she is very much the exception when it comes to saving money? Yes I already mentioned her 10 other siblings, but it does not mean it cant be done especially by those whinging tour guides, its pretty simple ..look for another job, I had to do it many a time and no need to say its not easy because when I went for an interview back in the late 70''s early 80's (UK depression) there were thousands out of work, youd go for an interview cleaning and there could be 500 people waiting, lost count of the amount of interviews I went to. What I didnt do was whinge and cry like a girl and ask the govt for anything. Eventually started my own business and earnt more at weekends than my week job doing it so quit. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yorkshire Tea Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: 30,000 tour guides lose jobs as tourist numbers dive By The Nation File photo At least 30,000 tour guides nationwide have lost their jobs after the number of tourists nosedived by 80-90 per cent amid concern over the Covid-19 coronavirus, Tourism Council of Thailand president Jarupol Rueangket said after a 2020 Annual General Meeting. The effects of the Covid-19 outbreak will further slow down tourism in the country, he warned. Don't look like tour guides 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Pravda said: His wife makes 20,000 a month. My ex wife works for Siemens and makes almost 60,000, so 3 times that amount and she has over 3 million saved plus a paid off house. Not everyone married an irresponsible bar-girl. Just sayin' I am sure many married responsible bargirls too. Just sayin' 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post saengd Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 29 minutes ago, Chazar said: Yes I already mentioned her 10 other siblings, but it does not mean it cant be done especially by those whinging tour guides, its pretty simple ..look for another job, I had to do it many a time and no need to say its not easy because when I went for an interview back in the late 70''s early 80's (UK depression) there were thousands out of work, youd go for an interview cleaning and there could be 500 people waiting, lost count of the amount of interviews I went to. What I didnt do was whinge and cry like a girl and ask the govt for anything. Eventually started my own business and earnt more at weekends than my week job doing it so quit. Jeeze guy, you talk about what you did 50 years ago when you were young, in another country, this is about here and now in Thailand which is a totally different proposition from what you're talking about. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fruitman Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 Well since they can speak languages they can come to the malls around Siam and replace the staff there who can only speak thai. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 35 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said: 47 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: 30,000 tour guides lose jobs as tourist numbers dive By The Nation File photo At least 30,000 tour guides nationwide have lost their jobs after the number of tourists nosedived by 80-90 per cent amid concern over the Covid-19 coronavirus, Tourism Council of Thailand president Jarupol Rueangket said after a 2020 Annual General Meeting. The effects of the Covid-19 outbreak will further slow down tourism in the country, he warned. Don't look like tour guides The one on the right is a Lilliput tour guide, specialising in small group tours. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunpa Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 And in a few months time, Thailand will still be reporting 0.000008% unemployment rate and a 3000% increase in tourism. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunpa Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Pravda said: His wife makes 20,000 a month. My ex wife works for Siemens and makes almost 60,000, so 3 times that amount and she has over 3 million saved plus a paid off house. Not everyone married an irresponsible bar-girl. Just sayin' Know a quite a few so-called “good girls” that financially are much worse off and way less responsible, than many bar-girls I have known. Just sayin’ Edited March 2, 2020 by khunpa 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: With all the credits they have to repay, the end of the month when they work is already very difficult. It'll teach them not to have eyes bigger than their stomachs. You can't teach old dogs new tricks. This is a fundamental problem here and isn't going to be solved by logic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legend49 Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2020 What happened to yesterdays figure of 10,000 unemployed guides wanting government handouts? They found 20,000 more cousins? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, legend49 said: What happened to yesterdays figure of 10,000 unemployed guides wanting government handouts? They found 20,000 more cousins? Yes, I too noticed those same two figures as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 38 minutes ago, legend49 said: What happened to yesterdays figure of 10,000 unemployed guides wanting government handouts? They found 20,000 more cousins? It started with massage parlors, internet cafes, then motorcycle rentals, then coffee shops that sell home baked cakes...tour guiding was the next "earn lots of money" bandwagon that everyone climbed on. I'm not sure but coin operated laundries may be in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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