Opening up Thailand: More than half of Thais don't want foreigners back - despite 14 day quarantine, poll

[0815]

8 hours ago, Matzzon said:

I must say that they are quite clever. Of course they do not want arrogant "I have money and own the world foreigners", and the virus have given them the tool to say that in another way. Not saying that all foreigners that comes to Thailand are this way, but unfortunately a great amount behaves with a very bad attitude. I do believe that´s a big part of many Thais way of looking at foreigners coming back to Thailand or not.

A post that says a lot ...

[Dialemco]

Yes everyone is scared of Covid especially now it is established no long term immunity even after you have had the viras therefore any vaccine is also likely to have limited effect. Foreigners are also scared to travel so even when borders opened so not expect any mass tourism especially when Thailand so close to China where the viras emanated.

[Mikeinapac]

Wonder how this poll would look if they spoke to the people impacted by the lack of any tourism that makes up nearly 20% of the GDP?

[Jumbo1968]

Conduct the survey in Pattaya, Phuket, Samui etc I am sure there would be a different result ?

[GAZZPA]

8 hours ago, transam said:

But they need the jobs/income....

The poll was about foreigners not about foreigners money. 

[GAZZPA]

1 minute ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Conduct the survey in Pattaya, Phuket, Samui etc I am sure there would be a different result ?

hmmm, not sure about that. I lived in Pattaya and it was not a welcoming place.

[digger70]

8 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

I don't know about that. Those Issan gals with many foreigner boyfriends and husband support a lot of family members that probably is more than half of the country.

The Foreign husbands / Faen / Giks Don't have to be in Los to be Supportive .

They can Transfer Money !

[Jumbo1968]

1 minute ago, GAZZPA said:

hmmm, not sure about that. I lived in Pattaya and it was not a welcoming place.

Maybe then but people are starving and sleeping rough, you would be welcome back with open arms or **** !

[riclag]

Gotta start somewhere , to gain trust from all Thais ,private and GOV.

 

quarantine all newbies, 2 week mandatory paid by the falang  and 2 weeks mandatory paid by the GOV !

 

one month should cover all the speculations 

Edited July 13, 2020 by riclag

[Jumbo1968]

I would be more than happy to into quarantine at my house with an app so they know I don’t go out.

[Boyblue]

If you ask 1,200 people in an area that doesn't have or benefit from Tourism, you will get this result. what about trying the same questions in Samui, Phuket or Krabi where most benefit from Tourism, would it still be the same, and is 1,200 people a big enough sample, i think not....

[smedly]

two additional questions should have been asked

 

- are you currently working

 

- do you work in the tourism industry

[GAZZPA]

2 hours ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

It amazes me the different Thailand some of you live in to me. I have been here  15 years and I really dont feel the dislike directed toward me that some of you are moaning about. Maybe its because I dont live in a heavily touristed area?? b*gger me....a Thai survey is taken where some Thais say they dont want 'foreigners' back yet....meaning ANYONE that is not Thai (from Albanians to Zimbabweans) ....the immediate reaction by a lot of the paranoid here is that they specifically mean FARANG.....that, shows the level of your insecurity.

 

I agree with them. I think Thailand needs to be careful. I think those with families etc should be allowed in with all the right precautions taken. Just because there are some dinosaurs in power that dont like farang doesnt mean that mindset is  across the board, far from it, I feel younger people are a lot more tolerant and interested in the outside world. Infact, if  I am courteous I am generally treated well by most and I do mean MOST  Thai people. Why is it so different for some here?

 

 

why do you think many are complaining about the treatment of foreigners from Thai's? Do you think it is some mysterious mass hallucination? I can assure you that my time living in Thailand the animosity toward myself was very real, and I am 100% sure I am not alone. I think it is good that you are not feeling it, there will always be exceptions. In short the moaning does not stem from nothing, the expat numbers falling by 60% is not my imagination. As I said, if it doesnt effect you in your world then carry on and good for you but dont pretend it does not exist.

[dougiemac52]

8 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Another poll inciting xenophobia !

This just goes to prove how thick thai people are. Even although people will have had covid tests they are still opposed to farang returning. Maybe they need to take a look closer to home. For example if people don't get tested how do they know who is transmitting the virus. People cannot afford to get the test due to the cost so in reality they don't really know how many people have the virus

[wazzupnow]

i suggest that this half of the thai people give half of their income to the other half that is starving because of loosing their tourist related businesses and jobs 

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Thailand slowly returning to the land of its forefathers, and the old ways. Closing itself off from the rest of the world and putting a bubble around it to insulate itself from what it perceives as a sick world, all the while still looking to the west for money and companies to come and prop it up.

Yes indeed, just what the medieval pro-military "establishment" want!!!

[Burma Bill]

Glad I moved to Cambodia - the Khmers are very welcoming!!!

[bipper]

8 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Another poll inciting xenophobia !

I'm a foreigner and I don't want them either.

[ajarnmarc]

8 hours ago, stephenterry said:

And with a continuation of that trend, the Thai baht could return to the last decade's exchange rate...which would make my life financially easier.

There you go... silver lining after all.

[lee b]

Love the headline, more than half of Thais dont want foreigners back. So does that mean more than 35 million Thais?

 

Oh no 1251 were asked.

[RocketDog]

8 hours ago, RandolphGB said:

More than half didn’t want foreigners here in the first place 

You extrapolate that from the statistics in the article? 

Sounds like xenophobia on your part in this case. 

 

[ajarnmarc]

31 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Conduct the survey in Pattaya, Phuket, Samui etc I am sure there would be a different result ?

Samui and especially Phuket, have been screaming for years ~ Get out!

These two location especially don't want tourism, just look how they welcome the foreigners.

The only way they allow us to coexist is if we just keep our eyes down and follow the lead that is provided to us. They do cherish the foreigners that defend the locals positions, those expats they need to sustain their message, that all is well, and it's just in our heads, what is taking place all around us each day. I started in Phuket in January of 2000, and for sure it is not the welcoming place it once was for foreigners. 

[Peterphuket]

What do you mean with 'racist'?

Anybody?

[RocketDog]

This is partly just a display of a tribal instinct that fears anyone  outside the tribe, especially when life is hard. Rationality and fear are not commonly bedfellows. 

 

It's also called nationalism today, and America's very own Agent Orange is stoking this instinct every day to sow division and rancor against any person not a white male. History is rife with authoritarian leaders using this tool to solidify power. 

 

What country is not demonstrating this to some degree today? 

 

I refuse to read too much into this simplistic survey. If a large majority of Thai nationals disliked foreigners in every way life for us would be significantly harder than some think it is now. 

 

Let's all take a deep breath and chill. 

Edited July 13, 2020 by RocketDog
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[khunkarl]

9 hours ago, Matzzon said:

I must say that they are quite clever. Of course they do not want arrogant "I have money and own the world foreigners", and the virus have given them the tool to say that in another way. Not saying that all foreigners that comes to Thailand are this way, but unfortunately a great amount behaves with a very bad attitude. I do believe that´s a big part of many Thais way of looking at foreigners coming back to Thailand or not.

Yes they do and that's because they are being judgemental...

[Derek B]

9 hours ago, ezzra said:

Unlike many other countries around the world who were infected with the pandemic and their economy is about to implode on itself and ruien 100' of millions of lives, Thai people, who has deep seated dislike and disdain towards all foreigners anyway, can survive on a very little money and are happy to eat rice and som tam and sleep on the floor and consume very little in a way of necessities and comfort, so no new news there... 

Try putting your Thai gf's smartphone which you bought in the safe for just one evening....................just put the knives in the safe first.

[Matzzon]

8 minutes ago, khunkarl said:

Yes they do and that's because they are being judgemental...

Of course, but to be judgemental people usually have facts to base that on.

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, 0815 said:

A post that says a lot ...

So, good. Thank you for your kind input.

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, paulikens said:

@Matzzon the same as thais with money you mean!

No, I meant all foreigners that comes to Thailand and act like they own the world. Having reading disorder?

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, Dice Man said:

My relatives in New Zealand and Australia say that thousands of THAIS overstay their Tourist Visas in a very bad way.    Also South Korea has major problems with over 10,000 Thai overstaying people.  Its not just us ALIENS     !!                                                                                                                 

In Thailand it is. Luckily I am posting in a Thailand Forum, right?