The manner in which ‘some’ Thai’s can so clumsily and publicly put both 'feet in it' while urinating all over the combined face of common sense and political correctness never ceases to amaze me. 

 

So ignorantly arrogant is the mentality of those who make such policies they fail to recognise the elephant in the room, which in this case is not just in the room but knocking one out... They completely fail to understand that foreigners are no more at risk of having Covid-19 in Thailand than Thai’s.

 

Those foreigners who can not longer play at this course may well not do so in future. Perhaps they can afford to lose the business.

 

 

 

 

Convenient and politically correct!

5 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

Convenient and politically correct!

 

How is it either ???

I have a feeling their Google reviews are about to get clobbered.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=krungthep+kreetha+golf+club&rlz=1C1CHBF_enTH846TH846&oq=krungthepk&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0i10l4j0i10i30j0i30j0i5i30l2.6475j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=images

52 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

Convenient and politically correct!

According to our esteemed health minister. ????
 

46 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

How is it either ???

I just think you totally failed to undersatnd the huge amount of sarcasm that was in the post. ????

I don't golf but I know exactly where that course is as the first school I taught at was only about 2 Kilo away and I used to pass it a couple times a week being in the area, It's very nice and there was always a huge contingent of Japanese around that local area, there also are some big Japanese/Thai business ventures headquartered out that way which explains it I guess.

So foreign guests of members are automatically Covid free.? 

Dumb as they come.

That course is probably owned by the health minister’s brother, as they both talk the same language.....

Of course, the thought the caddies and ground staff go shopping in local dalats where everyone is cheek by jowl has not occurred to the boneheaded management. Hey guys, markets are where the virus originated, and where it spreads best.

No problem, I'll just cross you off my list of golf courses I'd like to play in Thailand.

Excellent way to downsize your business when they should be looking at every baht available. Hope they succeed 

43 minutes ago, tonray said:

I don't golf but I know exactly where that course is as the first school I taught at was only about 2 Kilo away and I used to pass it a couple times a week being in the area, It's very nice and there was always a huge contingent of Japanese around that local area, there also are some big Japanese/Thai business ventures headquartered out that way which explains it I guess.

I wonder what these guys think of it ?

 

 

Reminded me when the world was in the grip of the HIV/AIDS virus and i foreigners were not allowed in to massage parlors and similar establishments  saying foreigners are the AIDS carriers... so as you can see, NOTHING has changed...

1 hour ago, Dagfinnur Traustason said:

According to our esteemed health minister. ????
 

I just think you totally failed to understand the huge amount of sarcasm that was in the post. ????

 

The "irony" of well placed sarcasm is that if done well it is often difficult to detect, so in effect don't complain when someone is "suckered in" Hahahaha 

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

They completely fail to understand that foreigners are no more at risk of having Covid-19 in Thailand than Thai’s.

The stats definitely indicate the opposite. 
Someone in the UK, US is 1,100 times more likely to have it. 
 

And definitely more likely to ignore rules designed to limit the spread which is probably why they felt it necessary to introduce this temporary measure to protect the lives of their members. 
 

The score is on the board. 

Thais dying of Covid is a rare event. 

 

You can’t be too careful in a pandemic, especially with this new highly contagious mutant UK super strain variant that is now sweeping across the globe killing thousands.
 

It isn’t a time for political correctness. It is a time for common sense and preventative measures. 
 

I am sure once the foreigners get covid under control they will be welcomed back with a wai and the famous Thai smile.

 

 

1 hour ago, tonray said:

I don't golf but I know exactly where that course is as the first school I taught at was only about 2 Kilo away and I used to pass it a couple times a week being in the area, It's very nice and there was always a huge contingent of Japanese around that local area, there also are some big Japanese/Thai business ventures headquartered out that way which explains it I guess.

Post example of the prohibition sign in Japanese. There wont be one.

 

1 hour ago, Natai Beach said:

The stats definitely indicate the opposite. 
Someone in the UK, US is 1,100 times more likely to have it. 
 

And definitely more likely to ignore rules designed to limit the spread which is probably why they felt it necessary to introduce this temporary measure to protect the lives of their members. 
 

The score is on the board. 

Thais dying of Covid is a rare event. 

 

You can’t be too careful in a pandemic, especially with this new highly contagious mutant UK super strain variant that is now sweeping across the globe killing thousands.
 

It isn’t a time for political correctness. It is a time for common sense and preventative measures. 
 

I am sure once the foreigners get covid under control they will be welcomed back with a wai and the famous Thai smile.

 

 

You are missing the point. It's not about foreigners coming into Thailand with infections, it's about foreigners who have lived here for some time. They are no more likely to be infectious than the average Thai.

If I rock up to said golf club with my passport demonstrating I have not left Thailand for a year, I will still be rejected as a foreigner. That's discrimination, ignorant, and they deserve to go under.

 

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

You are missing the point. It's not about foreigners coming into Thailand with infections, it's about foreigners who have lived here for some time. They are no more likely to be infectious than the average Thai.

If I rock up to said golf club with my passport demonstrating I have not left Thailand for a year, I will still be rejected as a foreigner. That's discrimination, ignorant, and they deserve to go under.

 

Most of their clientele currently would be Thais. Let’s face it, there is blanket news coverage in Thailand regarding the covid situation especially in foreign countries, where people are still refusing to wear masks, people are protesting about wearing masks, the morgues are full, etc etc. 

The local news also has shown foreigners partying together in Pattaya etc 

 

The Thai population mostly haven’t resisted the measures put in place, such as mask wearing, so it is totally understandable why Thais would be wary of foreigners during this deadly pandemic. 
 

Is it really worth it for the club to scare away their Thai members for a few foreigners?

 

In Australia we have similar rules for foreigners as do other countries. I remember PM Scooter Morrison a few months ago telling foreigners to get out of Australia. A bit more dramatic than not being allowed to play a game of golf. 
 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-03/coronavirus-pm-tells-international-students-time-to-go-to-home/12119568

 

As coronavirus spreads, 'it's time to go home' Scott Morrison tells visitors and international students.
 

Additionally Thais are allowed to discriminate. Their country, they can do what they want. You are an uninvited guest here.

 

 

5 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

 

 

Additionally Thais are allowed to discriminate. Their country, they can do what they want. You are an uninvited guest here.

 

 

 

 

That is not what the TAT marketing said.................

 

 

Good that you recognise their racism, and xenophobia, though.

Maybe that club won’t care. I don’t know anything about it, but it must be pretty exclusive. I just see membership is for sale on one site at 3,500,000thb

It was the same at a couple of Navy courses in Sattahip, no Falang. 

 

If I ever meet a Thai person when I visit UK I'll make sure I refer to them as falang

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

Those foreigners who can not longer play at this course may well not do so in future. Perhaps they can afford to lose the business.

 

 

 

 

owning golf courses in thailand has nothing to do with profit/loss margin. I imagine there isn't a single one that will show a profit over its lifespan.  

8 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Of course, the thought the caddies and ground staff go shopping in local dalats where everyone is cheek by jowl has not occurred to the boneheaded management...

What are dalats?

7 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

The stats definitely indicate the opposite. 
Someone in the UK, US is 1,100 times more likely to have it. 

 

Please do explain how these US and UK persons, "1100 times more likely to have it", are getting into Thailand without a 15 day quarantine and multiple COVID-negative test results.

9 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

 

Additionally Thais are allowed to discriminate. Their country, they can do what they want. You are an uninvited guest here.

 

 

Really? If I am an uninvited guest, why does the Thai Government have retirement visas for all foreigners over 50? Seems to me that is an invitation to come here and bring our money.

Sure, there are some Thais that discriminate. And when they turn around and want my custom afterwards, I remember.

3 hours ago, Puccini said:

What are dalats?

Thai word for market, although it's also spelled talad. Thai spelling in the Greco-Roman alphabet is highly flexible, the only accurate spelling is in Thai script.

ตลาด

15 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Really? If I am an uninvited guest, why does the Thai Government have retirement visas for all foreigners over 50?
 

 

 A bit of a stretch. 
They have visas for under 50s also.
So everyone is “invited” to Thailand.

I don’t think you found out about the retirement visa and thought “Oh, wonderful, I have been invited to Thailand”
 

Quote

 

Seems to me that is an invitation to come here and bring our money.

Sure, there are some Thais that discriminate. And when they turn around and want my custom afterwards, I remember.

 

I don’t think the Thai owner of the golf course will be all that bothered or even notice.

I am sure he has plenty.

How many times have you played there already?

 

Edited January 17, 20215 yr by Natai Beach

3 hours ago, timendres said:

 

Please do explain how these US and UK persons, "1100 times more likely to have it", are getting into Thailand without a 15 day quarantine and multiple COVID-negative test results.

Well, the golf course is banning all foreigners. If you look at the covid stats from today, most of the positive cases detected are indeed foreigners. 
And this latest deadly outbreak is a result of these foreigners.

8 hours ago, JAS21 said:

Maybe that club won’t care. I don’t know anything about it, but it must be pretty exclusive. I just see membership is for sale on one site at 3,500,000thb

 

If I just paid over $100,000 USD for a membership, I'd kinda like them to keep it exclusive, especially with Covid. 

 

Though I'd suggest the sign refer to "non-members" as opposed to "foreigners".  But my skin isn't so thin that I'd dismiss the possibility of poor and/or insensitive translation skills rather than xenophobia.

 

One of the reasons I truly enjoyed my 7 years working in Thailand is because I didn't spend my time and emotional energy trying to be angry about the way I was treated.

 

Edited January 17, 20215 yr by impulse

1 minute ago, Natai Beach said:

 

 A bit of a stretch. 
They have visas for under 50s also.
So everyone is “invited” to Thailand.

I don’t think you found out about the retirement visa and thought “Oh, wonderful, I have been invited to Thailand”
 

 

I don’t think the Thai owner of the golf course will be all that bothered or even notice.

I am sure he has plenty.

 

I researched four different countries for six months before settling on Thailand to retire as my best option.

I'm not sure what your point is, because if the Thais did not want retirees here, they would not have a visa specifically targeting the demographic.

You may be right about the owner, it's the caddies that bear the brunt of fewer players.