‘HUG THAIS’ tourist offers set for July launch in Phuket as top island reopens

[Bluedan]

"The ‘HUG THAIS’ project is expected to help generate an estimated of over 100 billion Baht to the Thai economy within the next six months."

 

They mean 100 baht right? The billion was a typo?

Or it could be just comedy? The choice of "Hug" as a name during a pandemic surely is for laughs only

[Eindhoven]

16 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

 

Lot of hugging going on .. maybe they should get Huggy Bear to do a promo with his best fur coat and fedora on .. 

 

He used to work with us. Haven't been in contact for a while now.

[KarenBravo]

16 minutes ago, Deli said:

As lomg as they keep the bars closed... no hugs.

 

That is sooo last millennium.

The modern day lady of the night now uses a smart phone to set up liaisons.

No, I'm not speaking from experience, but from several articles that I read. 

[Grusa]

100 billion baht? Even 100 billion satang is an impossible target - by a factor of about a billion.

[Deli]

6 minutes ago, KarenBravo said:

That is sooo last millennium

 

Yes, I am an old school romancer

Edited June 24, 2021 by Deli

[jaiyen]

18 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

And...Phuket's first lucky 'sandboxers' arrive to a huggy welcome....

 

 

And you even have to have to display what colour you are !!

[chilly07]

Thais do not hug! This is the most  inappropriate slogan ever as well as contravening social distancing! Wai Thais would be closer to the mark but it implies correctly that Thailands vaccination effort is wofully inadequate.

[bangon04]

On 6/23/2021 at 2:27 PM, sapson said:

 

Indeed, some guys may remember Monty Python and the ministry of silly walks?

 

Can just picture Pinnochio and Anutin doing this when the rug is finally pulled from underneath them.

how does "Ministry of Silly TALKS" translate into Thai?

[Ralf001]

15 hours ago, chilly07 said:

Thais do not hug! This is the most  inappropriate slogan ever as well as contravening social distancing! Wai Thais would be closer to the mark but it implies correctly that Thailands vaccination effort is wofully inadequate.

 

 

Help Us Grow.

[Damrongsak]

On 6/23/2021 at 7:03 AM, wensiensheng said:

They do know the meaning of the word hug, right? And they do know there is a pandemic going on, right? And they do know the medical community has been banging on about social distancing, right?

 

who in their right mind would come up with that slogan at this time.

Someone who thik he spreak Engrrish.  Thailand - the hub of hugs.

 

Edited June 24, 2021 by Damrongsak

[Damrongsak]

17 hours ago, chilly07 said:

Thais do not hug! This is the most  inappropriate slogan ever as well as contravening social distancing! Wai Thais would be closer to the mark but it implies correctly that Thailands vaccination effort is wofully inadequate.

"Thais do not hug!..."

 

I've been married to a Thai for nearly 43 years.  Had a couple hugs per year. More now that I'm the old man of the family at 67.  (Probably because I have some money.)

 

 

[spidermike007]

Hug Thais? Does this mean they are planning to reopen the massage shops soon?