Bangkok Governor Joins in and Kicks off Songkran at Khaosan Road

[snoop1130]

 

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt visited Khaosan Road to kick start the Songkran festival yesterday, April 13th.

 

Clad in a shirt with floral patterns, the governor presided over an opening ceremony of the festival in the morning before touring the road and greeting tourists.

 

He said the atmosphere was very lively with visitors both foreign and Thai alike. Sellers put stalls out to sell goods, helping pump money into the economy. However, Chadchart said he wanted to see this atmosphere throughout Bangkok, not just Khaosan, to help with the overall economy.

 

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[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Sellers put stalls out to sell goods, helping pump money into the economy. However, Chadchart said he wanted to see this atmosphere throughout Bangkok, not just Khaosan, to help with the overall economy.

Complete fallacy.

People are only spending what they have in their pockets.

They spend during Songkran and go short for the rest of the month.

It's not extra revenue.

 

[nigelforbes]

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Complete fallacy.

People are only spending what they have in their pockets.

They spend during Songkran and go short for the rest of the month.

It's not extra revenue.

 

He didn't say it was extra revenue, that was just your interpretation of what you thought he said. The economy is being driven currently by Consumer Spending, holidays such as Songkran mean that consumers spend money, ergo, they are pumping  money into the economy.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, nigelforbes said:

He didn't say it was extra revenue, that was just your interpretation of what you thought he said. The economy is being driven currently by Consumer Spending, holidays such as Songkran mean that consumers spend money, ergo, they are pumping  money into the economy.

That will be lost later when their money dries up...  real solid economy.

[nigelforbes]

10 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

That will be lost later when their money dries up...  real solid economy.

Is there any aspect of the way the country is run that you don't have contempt for!

[hotchilli]

17 minutes ago, nigelforbes said:

Is there any aspect of the way the country is run that you don't have contempt for!

That has nothing to do with the post.

I stated my view, if you don't like it, move on.

 

[khaowong1]

I can remember back when Khaosan Road was a back packers destination.  Cheap hostels and cheap food.  Now it's a major attraction in Bangkok.  ????‍♂️