5 things you hate most about Thailand

[Kwasaki]

3 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

1. Blaring music. 

2. Ridiculously reckless drivers on the highway. 

3. The highway patrol utterly refusing to patrol the highways. 

4. Everything about the Thai army. 

5. Every politician. 

 

Next four:

6. The complete inability of the Thai people to guess what I am saying, when I do not pronounce the words perfectly. 

7. The heat. 

8. The foul air 4 or 5 months of the year.

9. The completely nonsensical import wine tax. 

 

That is about it. I love most everything else about the place and the people. 

I agree except what I saw was the Thai army taking over from the corrupt Thai police which was the other way around when Thai govs were in control.

[VocalNeal]

I don't hate anything. It is not a perfect place but then I am not perfect either.

[gamb00ler]

4 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Interesting some of the best pizza I have had has been here.  Not the chain shops, but some smaller independent places with stone/wood fire make great pizza I think.

I think Thailand does have many restaurants serving great Western food... the problem is you have to "kiss a lot of frogs" during your search.  Having lived in Canada/US most of my life, I would stop looking for better restaurants once I found places that were good enough.  In Thailand it often takes longer to find food/service that I classify as good enough.

 

I guess that may be one of my top 5 frustrations with life in Thailand.  

Edited July 21, 2023 by gamb00ler

[3NUMBAS]

chissling and double dealing is bad

[sidjameson]

3 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

That is why I married up with a wife who already owns a house and a car. No need to build a house in analz of Isaan and sweat in fear not to upset her uncle and bro

 

 

No such thing as marrying up. Everyone marries the best they can. If she married you and has more money than you then there must be a leveler.

Something like

 

1. She is fat and unattractive

2. You're very handsome ( very for a woman to marry poorer)

3. Hidden variable like she has herpes 

4. mental illness

 

So boasting she has her house, land etc...hmm not really a boast is it.

[bignok]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

The complete inability of the Thai people to guess what I am saying, when I do not pronounce the words perfectly. 

Good one. Funny isnt it.

[blackshadow]

too many food carts jamming up the roads

too many drivers not obeying the laws of the road.

bad driving.

too many U TURNS

undertaking

[BangkokReady]

Noise.

Dangerous roads.

Racism.

Poor quality workmanship.

Foreign Thai apologists/Thai supremacists.

[Rimmer]

A couple of derogatory troll posts and replies have been removed

[NoshowJones]

5 hours ago, bignok said:

Whats your top 5?

90 day reporting.

Different branches of IO offices making up their own rules.

Ditto Banks.

The Thai addiction to noise.

The many bad habits of Thai drivers and motorbike riders.

[alien365]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

 

7. The heat. 

Do you find it gets/feels worse with age? (I assume you have been here a while. I apologise if that's not the case) For me, I feel it's warm every day; I don't really notice the difference between 30, 35, or 40°C though. 

[Celsius]

19 minutes ago, sidjameson said:

No such thing as marrying up. Everyone marries the best they can. If she married you and has more money than you then there must be a leveler.

Something like

 

1. She is fat and unattractive

2. You're very handsome ( very for a woman to marry poorer)

3. Hidden variable like she has herpes 

4. mental illness

 

So boasting she has her house, land etc...hmm not really a boast is it.

 

So you're saying your lady married you because you are fat, ugly, have herpes and mental illness?

[NoshowJones]

5 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

90 day reporting.

Different branches of IO offices making up their own rules.

Ditto Banks.

The Thai addiction to noise.

The many bad habits of Thai drivers and motorbike riders.

Here's another one. Soldiers who think they are politicians.

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, Goat said:

Prayut and Prawit

Police

Brits, especially ones that complain about other foreigners

Sex tourists and sexpats who marry prostitutes

Expats who cant read or speak thai after years living here and then complain endlessly that Thais are stupid.

I have lived here for years and still say that most Thais are stupid. Have made attempts to learn the language but put off because of the stupid tones.

If the Thai language was normal like the French, Spanish etc, I would be proficient in it by now.

[OneMoreFarang]

Bad driving, and it seems it gets worse.

Especially when I see motorcycle riders who play with their smart phones in the middle of the traffic.

I guess one reason the phones have this name is because they are certainly smarter than many of their users.

 

Another problematic issue are all those incompetent people, especially craftsmen, who know little, are not interested to improve their skills, and don't care. And obviously they are upset if anybody dares to tell them about this situation.

 

How much I am irritated by things depends very much on my mood. Sometimes it is just amusing, but sometimes I really hate it. 

[RanongCat]

4 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Really....oh my goodness....what country do you come from where the pizzas are worse than Thailand? 

 

 

Italy?

[KhunLA]

1.  Pollution, seas, and Air pollution, (location dependent), but impossible to escape, countrywide.  Some areas a solid 6 months, others, 2 ish months, & mostly < 100 AQI

2. Limited pet friendly hotels

3, Most Thai food at restaurants, so lots of home cooking 

4. Stores stock a little of everything,  but not everything of anything

5. Noise pollution

 

[brewsterbudgen]

2 hours ago, Doctor Tom said:

Why in heavens name would you live in, or visit, a country that you can name 5 things you 'hate' about it? I don't 'hate anything about Thailand, the country I have chosen to live in. If I did, then I wouldn't be here and neither would any sensible person.   Some things irritate me on occasions, some things disappoint me,  many things surprise me, and I'm sad about a few things here, such as the death toll on the roads, but 'hate', no, I wouldnt use that word for anything here.  

I could easily think of 5 things I hate about my 'home' country as well.  Maybe you're just easy to please.

[Doctor Tom]

9 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I could easily think of 5 things I hate about my 'home' country as well.  Maybe you're just easy to please.

So could I.  That's why I don't live there anymore. 

[novacova]

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Hate is a strong word.  A few things that are annoying.

But, this should be a great thread for those who hate their lives and just about everything and everyone in it.

There’s a lot of hate decimation on the forum, this is just another unhappy hate congregating thread????????????

[Dan O]

6 hours ago, bob smith said:

Just 5 ?

 

I can go all day ???? 

If its that bad why are you here Bob?  

[Hummin]

49 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

I have lived here for years and still say that most Thais are stupid. Have made attempts to learn the language but put off because of the stupid tones.

If the Thai language was normal like the French, Spanish etc, I would be proficient in it by now.

If everyone recall their grandparents time and the people around back then, or for instance look at comments in here, or in social media, you will see how common stupidity was back in time and now also. How simple most people are when discussing or talking about issues they know nothing about. They understand the surface of it, but no dept seen or heard anywhere. 

 

Everyone base their experiences on their perspective and experiences only, and not willing to take in, there is more to every issue they think they are a master of.

 

Especially here in thailand where noboy have been in a thais shoes, and how their life have been, or is in the exact moment! 

 

Shallowness at its best and ignorant.

 

Not specified especially at you, but you where the last one to reply to this tread in such manner.

 

I have travelled country side in many countries, and Im not going to single out any specific country or place, but Rednecks is a common phenomenon in every country.

Edited July 21, 2023 by Hummin

[novacova]

58 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

I have lived here for years and still say that most Thais are stupid.

It’s nice you can come here and express your discomfort and prejudices. I suppose some really enjoy being miserable and reflecting it.

[sammieuk1]

1,2,3,4 Generals, 5 pickup trucks ????

[bignok]

23 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

So could I.  That's why I don't live there anymore. 

So you must live the perfect life then.

[Doctor Tom]

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

So you must live the perfect life then.

What an extraordinarily cynical sentence.  

[Hummin]

5 minutes ago, bignok said:

So you must live the perfect life then.

For me it would be perfect to live in my home country and Thailand.

 

Oh, wait a sec, thats what I do ????

[bignok]

My list

 

1. Visa system. It sucks. Should be 90 days VE. Should have a 5 year option $5000. Done.

2. Double pricing. Just rude.

3. Idiots on motorbikes that don't look.

4. Crazy bus and minivan drivers. Downright dangerous.

5. Pollution.

 

Now the good things

1. Cheap hotels

2. Great 7/11s

3. Easy women

4. Cheap curries

5. Cheap massages

6. Shops open til 9pm or later everynight

7. Fruit shakes.

8. Interesting train rides

9. Temples and caves

10. Easy to buy medical stuff no script

 

 

[bignok]

18 minutes ago, novacova said:

It’s nice you can come here and express your discomfort and prejudices. I suppose some really enjoy being miserable and reflecting it.

He is right though.

[Doctor Tom]

39 minutes ago, novacova said:

There’s a lot of hate decimation on the forum, this is just another unhappy hate congregating thread????????????

That's what this forum lives on now.  It wasn't always like this. Frankly, I'm not sure why I bother with most of the posts.  Come to think of it, I do ignore most of them.