5 things you hate most about Thailand

[bignok]

13 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

nothing, why do you ask?

my objection is to having to hear it ad nauseum

I like it

[sirineou]

I think we should create a third thread, combine the two and let them fight it out ????

[Bday Prang]

1 minute ago, bignok said:

I like it

Each to their own,  but this thread is about what we don't like, Try and stay on topic, there is another thread currently running entitled "5 things you love most in Thailand"  I didn't see you listing your peculiar fondness  of the standard Thai greeting on there

[BangkokReady]

7 hours ago, Geordieabroad said:

Your #3 is complaining farang, you actually said that while complaining, that's funny

Yeah, but, Thailand has to be good, so foreigners who complain about it must be bad, and if you complain about something bad, then you are good! ????

[GammaGlobulin]

In hierarchical order:

 

a. Thailand Monster Centipede  (I hate them in the bathroom, alive.  But, they are good to eat.)

 

b. roosters

 

c. barking dogs (the Husky dog is the worst, because I hate whiners)

 

d. scorpions in my underwear after leaving it on the floor

 

e. GuestHouse managers who are Old Toms  (worse than the Monster Centipede, or uglier anyway)

 

 

 

Edited July 22, 2023 by GammaGlobulin

[ravip]

Anyone enjoy the loud talking and ear splitting cackles on a crowded BTS?

[KhunLA]

2 hours ago, ravip said:

Anyone enjoy the loud talking and ear splitting cackles on a crowded BTS?

What BTS do you use ?

[Road Warrior]

1  high volume of traffic      2  idiot driving standards     3   too hot at times    4  lack pf car parking    5 ???????

[NativeBob]

Nothing. I love it. just please ... floods - they annoys me so much!

[ravip]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

What BTS do you use ?

Sukhumvit Line.

(...and the locals aren't noisy)

[Geordieabroad]

23 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

I was answering a question that was asking for things I don't like - which will surely read as a list of complaints.. - I thought Geordies were supposed to be a bit nicer and more clever than that? Next time I should just complain that the ice cream is great? 

you were right about Geordies, we also have a sense of humour

[bignok]

7 minutes ago, Geordieabroad said:

you were right about Geordies, we also have a sense of humour

What language do you speak?

[bignok]

 

[BarraMarra]

1 Not being allowed to play music in a bar.

2 Being called a Falang.

3 lack of Sunbeds and Umbrellas at a beach.

4 lack of care and Hospitality as a Tourist.

5 lie's and Cheating.  

Edited July 23, 2023 by BarraMarra

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

I have one...its enjoying stimulating and educated discussion on this forum!   oh to be alive!

as long you enjoy it, very well, good job ????

[Hummin]

7 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

couldnt do it without the loving support of my fellow members here..like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day....a day without BigNok is a day not worth living...

well, it is like a tabloid newspaper on a sunday every day! Cant beat that

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

couldnt do it without the loving support of my fellow members here..like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day....a day without BigNok is a day not worth living...

Someone please pass me a bucket.

[1FinickyOne]

5 hours ago, Geordieabroad said:

you were right about Geordies, we also have a sense of humour

most people have a sense of humor - its just not always the same..

[bignok]

2 hours ago, Hummin said:

well, it is like a tabloid newspaper on a sunday every day! Cant beat that

Outrage: pc gone mad

[pomchop]

On 7/21/2023 at 2:17 PM, HappyExpat57 said:

Hate is WAY too strong a word. Annoyed, most certainly, and I've shared this repeatedly ad nauseum - and here it is again (Reader's Digest abbreviated edition). I got sick of all the annoyances, moved to Mexico vowing never to come back, and six weeks later was back in LOS with a renewed appreciation.

 

Try it - move somewhere else with similar attributes (though THAT will be difficult to find!) and see if you are happier there than here.

Yep...a few months in mexico might make thai food look a LOT better and the Mexican mariachi bands can quickly drive you nuts...the mex gals are not my cup of chai...but the beer is cold and the beaches are nice in lot of mexican spots....but overall, i''ll take Thailand any day.

[thaibeachlovers]

Farangs that live in LOS and look for things to hate about it.

ditto

ditto

ditto

ditto

[Doctor Tom]

On 7/21/2023 at 8:09 PM, Hummin said:

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.

Anonymous  public forums are not the place for reasoned, knowlegible and logical debate.  There are good reasons why very many academic and other professional forums are not anonymous. 

[Geordieabroad]

21 hours ago, bignok said:

What language do you speak?

Why don't you know?

[NanLaew]

On 7/21/2023 at 1:44 PM, Trippy said:

Only have one:   Arrogant foreigners

I have five:   Five arrogant foreigners (you know who you are)

[Jacques Clouseau]

1) Visa rules. Notably limits to visa run by land and onward flight tickets for tourist visas.

 

2) Inflation. Not specific to Thailand though.

 

3) Nightlife. The industry is too focused on money and not enough on added value.

 

4) Pollution. Especially in the north when farmers are burning their land.

 

5) The "saving face" habit.

[Captain Monday]

• Gormless Farangs  (do not associate)
• Touts and peddlers with baskets entering restaurants pushing wares (ignore)
• Sketchy Taxi drivers (avoid as much as possible, get out the car)
• Healthcare ripoffs (fortunately never had to deal with it)
• Obstructed, uneven, unsafe sidewalks  (Still fully ambulatory)

So actually nothing bothers me about Thailand really except transport ripoffs, lack of proper pavements. Plus something for the future that everyone has to deal with eventually.