Trippy Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 23 minutes ago, Edwin Cameron said: This is blatant discrimination, if we did that here in Australia we would be labelled 'Racist's'.... Wasn't the ten pound pom program, whites only? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mberbae Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 The authorities behind this scam never consider the fact that a LOT of foreignrs have lived here 10-15- 20 years and raised Thai families ( including the grand- parents, of course ). But they still must pay the foreigner fees. I don't tip any more. Not so sweet revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivananahuahin Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Welcome to Thailand, finances are sinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poskat Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, stix40 said: Still cheap but I understand the sentiment. I have heard if you show a Thai driving license that can reduce the cost ? True or urban myth? I typically get the local price when I show them my work permit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnx101 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 No interest to enter any of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Is it not only a couple of years back when they were saying that the same price should apply to everyone - locals and visitors alike? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Next week signs will be erected at the entrance to these sites. "FREE ENTRY TOMORROW" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, MRtommyR said: It wasn't racist because it was based on residency which is not the same principal as the system in Thailand. My Japanese friends pay thev ocal price, so white or black man's tax. Totally racist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritScot Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 2 hours ago, stix40 said: Still cheap but I understand the sentiment. I have heard if you show a Thai driving license that can reduce the cost ? True or urban myth? Sometimes just reduced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racket Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Who visits these boring sites anyways? A waste of money, and you can get to see someone else on YouTube instead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 If you can't get enough tourists to come make the ones that do pay more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Joe32 said: So, racist, yes. The Thai system is effectively racist, yes. My comment was in reply to the question of whether having a local resident price for Disney World was racist. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10baht Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 What about pink card holders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissman53 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Our countries should start doing the same thing only with Thai People. Maybe that would be the only thing that helps..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sandyf Posted July 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Grahamlil said: What a way to make foreign visitors feel welcome I struggle to understand Thailand they say they want visitors for the economy then treat them like crap Happens all over the world, but why should that come into it when whinging about Thailand has become the order of the day on here. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, sandyf said: Happens all over the world, but why should that come into it when whinging about Thailand has become the order of the day on here. I'm not whinging about it, just stating a fact that I won't go anywhere that has a dual pricing system. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, sandyf said: Happens all over the world, but why should that come into it when whinging about Thailand has become the order of the day on here. Well Einstein, maybe because this is a forum about Thailand and not about the rest of the world? Edited July 27, 2023 by SoilSpoil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 5 hours ago, SoilSpoil said: I just love it every time we enter a National Park and I am singled out in front of my family and told to pay 5 or 10 times more. Makes me feel so welcome. Are you not hiding deep enough in the footwell? I never pay anything. Don't get mad,get even ! ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph98765 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 so they recognize us with the new 300b entrance fee (Work permit, ...) but for this...nope? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I'm happy to pay extra and it makes perfect sense to me. Different pricing based on criteria is not unique to Thailand. If paying 200 baht to enter a national attraction is going to bend me out of shape and ruin my day, I'll stay home. But, I don't give it a second thought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, mberbae said: The authorities behind this scam never consider the fact that a LOT of foreignrs have lived here 10-15- 20 years and raised Thai families ( including the grand- parents, of course ). But they still must pay the foreigner fees. I don't tip any more. Not so sweet revenge. You're punishing the wrong people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabas Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 22 minutes ago, swissman53 said: Our countries should start doing the same thing only with Thai People. Maybe that would be the only thing that helps..... They do. About 1000B just to enter the US Shenandoah National Park, about 500B average up to 1000s to enter tourist attractions in Paris. You realize that the measly 10B - 20B that poor Thai pay does not begin to cover most attractions' operating costs. That comes out of taxes on Thai people, of which tourists pay nothing! So why on Earth should a poor Thai person pay more, though taxes and high entrances costs, that a foreign tourist? And even full entrance fees in Thailand are much cheaper than the West. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 29 minutes ago, khunjeff said: The Thai system is effectively racist, yes. That is the falang single minded view. Tourists create damage in their wake so not unreasonable to keep prices up and numbers down. A lesson learned, and not just in Thailand. Thai authorities announced they would be temporarily closing the bay from 1 June, but have now extended the planned four-month closure to at least a year, due to the extent of the destruction caused by the thousands of day-trippers. Thanks to pollution from litter, boats and sun cream, it is estimated that more than 80% of the coral around Maya Bay has been destroyed. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/03/thailand-bay-made-famous-by-the-beach-closed-indefinitely A tourist from England accused of defacing the Colosseum has said he was not aware of the age of the ancient monument. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/05/english-tourist-accused-of-carving-name-in-colosseum-says-he-did-not-realise-its-age 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted July 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, rabas said: They do. About 1000B just to enter the US Shenandoah National Park, about 500B average up to 1000s to enter tourist attractions in Paris. You realize that the measly 10B - 20B that poor Thai pay does not begin to cover most attractions' operating costs. That comes out of taxes on Thai people, of which tourists pay nothing! So why on Earth should a poor Thai person pay more, though taxes and high entrances costs, that a foreign tourist? And even full entrance fees in Thailand are much cheaper than the West. 80% of Thai people don't pay income tax. Everyone in Thailand pays VAT on purchases. What taxes were you thinking of? Edited July 27, 2023 by BritManToo 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, roger101 said: I'm not whinging about it, just stating a fact that I won't go anywhere that has a dual pricing system. Not what you stated. "What a way to make foreign visitors feel welcome I struggle to understand Thailand they say they want visitors for the economy then treat them like crap" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, rabas said: They do. About 1000B just to enter the US Shenandoah National Park, about 500B average up to 1000s to enter tourist attractions in Paris. You realize that the measly 10B - 20B that poor Thai pay does not begin to cover most attractions' operating costs. That comes out of taxes on Thai people, of which tourists pay nothing! So why on Earth should a poor Thai person pay more, though taxes and high entrances costs, that a foreign tourist? And even full entrance fees in Thailand are much cheaper than the West. Thank you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findlay13 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 It's the Thai way.No customers? raise the prices! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sandyf Posted July 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2023 15 minutes ago, SoilSpoil said: Well Einstein, maybe because this is a forum about Thailand and not about the rest of the world? Exactly, a forum with a majority narrow minded xenophobes whinging about what goes on in Thailand as though it was unique. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Balance said: There is a lot of tea to be served. at least have some balance .....right ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 How to win friends and influence people Thai style. Must have taken lessons from the Supermarkets - Less Customers = hike the the prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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