Russian Elites Are Transforming Thailand’s Biggest Island as They Become More Unwelcome in the West

[stoner]

10 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

i'd say than u have zero business sense
already to many, prices have dropped alot and the new government will reverse the policy in place

i am neither worried about other stores nor their prices. will revisit this comment in a years time. you'll see. :)  as for the government ? what government would that be ? 

[Polaky]

Not only Thailand,  nha Trang in Vietnam , Bali, alanya in Turkey, and any other country that will allow them to enter, they are cashed up and buying, hence everywhere they go prices increase exponentially. 

[Airwolf]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

To say that about Muslims or Blacks would be racist.

 

Why not internment camps ... mind boggling.

Y'all showing your colors.

 

Peace Out

If there's only x amount of spots, and 80 - 90% are suddenly from a certain country, how is that fair?

[Seeall]

7 minutes ago, Grahamlil said:

Everywhere i have been on vacation which has included Russians has been awful, they are miserable, greedy & suck the atmosphere out of the place  

 

Just now, Polaky said:

Not only Thailand,  nha Trang in Vietnam , Bali, alanya in Turkey, and any other country that will allow them to enter, they are cashed up and buying, hence everywhere they go prices increase exponentially. 

but do they really have to be so damn miserable, gloomy, angry and total f tards...

[BusyB]

6 hours ago, phetphet said:

What makes them all so elite?

Money I suppose.

[CANSIAM]

28 minutes ago, fulhamster said:

Agents ?

He's ( Zhaffsky ) been asked several fair questions here but no replies yet.........

[amexpat]

2 hours ago, malibukid said:

they are cowards.  i have confronted a few on Bali. i had three choices in 68 in America.  1. sign up, 2. go to Canada, 3 protest.  i choose to stay and protest.  it worked.  not take a vacation 

Do you believe 2023 Russia is like 1968 America?  What was the worst that happened to you for protesting? 
Still alive with no skull damage, I see. 
 

[ericdiam]

Wait another 1-2 years and the government and TAT will regret it forever. 
Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin and many more won’t be places to go anymore as normal tourists!!

[wensiensheng]

6 hours ago, phetphet said:

What makes them all so elite?

Stupid description isn’t it? There will be some criminal elements, some normal people who classify at the top end of Russian society and a few rich ones even by Western standards.

 

my step daughter works in real estate in Phuket, 80% of the business is now rental to Russians, most on a limited budget

[ericdiam]

Russian Elites are same as the Russian MAFFIA 

[wwest5829]

Tongue in cheek ... get the numbers of Russians in Phuket up, Putin can declare he needs to send in military forces to protect the Russian speakers. After all, part of the rationale he used for invading Ukraine (and Hitler used to get the Sudetenland from the Western Powers ... peace in our times, indeed).

[Srikcir]

May have to change city name to "Cry Me a."

[LosLobo]

6 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Can someone explain to me how you can tell they are Russian, or any nationality unless in conversation with them.

You can usually tell by their very bad driving habits.

 

Fifteen years ago, there was a large enclave in Rawai, before the rouble went into freefall in 2014 and most left.

 

Myself and neighbours had many traffic interactions with the Russians.

 

Mine was relatively minor where I was hit by a bike driven an unlicensed woman, looking up at the clouds who claimed it was my fault because her dad was a Moscow Police Commissioner.

 

My neighbour was less unlucky and was put into an ICU and then repatriated home after being T-boned by one on a big bike doing around 160 km/h. After being admitted into hospital the driver did a runner.

 

Nevertheless, recently Putin has raised the conscription age and as he runs out of cannon fodder he will continue to do so.

 

He also has declared that those not replying to conscription notices will have their citizenship revoked and will become stateless.

 

I suggest that eventually only the very rich elite or the elderly will be the only ones left in Phuket.

 

As an aside....

The picture in the OP looks like the view looking north from the Kata Viewpoint but looks exceeding dry, something I have never witnessed before.

[flexomike]

2 hours ago, Charlest1971 said:

You know the saying: 

“If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas”

 

It sounds like Thailand is an immoral country. Another place, I won’t be visiting. 

 

good stay home

[sambum]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Tell that to Putin who's hell's bent on destroying and killing other nations.

 

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Tell that to Putin who's hell's bent on destroying and killing other nations.

I think that Putin knows that a lot of everyday  Russians just want to rest and not fight, so nobody needs to tell him!  

[transam]

5 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

I think that Putin knows that a lot of everyday  Russians just want to rest and not fight, so nobody needs to tell him!  

.............and he doesn't care............????

[Denim]

3 hours ago, stoner said:

i'm about to move to phuket. 

Have you considered Bradford , Wembley or Southall. Nice places with interesting cultures that have grown on the same concept , security in numbers with all the comforts of home.

[PB172111]

7 hours ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

The true face of Thailand. An utter disgrace.

Why make this statement? If someone has money to spend so why not take their money. That’s business.

[freeworld]

2 hours ago, Hakuna Matata said:

Those young Russian people in their 20's and 30's are mostly children of corrupt government officials with lots of money in their pockets. Money laundering in Thailand!

Ah just hollering the old money laundering statement again when there is no evidence of such.

[metisdead]

Off topic posts, troll posts and the replies have been removed.

 

A troll post with a video using a foreign language has been removed.

[freeworld]

2 hours ago, nickmondo said:

the woman wear hankies on their heads

the fat men wear budgie snugglers, speedos

they all stand on the beach with hands on hips, and turn 90 degrees every few minutes to get an even tan.

they stand in the shallow sea in a circle

miserable looking gits

push past people in any queue, especially in 7

 

Thought you were describing persons from a large west European country there for a moment.

[McTavish]

55 minutes ago, ericdiam said:

Russian Elites are same as the Russian MAFFIA 

One F in mafia  or Bratva, as they're known.  Don't worry, BigJoke will root them out.

[bbko]

According to some on AN, Thais are racist, after reading through this thread it seems that trait isn't limited to Thais only.

[Doctor Tom]

They are not welcome here much either, certainly not by those they rip off, or by me,  because they come from a criminal State, that is committing Genocide in their name.  No., not welcome at all. 

[kennypowers]

7 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I can tell just by looking at them, 

By how unfriendly they are, and how they ignore you if you smile or attempt a passing "hello/good morning/evening".

[Gknrd]

I can just hear the conversation in the TOT think tank.. Since the war the Russians have saved out tourist economy. Yeah, let's hope China invades Taiwan.  We will be back on easy street.

[BE88]

3 hours ago, bbko said:

It cracks me up when I read about foreigners in Thailand complaining about an influx of other foreigners.

How can one be xenophobic when they/we are foreigners in a foreign land? 5555

Good question, racism is endemic here as stupidity.

[manta]

We have land there so hopefully rubbing hands together…… 

[Burma Bill]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

with Russians being the No. 1 group of tourists to the island,

After Lavrov's visit, I wonder if something similar to this will dominate a mountain top instead of a Buddha:

 

[0815]

8 hours ago, phetphet said:

What makes them all so elite?

Their money. What else ?