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What would it actually take to elevate Thailand?
Nope... not when friends have been close friends for decades and also find subjects that we disagree on. Perhaps you've not had long lasting close friendships here, so may not be able to picture a normal cross cultural friendship. You've shoehorned in a bias of yours... discussions can be held without confrontation - again, you may not be able to picture a normal cross cultural friendship - discussion is quite normal. The 'general non confrontational nature' of Thai's does not mean they are incapable of healthy discussion - you seem ignorant to that reality. I used the 'term innocently ignorant'... perhaps rethink your faux-offense, its a bit childish. -
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I’ve backpacked through Southpark Asia for years… now i feel quietly pushed out
I’ve been coming to Asia for many years, always on a shoestring. Not a digital nomad, not chasing luxury, just a little bit of a backpacker. The kind who speaks some Thai, stays in hostels, eats street food, and knows the backstreets better than the malls. My first thought goes out to Cheap Charlie in Pattaya. I wonder how he’s getting on. He, like many of us, made a life of simplicity here. I know I inspired friends to follow in my footsteps, some of them spent 30k in a month on holidays, even medical trips. But that was never my style. I stretched every dollar, every baht. And it used to be enough. Now, I feel like I’m considered a low-quality tourist. Immigration seems colder. More scrutiny. More suspicion. Like I’m not welcome anymore unless I can show a big bank balance and perfect insurance. I probably won’t even get 60 days in the country this year. It’s like Thailand (and Southeast Asia in general) has shifted. It’s aiming for a new kind of tourist, those who book resorts from Instagram, drop cash on wellness retreats, and never talk to locals unless it’s through Grab or room service. And that’s fine. Things change. But it stings. Because I’ve loved this region quietly, humbly—for decades. And now I feel like I’m being pushed out of a home I never really had. Just wondering if anyone else feels this shift? Or is it just me, feeling a bit left behind? -
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Re: Stopping with the raunchy Rolling Stones. Starting with JS Bach Contatas!
Although the Toccatas are amazing, I am not a big fan of organ music, and prefer chamber music, piano, and JS Bach cello. Still, if I had to listen to organ, then I would listen to something like this...maybe.... But, probably not, and instead I would prefer something like this: By the way: Gould is a Ghoul....I don't like the Ghoul.... He goes NUTZO...and starts talking to himself.... Halfway through. Very disconcerting, as you probably know.... (Still, when he stops talking to himself, the Ghoul is just...AMAZING...!!!) -
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Tipping
Just watch what the locals do. "When in Rome..." as they say. If you get amazing service and smiles, tip more. Boring uninterested staff that must be chased down get less. But generally, it is not much more that a few coins on the table, except for expensive restaurants.
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