3 hours ago, adrin said:

i see more farang and chinese walking around in bkk than thai, but ok

You are likely near Sukhumvit. Get out to Bang Na, Ratchathewi, and the vast majority of other areas. Bangkok is a tourist mecca. Does that mean tourism is booming? Ask anyone in the industry. 

23 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

You are likely near Sukhumvit. Get out to Bang Na, Ratchathewi, and the vast majority of other areas. Bangkok is a tourist mecca. Does that mean tourism is booming? Ask anyone in the industry. 

Ratchathewi full of tourists. Bang Na had never any tourists.

Tourists booming or not, economy is doing fine. Better than in most other countries