What are most Russians doing here and how are they financing themselves?

[bob smith]

I see many russian families in my project these days,

they seem to be here for months on end

 

kinda got me thinking.

 

what are the vast majority of them doing here?

how are they supporting themselves and their families without working?

how long are they going to stay here?

 

they make lots of noise, especially late at night,

their kids are the worst, shouting and screaming till all hours.

they leave trash everywhere,

i've witnessed their kids spitting on the floor numerous times.

 

will they ever go home?

why dont they just go back to russia, put on their army uniforms and face the music.

they started the war after all,

best go back home now and fight it imo.

 

bob.

[worgeordie]

what are most BoB Smiths doing here and how are they financing themselves ?

 

I  thought you would be living in a luxury gated estate , the scenes you describe

are anything but ,seems to be a bit of a ghetto...Bob ,

 

it's pretty obvious what they are doing here , the majority will be so they don't

have to fight an unjust war ,how are they financing themselves ? , the best they

can I suppose  

 

regards worgeordie

[ezzra]

Sorry but i find you post to be flippant and frivolous...

[stupidfarang]

I see some russians selling cars via FB

[impulse]

54 minutes ago, bob smith said:

what are the vast majority of them doing here?

 

why dont they just go back to russia, put on their army uniforms and face the music.

Asked and answered.

[save the frogs]

56 minutes ago, bob smith said:

what are the vast majority of them doing here?

rich russians are starting businesses.

and less rich ones are probably being hired by them.

 

 

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Sorry but i find you post to be flippant and frivolous...

explain 

[bob smith]

Just now, save the frogs said:

rich russians are starting businesses.

and less rich ones are probably being hired by them.

 

 

work permits?

[quake]

Maybe, Card skimming

[bob smith]

10 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I  thought you would be living in a luxury gated estate , the scenes you describe

are anything but ,seems to be a bit of a ghetto...Bob ,

I have MANY properties scattered throughout Thailand.

 

Some located in tourist ghettos, others not.

 

bob.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, quake said:

Maybe, Card skimming

sounds about right 

[KhunLA]

To the title ... same as everyone else.

 

If illegal, hopefully sorted out, again, same as everyone else.

[StayinThailand2much]

6 minutes ago, bob smith said:

work permits?

 

Wasn't there an article quoted here a couple weeks ago about Thai people complaining that some Russians worked as taxi drivers and barbers for their compatriots on Phuket?

[FritsSikkink]

What about you?

[save the frogs]

12 minutes ago, bob smith said:

work permits?

you know how it goes man.

money talks and bullsh*t walks.

 

[bob smith]

9 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

To the title ... same as everyone else.

i'm not running away from a war that my country started though.

 

They should be on the frontlines, fighting for their supreme leader and hero Putin.

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

you know how it goes man.

money talks and bullsh*t walks.

 

that was kinda my original question.

 

where is their money coming from?

[scubascuba3]

I know a couple who work here, also others come and go back home. Work usually involves Russian tourists or property 

[scubascuba3]

Just now, bob smith said:

that was kinda my original question.

 

where is their money coming from?

You think they are poor? have you been to Russia? you'd be surprised how much money they have, probably those working in the thiefdoms have the most

[bob smith]

9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

have you been to Russia?

never have and never will.

 

it looks like a dreadful place.

[SbuxPlease]

22 minutes ago, bob smith said:

They should be on the frontlines, fighting for their supreme leader and hero Putin.

 

Would you volunteer for the frontlines of any random war that the leader of your great country decided to start?

[anandra]

17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You think they are poor? have you been to Russia? you'd be surprised how much money they have, probably those working in the thiefdoms have the most

I have been many times, extreme poverty, and a little better life in a few large cities. 

[phetphet]

Most probably came to avoid problems associated with the war against Ukraine, liked the vibe and the sunshine and decided to stay.

With large numbers of their compatriots around them doing the same thing, it probably feels like ‘Little Russia.”

 

Some are opening businesses, some just wealthy, and others working online. Probably a criminal element as well. But that’s the same for all nationalities.

 

They have as much right as the rest of us to be here, and I don’t doubt there are many nice ones.

Unfortunately for me, I got some bad ones.

They were evicted for constant noise problems and ignoring many polite requests to quieten things down. Drove me and my neighbours mad for months.

Another Russian family two doors away are as quiet as mice.

 

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, anandra said:

I have been many times, extreme poverty, and a little better life in a few large cities. 

what a hell hole!

 

no wonder they drink so much vodka, just to take the edges off of that sad reality!

[anandra]

51 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

what are most BoB Smiths doing here and how are they financing themselves ?

 

I  thought you would be living in a luxury gated estate , the scenes you describe

are anything but ,seems to be a bit of a ghetto...Bob ,

 

it's pretty obvious what they are doing here , the majority will be so they don't

have to fight an unjust war ,how are they financing themselves ? , the best they

can I suppose  

 

regards worgeordie

russians have 90 days of visa-free permission to stay in Thailand until the end of the tourist season, after 90 days they can do border run and have 90 days again. Those who have money open businesses, many work remotely,some work as english teachers,  many sell trips from the Pattaya booths to their fellow countrymen as most of russians do not speak English, that job is illegal, and many work illegally as guides for russian travel companies. Many just stay and live on the beach I personally knew few of them. 

[bob smith]

6 minutes ago, phetphet said:

Most probably came to avoid problems associated with the war against Ukraine, liked the vibe and the sunshine and decided to stay.

With large numbers of their compatriots around them doing the same thing, it probably feels like ‘Little Russia.”

 

Some are opening businesses, some just wealthy, and others working online. Probably a criminal element as well. But that’s the same for all nationalities.

 

They have as much right as the rest of us to be here, and I don’t doubt there are many nice ones.

Unfortunately for me, I got some bad ones.

They were evicted for constant noise problems and ignoring many polite requests to quieten things down. Drove me and my neighbours mad for months.

Another Russian family two doors away are as quiet as mice.

 

I have yet to meet a nice one.

[bob smith]

Just now, anandra said:

some work as english teachers

you're havin a laff, right?

[ChipButty]

I have met a few over the last 18 months, one worked for a oil company, another owned a crypto exchange who lived in Dubai, a few work online doing what I don't know, then there is the dodgy ones, 

Here in Phuket there has been a few of these taxi app's started up looks like Russians, one I know definitely is, if you watch FB groups, many car rent and bike rent, properties for rent anything to make a few quid. 

A friend of ours is a hairdresser (Thai) and she was telling us that we have Russians hairdressers working from home also doing nails, earlier this year up around Bang Tao area 3 of them got caught running a salon from home, 

[anandra]

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

what a hell hole!

 

no wonder they drink so much vodka, just to take the edges off of that sad reality!

they drink vodka and take something else, just for the last two months, 3 russians have been arrested after being intoxicated, drunk, and naked they were attacking people in Pattaya, Phuket. Destroying cars in Jomtien. Few drunk russians killed people while driving cars.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

I have met a few over the last 18 months, one worked for a oil company, another owned a crypto exchange who lived in Dubai, a few work online doing what I don't know, then there is the dodgy ones, 

Here in Phuket there has been a few of these taxi app's started up looks like Russians, one I know definitely is, if you watch FB groups, many car rent and bike rent, properties for rent anything to make a few quid. 

A friend of ours is a hairdresser (Thai) and she was telling us that we have Russians hairdressers working from home also doing nails, earlier this year up around Bang Tao area 3 of them got caught running a salon from home, 

I think the inevitable post high season clean up by immigration will require an extra large net next year.

 

could even be a case for big joke, you never know!