American woman’s life-changing adventure in Thailand

[Gknrd]

Joke of the day!

[Nick Carter icp]

4 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Not so much. Basic rooms start from 2000-3000 baht per month. Street food is cheap, 50 baht for a decent meal with chicken and rice. A set of clothes (shorts, tee and flipflops) is 300 baht. Thailand is one the cheapest places in the world to be honest.

 

   Makes no difference about how cheap it is if you have no money

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

An American woman @ExperiencingKiaa with a mere US$7 (approximately 250 baht) in her bank account captivated TikTok followers with her tale of survival in Thailand.

Yeah gods... a broke back-packer trying to garners some funds.

[proton]

Now she's hit the international press, probably a go fund me on the way

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-13083943/booked-one-way-japan-trip-homeless-thailand.html#comments

[bbko]

7 hours ago, uttradit said:

She stole $650 or became a hooker? Now working illegally as a hair stylist

Maybe she was standing on Beach Road saying "I'll raise the hair on your neck with my service".

[daveAustin]

Fair play to her; social media and YouTube revenues aside, not so easy to do that kind of thing nowadays. Being a woman, however, there is always a backup option for making money. The option for blokes in that situation is usually to go for a dive. 

[PingRoundTheWorld]

So to rephrase: useless vlogger working illegally in Thailand. Vlogging is work if she's making money out of it (and she is), and being a hairstylist is of course illegal. Given that she's broadcasting this to the world it's doubtful how long she'll be able to stay here without getting deported. Next vlog probably a sob story about how she got arrested and deported, and the sad thing is some NPCs will sympathize and donate - apparently some already have.

 

It's really quite sad how social media has devolved into voyeurs paying to watch how others live. And TikTok. And OF. An entire generation who's aspirations are to be internet-famous doing nothing special. Sure- there's money in that if you actually produce quality content and get millions of followers, but probably 99% don't make it and don't make much.

[mfd101]

A load of b/s. And it's b/s whether mostly true, all true or all false.

 

The wonders of Usofan kulcha.

[jaywalker2]

9 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

It would have been interesting to some.

It's a bunch of bull obviously. It's just an ad for her tik tok account.

[PJ71]

10 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Just listen to yourself.

 

About 23 years ago, I flew to the US on a one-way ticket, without a visa, with about a hundred (borrowed) bucks in my pocket and owing various people several hundred more, a five-baht gold chain and about 40 kg of excess baggage.

 

The rest, as they say, is history.

What's your point?

[newbee2022]

Sounds like a fake story....5 months in Thailand, but money for flight ticket?

I don't believe anything🥴

[John Drake]

14 hours ago, billd766 said:

How did she even get into Thailand without a minimum of 20,000 baht, no return air ticket or any sort of visa?

 

How did she get into Laos with only $7? Used to be $5 cash but I think it's now $15.

[CanadaSam]

10 hours ago, uttradit said:

She stole $650 or became a hooker?

 

Have you seen her picture?  

[1happykamper]

12 hours ago, jaywalker2 said:

What was the point of this article exactly?

That lies and exaggeration generate money 

[KannikaP]

2 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Being a woman, however, there is always a backup option for making money

Or more usually back down! 555

[orchis]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, within a day of arriving, she realised Japan wasn’t her destination of choice

She realized the price of things there.

Edited February 16 by orchis

[zzzzz]

HOW did she remain in Thailand 5 months???  at min (with tourist visa (which she could NOT have gotten with no $$) and 30 day extension) 2 months overstay!!!
i have zero interests or compassion for someone that leaves their home without $$$ to live on, ( bearing unfortunate accidents) 

Thanks Thaiger for another worthless, missing pieces fluff story cause a slow news day 

 

[roo860]

40 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Or more usually back down! 555

Looks more like a bloke 👍🏾 

[sungod]

4 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Looks more like a bloke 👍🏾 

Back up, back down Ben Dover.

[KannikaP]

15 hours ago, bbko said:

She needs to stay home, some kind of low IQ homeless vlogger.

 

Do you think I am going to watch this for 45 minutes? No way.

Who was videoing it, who paid the taxi? 

[garygooner]

Short on funds, but looking for a nomadic lifestyle, Japan certainly wasn't a good choice!  

[ravip]

15 hours ago, billd766 said:

How did she even get into Thailand without a minimum of 20,000 baht, no return air ticket or any sort of visa?

 

There was no mention in the Thaiger about that. They did mention that she had a partner and also that "she received an outpouring of support from her online community".

 

She also spent 4 months in Laos.

 

All this on USD$7?

How did she even get into Thailand without a minimum of 20,000 baht, no return air ticket or any sort of visa?

 

TBH, immigration had never asked me to show 20K ever - during the past 20 years or so.

[retarius]

People should not go to other countries with 250 baht in their pockets, they should have enough money for their stay. Beggars like this, and the GoFundMe crowd make me sick. they are parasites.

They should not be allowed in the country, expecting the poor locals to support them with hand outs. 

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, billd766 said:

According to the article, she was in Thailand for 5 months so unless visa exempt is for 6 months, she would be on overstay.

Unless she made arrangements to not be on overstay!  The article did not mention that she had ever been on overstay.

Edited February 16 by Liverpool Lou

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, billd766 said:

Also, according to the article, she had a job as a hairdresser which IIRC is a job for Thais

As I pointed out in my post earlier than yours!...

14 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Hairdressing must have been removed from the list of protected occupations just for her.

 

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, uttradit said:

Return ticket is sometimes asked by airlines

Sometimes.  I was never asked for one.

[Liverpool Lou]

11 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Travel insurance ?

Optional.  Why bring that up?

[uttradit]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Sometimes.  I was never asked for one.

Got asked once for an exit ticket. Never asked for 20,000 baht. 

[uttradit]

1 hour ago, retarius said:

People should not go to other countries with 250 baht in their pockets, they should have enough money for their stay. Beggars like this, and the GoFundMe crowd make me sick. they are parasites.

They should not be allowed in the country, expecting the poor locals to support them with hand outs. 

Story is probably false. Nobody goes to Thailand with $7.

[KhunLA]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Optional.  Why bring that up?

Because that $7 isn't going to cover any hospital bill she incurs if having an oops.