Thailand expert Dan reveals there are 2 million expats living in Thailand

[Goat]

I remeber reading this helpful link from Mike about a month back.

 

 

 

He informed us there were about 312,000 expats.

 

But Thailand expert Dan is claiming there are 2 million expats in his famous vlog.

 

 

 

 

Who has it right? Dan or Mike?

 

 

[Ralf001]

2 million foreigners is highly likely, I would have thought more.

312,000 expats sound low.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Dan expert Goat reveals he still loves to talk all things Dan

[transam]

Another Dan thread from the OP...

 

You really must get over your loss...........😢

[MrPancake]

What is your definition of an expat ?

There are 3 to 4 millions foreigners living in Thailand.

Most of them ain't westerners.

Do they qualify as expats nonetheless or are they in the "migrants" category ?

 

 

 

[FritsSikkink]

I don't care about anything Dan says.

[gearbox]

10 minutes ago, MrPancake said:

They are both wrong.

As of the first quarter of 2023, the number of western expatriates in Thailand was 156,596 - with more than half living in Bangkok, according to Colliers Thailand and the Employment Department.

2 millions is probably the number of foreign workers regardless of where they come from.

Thailand doesn't publish statistics on expats, but this number sounds reasonable. In 2018 they published that 80k retirement visas were issued, after covid there are probably less of us.

[bob smith]

which dan are we talking about?

 

 

[CharlieH]

Please don't use Facebook links, only people with Facebook accounts can view it !

[couchpotato]

26 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

Dan expert Goat reveals he still loves to talk all things Dan

Both monotonous....the word expert doesn't really fit here.

[NanLaew]

13 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

I don't care about anything Dan says.

 

I don't care if anyone doesn't care about anything Dan says.

[Liverpool Lou]

54 minutes ago, Goat said:

He informed us there were about 312,000 expats.

But Thailand expert Dan is claiming there are 2 million expats in his famous vlog.

Who has it right? Dan or Mike?

My money would be on neither!  Nor Colliers Thailand or the Employment Department.

[OneMoreFarang]

54 minutes ago, Goat said:

But Thailand expert Dan is claiming there are 2 million expats in his famous vlog.

He should open a forum and share his wisdom with all of us. 😉 

[ABCDBKK]

2 Million sounds like a lot. Too much in fact. That would be equivalent to about 3% of the Thai population. 300K also sounds too low. 750K sounds more credible. Maybe 250K Chinese. Perhaps 150K Japanese. 50K Indians. 100K Russians and the rest a broad mix. 

[KannikaP]

40 minutes ago, bob smith said:

which dan are we talking about?

 

 

Dan Dare, Deparate Dan, Oh Danny Boy, Cheesy Dan!

[transam]

Just now, KannikaP said:

Dan Dare, Deparate Dan, Oh Danny Boy, Cheesy Dan!

........OP's ex, Dan.......

[bob smith]

3 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Dan Dare, Deparate Dan, Oh Danny Boy, Cheesy Dan!

ahhh, the cheesemeister! 

 

got ya!

 

bob.

[Chivas]

Who is Dan on a wet Friday here in the UK ??

 

Bit like saying do you know Noi from Soi 6

[BritManToo]

23 minutes ago, ABCDBKK said:

2 Million sounds like a lot. Too much in fact. That would be equivalent to about 3% of the Thai population. 300K also sounds too low. 750K sounds more credible. Maybe 250K Chinese. Perhaps 150K Japanese. 50K Indians. 100K Russians and the rest a broad mix. 

What about Laos, Cambodia and Burma?

Plenty of them working in Thailand.

 

" IOM estimates that Thailand is home to 3.9 million migrant workers from Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam (2019)."

 

https://thailand.iom.int/labour-mobility-and-social-inclusion#:~:text=In countries of destination%2C migrant,and Viet Nam (2019).

 

Some claim expat = white person, migrant worker = non-white.

https://theconversation.com/whats-the-difference-between-a-migrant-and-an-expat-69265

 

Others claim you need to be working in a foreign country in order to be classed as an expat.

 

And yet others claim

expat = person from a wealthy country working in a poorer country

Migrant worker = person from a poor country working in a wealthier country.

[Trippy]

Who the heck is Dan?

[norfolkandchance]

23 minutes ago, gearbox said:

I don't think so...that's why he is massively inflating the numbers of his potential audience.

And employing the gang of 4 or 5.

[Goat]

1 hour ago, MrPancake said:

What is your definition of an expat ?

There are 3 to 4 millions foreigners living in Thailand.

Most of them ain't westerners.

Do they qualify as expats nonetheless or are they in the "migrants" category ?

 

 

 

No, Dan was not referring to the 3 million migrant workers from Laos, Cambodia and Burma.

 

[Goat]

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

which dan are we talking about?

 

 

Dan Cheeseman, infuencer, famous vlogger, anti aging expert, tech guru and Thailand expert.

[Goat]

30 minutes ago, transam said:

........OP's ex, Dan.......

It has been rough. Hard to take.

[Goat]

37 minutes ago, gearbox said:

I don't think so...that's why he is massively inflating the numbers of his potential audience.

Very good point.

[Goat]

1 hour ago, CharlieH said:

Please don't use Facebook links, only people with Facebook accounts can view it !

I apologise for that Charlie.

If anyone knows how to post the video they are welcome to do it.

I tried, but failed.

[roo860]

31 minutes ago, bob smith said:

ahhh, the cheesemeister! 

 

got ya!

 

bob.

 

[KannikaP]

5 minutes ago, Goat said:

No, Dan was not referring to the 3 million migrant workers from Laos, Cambodia and Burma.

 

How do you know that. Did you ask him face to face?

[CharlieH]

OK that's enough of this.