Will Thailand always remain a Third World Country?

[freedomnow]

4 hours ago, Robert_Smith said:

To my mind, after decades of living here I see nothing has moved on/improved.

 

Thais still behave like ignorant, arrogant, petulant children.

They are brainwashed to the max.

 

The school system is a joke.

Healthcare is OK (only if you have money)

 

The wages are a laughing stock.

Pollution is a disgrace. The pavements are a dangerous joke, with more holes than a dry sponge..

 

The locals seem totally oblivious to what's is going on in the outside world, what's more important is whether it's moo ping or som tum for lunch...

 

The government and constant change in leadership is a joke.

The police are on the take 24/7 and driving standards are absolutely abysmal.

 

Did I miss anything?

 

Feel free to add your thoughts/comments.

 

regards,

bob.

Arrogant is one thing I never get from Thais.

The Bangkok built environment tore ahead of Manila in comparison as I came to Asia 2000 and saw both same-time.... Manila has been left behind especially in public transport works.

 

Pollution and endless visa rule changes worst but Thailand is not to shabby.

3rd world is a fuzzy term now and Thailand is strongly in transition...to what, not sure...but the pace of built environment development is faster than UK now anyway - or so it appears to me.

[sidjameson]

To be fair, 30 years ago when I was first in Thailand I thought by now the gap between UK and Thai salaries would have closed more than they have.

 

Min wage convenience store work in the UK gets 82k bht a month for a 37.5 hour week. Thailand equivalent?

[Cameroni]

Every single person on this thread has severely misunderstood the meaning of the term "Third World". It was NEVER meant to relate to economic conditions, infrastructure, social development or anything of the kind.

 

It was originally used to describe non-aligned countries, ie countries not affiliated with NATO or the Warsaw Pact. As such this term has now completely lost its relevance and is superflous.

 

You are all hopelessly out of date. Get with the times people. 

 

At most you could ask is Thailand "underdeveloped", in which case you'd have to admit that motorways are way better in Thailand than in the UK, the internet is fantastically better, and you can pay with a QR code everywhere. Try that in England and let me know how it goes. Actually Thailand is ahead of the UK in many respects. Think of the shopping malls, vastly better than anything in the UK.

 

 

[Mike_Hunt]

No, Thailand is not considered a "Third World" country; it is classified as an upper-middle income economy, meaning it has made significant progress in economic development and is not considered a developing country in the traditional sense