Will the Trump Tarriff Attack on Thailand be met with backlash against American expats here?

[roo860]

36 minutes ago, Felton Jarvis said:

If you feel that way about fellow expats , feel free to assume room temperature.  Tired of "expat haters" who blame everything on those trying to live frugally in Thailand.

Went straight over your head, must be a Yank 👏👏

[GinBoy2]

In point of fact, as previous posters have said most Thai's have no idea if you are American, or even where the US is, let alone sat at home discussing the ramifications of US tariffs and what retaliation to take.

 

For the average Thai, you are a farang, probably speaking English and they just assume you are from mystical magical farangland, a land far far away.

 

So No, don't expect American expats homes to get firebombed anytime soon

[Serenity_Now]

19 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Vietnam sends 30% of its exports there

but what part of that 30% is MERRELL NIKE ADIDAS etc etc who make their sneakers there
not breaking down the figures into commodities to see where to point the finger of blame
bye bye miss american pie 
your 401 is kissing goodbye
those stocks and shares 
they taking a dive
so bye bye 
american pie

[GinBoy2]

1 minute ago, Serenity_Now said:

but what part of that 30% is MERRELL NIKE ADIDAS etc etc who make their sneakers there
not breaking down the figures into commodities to see where to point the finger of blame
bye bye miss american pie 
your 401 is kissing goodbye
those stocks and shares 
they taking a dive
so bye bye 
american pie

Cute, and I don't necessarily disagree with you

 

But the topic was will Americans in Thailand face a backlash.

 

Try to keep up

[WorriedNoodle]

72% surcharges for US passport holders requiring a Happy Ending should be on the cards immediately.

[Serenity_Now]

6 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

But the topic was will Americans in Thailand face a backlash.

 

Try to keep up

Imblaming @mikeymike100 i was just replying to him

[Serenity_Now]

1 hour ago, GinBoy2 said:

Try to keep up

read the whole thread

please try to keep up where the thread is going 

how'd you tell an american expat from a European

hes the one crying into his beer ( the ladyboys start to circle like vultures in the sky sensing the reduced $$ cant afford a real lady ;))

don't worry though can't be as bad as BREXIT and you don't want to hear about that

[KhunLA]

Left thinking deranged imagination and expectations ...

 

... expats & tourist now being asked for passport when entering any vendors, hotels, restaurants & bars.

... if USA passport, 36% surcharge will be added to their bill 

[JAG]

If you walk into a location whose prosperity depends on exporting goods to the USA then it is likely you will face some hostility.

 

Otherwise I doubt it.

[Felton Jarvis]

8 hours ago, roo860 said:

Went straight over your head, must be a Yank 👏👏

This must be a Brit doing the posting. They expect us ignorant Yanks to read their minds. Detecting Pom sarcasm is like nailing jelly to a tree.

[Felton Jarvis]

On 4/3/2025 at 1:14 PM, Cameroni said:

Thais don't even know where America is. Less still what the economic policies are.

 

I doubt they even noticed what is happening.

The Thai GOVERNMENT certainly knows about economic policy. America will make no friends with these tariffs.

[MicroB]

On 4/3/2025 at 7:33 AM, mikeymike100 said:

President Trump is doing what he said he would do, it shouldn't be a big surprise.

What will probably happen is the relevant countries will negotiate some kind of deal that will benefit both parties.

 

He said he wasn't going to carry out the Heritage 2025 plan. But he is. And no, its not a big surprise as he lurches to Dark MAGA.

 

Given the vast numbers of sacked bureaucrats, who's going to do the negotiating? 56 countries, some with more complex trading arrangements than others? He's gotten rid of thousands of bureaucrats, just to create a new bureaucracy.

 

The US Customs and Border Protection is actually responsible for collecting these tariffs. About half of the CBP are involved in physical inspection of cargos etc. Probably their jobs are safe. But there are several thousand in the revenue collecting department, the sort who go around bothering companies with forms and other paperwork. They're the ones asked recently to justify their jobs to DOGE. No company, importer, is going to voluntarily pay the correct tariff. They will try tariff efficiency, some will try tariff evasion. That container of sneakers; were they really made in 10% Maldives, or 46% Vietnam. Expect the Irish border to get extremely fuzzy as to whether something is from the UK or from the Irish Republic. All this running around means extra cost, probably more hold-ups at ports, not just finished goods, but the supply chain.

 

Pharmaceuticals are, for the moment, exempt, because the 47th President doesn't  want someone dying because they can't get that excellent German made drug. But Medical devices are not exempt. Sorry, that pacemaker is costing 25% more because its all made in Germany. If you are a diabetic, the insulin you get is a tariff-free medicine, great. But the delivery device is not. That's now gone up in price. And the American supplier of the insulin can't just shift production of their pump or whatever, to the US, because they don't actually make it, because they don't know how to make it, so they went to someone, in Europe, but also in Asia, who does know how to make drug delivery devices.  Ok, so they somehow find an American supplier of a device that can deliver the insulin. American company  found, can design it. But what, the FDA says that's a new device. You need 5 years of clinical trials plus 18 months approvals to get that to the US market. Oh, and in the interests of government efficiency, there's a bit of a backlog on approvals. But don't worry, the boss says red tape will be cut. Insurance companies, who pay for these things, will step in say no way they are going to pay for shonky devices that they could get sued over. So now they will develop their own tech assessment processes to cover the lack of oversight the FDA is now carrying out, in the interests of government efficiency.

 

Diabetics can always go back to needles and syringes, and insulin thats only works 50% of the time because its gotten too warm, or its contaminated due to a torn septum. They won't even need the Chinese CGMs; Indians do just fine by sensing when they are about to go into a coma, when they need their next shot. Of course, by that time, they've gone blind, and they don't have any fingers left due to the amputations. But its America First, right.

[MicroB]

On 4/3/2025 at 9:16 AM, Cameroni said:

 

Thais don't even like Big Macs! 

 

If the price of Som Tom increases to 1000 baht, there'd be a revolution.

 

But Big Macs?

 

They love KFC though

[MicroB]

On 4/3/2025 at 8:19 AM, johng said:

 

Exactly  If Thailand has 200% tariff on American cars for example and now America has a 25 % tariff on Thai cars  perhaps it would be in Thailand’s interest to lower its tariff to say 20%  then it can say to America  hey look at your unfair tariff  and America can say well ok  we'll lower our tariff to 20% percent as well..." it's such a crazy idea it might actually work !!! "

 

 

Thailand doesn't sell any cars in the US. The biggest automotive export is car tires I believe. Plus American car makers, with the exception of few,  don't make RHD cars, except for mail delivery drivers. The Americans can try all they like to sell LHD Ford Rangers made in Michigan, but few Thais will bite when they can buy a cheaper RHD Rayong Ranger instead. And Ford will want them to keep buying the Thai Rangers because of the immense margin being made on those vehicles compared to the Seppo versions. Is the US government going to ban US firms from investing overseas next? I doubt they will shut down Ford Europe for a start. They didn't even shutdown Ford Germany when they were fighting the Naazis.

[johng]

8 hours ago, WorriedNoodle said:

72% surcharges for US passport holders requiring a Happy Ending

Already was for all westerners probably even more for Japanese ?

[johng]

1 minute ago, MicroB said:

They didn't even shutdown Ford Germany when they were fighting the Naazis.

Errr Ford and the Nazis yes comfy bedfellows   how about those who went to NASA and were instrumental in the "moon mission"

[Cameroni]

35 minutes ago, MicroB said:

 

They love KFC though

 

Of course, who doesn't, what's not to love. Delicious chicken, perfect fries and soft ice cream. 

 

Even the Japanese love it, and they're gourmands.

[roo860]

1 hour ago, Felton Jarvis said:

This must be a Brit doing the posting. They expect us ignorant Yanks to read their minds. Detecting Pom sarcasm is like nailing jelly to a tree.

You got the ignorant bit right Tex 😊😊

[Felton Jarvis]

1 hour ago, roo860 said:

You got the ignorant bit right Tex 😊😊

I wish the mods would do their job and expunge you lot from Asean Now. Always an insult, never anything positive.

[EVENKEEL]

On 4/3/2025 at 6:07 AM, John Drake said:

 

I don't know. My wife and her family are very aware of the US dollar/Thai baht exchange rate.

You're not doing yourself any good admitting that fact

[EVENKEEL]

The average Thai don't keep up or care about tariffs. JHC the OP is obsessed with Trump 

[still kicking]

On 4/3/2025 at 2:19 PM, blaze master said:

 

Thailand is the center of the universe to most thai.  To think that some farmer in isan can even begin to give any f's is laughable. 

 

 

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[Cryingdick]

On 4/3/2025 at 4:57 AM, KireB said:

When one country can create money out of thin air, supported by reserve status of the currency, than other countries should have better trade tariffs. You can't have it both! 

 

 

That's the thing. The USA came no longer afford to borrow money out of thin air to prop up every economy worldwide by consuming their goods. 

 

Will this lead to a backlash? I doubt it. Maybe a few of our posters here will start burning Teslas or whatever but that's about it.  If you go to a bar you might get into a debate with some euro trash type. No big deal. 

 

Must be tough living like the OP when you can't look people in the eyes, are afraid of every expat you might meet and think the worst of everything everyday.

 

 

[Walker88]

On 4/3/2025 at 6:33 AM, mikeymike100 said:

President Trump is doing what he said he would do, it shouldn't be a big surprise.

What will probably happen is the relevant countries will negotiate some kind of deal that will benefit both parties.

Actually, the clown is doing exactly what I said he would do....crash the stock market and the economy, and alienate our allies.

 

The US has lost the world's trust for a generation or more.

 

If the US was hit by another 9-11 right now, the best we would get from friends and allies is "thoughts and prayers", along with lots of laughter.

[Sierra Tango]

On 4/3/2025 at 1:14 PM, Cameroni said:

Thais don't even know where America is. Less still what the economic policies are.

 

I doubt they even noticed what is happening.

So, more than 70 million people from one country dont know where America is? That is a very sweeping statement that is probably very inaccurate as far as percentages go, don't you think?

[Cryingdick]

1 minute ago, Walker88 said:

Actually, the clown is doing exactly what I said he would do....crash the stock market and the economy, and alienate our allies.

 

The US has lost the world's trust for a generation or more.

 

If the US was hit by another 9-11 right now, the best we would get from friends and allies is "thoughts and prayers", along with lots of laughter.

 

Last time I checked I didn't need the trust of the people bending me over and sticking it in dry.

[Patong2021]

On 4/3/2025 at 3:21 AM, phetphet said:

I can't see the Thai doing a Canadian style boycott. Thy can't live without their KFC, Dunkin Donuts, McD etc.

 

they would first have to be aware of what a tariff is and how it impacts them. I offer that the typical Thai is unaware or oblivious to the trade war underway.

[Cameroni]

7 minutes ago, Sierra Tango said:

So, more than 70 million people from one country dont know where America is? That is a very sweeping statement that is probably very inaccurate as far as percentages go, don't you think?

 

You're probably right. I apologize. Perhaps 98% would be more accurate.

[Sierra Tango]

3 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

You're probably right. I apologize. Perhaps 98% would be more accurate.

Clown. 

[blaze master]

14 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

The US has lost the world's trust for a generation or more.

 

Cute that you believe the world trusted you.