How do they survive? Nobody hardly uses them

Never have and never will hop on one of those silly things.

Also, the fares haven't changed in decades? It's still 10 Baht as it always was?

 

I got on one once and a Thai woman asked me to pay her fare. Pretty funny. 10 Baht. Yeah, ok. It's on me. 

 

How do you come up with these topics? You're a genius, man.  

 

 

5 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Nobody hardly uses them

Chinese tourists use them, often see them caravanning while in the city. Westerners hop on those silly things as well. They’re for tourists and hookers.

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

Also, the fares haven't changed in decades? It's still 10 Baht as it always was?

 

I got on one once and a Thai woman asked me to pay her fare. Pretty funny. 10 Baht. Yeah, ok. It's on me. 

 

How do you come up with these topics? You're a genius, man.  

 

 

Tuk Tuks are 300 baht usually. Do you know what one is? 

2 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

How do you come up with these topics? You're a genius, man.  

I thought you lived in Thailand yet you don't know the difference between songthaews and tuk tuks?

11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

I thought you lived in Thailand yet you don't know the difference between songthaews and tuk tuks?

 

yeah, no i got confused ... i call those things tuk tuks 

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

 

yeah, no i got confused ... i call those things tuk tuks 

UK basement dweller

 Fly to Thailand

Give it a go

Here , tuk tuks

 

17 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

How do they survive? Nobody hardly uses them

Why would anyone use them unless for a photo Opp, they over charge and not to mention the not so fun riding

in those things, 20-30 years ago they were popular, now taxis are the norm.

Just now, ezzra said:

Why would anyone use them unless for a photo Opp, they over charge and not to mention the not so fun riding

in those things, 20-30 years ago they were popular, now taxis are the norm.

Grab and Bolt the norm. Lots of taxis overcharge too. 

6 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Why would anyone use them unless for a photo Opp, they over charge and not to mention the not so fun riding

in those things, 20-30 years ago they were popular, now taxis are the norm.

I blame Leonardo Di Caprio

A large majority survive here because they have  many living in the same house, all doing little jobs to make a pittance, and have relations on farms where they can get the staples to eat to survive another day. They also share apartments and share the rents. 

23 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

How do they survive? Nobody hardly uses them

 

Our daily dose of your stupidity

 

If they were not used they would cease to exist. YOU don't use them.

 

They are utilized primarily to move goods and produce shirt distances. For instance from market to hawker stall. In Chinatown they are still used for quick journeys.

 

Another day, another clueless post

21 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Tuk Tuks are 300 baht usually. Do you know what one is? 

 

B300 lol

 

Must be special price for you

1 minute ago, KhaoHom said:

 

Our daily dose of your stupidity

 

If they were not used they would cease to exist. YOU don't use them.

 

They are utilized primarily to move goods and produce shirt distances. For instance from market to hawker stall. In Chinatown they are still used for quick journeys.

 

Another day, another clueless post

Sad guy, most of them sit around empty all across Thailand.

 

You really don't know much do you? 

4 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

they were not used they would cease to exist. YOU don't use them.

Hundreds of drivers sit around Chiang Mai and Phuket. They are fighting with rideshare drivers.

 

 

2 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

 

Since when is Phuket a standard for any sort of pricing? Take Phuket price and reduce by 65% that would be about right

Chiang Mai is cheaper but tuk tuks are empty due to 3x the price. Bolt starts at 58 baht.

 

You're in the UK. Try flying to Thailand.

10 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Why would anyone use them unless for a photo Opp, they over charge and not to mention the not so fun riding

in those things, 20-30 years ago they were popular, now taxis are the norm.

 

Used one last week to get home from Patoong. Roi baht. Not a big deal for me, I don't get hung up on this stuff like a lot of you codgers do. If I feel like using one, I'll use one, simple as that. 

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Chiang Mai is cheaper but tuk tuks are empty due to 3x the price. Bolt starts at 58 baht.

 

You're in the UK. Try flying to Thailand.

 

I never asked and don't care. So, wrong.

 

I'm not in UK and have never been to UK. Wrong

 

You are so malinformed as to be a danger to others and probably even yourself.

Location dependent ... locals versus tourists and also how ding dong is the tourist.

 

I used to use when on a monthly pub crawl and go around town and I think I gave him 75 baht an hour which usually turned into a 6 Plus hour night. 

 

Ending with a after midnight late munch at a local restaurant as he was quite a pleasant gent.  My 'on call' driver.

 

Bartered our English & Thai lessons 🙄

Just now, KhaoHom said:

 

I never asked and don't care. So, wrong.

 

I'm not in UK and have never been to UK. Wrong

 

You are so malinformed as to be a danger to others and probably even yourself.

Nice topic hijack. It is obvious you are clueless. 0/4 on food. No idea about tuk tuk prices. Well done.

Tuk Tuks are a big part of the wet market scene in Thailand. Moving good around and delivering to different places. Often used to take groups of kids to schools as well. Nothing to do with tourists for the most part. They perform an important delivery service daily. 

2 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

You are so malinformed as to be a danger to others and probably even yourself.

Are you in Taiwan? Can't be Thailand. 35 years and totally clueless. Unbelievable.

1 minute ago, marin said:

Tuk Tuks are a big part of the wet market scene in Thailand. Moving good around and delivering to different places. Often used to take groups of kids to schools as well. Nothing to do with tourists for the most part. They perform an important delivery service daily. 

Yeah but there's no money in that with higher fuel costs. Helping out family.

1 minute ago, marin said:

Tuk Tuks are a big part of the wet market scene in Thailand. Moving good around and delivering to different places. Often used to take groups of kids to schools as well. Nothing to do with tourists for the most part. They perform an important delivery service daily. 

 

Precisely

 

Now the fan of Shambala Harris has the definitive explanation the thread can be closed

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Yeah but there's no money in that with higher fuel costs. Helping out family.

 

Who are you to decide that? Dinky dow always show

 

Most of these vehicles run on ngv these days. Of course you knew that...

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Yeah but there's no money in that with higher fuel costs. Helping out family.

Yes there is, they are on monthly contracts and are happy for that. They know the routes and who they will be dealing with each day. As for tourism agreed they are poor, but for this purpose they are used daily through each of the Thai provinces. The "skylabs" up in Isaan do even more work like this. 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

 

Who are you to decide that? Dinky dow always show

 

Most of these vehicles run on ngv these days. Of course you knew that...

The import price for natural gas in Thailand was around 278 THB per MMBtu, indicating a 6.1% rise compared to the previous month's rate, with a year-over-year increase of 32.7%.

 

 

 

Enough to buy a 30 baht meal after

1 minute ago, marin said:

Yes there is, they are on monthly contracts and are happy for that. They know the routes and who they will be dealing with each day. As for tourism agreed they are poor, but for this purpose they are used daily through each of the Thai provinces. The "skylabs" up in Isaan do even more work like this. 

 

 

 

Making peanuts. Market vendors don't make much.