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Thailand Criticized Over BBC's "Dark Side" Documentary

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42 minutes ago, nick supreme said:

Racist. 

How can my comment be racist...it seems you do not know what the word means...

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  • The Title was self-explanatory wasn't it? It was about the 'Dark Side' so why would they provide a balance? There are hundreds of videos promoting the positives of Thailand, and many also provide

  • Yea it really sucked, had to switch it off after just 10 minutes 

  • Exactly. A program on LA homelessness will focus on precisely that. A program on the dark side of Thailand will focus on, wait for it, the dark side of Thailand.   My issue with the program

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1 hour ago, Aussie999 said:

I understood the comment was stupid...so what's your point..it had absolutely no relevance to the story ..

Sorry but I don't think you have any relevence..do you just  like to ridicule other people's comments & not contribute your thoughts....maybe if you got out and made a few friends you would be happier..

23 hours ago, biggles45 said:

The Title was self-explanatory wasn't it? It was about the 'Dark Side' so why would they provide a balance?

There are hundreds of videos promoting the positives of Thailand, and many also provide balance. 

Anyone watching this was not misled by the Title, they got what they expected. 

Indeed. Not seen it, but while part of the BBC seems to have gone painfully woke, prissy and downright silly, anything that puts off people coming to Thailand en masse is good in my book. 🙂

Yaaaaawwwwwnnnnn, nothing new, the same niche reporting over the last decades. Yes, it exists but so does it in Hamburg's Reeperbahn or London's Soho.

Next please - and for all those who get excited; this news today is old cold stale beer in a week's time - trust me! 

In the 3rd episode about Phuket, she's showing us luxury houses and asks why people wouldn't want to buy them ? 

The answer is that foreigners cannot buy them, something that is conveniently forgotten

The dark side exist because Thai even a minority of expats can't accept criticism.

The so call little is why many things noted in the response can't be fixed too busy worrying about the so call great image! 

On 9/21/2025 at 10:10 AM, Johno57 said:

Sorry but I don't think you have any relevence..do you just  like to ridicule other people's comments & not contribute your thoughts....maybe if you got out and made a few friends you would be happier..

Mate, the comment was stupid..or can you show any relevance, and help me understand...but, make sure it is about Thailand, not London. I wait for you words of wisdom.

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