toptuan Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 FOR MY 2,000th POST....(drum roll, please) In the past we've had a lot of related polls about "where are you from?" and "where would you like to live in Thailand?", but I have yet to see a thread which gives us an idea of how spread around we are--particularly in Thailand. I'm guessing Bangkok will take the lion's share, but there might be some mild surprises elsewhere. If you split your time between Thailand and some other location, please vote for the area where you spend the majority of your time. I've tried to include all the provinces, and sorry if your province is grouped outside where you think it ought to be. I split Bangkok between "central" and "greater" to get an idea how many of you are hard-core downtowners, vs. the more suburban-type. I also listed "farang-heavy" locations separately like Greater Pattaya and Phuket for all you heavy farangs. I've also tried to include a general world geographical grouping as well--my apologies ahead of time if I missed your location in Antarctica or Greenland. In case you don't know what category your non-Thailand location is (e.g. Australia), I used the Holt, Rinehart, Winston Atlas Guide at http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm. Check there, if necessary. TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFLMike Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 EXCELLENT! I now have a regional 'fix' on Thailand Wonderful! Go to the top of the class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I voted Northeastern Thailand, but you missed out Sakon Nakhon, not a lot of us there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) I voted Northeastern Thailand, but you missed out Sakon Nakhon, not a lot of us there though. Darn it! Yes, Northeastern-North. Actually...I had a special category for you, but ran out of space for choices: Northeastern Thailand - North - Culinary Dog Meat Enthusiasts (Sakhon Nakhon) Edited May 7, 2008 by toptuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 wow, almost half of the voters so far are in BKK (including Siam2007)..... now thats surprising, considering the rather quiet Bangkok-subforum..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Not sure how Surat Thani, Chumphon and Nakhon Si Thammarat are in the southwest??? Perhaps Southern Gulf coast and Southern Andaman coast would have been a bit more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I live in the Middle East. Where do I vote?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 All we need now is In the sticks or Urban, and I think we have had all the polls we need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFD Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I live in the Middle East.Where do I vote?? Uh.. Asia. http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/asia.htm BFD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 there's a way to see what percentage of views of this site are originating from where, and I think Thailand only accounted for 18% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Not sure how Surat Thani, Chumphon and Nakhon Si Thammarat are in the southwest??? Perhaps Southern Gulf coast and Southern Andaman coast would have been a bit more accurate. they're southwest of The Holy Land (Bangkok). I know, arbitrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakhar Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Rangsit.... where to I vote? Armpit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kato Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I'm in central Thailand, Lopburi, and apart from the monkeys, I like it here. It has only been 5 days, but first impressions count for a lot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) I'm in central Thailand, Lopburi, and apart from the monkeys, I like it here. It has only been 5 days, but first impressions count for a lot!! Welcome to Thailand and ThaiVisa! By the way, I notice that we only have 57,800 more members to vote and the picture will be complete! Edited May 7, 2008 by toptuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garro Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I'm in central Thailand, Lopburi, and apart from the monkeys, I like it here. It has only been 5 days, but first impressions count for a lot!! I just moved to Lopburi a few months ago too. I was previously in Phitsanulok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemcqueen Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Utsunomiya-Shi,Japan. But spend as much time as I can in Thailand!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardog Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Bang Sare Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade100 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I put my vote in the Phuket bucket but really I am about 50/50 Singers and Pookers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop_corn Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Bangkok, Central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Still don't quite see how almost all of the Middle East can be considered "Asia", or even "Asia Minor". Meanwhile, when working I'm in AssCrackistan. When at home I'm in the Chon Buri area (or at the bottom of a bottle of JD !). Can allllmmmmoooossssstttt see my apartment using MapJack (with Google Earth all I can see is the roof). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcd22 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) I voted Northeastern Thailand, but you missed out Sakon Nakhon, not a lot of us there though. A girlfriend of mine insists that the people of Sakon Nakhon eat dogs. Do they? Or is it just a version of a Polack or Kerryman or Oke etc joke/insult? What area do the residents of Sakon Nakhon make jokes about? Edited May 7, 2008 by abcd22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk_mike Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Bangkok - but I wouldn't say Central really. I actually consider myself to be in the suburbs, but it's still Bangkok, not Nonthaburi or Samut Prakan, so I'm stuck with having to pick Bangkok - Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaoPo Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I used the Holt, Rinehart, Winston Atlas Guide at http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm. Check there, if necessary. TT That's a very dated website, using statistics from 2000 and 2001 for population and GDP income....They say GDP $ 6,700 (2000 est. ) for Thailand Better use Cia world fact book: GDP $ 8,000 (2007 est.) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ LaoPo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimate Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Banglamung, Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 A girlfriend of mine insists that the people of Sakon Nakhon eat dogs.Do they? Not the whole province nor the provincial capital city. However, there is a village (sory, can't remember the name) in the province where dogs are scarce (except on the menu). The one village gives the whole province its reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 I used the Holt, Rinehart, Winston Atlas Guide at http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm. Check there, if necessary. TT That's a very dated website, using statistics from 2000 and 2001 for population and GDP income....They say GDP $ 6,700 (2000 est. ) for Thailand Better use Cia world fact book: GDP $ 8,000 (2007 est.) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ LaoPo This poll doesn't care about your income nor how many people live in your country. Only location. Had to pick a 3rd party which placed 200+ countries into some kind of logical grouping, not based on income nor population--just based on longitude & latitude. Correct me, but I don't think any country has changed its location since 2001. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweatySock Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm up here in Nong Bua Lam Phu and according to the poll, there are only 12 others in this region. Nah Can't be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 A girlfriend of mine insists that the people of Sakon Nakhon eat dogs.Do they? Not the whole province nor the provincial capital city. However, there is a village (sory, can't remember the name) in the province where dogs are scarce (except on the menu). The one village gives the whole province its reputation. hey...where I live in southern Suphanburi is so rural that the goats eat tin cans (just like in the comic books... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaoPo Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Had to pick a 3rd party which placed 200+ countries into some kind of logical grouping, not based on income nor population--just based on longitude & latitude. Correct me, but I don't think any country has changed its location since 2001. So clever ! Maybe this would have been a better idea and not as dated as your atlas http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm LaoPo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seizhin Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm like.. "Wth" am I the only foreigner using Thai Visa in Hat Yai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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