HASSELHOFF Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 What percentage do you think for each class make up Thailand, if you have no idea what would your guess be by your experience in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 70% Lower 25% Middle 5% Upper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 70% Lower25% Middle 5% Upper i think youre spot on ,although most thais think they are middle class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 85 Lower 13 Middle 2 Upper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maigo6 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Farangs in Thailand................... 95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveromagnino Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Farangs in Thailand...................95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. re farangs Herb guy from Nordstrom Phil Collins (I think) The dude who bought the penthouse at the Sukhothai As for upper, middle, lower, check out research into Lorenz curve/GINI index - wealth distribution of Thailand is almost identical to USA; i.e. lots of broke hicks from the sticks, a few in the middle and even fewer at the top makin' da big bucks. Already, there was poor wealth distribution, and then that has continued since the 50s, not surprising, given that USA pretty much propped up the Thai economy and gave out monopolies etc as required during the cold war years in order to run things like 'back home' and to use the typical corrupt upper class to control the masses approach as per Vietnam, Dominican Republic, etc etc. That hold over has carried through until today; takes a while for cash to spread plus those richest famiiles are integrated into politics etc and some are fairly unethical in use of power e.g. the Shinawatras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEENTHEREDONETHAT Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Farangs in Thailand...................95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. Thaksin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 ...Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ?... I know of a guy who says he has married a Thai lady whose family is rich. BTW, where is TheMuscleBoundRoidEatingFreak these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzi39 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 25% have 25% who think they have 50% have not (and probably never will) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobs Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I red something about this about 2 years ago. It was so: Lower (up to 100,000 Bahts): 75% Middle (from 100,001 to 1,000,000 Bahts): 20% Upper (above 1,000,000 Bahts): 5% From my proper experience, I think it seems to me to be correct... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobs Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Sorry, I forget to specify it was a short study about earnings per year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 The classifications given are practically meaningless. It might be better if the question referred to some measurable variables - For example: Not owning property/Landless Land/Property-owning or to Income brackets. ----- Just for referrence a recent report in the UK reveals that 34% of people in the UK only have enough cash available to feed and house themselves of 11 days - Extend that to 17 days and you capture 54% of the people in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyonthemove Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Farangs in Thailand...................95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. Thaksin is famous and rich .... and has a Thai wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetjock Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Farangs in Thailand...................95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. Thaksin is famous and rich .... and has a Thai wife. ' Thaksin's wife is proof that 'money cannot buy everything' ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeisrandom Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 poor/lower class 90% middle 7% upper 3% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASSELHOFF Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 I think it is 70 % 20 % 10 % Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valjean Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 This is about a year old - a sample of data but it gives you an idea how things break out. Someone might be able to get an updated free sample at their web site. 070731_MECE_free_sample.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I think it is70 % 20 % 10 % That MIGHT be the case in central BKK, elsewhere its very doubtfull tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 i still think of thailand like russia, you either have money or you don't, there really isn't a middle class ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLah Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 As the majority of bizz is runned and/ore owned by Chinese Thais I am not sure how to respond. For example, A person with a Thai passport but with Chinese background that celebrates Chinese New Year over Songkran is considered a Thai person. There a a lot of them and they are filthy rich, yes I do know many and not only in central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 ...Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ?... I know of a guy who says he has married a Thai lady whose family is rich. BTW, where is TheMuscleBoundRoidEatingFreak these days? I wondered what belonging to the group of members 'Banned' meant ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Farangs in Thailand...................95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. The white guy with the plastic looking Thai women on those big red Bird Nest Beverage billboards and commercials you see everywhere. He's a Mall owner in England from what I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuian Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 70 - 0-75.000 20 - 75.001 - 1.000.000 9 - 1.000.001 - x.000.000.000 1% unusually wealthy! xx0.000.000.000 and up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Damm..according to that chart Thailand has just a 1.4% unemployment rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larvidchr Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Hmmmm, are we talking about "Class" or "Cash" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiecia Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Damm..according to that chart Thailand has just a 1.4% unemployment rate. What do you expect.........when there are 10 staff in a 7-11 Mass overstaffing seems to be the thing to do here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Damm..according to that chart Thailand has just a 1.4% unemployment rate.Having no unemployment benefits probably causes such low un-employment rate figures and the figures are probably a little skewed anyway when you start to notice the legions of late teens and early twenty something louts who plain just don't want to work, or won't work.When Australia had a carte blanche dole system the un-employment rates were well over 10%, when thay changed the system where you now have to work for your government handout, the un-employment rate more than halved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephaniee Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Farangs in Thailand...................95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. rich and famous guys dont hang out in thailand. it has nuttin to offer them. they can afford costly women! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephaniee Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Farangs in Thailand...................95% Low Class Tralier Trash types..... 2.5% able to support themselves by whatever maens thay can, including illegal activities............. 2.5% have enough money earnt the right way, Investments etc etc............... Look guys, do you know of one really famous rich guy that has a Thai wife ? I don't. Apart from me. Thaksin is famous and rich .... and has a Thai wife. is thakin anglo saxon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeisrandom Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 i love how people cant even manage to quote correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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