Will We Have Problems

[springer64]

Travelling to Thailand late august,with 2 guys who are mixed race mother African and father Irish ( they are brothers),we hope to stay in bkk for 2 nights then on to samui and phuket.Having read several posts about hotels not wanting blacks,indians and various races in and refusing them accomodation.What is the best way of dealing with this,or going about this as we need places/hotels to stay.Its there first time in Thailand,21yrs old, younger brother 18.Any ideas advice or help i thank you in advance

[AyG]

You won't have any problems if you stay in upmarket (4*, 5*) hotels, or stick to the backpacker-type places - they are used to dealing with all types of individuals.

[craigt3365]

Another recommendation is to dress properly. Makes a huge difference.

[ESB7]

Wont have any problems at all.....just be aware that there aint no PC brigade here or racial laws so expect once they get a tan to be called Khun Dam

[maxme]

Behave and pay cash,you guys will be out of problems.

[Klaasvaak]

and if you're hung like africans instead of irish go easy on the thai girls

[DP25]

More to do with your passport than color. On an Irish passport they're not going to turn anyone away.

[Jiu-Jitsu]

Behave and pay cash,you guys will be out of problems.

?? If the accommodation takes cards, they will be equally welcome.

DP25 is closer to the truth.

[faggyjing]

honestly, just stay on soi 3-5 on nana, and dont leave that area, you will have no problems with hotels around there!

[ozzieovaseas]

honestly, just stay on soi 3-5 on nana, and dont leave that area, you will have no problems with hotels around there!

ohhh you are so bad...but i likey :cheesy:

[Daewoo]

My immediate reaction is that, you won't have any real hassles... Especially, I think there is more of a problem with Indians than with Africans...

One of the good things about Thailand is, there isn't any PC Brigade.... if a hotel has bad experiences with one race, they will simply turn them away, whereas, in Australia, the government would rather you go bankrupt than discriminate...

You can expect some experiences that you might find confronting... people will likely come straight out and ask personal questions about your skin, and your parents relationship, that you just wouldn't experience back home... or like the post above girls calling you 'Khun Dam' which means like Mr Black...

It is like this through most of Asia... in fact I find Thailand to be less discriminating that other Asian countries...

Cheers,

Daewoo

[ozzieovaseas]

You won't have any problems if you stay in upmarket (4*, 5*) hotels, or stick to the backpacker-type places - they are used to dealing with all types of individuals.

There was one particular star the Nasa Vegas missed out on getting

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/403139-hotels-in-bangkok-refuse-blacks-and-indians/