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Tourism in Thailand is finished.
Still lots of tourists, at least in Bangkok. By far fewer tourists from China, who, obviously are discovering new and better-value destinations (Japan, Cambodia...) - Many travellers complaining about higher prices and worsening attitudes. The "100 million foreign tourists in 2030" TAT prediction is a pipe dream, and, most probably, won't ever happen, unless Thailand becomes much cheaper, or anyplace else much more expensive... Tourism numbers may have peaked in 2019, while shorter stays may mean stagnating tourism income. Time to forget greed, while putting on a smile 😁 for your visitors, Thailand. We're not walking ATMs, so don't treat us like we were, and money will come... 😉 -
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Recent trip to UK with Qatar air- A very sad, heartbreaking visit.
I have no recent personal experience of the NHS since I haven't used it for my 16 years in Thailand nor for 18 years before that. I can only base my negative opinion of it on my best mate's attempts to get 'seen to' and the complete absence of any GP attention for my 95 y.o. mum. Your comment seems to mirror their experience of their local GP surgery - both are registered at the same practice. My mum's given-up trying to get appointments with her GP - it seems to be telephone consultations only for her so she just suffers in silence although, apart from her legs, she's in good shape physically and mentally. My mate had a skin cancer removed from his ear late last year about 6 months after diagnosis and, some months later, a recurrence on the same ear. The local recurrence meant he was dealt with as a 'priority case'. He eventually saw the GP practice nurse who couldn't make a decision on it and referred him to the dermatology nurse. The dermatology nurse took some photos but, again, couldn't make a clear decision and referred him to a dermatologist who took a biopsy in May. This sequence of events took 3 1/2 months. He was told to return for the biopsy result and decision on treatment in NOVEMBER, 6 months later and would have been 9 1/2 months since he saw the first nurse. Following complaints, this appointment has been moved forward a few months to (iirc) August. The visits to the 2 nurses seem totally superfluous when the only meaningful action came from the dermatologist. Why waste time with nurses? Dermatologist should have been the first stop. Compare this to my own skin cancer experience in Khon Kaen, April/May this year - wait a few days for dermatologist appointment because that specific doctor's clinic is only held once a week, biopsy at first visit to dermatologist. Biopsy result and referral to surgeon a week later and surgery 9 days after that - 19 days in total. Our family Civil Service health scheme took care of it and obviously differences in payment methods means my experience was faster but even so, such a large disparity between NHS and Thai experience is ridiculous. UK NHS's 'free at the point of use' might be great in theory but it just doesn't seem to work when waiting times are so long for whatever reason. Maybe what is 'free' and who benefits from the 'free' bits needs to be reconsidered. @theoldgit mentioned above a 48 week wait for an 'urgent' referral - that's not 'urgent', that's kicking the can down the road and almost ignoring the illness and consequences caused by delays. As I've heard a number of times "They hope you'll die first". -
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Tourism in Thailand is finished.
Yawn. If a massive tsunami, military coups, tanks on the streets, economic crashes, Covid didn't "finish" tourism, I think it's pretty safe now. -
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So Long And Thanks For All The Fish - Ukraine bombs Russian Nuclear Bombers
You, my friend, are the one who fails to comprehend Nuclear Strategy 101. What I've outlined IS nuclear strategy 101. Diplomacy and geopolitics 101. International relations 101. Basic stuff everyone who studies the matter should know. What I outlined is exactly why the drone attack was stupid beyond belief, if the goal was to preserve peace. That may be a big IF, but we'll go with it for now. Just for kicks, and to educate yourself, you should do some research. And if you do, you'll find that what I've outlined isn't Russia propaganda and isn't fear-mongering. And no, I don't misunderstand anything. The US Pentagon has studied the issues extensively. Robert McNamara pioneered the concept of MAD n the 60s, and by way of computer simulations found that MAD was a viable way to maintain deterrence. And what happens if the balance of terror is threatened? Again, the Pentagon itself studied these matters extensively in 1983. Project Prophet. I can only assume you've never heard of it. What they found was that the concept of a "limited" nuclear was was nonsense, even though a nation could still maintain its retaliatory capacity following a limited strike on part of its nuclear triad and thus preserve a degree of deterrence. There was always the threat of rapid escalation. Then why was the recent drone attack on the Russian bombers significant? Because of other well know concepts and the obvious breach of trust. It violated the START Treaty. Attacking the parked Russian bombers could have been interpreted as simply the opening salvo in a much larger scale operation. And the response of logical actor? Rapid escalation, lest they hesitate and lose some or all of their remaining nuclear trad. And your slippery slope and straw man nonsense is getting old, at this point. Consult Chat GPT all you want, but it isn't that smart yet. -
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Crime Chinese Tourist Accused of Groping Female Intern at Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium
Same bull<deleted>? Mai Kao Jai -
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