techboy Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 This is still, where TAT pulls numbers and analysis out off Great photo but meaningless. On the other hand it would be your source of a response if you were required to substantiate your assertion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 political unrest murder on the streets muggings noise from boom cars floods drugs prostitution unlicensed bars, cars, bikes, businesses jet ski scams baht bus scams scams in general alcohol more expensive than UK alcohol sales hours for children noise pollution muslim insurgency in South food poisoning warnings did i miss something ??????? Is this the good stuff or bad stuff? political unrest much better than the Middle East murder on the streets the kids have not started playing that knockout game. muggings, It takes 10 Thai guys to take down one big Texan. noise from boom cars, not as bad as most places. floods have not been a problem for a couple of years. drugs you don't need a prescription prostitution is available most places. unlicensed bars, cars, bikes, businesses make doing business a breeze. jet ski scams are a good reason to take up sailing at which Thailand excells. baht bus scams are rare. scams in general not much of a problem for people used to India, Russia or Chicago. alcohol more expensive than UK if you want to drink UK imports. alcohol sales hours for children Keep an eye on the kids and don't let them buy booze. noise, quiet compared to Mexico. pollution Not much outside of the burning season and Bangkok. muslim insurgency in South has not bothered anyone in any other part of Thailand. food poisoning not much of a problem google CDC food poisoning and easily cured with antibiotics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casindonet Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 This is still, where TAT pulls numbers and analysis out off A very hairy a** indeed. Looks tired crunching those numbers for TAT.Sent from my GT-I9200 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 ..hope many countries would give a warning soon. It will help to cool down the protesters and would make the government work again I do not think so. How many Thais do you think are capable of contemplating the broader picture or thinking of their tomorrows? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felt 35 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 The TAT should employ somebody who knows how to use a calculator.. TAT are in fantasy land with their arrival numbers and the dollars spent for each arrival. If you know the TAT is wrong you must have the real numbers. So tell us. If you don't have the real numbers how do you know the TAT is wrong? There are other organisation in Thailand, including the Airport Authority of Thailand with tourist knowledge and arrival numbers. Anyway it is remarkable that in one of their (TAT) greatest market (Phuket) their number are double of what some of their co organisations comes up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 The TAT should employ somebody who knows how to use a calculator.. TAT are in fantasy land with their arrival numbers and the dollars spent for each arrival. If you know the TAT is wrong you must have the real numbers. So tell us. If you don't have the real numbers how do you know the TAT is wrong? There are other organisation in Thailand, including the Airport Authority of Thailand with tourist knowledge and arrival numbers. Anyway it is remarkable that in one of their (TAT) greatest market (Phuket) their number are double of what some of their co organisations comes up with. Good post. If not BS please link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 It pains me to remind all again about Sir Winston Churchill. To paraphrase slightly "There are lies, dam-n lies and TAT statistics" If it pains you, why do it? Patient: Doctor, doctor, when I raise my arm like this it hurts. Doctor: Well don't do it then. Get the picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Better than 2 trillion baht lost to coruption I try to stay focused on the article and not stray too far. It seems to help this bi-polar, shortsighted, moron remain on track. Edited November 26, 2013 by Benmart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 It pains me to remind all again about Sir Winston Churchill. To paraphrase slightly "There are lies, dam-n lies and TAT statistics" Mark Twain popularized the saying in "Chapters from My Autobiography", published in the North American Review in 1906. "Figures often beguile me," he wrote, "particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics" I doubt Churchill would have used such a worn out over spoken and almost illiterate phrase. Twain dropped out of school at 13 and Churchill was educated at three independent schools: St. George's School, Ascot, Berkshire; Brunswick School in Hove, near Brighton (the school has since been renamed Stoke Brunswick School and relocated to Ashurst Wood in West Sussex); and at Harrow School from 17 April 1888. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 political unrest murder on the streets muggings noise from boom cars floods drugs prostitution unlicensed bars, cars, bikes, businesses jet ski scams baht bus scams scams in general alcohol more expensive than UK alcohol sales hours for children noise pollution muslim insurgency in South food poisoning warnings did i miss something ??????? Miss something? Yeah. You forgot to mention that most of the items on your list are identical or kindred to problems and issues faced by the entire civilized world- Not to mention that several of your particulars are nothing more than your own personal opinions and dislikes. The list is inflated also by redundancy. Then you throw in natural disasters? Really should be a law against them huh? For your list to have any meaning you would need to first cull it down drastically and then make absurd comparisons. For example you would most likely be safe saying that there are no jet ski scams in the Swiss Alps. Or hey, how about Antarctica? Now that is one destination with clean air and no street crime- Now you actually have a workable comparison venue for your list- Although the alcohol price on the cruise ship is likely to be more expensive than the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 political unrest murder on the streets muggings noise from boom cars floods drugs prostitution unlicensed bars, cars, bikes, businesses jet ski scams baht bus scams scams in general alcohol more expensive than UK alcohol sales hours for children noise pollution muslim insurgency in South food poisoning warnings did i miss something ??????? Miss something? Yeah. You forgot to mention that most of the items on your list are identical or kindred to problems and issues faced by the entire civilized world- Not to mention that several of your particulars are nothing more than your own personal opinions and dislikes. The list is inflated also by redundancy. Then you throw in natural disasters? Really should be a law against them huh? For your list to have any meaning you would need to first cull it down drastically and then make absurd comparisons. For example you would most likely be safe saying that there are no jet ski scams in the Swiss Alps. Or hey, how about Antarctica? Now that is one destination with clean air and no street crime- Now you actually have a workable comparison venue for your list- Although the alcohol price on the cruise ship is likely to be more expensive than the UK. Travel-warning threat looms over tourism: TAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 political unrest murder on the streets muggings noise from boom cars floods drugs prostitution unlicensed bars, cars, bikes, businesses jet ski scams baht bus scams scams in general alcohol more expensive than UK alcohol sales hours for children noise pollution muslim insurgency in South food poisoning warnings did i miss something ??????? yeah! contaminated rice less-than-friendly (non-compliant) ladyboys Have Thai rice contamination levels actually been determined by consuming nations to be a health hazard? From what I read it certainly is being imported in massive volumes. Ladyboys? Trannies are a drag everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Right , so if countries issue highest warning it will only drop by 10%, in other words still just as much as last year if not more. Good to see TAT is optimistic Do most people pay attention to travel warnings? I'm sure some Americans and other hysterical types might easily panic, but I would have thought that most people regard government travel warnings with a healthy dose of indifference. It's a bit like the concern over the Baht 500 airport departure tax. I'm trying to picture the sort of tourists who would think, "Oh, no. I'll have to pay $15 more for airport taxes if I go to Thailand. I guess I'll just stay home and clip the cat's nails instead," or " I was going to spend the holidays organizing my sock drawer, but I've heard that Thailand is scrapping its $15 airport tax so I'm going there instead." Anyone whose holiday plans hinge on such things is not going to be a major loss or boost to the Thai economy. Edited November 26, 2013 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 political unrest murder on the streets muggings noise from boom cars floods drugs prostitution unlicensed bars, cars, bikes, businesses jet ski scams baht bus scams scams in general alcohol more expensive than UK alcohol sales hours for children noise pollution muslim insurgency in South food poisoning warnings did i miss something ??????? yeah! contaminated rice less-than-friendly (non-compliant) ladyboys Have Thai rice contamination levels actually been determined by consuming nations to be a health hazard? From what I read it certainly is being imported in massive volumes. Ladyboys? Trannies are a drag everywhere I didnt know Thailand imported rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpeg Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 ..hope many countries would give a warning soon. It will help to cool down the protesters and would make the government work again In your dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffer Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Better than 2 trillion baht lost to coruption plus the trillions lost through cockuption! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruzon Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Nice bunch of numbers! Too bad businesses are currently experiencing up to 50% reduction in sales Oct and Nov 2013 compared to the same months last year (Oct and Nov 2012). So when you see numbers issued by a Thai Gov't. department you should know they are not accountable numbers. If as a tourist you step out of Thailand into say Cambodia and reenter Thailand are you now two tourists and if you also step out to Laos and reenter are you now 3 tourists? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Nice bunch of numbers! Too bad businesses are currently experiencing up to 50% reduction in sales Oct and Nov 2013 compared to the same months last year (Oct and Nov 2012). So when you see numbers issued by a Thai Gov't. department you should know they are not accountable numbers. If as a tourist you step out of Thailand into say Cambodia and reenter Thailand are you now two tourists and if you also step out to Laos and reenter are you now 3 tourists? 50% reduction in sales? Link please. You see, I think you are less reputable than the Thai government. Why you may ask. Because you are an anonymous internet poster. So unless you provide a link for your silly numbers 50% down nonsense they remain nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileycoyote Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Public Relations Nightmare ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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