Tourist agency launches new slogan for Thailand: Amazing Thailand. It begins with the people

[pitchag]

I know a lot of posters think Thaivisa is the place to bag out Thailand and Thai people, but i have found the majority of people here are very helpful, I have been bogged a couple of times in the local market parking ground, and with out asking six or more guys rush to help me get out trouble, also had help loading and unloading heavy items with my girl friend and had complete strangers jump in to help.

I had a gang of workmen do a complete reno on my condo and they were very polite and helpful and very good all round tradesmen, when buying the materials needed for the reno I was impressed with the service I got from the stores I visited except one granite supplier who wanted a fee of 1000 bht to come and measure the job, we live 10 mins from his shop I of course politely declined his kind offer.

Perhaps I have not been here long enough to get jaded or old enough to be a grumpy old fart, but I kind of like the place and the people

[wirat69]

REAL Thai people actually are very nice. I just haven't seen any for years.

Get downtown Bangkok or Chaeng Wattana and you can meet more than a few million really nice Thai people every day...

[bigbamboo]

Surely even TAT realize people aren't buying this 'Thainess' crap. I love the place and most of the people but it's frankly embarrassing to suggest that the Thai people are in some way special compared to other mortals when you consider that Thailand is most famous for....... endless temples, endless bargirls, endless scams and most recently endless piles of inedible rice.

[JoeThePoster]

Amazing Thailand. It begins with the pep.....er....peep shows.

[bangarang]

They already have the Land of Smiles thing going for them, why not milk it?

And with the clash of protesters & corruption maybe its bad timing to talk about it starting with the people...

[bangarang]

amazing-thailand1.jpg

winner... that needs to be turned into a t-shirt and sold at the local markets... gold mine

[upena]

TAT announced this back in November

[catmac]

I know a lot of posters think Thaivisa is the place to bag out Thailand and Thai people, but i have found the majority of people here are very helpful, I have been bogged a couple of times in the local market parking ground, and with out asking six or more guys rush to help me get out trouble, also had help loading and unloading heavy items with my girl friend and had complete strangers jump in to help.

I had a gang of workmen do a complete reno on my condo and they were very polite and helpful and very good all round tradesmen, when buying the materials needed for the reno I was impressed with the service I got from the stores I visited except one granite supplier who wanted a fee of 1000 bht to come and measure the job, we live 10 mins from his shop I of course politely declined his kind offer.

Perhaps I have not been here long enough to get jaded or old enough to be a grumpy old fart, but I kind of like the place and the people

Stop being a silly young fart........not many tourists will be renovating a condo or buying granite. This thread is about TAT's latest loony slogan, and the people that most tourists encounter are far from the ideal that you paint.

[madmitch]

So, they have finally realised that most of Thailand's natural beauty has been ruined so it's time to change their tack.

And who are responsible for the overdevelopment and the eyesores that now appear in many areas of natural beauty? Yes, the Thai people.

So the slogan is correct in more ways than one.

[bigdod]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha... Thailand - the hub of comedy

[kingalfred]

All Thai Bull

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[bigdod]

The 'apologists' have been strangely quiet on this one all the same...

[belg]

thai mentality ? like the robbings, rapes, serial killers, protestors, ripp off, scams ?

[jackandjim]

amazing thailand it starts with a fistfull off baht and ends with brain damage

[FalangBaa]

How about the refreshingly honest "Amazing Thailand. It begins with a bar fine..."

[Misab]

It begins with the people but please

don't Thai me

[Morakot]

Amazing Thailand. It Begins with the People...

I think TAT's crying out for help to complete this sentence. Any takers?

... and ends with meaningless marketing junk!

[KIWIBATCH]

Amazing Thailand. It Begins with the People...

I think TAT's crying out for help to complete this sentence. Any takers?

...Amazing Thailand. It begins with the people........and.....ends......with.........ripoffs,scams,riots, protests. machete attacks, corruption, pollution........

[oldthaihand99]

Stop being a silly young fart........not many tourists will be renovating a condo or buying granite. This thread is about TAT's latest loony slogan, and the people that most tourists encounter are far from the ideal that you paint.

I read many comments about guys travelling to LOS & not wanting to leave...ever.

[IDL]

It's a first! I'm lost for words...other than these of course

[Jim walker]

Come to Thailand stay fit and trim dodging the bullets grenades bombs all welcome targets in the land of smiles

Edited January 18, 2014 by metisdead
Font again!

[Jonmarleesco]

Optimism is in plentiful supply at the TAT.

[ozyjon]

Thainess

Edited January 18, 2014 by ozyjon

[outsider]

This is funny really. I wonder which dumbo agency came up with that line.

[Tomtomtom69]

How desperate are these people? Now is not the time to be encouraging visitors to Thailand, there are bombs and grenades and what not going off let's give it a rest TAT, accept your losses and let visitors choose other destinations for the time being. In business sometimes there are losses...just accept it. I know a number of people who are too scared to come to Thailand even though they were previously regular visitors, they are from various countries including the USA and Vietnam.

[ggold]

Amazing Thailand. It Begins with the People...

I think TAT's crying out for help to complete this sentence. Any takers?

Amazing Thailand. It Begins with the People...ends in a riot!

[marcusd]

I'm afraid to ask where it ends.

HAPPY ending.... 555555 hahaha

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[marcusd]

For what other reason are we here ?Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand

because we are all cheapscates looking for cheap thrills and Thailand offers this daily. All you need to do is look at the stupidity of the government

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[JimsKnight]

The slogans have been getting more lame, tame and leftish since Toxin arrived on the scene.

Unseen Thailand?

Amazing Thailand

It begins with the people??? Which ones the Thais or or the Tourists?!

Edited January 19, 2014 by JimsKnight

[Basil B]

I think any campaign to promote tourism ought to wait until most embassies down grade their travel warnings,

Any campaign at this moment will probably be greeted with:

Edited January 19, 2014 by Basil B