KED Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 So this is based on what? What has changed in Bangkok? perhaps the abundant coups, protests, flooding, airport closures, tour bus wreckings might just have diminished Bangkok's allure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphad Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Charleston, South Carolina is 2nd on the list.. I'd rather go to Bangkok but then I live in Bangkok & never been to Charleston. dont knock it till you been there. it is a beautyful city. I don't think Iphad was knocking Charleston, but wasn't Charleston, South Carolina where the American Civil War was started? thxs..I wasn't knocking Charleston...I was knocking the list. it's like a list of the top 10 actors in the world or a Dave Letterman's top 10 list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer floyd Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 You could spend a month in Bangkok for price of 2 days in Japan. Rent a motorcycle for 3.00 dollars in Payttya how much in USA, got to get a license 70.00 in Florida and maybe 30.00 a day haha How much in Japan? Japan is broke and wont be much when they haft to pay the piper. US right behind Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Western media just goes to far. They are no longer journalist, but just want to do sensationalism. Only certain parts of the city of Bangkok are affected, but western journalist make it sound like the entire country is in turmoil. Leave the Thai nation to itself, it will figure out what is good for them. Democracy is certainly not looking good in the US. Thailand will do what is needed and will survive. USA is just over 200 year's, Thailand is thousands of years. Leave them alone. What is her name and where did you meet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loptr Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 So much angst over a travel and leisure rag from the US... We've pretty much run the gambit of whose fault it is BKK fell out of the top 10, including the usual suspects that say 'if you don't like it, leave'... Personally, I've always wondered how BKK made the top of the list 4 years running considering other destinations around the world... That is unless you like sweat running down your back into the crack of your arse, food so spicy the average tourist won't need a dose of colon blow for a while and being accosted by everyone from Nigerian scammers to ladyboys in tourist areas... I love the place, but I am drawn to it because of the diversity and bizarre things you run into almost daily... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindting Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Anywhere where I don't get 'hey my friend!' And 'mr mr please look here' I'm happy with. Nowhere in japan do you get that bullshit Me and my mrs love Bangkok in short bursts and I also enjoyed living and working there while it lasted but on the whole the city is absolutely nothing that special. The majority is still a shithole and it stinks (literally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurien Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Thailand ... Leave them alone. this is exactly what tourists are increasingly exercising - your wish is being heard loudly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicstuff Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Anywhere where I don't get 'hey my friend!' And 'mr mr please look here' I'm happy with. Nowhere in japan do you get that bullshit Me and my mrs love Bangkok in short bursts and I also enjoyed living and working there while it lasted but on the whole the city is absolutely nothing that special. The majority is still a shithole and it stinks (literally) but you'll miss the ' oh!! handsome man' bit LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 That is unless you like sweat running down your back into the crack of your arse, food so spicy the average tourist won't need a dose of colon blow for a while and being accosted by everyone from Nigerian scammers to ladyboys in tourist areas...You are nothing if not frank, I'll say that for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 From Travel & Leisure Magazine website, "Our readers are sophisticated, active travelers who look to us for planning both pleasure and business trips." You see who the client base is that is getting pitched. Poll participants for this magazine would be unlikely to recognize the cities that they visited if removed from the elegant little bubbles that they did their touring in. "Ohhh honey! Now I know where we are. That's the hotel whose bathroom shower powder made my butt smell like a potpourri!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynerooney Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 So this is based on what? What has changed in Bangkok? based on payments.......these lists are all rigged That would explain why Bangkok ever got in the top 10, its a dump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 So this is based on what? What has changed in Bangkok? based on payments.......these lists are all rigged How on earth could that be? As it was done by the US magazine Travel & Leisure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Western media just goes to far. They are no longer journalist, but just want to do sensationalism. Only certain parts of the city of Bangkok are affected, but western journalist make it sound like the entire country is in turmoil. Leave the Thai nation to itself, it will figure out what is good for them. Democracy is certainly not looking good in the US. Thailand will do what is needed and will survive. USA is just over 200 year's, Thailand is thousands of years. Leave them alone. 100% True. But very unpalatable for the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) So much angst over a travel and leisure rag from the US... We've pretty much run the gambit of whose fault it is BKK fell out of the top 10, including the usual suspects that say 'if you don't like it, leave'... Personally, I've always wondered how BKK made the top of the list 4 years running considering other destinations around the world... That is unless you like sweat running down your back into the crack of your arse, food so spicy the average tourist won't need a dose of colon blow for a while and being accosted by everyone from Nigerian scammers to ladyboys in tourist areas... I love the place, but I am drawn to it because of the diversity and bizarre things you run into almost daily... If you change the places you frequent, I am sure you will avoid these - accosted by everyone from Nigerian scammers to ladyboys in tourist areas... If you avoid countries that dont suit you you could keep your arse dry and blow your colon regularly. Your taste & your preferences in climate is not suitable for everyone. Think more before travelling instead of whining... Edit Bland food & raw meats makes most Asians puke Edited July 4, 2014 by ravip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevozman1 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) I remember not too long ago Bangkok was somewhere most tourists, the ones who even bothered to go there, spent 1-3 days before heading off to where they actually wanted to go in Thailand. In the last several years though the place is getting hyped, maybe I should give Bangkok another visit. Edited July 4, 2014 by kevozman1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 People (media) who dare to come up with a ridiculous list like this should be banned from publishing forever. What a load of <deleted>! The world would be quite empty of publications & 'do good' institutions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Western media just goes to far. They are no longer journalist, but just want to do sensationalism. Only certain parts of the city of Bangkok are affected, but western journalist make it sound like the entire country is in turmoil. Leave the Thai nation to itself, it will figure out what is good for them. Democracy is certainly not looking good in the US. Thailand will do what is needed and will survive. USA is just over 200 year's, Thailand is thousands of years. Leave them alone. That will happen when tourists stop coming, and expats move to more hospitable locations. USA may be 200 years, but people have been in land that makes up USA for thousands of years, European and African types around 400 years. Thailand gave up absolute monarchy some 80 years ago. As a democracy, Thailand is very young and has not yet mastered the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Kyoto is a fantastic city, I have no trouble believing its ranking at all. And eat off the floor clean. And polite. and and.. and a lot of other things.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Sukhumband stopped buying the award obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Bangkok is getting old. People want to experience a new environment. This is a US based survey. There are still millions of US citizens who do not know what a passport looks like. For the majority of US would be travellers, Thailand must still sound like a paradise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Thailand in general is losing it's tourist luster for many reasons. Inflation is high, so the value proposition is getting worse, general atmosphere has degenerated, people have seen it all already, concrete malls are to be had everywhere, the environment has gotten dirty, scams are well publicized in social media, "virtual tourism" lets you see the sight with a few clicks, and so on, and so on. Even the hard core sex tourists seem to be looking for new destinations. It could be argued Thailand can't be categorized as "exotic" anymore. Mass tourism is peaking, in other words. Unless Thais figure out something really new, it's going to stagnate and eventually start declining. Edited July 4, 2014 by DrTuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldozer Dawn Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I don't think this has a lot to do with the coup. The reality is that BKK has just priced itself out of the game. Prices are now up there with other first world destinations. However, in those other destination you also get quality, cleanliness and good service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 The US is taking a hit in the Thai press? Thailand is still no.4 in Asia. But I suppose the fact that Travel and Leisure reported Thailand was affected by coup/protests swayed voters? Then again there is the need to promote the US as the New Shin Corporation. They still need to blame someone for all the bad things happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnMartin Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Western media just goes to far. They are no longer journalist, but just want to do sensationalism. Only certain parts of the city of Bangkok are affected, but western journalist make it sound like the entire country is in turmoil. Leave the Thai nation to itself, it will figure out what is good for them. Democracy is certainly not looking good in the US. Thailand will do what is needed and will survive. USA is just over 200 year's, Thailand is thousands of years. Leave them alone. I'm sorry Orientalsf but you need to research the history of Thailand... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangMike Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Web-statement: This just in, Travel and Leisure magazine declared corrupt magazine of the of the ignorant US who just don't understand the Thai. Reading this unhappy periodical in public is now illegal and will mandate two months of happiness training at a military resort and spa. Junta Travel and Leisure will now conduct their own poll free of corruption, and the good news is - they've already declared Thailand the winner of all 10 most happiest places in next year's poll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfterLOS Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+Kingdom&city1=London&country2=Thailand&city2=Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfterLOS Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2005/10/london_is_a_dum.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 It dropped out of my top ten at least five years ago. Too many oversized shopping malls and pretentious BS for my taste. Before the inevitable retorts of "if you don't like it then don't come here", I DO still come here because of the many personal relationships I have here. If I came as a first time visitor these days, not knowing anyone, I doubt I would be terribly impressed. It has lost the gritty and exotic appeal it had in a previous era and is now more suited to women with a shopping addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 How they could ever rate BKK as the top destination on the Planet is beyond comprehension. Compared to many others it is a dump ! Get off your backside, move away from the bars and Nana Plaza, and you will find Bangkok a very interesting city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Seems alot of tourists don't care for unregulated noise pollution & air pollution, being run over by motorbikes on the sidewalk, being accosted by ladyboys, broken sidewalks, thieving taxi and tuk-tuk operators, and the stench of humanity that is Bangkok. Go figure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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