Apparently it's a prestige thing for Chinese to accomplish long road trips. A friend of mine has a guesthouse and earlier this week she had three expensive cars from China parked on the soi in front. My friend complained that the drivers with Audi's wanted five star service and amenities with their 400 baht room.

Part of an article from last year and background of the why. Quite detailed and some rather scathing comments from the community.

"So Chinese tourists tend to have a degree of self-centeredness and a lack of awareness for their surroundings and for the way they blend in with the people around them. I honestly feel bad for them because I know they just want to go on holiday to a foreign country and enjoy themselves. They are mostly completely unaware of how their behavior in public is seen as rude, inconsiderate, or disrespectful by others."

http://siamandbeyond.com/survey-says-chinese-tourists-wearing-welcome-chiang-mai/

Last year I had my first holiday (and my last) on Hainan Island in China. Lovely beaches, and normally would be totally invaded by Russians, but not this time.

Prices in restaurants were astronomical, especially sea food and an ice cream was over $10.00.

However, it was the people and their customs which amazed me; all forms of transport seems to be fitted with the loudest air horns I've heard, on a par with the BKK tour buses which cruise around Chiang Mai. The horns are used to blast a way through traffic coming from any direction.

The normal way of disposing of rubbish was to drop it wherever you were; Under the table, on footpaths, on the street.

The yelling got to me the most: no one talked. they just shouted - across the table, across the room.

Tunnel vision seems to be a genetic thing, as people would just walk into you, with or with a mobile phone.

I'm more than happy to have the relative peace of Chiang Mai, if only someone would tell me how to shut those dogs up outside!!

I'm back and I saw a cute one today. Fit with a trendy t-shirt and tight shorts. She had purple hair. Reminded me of "Violet" , an icon from VIBER.


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