Jimmpy Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) With the Shin's gone, I thought it would be a good time to come back to Bangkok. Had no idea that it had been turned into a 5 star tourist trap since my last visit here in 2002. I rember Bangkok from the late 20th century and what a great place it was. Do you think it's still thriving on its long reputation that Murry Head was singing about in his song "One Night In Bangkok". Or, do you think Bangkok will make-it as a 5 star tourist destination? Edited December 19, 2015 by Jimmpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboybkk Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 ???? What are you talking about? There are places to go for every budget. If you're a tourist going to tourist places then that's all you're seeing & being charged. Get off the tourist trail & you'll enjoy it more, spend less, learn more, be happier & want to return more often. All the best Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HidyHo Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Your continued 5 star comments are getting old ... Yes, prices have gone up since 2002 ... significant increases in somethings and not that much on other things. But BKK is inclusive of 1 to 5 stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboybkk Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Your continued 5 star comments are getting old ... Yes, prices have gone up since 2002 ... significant increases in somethings and not that much on other things. But BKK is inclusive of 1 to 5 stars. & that includes 0* if you enter the monkey house Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 think i will go back to the news forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetime Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 To answer you question; No, not with rip off restaurants charging 1000 baht for a bowl a tum yum, and all the other assorted scams, visa issues, coups, traffic deaths, etc., etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I think that you should have stuck to one night in Bangkok and shouldn't have bothered coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmpy Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Thanks for answering the question Onetime. As you mentioned, the entire place seems to be a rip-off; a nuisance and waste of time as well. Probably most of the current members have never experienced the old Bangkok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Hill Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Thanks for answering the question Onetime. As you mentioned, the entire place seems to be a rip-off; a nuisance and waste of time as well. Probably most of the current members have never experienced the old Bangkok? Another silly "old hand" who needs to feel they're part of some sort of imaginary elite who ostensibly "discovered" Bangkok when, in their opinion, it was "better", "cooler", "friendlier" blah, blah, blah If we wait, there'll be some washed up mook along in a minute who'll yap on about Bangkok in the 90s and how it all went south when a beer, a bar fine and a bang exceeded 500 baht for the first time. Bangkok's been developing and prices have inevitably risen. If the OP can't afford it any more, he should slope off to Phnom Penh where a modest budget and a white face will still impress the locals and stop being a bore stuck in time. Edited December 20, 2015 by Cypress Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I was here in 2002. It's better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 To answer you question; No, not with rip off restaurants charging 1000 baht for a bowl a tum yum, and all the other assorted scams, visa issues, coups, traffic deaths, etc., etc. Which were all here in 2002 and before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Yea while the Shin's were here, I would not want to go to BKK, I mean it would be so awkward to to run in to them in the street, have to say hello, probably invited to dinner, then have to make those uncomfortable excuses, Thak can be such a bore! Now that they are gone I am also thinking of giving BKK a shot. but be carefull, sis is still around and she can me a handful, once she grubs your ear, she can go on and on and on, Junta this and junta that, Boring!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetime Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Thanks for answering the question Onetime. As you mentioned, the entire place seems to be a rip-off; a nuisance and waste of time as well. Probably most of the current members have never experienced the old Bangkok? The posts that came after your last are an indication of the racism that you will experience in daily life here, on top of the rip-offs and scams. Vietnam is giving visa's for a year to Americans. It's cheaper and the people are nicer. Have a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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