rooster59 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thai Chinese people in Bangkok to spend over 6.4 billion baht to celebrate Chinese New Year The upcoming Chinese New Year next week will see Thais of Chinese descent in Bangkok spending over six billion baht in celebrations of their traditional festival and holiday. This year the Chinese New Year falls on January 26. In Bangkok, several age-old traditions, passed down by their ancestors, activities, and celebrations will be held at the century old China Town or locally known as Yaowarat to mark the festival. However activities will be scaled down and no entertainments will be held as the country is still mourning the passing of the beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej. However, despite of less activities, the Kasikorn Bank Research Center forecast that there will be an increase in spending for offerings by Thai-Chinese in Bangkok. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thai-chinese-people-bangkok-spend-6-4-billion-baht-celebrate-chinese-new-year/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thai-Chinese or Chinese-Thai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Buys a lot of fried rice Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 "Thai Chinese people in Bangkok to spend over 6.4 billion baht". How does that compare to the beer guzzling clientèle from the west ? Beer is controlled by the elite, wondering how that will effect the elite economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 How can they know this? I'm serious. How is it possible to know the ethnicity of a purchaser? How do you then tabulate a total? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eligius Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) So will it suddenly be OK and approved to wear nice bright yellow and red colours? That suddenly becomes permissible, does it? I am so glad I have authorities that tell me what and when and how and for how long I can and should wear certain clothes and colours. I welcome that sage guidance in my daily life ... Suddenly the final words of Nineteen Eighty-Four came into my head: 'I love Big Brother'. Can't think why! Edited January 22, 2017 by Eligius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Good in Bad out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook23 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 6 billion. Ok. And what is the point? Do they also come up with news like: surin khmer-thai will spend 6 billion thb on lao khaow in 2017?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredandhappyhere Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Toronto said: How can they know this? I'm serious. How is it possible to know the ethnicity of a purchaser? How do you then tabulate a total? Same way they tabulate everything else ! They guestimate a figure for last year and then, despite household debts and the need for savings, they simply add on a certain percentage so as to give the illusion that everything is progressing nicely and that everybody is happy. After the Chinese New Year, if not during it, they will announce that they have exceeded their target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Funny how they over estimate how much money will be spent at Chinese New Year but under estimate how many road deaths there will be at normal New Year. Could be something to do with bigger interest in money coming in than the value of Human Lives going out methinks !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Retiredandhappyhere said: Same way they tabulate everything else ! They guestimate a figure for last year and then, despite household debts and the need for savings, they simply add on a certain percentage so as to give the illusion that everything is progressing nicely and that everybody is happy. After the Chinese New Year, if not during it, they will announce that they have exceeded their target. Probably something like that, but it's impossible to know the value of purchases made by Thais of Chinese extraction. I think they just kind of throw out some positive sounding numbers. Kind of a "feel good" thing. It's a bit silly. Like guesstimating how much Muslim Americans will fork out during Ramadan. But the again, Thai tourism officials seem to have some sort of fixation on which tourists spend a lot. I've seen stories along that line recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 How do they fare re fireworks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usual Suspect Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Yes..fireworks.. Dec 31st is recognised as the main New Year's Eve worldwide, yet fireworks were not allowed in respect of the former king... Will this ruling be waivered for the Chinese.. (& the ear-splitting crackers been lit everywhere from about 3am onwards)..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 5 hours ago, Toronto said: How can they know this? I'm serious. How is it possible to know the ethnicity of a purchaser? How do you then tabulate a total? Our sweet lady at TAT, she knows all about this money number thing as very good with numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Where will they spend it on? Last year we went to chinatown to see it happening but there was nothing to do. They were cleaning the pavements and i saw some drunk teenagers sipping whisky on the street...oh and it was busy in the temple.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Chinese spending for the new year up. Economic growth up. Tourist numbers up. Exports up. Road deaths up. Corruption level up. Street violence up. Petty robbery up. Road rage and shootings up. Is there anything in this wonderland of Thailand that isn't up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooinekrsa Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Brer Fox said: Chinese spending for the new year up. Economic growth up. Tourist numbers up. Exports up. Road deaths up. Corruption level up. Street violence up. Petty robbery up. Road rage and shootings up. Is there anything in this wonderland of Thailand that isn't up? Thainess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget monger Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) A third of the Thais' DNA is Chinese. Ask an educated Thai, they will tell you that 700 years ago the Haka Chinese emigrated to to a place that is is now called Thailand, the reason why the superstition, language, culture, mindset are similar. The reason why Thailand is celebrationing Chinese New Year. Edited January 22, 2017 by gadget monger left out a sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dep714 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 8 hours ago, gadget monger said: A third of the Thais' DNA is Chinese. Ask an educated Thai, they will tell you that 700 years ago the Haka Chinese emigrated to to a place that is is now called Thailand, the reason why the superstition, language, culture, mindset are similar. The reason why Thailand is celebrationing Chinese New Year. While there are some Hakkas in Thailand, they are not the group that came 700 years ago. Those were the Tai ethnic group from modern day Yunnan. The Thai and Tai culture is similar. But these Thais now don't claim Chinese heritage as they were only a minority in China. The "Thai Chinese" referred to here are the ethnic Han Chinese, coming in the last century or so from coastal areas of China. While well assimilated into Thai society, they traditionally have very different from superstition, language, culture and mindset from Thais. The differences in Chinese groups is just as varied as the differences between different Europeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 On 1/21/2017 at 10:26 PM, hansnl said: Thai-Chinese or Chinese-Thai? Dthai Chinese is the largest minority in China and are the Thai people who were chased out of China by the majority Han.... Are they talking about the Han (majority China) or the Dthai (majority Thailand)? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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