rooster59 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 PM pleased Thailand rated as “least miserable” country for 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his pleasure over Thailand’s rating as the “least miserable” economy in the Bloomberg Misery Index for 2019, Deputy Government Spokesman Lt-Gen Weerachon Sukondhapatipak said today. He said Thailand scored 2.1, which was the same score it received last year, making it the “least miserable” country out of 62 economies as rated by Bloomberg. Switzerland improved to second least miserable. Venezuela was rated the “most miserable economy” with inflation projected at about six million percent this year. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-pleased-thailand-rated-as-least-miserable-country-for-2019/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-04-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Or, if you look at it from the other side, the fact that Thailand is on a list titled " miserable countries" in the first place already looks bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Gonna have a trip to the market and a few other places, let's put this article to the test....im pretty sure of the results already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 The Thai people are truly euphoric, in particular those in the malls spending their borrowed money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckingcountry Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Still miserable but least ! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Sounds like a back handed compliment such as the one "for a fat girl, you don't sweat too much". ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 You can put lipstick on a hog but guess what...……………..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, watcharacters said: Sounds like a back handed compliment such as the one "for a fat girl, you don't sweat too much". ???? But the reality in Thailand is "For a fat person, you're not very jolly" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 so why so many miserable old gits on TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Bloomberg obviously never paid Immigration a visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Misery index is derived from a combination of unemployment and inflation rates, both of which are grossly exaggerated by the Thai Government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Isn't that like saying "You're the least pregnant?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said: The Thai people are truly euphoric, in particular those in the malls spending their borrowed money. ..which they have no intention of ever repaying, because they couldn't afford their loans in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Such a shame that Thailand's miserable git of a PM cannot take any credit for Bloomberg's rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Lucky for Mr Metallic yellow the half of those in abject poverty pensioners disabled etc are mostly illiterate and are just lucky to be alive on 800bpm and must have been included in the index great result general oh perfect smiley one???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 What a joke. No creditability to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 The unemployment figures are probably massaged as some other governments do - work one hour a month, hey presto you are employed. I would say Thais seem to be happier than most with their extensive social networks; however, the rating didn't take that into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, PatOngo said: You can put lipstick on a hog but guess what...……………..! You get a pink Harley Davidson? .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMuir Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, Lacessit said: The unemployment figures are probably massaged as some other governments do - work one hour a month, hey presto you are employed. Absolute rubbish. You have just made that up. Thailand employs over 3 million Laotian, Cambodian and Burmese workers because it has so many jobs. Thailand actually has negative unemployment. More jobs than people who want to work. Business owners are always struggling to fill job applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradewind777 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 What a load of old 8ollocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Guess it's time to take down the signs "the floggings will continue until morale improves" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendRaider Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 another thing Thailand shares with the USA... sort of. Thailand the Least Miserable. USA the Least “soak a poke” Shirt. impressive. In a world today in which Bill Gates and Warren Buffet often like to say.... today’s babies are the luckiest ‘batch’ of babies ever born! really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Obviously the thousands of bereaved every year from the slaughter on the roads, being about number one in the disparity of wealth between the rich and poor, the dire education system, corruption and continued political machinations don't come into the calculation. Mai pen rai, as long as the peasants have enough lakorn and cheap som tam they are not miserable, much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Ossy said: Such a shame that Thailand's miserable git of a PM cannot take any credit for Bloomberg's rating. But surely this is all a result of him bringing happiness back to the people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nip Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 It reminds me of that expression... "They say I know nothing but they are wrong. I know f☆ck all." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Just goes to show how dodgy these ratings are. Thailand fudges it by having a low unemployment - but those actually employed gainfully is very low (visited the local mall lately and asked one of the phone browsing staff for information). Cost of living to wages is through the roof. Electricity has risen almost 50% in a few years. Cost of food has risen dramatically. Pollution out of control. Not so much to celebrate IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Reading this BS article has given me a good laugh, so Thai people seeing it would probably get a good laugh themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSaints Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 and the award for most ignorant PM on the Planet goes to …. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Paint a penguin green and it becomes a Hippopotamus - wonders never seize ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I wonder if the latest news "People see politics, corruption as Thailand's "worst": Suan Dusit Poll" has made it to the government house yet? Article went online at 10h36 this morning. Arguably 2'000+ people contributing to the survey is not a decisive figure once it comes to Thailand yet, by my own experience, wraps up the subject pretty nicely. As I am not allowed to paste URLs here, copy/passte above headlines - or leave it in the caring hands of Uncle Tu ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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