JimHuaHin Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Greetings. My step daughter is studying at a university in Nakhon Si Thammarat district. At the end of last week her lecturer told her class that each member of the class had to personally find and interview 5 farang (not Asian!!!) tourists in Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) district before 25 May!!! She and her class mates have had no luck in finding any farang tourists in NST district over the past 3 days. Can anyone please advise where and what time of the day is a good location and time to find farang tourists in NST District, preferably in the city area, at this time of the year. Many thanks in advance. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Maybe try the bus station? Most tourists could just be passing through NST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 The temple Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan is a popular tourist attraction. If it's to hot, try mc donalds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimak Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Agree with RotBenz, there are a few around the big temple there. Also a few farang wandering around the new central mall although they might not be genuine tourists ;)Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimak Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Wife suggests the airport, there are plenty there!Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiberman Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Try immigration office, pretty much guaranteed to find a few!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Maybe the hospital, if they hired a motorbike !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 "At the end of last week her lecturer told her class that each member of the class had to personally find and interview 5 farang (not Asian!!!) tourists in Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) district before 25 May!!!" I have been "interviewed" myself a couple of times. It would have been interesting if the OP had explained the purpose of this exercise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 12 hours ago, RickG16 said: Maybe try the bus station? Most tourists could just be passing through NST? Thanks RickG16, great suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 12 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: The temple Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan is a popular tourist attraction. If it's to hot, try mc donalds. Thanks RotBenz8888; we have been Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan three times in the past 2 years. Never saw any other farangs there, but lots of Chinese. McDonalds sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 12 hours ago, Pimak said: Agree with RotBenz, there are a few around the big temple there. Also a few farang wandering around the new central mall although they might not be genuine tourists ???? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thank you Pimak. We have been to Central Plaza a few times, and the only farangs we have seen there have been with Thai wives or girl friends. But worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, fiberman said: Try immigration office, pretty much guaranteed to find a few!! Thanks fiberman, great suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 45 minutes ago, dotpoom said: "At the end of last week her lecturer told her class that each member of the class had to personally find and interview 5 farang (not Asian!!!) tourists in Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) district before 25 May!!!" I have been "interviewed" myself a couple of times. It would have been interesting if the OP had explained the purpose of this exercise? My apologies dotpoom - we had just returned late yesterday from a few days in Bangkok when I received the message from my step daughter via her mother. It was late, I was very tired and not thinking clearly. The apparent purpose of the interviews is to "obtain an idea of farang tourist behaviour in NST". To which I replied, "what does the lecturer mean by 'farang tourist behaviour'?." Response - no idea, she (the Thai lecturer) did not explain. TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluek Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Best bet is train station area and the hotels east of it. Or camp out at the National Museum, Wat Mahathat or Suchart Subsin's shadow puppetry place. I've always seen a few backpackers poking around when in Nakhon, but then again that was always Nov-Feb high season time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Nana or walking street in Pattaya....Thousands of round eyed foreigners 24/7/365. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 In my many years in Thailand, I have only been there once. Of my friends, only one has been there. It's just not really place people go. Most tourists haven't heard of it, and if you asked them what there was to see, those who had heard of it, probably still wouldn't have much to say. Not saying it's not a nice place (although it was/is the murder capital of Thailand apparently), just saying it's not really well know for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 3 hours ago, dluek said: Best bet is train station area and the hotels east of it. Or camp out at the National Museum, Wat Mahathat or Suchart Subsin's shadow puppetry place. I've always seen a few backpackers poking around when in Nakhon, but then again that was always Nov-Feb high season time. Thank you very much for your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Katipo said: In my many years in Thailand, I have only been there once. Of my friends, only one has been there. It's just not really place people go. Most tourists haven't heard of it, and if you asked them what there was to see, those who had heard of it, probably still wouldn't have much to say. Not saying it's not a nice place (although it was/is the murder capital of Thailand apparently), just saying it's not really well know for anything. Agreed. I have never seen many Westerners in the city. Even in the 1980s when I visited for a few days, I never saw another farang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitis4ever Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 They intervied me a couple of times at the big Lotus NST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Go to the bar area of an evening, you’ll find plenty there, but good luck making sense of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 If theres a British International or well regarded International School , then go just before school finishes for the day. There will usually be Farangs waiting to pick up their kids.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnazi71 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I go to NST since 2003 every year for 2 weeks. The first years I have never seen a farang downtown, in the lasts some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketsub Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I pass through there occasionally, but seldom see any other farang. I wish I could get 100 baht for every time I've had to do one of these interviews, though! The worst is Samila Beach in Songkhla Town, where there are many, many schools. It's almost impossible to walk the strand for five minutes without having a pack of high school students approach for an interview request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahddub Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 9:45 PM, JimHuaHin said: My apologies dotpoom - we had just returned late yesterday from a few days in Bangkok when I received the message from my step daughter via her mother. It was late, I was very tired and not thinking clearly. The apparent purpose of the interviews is to "obtain an idea of farang tourist behaviour in NST". To which I replied, "what does the lecturer mean by 'farang tourist behaviour'?." Response - no idea, she (the Thai lecturer) did not explain. TIT. Wow, seems like quite a loaded question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 4:10 AM, mike787 said: Nana or walking street in Pattaya....Thousands of round eyed foreigners 24/7/365. Not Europeans though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfdog Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 5 genuine in tourists in 1 day would be nearly impossible in town. Occasionaly I spot out of towners with backpacks walking around chinese district & sahathaiThe only way this is possible is at the airport, success 100%Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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