Opening up Thailand: More than half of Thais don't want foreigners back - despite 14 day quarantine, poll

[transam]

7 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

Or maybe the Generals don't want Foreigners back they are old Dinosaurs and prime candidates for contracting COVID19.
 

So are the Generals...

[heist]

Probably polled a bunch of Immigration Officers. 

[spiekerjozef]

19 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Thais saying its too early to allow foreigners back into Thailand because many other Countries do not have the virus under control

And they are so right about it.

Most countries who have now a second wave opened up way too soon...

[KhunKenAP]

Don't worry, most foreigners will not want to come back, given all the stupid sh.t the governments at all levels are doing. Thailand is no longer the "Land of Smiles", and is now the "Land of Frowns".

[Misterwhisper]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Thai people, who has deep seated dislike and disdain towards all foreigners anyway, can survive on a very little money and are happy to eat rice and som tam and sleep on the floor and consume very little in a way of necessities and comfort, so no new news there...

True. But... take away their (foreign) smartphone and (foreign) pickup truck or motorcycle and all hell is going to break lose!

Edited July 13, 2020 by Misterwhisper

[ThailandRyan]

18 minutes ago, heist said:

Probably polled a bunch of Immigration Officers. 

Unfortunately if that is true then they have sealed there fate and will also be amongst the unemployed as the IO workforce can be reduced to just 15%

[Pottinger]

Hardly surprising when ministers in an authoritarian government regularly stoke xenophobia.

 

[geriatrickid]

Do not take the poll out of context. 

The only thing it shows is that Thais have same view as the people in the other countries which avoided much of the death and misery of the Covid19 pandemic.  The people in favour of lifting travel restrictions are only concerned about themselves.

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan  don't want to be invaded by  swarms of  the infected.   Look at Canada which is so tied to the USA. The consensus in that country is to keep the US border closed. They also want flight restrictions to the rest of the world continued. 

The ravaged countries of the UK and the USA expect the rest of the world to welcome their nationals with open arms.   Aint going to happen.

If Thai people are smart they keep the borders closed until 2021.

 

[CorpusChristie]

1 minute ago, geriatrickid said:

Do not take the poll out of context. 

 

 

Yeah, but if Thais dont like felangs , they will ave to go back and sleep on the floor and not have hot showers and give their car back to the dealership 

[soi3eddie]

How about re-running the poll once the "pandemic is 100% over" and see the Thai responses then? Would be interesting to see the sentiment toward foreigners

Edited July 13, 2020 by soi3eddie

[Zikomat]

Looks like they prepare the ground to expel the rest of us from the country. Any foreigner is dangerous by definition now.

[robblok]

Not so strange, no xenophobia at all. Why would a country that did a good job protecting itself from Covid open up to countries like for instance the US where covid is rampant and hte UK that did a bad job and Inda where its spreading like wildfire. 

 

I can understand them for not wanting foreigners and then a second lock down. We all seen how some foreigners hate wearing masks and think all of this is stupid. So why import more of those arrogant foreigners who have a high chance of being infected.

 

If there is 14 days quarantine with tests then yes its xenophobia. However who would trust the government to run these quarantines good if the numbers of people increase. 

[chuang]

Maybe not all foreigners but certain group......

[NCC1701A]

1 hour ago, holy cow cm said:

I don't know about that. Those Issan gals with many foreigner boyfriends and husband support a lot of family members that probably is more than half of the country.

i understand how you feel but this is one of the many ThiaVisa myths that keeps getting repeated.

there are only 200,000 farangs in the country. the population of Thailand is 66 million. 

 

yes we do contribute each in our own way and i am sure it is important for our friends and family but it has hardly any affect on the overall Thai economy.    

[ianezy0]

38 minutes ago, KhunKenAP said:

Don't worry, most foreigners will not want to come back, given all the stupid sh.t the governments at all levels are doing. Thailand is no longer the "Land of Smiles", and is now the "Land of Frowns".

So why don’t you fear cough then!

[Kwaibill]

Went to a very nice hotel in Pattaya for the weekend at my step-daughter's behest. Very nice, comfy bed, nice bathtub, and an excellent buffet.
Couldn't help thinking that without Westerners none of these places would exist for the youngsters to become accustomed to.
On the other hand they might have pristine beaches a few hours closer to home.

[robblok]

8 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

i understand how you feel but this is one of the many ThiaVisa myths that keeps getting repeated.

there are only 200,000 farangs in the country. the population of Thailand is 66 million. 

 

yes we do contribute each in our own way and i am sure it is important for our friends and family but it has hardly any affect on the overall Thai economy.    

Its myth that will never die because the overinflated ego of foreigners. 

[Peterw42]

Good to see the usual paranoid delusional rantings are alive and well. 

The results of the poll basically says Thai people dont want Covid back and dont trust that foreigners can return without bringing Covid with them. Its nothing to do with not wanting foreigners here, its to do with not wanting covid here.

 

Seriously, some people need to get over their own self importance. You are not the great white benefactors, and without you, Thais would be sleeping on the floor. Believe it or not, a large chunk of Thailand does ok without the great white benefactor raising them out of poverty 

[englishoak]

Fake news propaganda bs, this places choice for so called news is really going down hill. Just like Thailand. 

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Another poll inciting xenophobia !

Why?

NZ doesn't want anyone not a New Zealander in, and they all have to quarantine. Makes sense.

[robblok]

2 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Good to see the usual paranoid delusional rantings are alive and well. 

The results of the poll basically says Thai people dont want Covid back and dont trust that foreigners can return without bringing Covid with them. Its nothing to do with not wanting foreigners here, its to do with not wanting covid here.

 

Seriously, some people need to get over their own self importance. You are not the great white benefactors, and without you, Thais would be sleeping on the floor. Believe it or not, a large chunk of Thailand does ok without the great white benefactor raising them out of poverty 

Well said.. its amazing how important a lot of foreigners think they are. Probably never came into contact with Thais who held jobs outside the tourist industry or educated Thais. 

[EVENKEEL]

Some of us throw a bit more dosh about and may have a legit feeling of contributing to the economy vs. the ones who are a bit well spartan in their spending.

[robblok]

1 minute ago, EVENKEEL said:

Some of us throw a bit more dosh about and may have a legit feeling of contributing to the economy vs. the ones who are a bit well spartan in their spending.

I think i throw around more then most but still its nothing compared to the total economy. Its just delusional to think we make a huge impact. It shows how important some people feel they are and the entitlement. If you crunch the numbers you will quickly see there is no truth in it in reality. 

 

Not going to crunch the numbers again as it will never convince anyone as the people posting here are not known for being open minded or good with numbers. 

[LivinLOS]

2 hours ago, transam said:

But they need the jobs/income....

Less than half of the responded worked in tourism is my conclusion.. 

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

This survey was in regards to the Corvid virus , not about foreigners as a stand alone point .

This is not Thais "being clever" , its Thais saying its too early to allow foreigners back into Thailand because many other Countries do not have the virus under control .

Sure it is! We all know that, but my belief is that they are also during decades became rather tired of many foreigners behavior in this country. I just posted I believe that contributes to the wish to wait for many, because they also know it´s inevitable that the country have to open up for the good of the economy.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Sure it is! We all know that, but my belief is that they are also during decades became rather tired of many foreigners behavior in this country. I just posted I believe that contributes to the wish to wait for many, because they also know it´s inevitable that the country have to open up for the good of the economy.

A wild assumption.....????

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, tominbkk said:

Hope its not that way.  My company had sone ok thru the virus.  And because of that I still employ 6 Thais without any salary cut throughout.  

That is a commendable behaviour. People like you do not have to worry. They will appreciate your stay and your actions in this country. I am just believing they will become more selective. Actually I do hope they will become more selective, for the good of the good people that chose to stay, live and work in this beautiful country.

[robblok]

1 minute ago, Matzzon said:

That is a commendable behaviour. People like you do not have to worry. They will appreciate your stay and your actions in this country. I am just believing they will become more selective. Actually I do hope they will become more selective, for the good of the good people that chose to stay, live and work in this beautiful country.

True.. if you see how some foreigners behave .. the entitlement and the rudeness. Just shameful. 

 

I think its the same the world over when you get too many tourists. Now in Belgium they don't want Dutch teenagers anymore because they misbehave. That does not mean the Belgium people don't misbehave but its easier to single out foreigners plus of course the abuse by those Dutch teens.

 

With covid there were quite some foreigners that did not want to wear masks. That stands out. It does not stand out when a Thai does it as people usually judge their own far more easy. All those foreigners flaunting the rules don't do the rest of us any good. 

[transam]

4 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

That is a commendable behaviour. People like you do not have to worry. They will appreciate your stay and your actions in this country. I am just believing they will become more selective. Actually I do hope they will become more selective, for the good of the good people that chose to stay, live and work in this beautiful country.

Does this mean being interrogated at the airport arrivals, by yourself perhaps....????

[Mr Meeseeks]

27 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Good to see the usual paranoid delusional rantings are alive and well. 

The results of the poll basically says Thai people dont want Covid back and dont trust that foreigners can return without bringing Covid with them. Its nothing to do with not wanting foreigners here, its to do with not wanting covid here.

 

Seriously, some people need to get over their own self importance. You are not the great white benefactors, and without you, Thais would be sleeping on the floor. Believe it or not, a large chunk of Thailand does ok without the great white benefactor raising them out of poverty 

While I agree with your premise, Thailand would be absolutely nowhere without foreign investment.