Straight8 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 15 hours ago, Fairynuff said: I wish I knew what these guys were on, I’d love to get some Thai-coolade! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damrongsak Posted November 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2020 4 hours ago, rabang said: Yep. The beaches with limestone hills are nice and the north has some nice scenery but I have seen much better views in many other countries. Central Thailand is actually quite boring, even ugly, at least around the populated parts that spread surprisingly far from Bangkok. Loei (town) has a couple nice views. 1. View of Phu Bo Bit from our back porch. 2. View from the top of Phu Bo Bit. 3. View of the house across the street from the front of our house. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted November 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) I'm sure tourists can't wait to come back and learn the cultural intricasies of FACE.......saving face, giving face, losing face, kill for face, regaining lost face, lying for face, buying face, selling face, false face, the very thing that keeps Thailand stunted and mired in the dark ages! Edited November 20, 2020 by PatOngo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted November 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Damrongsak said: Loei (town) has a couple nice views. View of the house across the street from the front of our house. The wheel rims and the Coke crates give it that certain "Old World Charm", Wonderful culture! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 19 hours ago, Rmac442 said: Nice fairytale wish and story ..reality is Thai culture is quickly disappearing since the mid '90s. Definition of a 'premium tourist' means different thinks to different people .. If not then the iPhone really killed it off. Maybe not unique, but still has a certain je ne sais quoi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Just now, PatOngo said: The wheel rims and the Coke crates give it that certain "Old World Charm", Wonderful culture! That's my sis-in-law's place. They make a living recycling , repairing junk or reselling it and washing laundry. Hey, she's given me some antique items that she came across. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 No clue like all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 14 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: I think they want to stick their fingers in the leaky dykes. Bring the cheese and Tulip bulbs back here to plant. But most of all they want to import the world's culture back to Thailand and move forward not backwards as their current culture seems to be very similar to several hundered years ago. Sure it is nice to see where Clay pots and bronze were used, but no one wants to learn how to make clay pots and bronze buddah statues. Everyone can visit a museum. Leaky dykes are only found in the Southern state of the US and tulips don't grow in the Thai climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 14 hours ago, Chiang Mai Bill said: 1. I can 'just about' live with the ban on alcohol between 2-5pm. 2. Yep! Reduce the tax on alochol! But wasn't the tax increased 2 years ago to deter the Thais from drinking so much -- especially wine which we all know they drink great quantities of!!! 3. Local authorities should educate and prosecute those that dump rubbish -- especially in tourist areas! 4. But why improve spoken 'English' -- ''There has been little recovery in Thailand with the previous top three markets - the Chinese, Russians and Malaysians - all absent along with the money they used to bring.'' The English-speaking -- and many Europeans -- don't really count, obviously! 2. Yep ! Just ingrease the tax on alcohol for Thai only. Reversed two tier pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Damrongsak said: Loei (town) has a couple nice views. 1. View of Phu Bo Bit from our back porch. 2. View from the top of Phu Bo Bit. 3. View of the house across the street from the front of our house. Thought that was your sister inlaws house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, PatOngo said: I'm sure tourists can't wait to come back and learn the cultural intricasies of FACE.......saving face, giving face, losing face, kill for face, regaining lost face, lying for face, buying face, selling face, false face, the very thing that keeps Thailand stunted and mired in the dark ages! All called Thainess. Classes coming soon to a cultural heritage location near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I remember being rather excited by the coup of 2006. It was my first experience of a coup and I didn't know what to expect. Perhaps the Army should stage a coup every month for the titillation of tourists. It would be a much more novel attraction than weaving and painting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DonaldBattles Posted November 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2020 17 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: EVERYONE, really??? Hm... better go tell my friends and acquaintances back home that they're now classified as "non-premium" tourists because they don't enjoy weaving baskets and mats or want to paint handicrafts before setting out to go catch some fish in the nearby almost dried-up brook. All THEY want to do during their vacations is to relax on a beach, visit some historic sites (if need be), do some knick-knack shopping, and enjoy a good meal and a few glasses of beer or wine during dinner. Meanwhile, I am sure EVERY Thai tourist visiting Munich only goes there to learn how to make sausages, brew beer, and assemble BMWs. You know, the typical vacation stuff. People tend to forget that Bangkok is the sex capital of Thailand. I wonder how many tourist men come to Thailand alone as versus the ones who come with their wives to learn basket weaving and Thai dancing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 6 hours ago, hezzey said: premium tourist probably go to the bahamas and not thailand. I have been twice and there 5 star hotels and beaches and the service makes Thailand's hotels look like 3 star, Every morning walk along Cable beach, I think these guys should go and spend a week there, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Damrongsak said: Loei (town) has a couple nice views. 1. View of Phu Bo Bit from our back porch. 2. View from the top of Phu Bo Bit. 3. View of the house across the street from the front of our house. Looks like Steptoes yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 If the Thais were able to think ahead and invest money rather than pocketing it, they would have spent this entire pandemic time investing heavily in rebuilding and refreshing their tourism industry. No doubt they will miss this golden opportunity. They also would have worked hard to attract companies moving out of China. No doubt they have missed that opportunity as well (to Vietnam). They simply seem incapable of planning and executing a forward thinking vision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 43 minutes ago, ChipButty said: I have been twice and there 5 star hotels and beaches and the service makes Thailand's hotels look like 3 star, Every morninyeng walk along Cable beach, I think these guys should go and spend a week there, But it is not the center of the Universe, and you can not teach a Thai how to run a business as their way is always the best way. They would find fault somehow, and of course it might be too hard and not easy easy, Ci yen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOCH Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I think most of South East Asian countries are promoting their cultures as part of their tourism schemes. I think what TAT is trying to do is promote Thai culture as PART of the holiday experience similar to Malaysia. Why not plan a visit Malaysia once the borders are open? Thailand is not the one and only ultimate destination in SEA. We’ve got nice beaches and beautiful sceneries as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: But it is not the center of the Universe, and you can not teach a Thai how to run a business as their way is always the best way. They would find fault somehow, and of course it might be too hard and not easy easy, Ci yen. They always want to portray they are service orientated, they dont give a flying f@@k and it's got worse over the years, 20, 25 years ago maybe not no more, what I see staff training is none Existent. A friend of mine and his wife went to a nice Italian restaurant and he ordered a bottle of wine the waitress just plonked it down on the table and walked away, he had to ask her to come back and open it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Fairynuff said: I wish I knew what these guys were on, I’d love to get some kratom..or if hill tribes..opium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 15 hours ago, herfiehandbag said: which is totally stalled. They are desperate. pain is a great motivator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 13 hours ago, 0815 said: In which bubble is she living ? Bubble Tea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Basket weaving? Didn't that used to be - maybe still is - a favourite therapy for the mentally ill? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damrongsak Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, ChipButty said: Looks like Steptoes yard Better than the neighborhood where my wife grew up. Though it looked better 40 years ago. Loei river on the right. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Some troll posts and replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: Thought that was your sister inlaws house The junk place is my sis-in-law's house. We have a house across the street on the back side. With a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, ChakaKhan said: pain is a great motivator So is Hunger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: Thought that was your sister inlaws house This one, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoker58 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 “Culture and handicrafts”. Closing the borders is not a golden opportunity for anything, it’s just an unmitigated disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, MartinL said: Basket weaving? Didn't that used to be - maybe still is - a favourite therapy for the mentally ill? I believe it could run into millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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