webfact Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 TAT guns us down with 'Thainess' and it feels awesome (VIDEO)By Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: -- Has the Tourism Authority of Thailand been taken over by savvy artisans who understand how to promote the national image?In a campaign targeting domestic travelers, a matronly, monotone voice that sounds out of an old documentary film breaks down all the Thai things to do, eat, visit, see and buy in this land of Thais."Have Thai breakfast. Eat Thai sausage, Thai poached egg, Thai pancake, and stop ... pay respect to Thai national anthem ... then go eat Pad Thai and Thai fried frog." the voice instructs over a blitzkrieg of fast cuts illustrating the sublime, strange and happily familiar things to be discovered on holiday." [read more...]Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2015/01/23/tat-guns-us-down-thainess-and-it-feels-awesome-video-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepperMe Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yeah Yeah Yeah....... if you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted January 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2015 Get overcharged in Thai. Get conned in Thai. Suffer runny bowel syndrome a la Thai. Marvel at trash everywhere courtesy of Thai. Be thrilled by magnificent road accidents and derailing trains a la Thai. Get woken up at dawn thanks to noise pollution a la Thai. Provide urine samples publicly to Thai (police). Lose your house, car and last shirt to Thai. Be cheated in business by Thai. And I almost forgot: Nice video, stylishly produced. Unfortunately it's all in Thai. But perhaps there's a dubbed version for overseas markets... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seastallion Posted January 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2015 So....TAT want to promote Thailand to.....Thais! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Frobisher Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 So....TAT want to promote Thailand to.....Thais! Maybe someone there has foresight, and realises that if the bad international press about the systemic ripoff of foreign visitors continues they'll be needing more domestic tourism in the near future just to keep that industry alive. I wonder how successful they'll be at ripping off their own kind when the time comes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 So....TAT want to promote Thailand to.....Thais! Well they are the only ones who understand and accept Thainess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Still, gotta admit that wasn't actually a half bad video. I'll give them that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Have to admit that it's a pretty good production.....Korncob/Kobcorn (?? whatever)...must have, at the least, a little vision to come up with this video......unfortunately, it's obvious she also doesn't understand, that outside Thailand, there's a big world full of non Thai speaking people................a great promo video...but it's only for Thais.....so a big fail for the TAT from the international community!! Next?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Agree, it was pretty good. Quite a few places I would like to see and some things I would like to do and eat. There must be an English version, otherwise, it was a wasted effort. Shuffling money around Thailand from Thais on vacation is probably not the best tourism outcome. Certainly doesn't count towards tourism arrivals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HooHaa Posted January 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2015 i think it is briilant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 What no taxis? or tuk tuks taking you to a gem dealer .... Nice video and shows lots to see and do ... really too bad Thailand keeps finding ways to shoot itself in the photo Tourists murders, protests shutting cities and the constant coups ... Oh well you can do and see pretty much the same stuff in Myanmar ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy B Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I loved when they show anything linked to religion, apart from the Wat and Chinese temple shot was classed as "Farang". So now a church and Santa is "farang". I am sure Muslims who are also farang must love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beng Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Get overcharged in Thai. Get conned in Thai. Suffer runny bowel syndrome a la Thai. Marvel at trash everywhere courtesy of Thai. Be thrilled by magnificent road accidents and derailing trains a la Thai. Get woken up at dawn thanks to noise pollution a la Thai. Provide urine samples publicly to Thai (police). Lose your house, car and last shirt to Thai. Be cheated in business by Thai. And I almost forgot: Nice video, stylishly produced. Unfortunately it's all in Thai. But perhaps there's a dubbed version for overseas markets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 There's a blurb in English at the bottom at the very end. It says "discover Thainess." I guess that's for Thais? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinthebox Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Nice Video, however, western countries could never promote their domestic tourism with a dub text like the TAT-clip. All the off-voice says is: travel, relax, party, dance enjoy thai things, in thay style, the thay way, with thai people. See thai things, hear thai music from thais for thais, eat thai-food prepared by thais and dedicated to thais etc. and so on. If this was all you could hear in a spot for german tourism everybody would say the whole ad is egoistic, racist, nationalistic, chauvinist and simply "nazi". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Nothing special about that video other than it is better than their usual garbage. It's fast editing, filtered video, and shot properly. That's how it should look. Perhaps they are just getting with the times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realfunster Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Entertaining & decent video in Thai for purposes of nation building & returning happiness to Thai people. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingforsquid Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I thought it was good, TAT have always (last 30 years) promoted heavily internal Thai tourism, this year will be very important for provincial resort & hotel owners to increase local guests as the independent farang travellers are not coming. It's interesting that TAT measure success by arrival numbers, I'm arriving soon but only staying a few nights and then spending a month in Myanmar, then back for a few nights, I will still count as a success story, twice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Have to admit that it's a pretty good production.....Korncob/Kobcorn (?? whatever)...must have, at the least, a little vision to come up with this video......unfortunately, it's obvious she also doesn't understand, that outside Thailand, there's a big world full of non Thai speaking people................a great promo video...but it's only for Thais.....so a big fail for the TAT from the international community!! Next?? because the 17 English teachers who were busy with the English version got busted a few days ago in Chiang Mai... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurboy Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) A very good vid. and nowt to do with 'Thainess'. Btw, Other countries' tourism orgs. don't normally cover the scam artists, tourist murders, muggings, country politics, etc. either. Edited January 24, 2015 by arthurboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Have a Thai obesity problem Have Thai diabetes. Pose more burden on the Thai health care system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamalaRider Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 So....TAT want to promote Thailand to.....Thais! They forgot that not everyone speaks Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upena Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Obviously, TAT has no idea how to market to foreigners, so is forced to market to Thais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 TAT is like a deaf and blind man pitching horseshoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 It's a bit late to promote it like it's all good when the whole world got to know that it's all messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xrey24 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Get overcharged in Thai. Get conned in Thai. Suffer runny bowel syndrome a la Thai. Marvel at trash everywhere courtesy of Thai. Be thrilled by magnificent road accidents and derailing trains a la Thai. Get woken up at dawn thanks to noise pollution a la Thai. Provide urine samples publicly to Thai (police). Lose your house, car and last shirt to Thai. Be cheated in business by Thai. And I almost forgot: Nice video, stylishly produced. Unfortunately it's all in Thai. But perhaps there's a dubbed version for overseas markets... perfect subject for the wimpies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyp Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) That video is cute & funny. It didn't make me roll my eyes like that excessively cheesey (though well-made) video, "Why I Hate Thailand." Edited January 24, 2015 by timmyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebonykap Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I thought it was good, TAT have always (last 30 years) promoted heavily internal Thai tourism, this year will be very important for provincial resort & hotel owners to increase local guests as the independent farang travellers are not coming. It's interesting that TAT measure success by arrival numbers, I'm arriving soon but only staying a few nights and then spending a month in Myanmar, then back for a few nights, I will still count as a success story, twice! I agree. Tourism covers both domestic and international avenues. This video is obviously for the domestic target market, and would be quite easy to convert with a simple translation dub to English. Liked it, but wish they would slow the changing of the frames....at my age I had trouble keeping up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 on the way, don't get scammed by the pro's ... might also happen to thais many seem to have discovered that scamming, robbing, is easier that an honest job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Get overcharged in Thai. Get conned in Thai. Suffer runny bowel syndrome a la Thai. Marvel at trash everywhere courtesy of Thai. Be thrilled by magnificent road accidents and derailing trains a la Thai. Get woken up at dawn thanks to noise pollution a la Thai. Provide urine samples publicly to Thai (police). Lose your house, car and last shirt to Thai. Be cheated in business by Thai. And I almost forgot: Nice video, stylishly produced. Unfortunately it's all in Thai. But perhaps there's a dubbed version for overseas markets... Bad night or bad hangover?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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