Comments on: Big Trouble in Tourist Thailand

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 08 May 2010 02:11:31 +0000

Yes these programmes have been done too much over the top.
Thailand is a beutiful country with great people, respect them and they will respect you, I lived in UK for 46 years and constantly felt down in the last of them years over the Taxes, bad attitude people, Muslim threats of muslims living there and taking taking taking and living amongst us only to be a threat to our country.
I am not or was not racist but the Government sold our Heart and soul right under our noses so I left and never looked back.
I dont see my life in Thailand as them and us I fit in, I have a good business and a great Family and have not been back to the UK in 5 and half years and dont intend ever to do so, maybe for a funeral only.
I talk to people daily who come to Thailand on Holiday and NO one has a good word to say about England, no one enjoys life like years ago, so many want to get out.
Thailand has 365 days a year sunshine, even when it rains its warm, ok there are a few problems but nothing compared to the UK, the politics at the moment blown up out of all proportion by the media who continue to brain wash you poor soles who can only see as far as Coronation street.
I LOVE THAILAND

By: thainorth

thainorth — Sat, 01 May 2010 06:03:03 +0000

Don’t come to Thailand . We don’t want anybody to critisise on our country. Get out of our country. U r a jerk!

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By: Cal

Cal — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:01:19 +0000

I spent 5 very enjoyable years teaching English in Chiang Mai. It blows my mind that people don’t do even do an ounce of research before coming to a foreign country… Spend 5 minutes on the Internet reading about common Thai scams and what not to do in this country and you’ll be fine.

As far as this Bravo series is concerned, I think most people can see that it’s completely over the top. I mean, you could do a TV series like this about any country on Earth. Just film a bunch of drunk twats being themselves and add some shady dramatic music. Get some dude with a serious voice to narrate it and your sorted…

By: Ruai

Ruai — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:35:08 +0000

I would say that in my experiences, 7 or 8 out of 10 complaints I hear about bad things happening to people on holiday (or sometimes with expats) in Thailand their stories just don’t add up. One of the great things about Thailand is that it’s predictable. There are certain rules and if everyone plays by those rules then nothing bad happens (normally). Thailand is pretty much a country where anything goes. But where they do draw the lines the penalty for crossing those lines can be very severe.

By: hector

hector — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:46:00 +0000

Heaven for pervs.

*points finger at Dave*

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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:59:11 +0000

Well put Kurt but you will still continue to read the rubbish like dobbler above who cant even spell.
Anyhow most of the people who comment are experts who have never been here and watch a TV soap like the one mentioned and are all of a sudden an authority on Thailand and Thai people but as we know have no idea what they are talking about.

But of course it continues to give me a laugh & those who come to Pattaya for example know its Heaven on Earth.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:32:05 +0000

Man, I almost hate to jump into this fray. Bottom line…for some reason tourists come here and expect to get away with behavior that they wouldn’t dare in their home countries. And then get all “shocked” when they get called on it here. Why would you expect to get away with drugs or overly drunken stupid behavior here and not in your country? I love a good night on the piss as much as anyone, but I am not stupid about it. Most of the tourists need to just grow up a bit.

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