The Value of a Tourist.

[sulasno]

So where do I get my fish and chips? I mean, as a tourist my requirements are so important. (nearly wrote impotant)
Why U not unnerstant wot I wont?

get it here

http://www.fishandchipsbangkok.com/

[patrickoniam]

tourist are definitely imprtant to thailands economy. Although Thailand does have other ways of earning money too!!! like exports. In general, most tourists who go to thailand are pretty good and well behaved and they spend their money and do their part and contribution to the thai economy. But why is everyone on here thinking that the current ecnonmy downturn is affecting Thailand only? Are other countries immune to the crisis are they?
Ive always said this and will continue to do so - Thailand offers value for money that alot of countries cannot. Even in these times. Thats why people will not stop going to Thailand - regardless of what happened there. Look at Bali - They had how bombings there? and how many people got killed there? Yet people are still going to Bali
Thailand is no different and there are no bombings there. Well, none that claimed any lives.I see alot of people on here saying they will stop travelling to Thailand. I highly doubt that
As I said, Thailand offers value that not many countries can and also service cannot compare anywhere else

[villager]

tourist are definitely imprtant to thailands economy. Although Thailand does have other ways of earning money too!!! like exports. In general, most tourists who go to thailand are pretty good and well behaved and they spend their money and do their part and contribution to the thai economy. But why is everyone on here thinking that the current ecnonmy downturn is affecting Thailand only? Are other countries immune to the crisis are they?
Ive always said this and will continue to do so - Thailand offers value for money that alot of countries cannot. Even in these times. Thats why people will not stop going to Thailand - regardless of what happened there. Look at Bali - They had how bombings there? and how many people got killed there? Yet people are still going to Bali
Thailand is no different and there are no bombings there. Well, none that claimed any lives.I see alot of people on here saying they will stop travelling to Thailand. I highly doubt that
As I said, Thailand offers value that not many countries can and also service cannot compare anywhere else

Quite right Patrick, people DO forget, of course it suits the purposes for the "PROPHETS OF DOOM" that the Dems, Abhi, and PAD to state that tourism is irreparably damaged,and that they and they only are fully responsible for tourism,s demise in Thailand from which it will never recover,LOLOLOL.

[james]

Another farang bites the dust. Just watched another farang on the news get tossed out of thailand. Something not that easy to do. First the guy gets taken advantage of by a thai bargirl . All his money and belongings gone. Then decides to sleep alongside the road with the thai mafia nearby. Smart move again. Then decides to cause some more problems himself , breaks into a public telephone to steal the coins. Just proves that a majority of the tourists that visit are,nt too bright. Another good reason the thai government should screen these people before entering and worry about what money these low life types bring here. Pattaya is a fine example and attracts the lowest types of tourists.

[patrickoniam]

Another farang bites the dust. Just watched another farang on the news get tossed out of thailand. Something not that easy to do. First the guy gets taken advantage of by a thai bargirl . All his money and belongings gone. Then decides to sleep alongside the road with the thai mafia nearby. Smart move again. Then decides to cause some more problems himself , breaks into a public telephone to steal the coins. Just proves that a majority of the tourists that visit are,nt too bright. Another good reason the thai government should screen these people before entering and worry about what money these low life types bring here. Pattaya is a fine example and attracts the lowest types of tourists.

I agree with you there james. See, thats the thing with some tourists, that they dont understand and respect the regulations and cultures of different countries. they think they can act like theyre back home. Im Thai but I live in Sydney Australia and I dont know what other countries are like but i can tell that Aussies - guys - act like complete idiots when theyre drunk. Ive seen this when i was in Phuket as there are alot of aussies that holiday there. This gets to me when i see them act like that and disrespecting thai culture and people but at the same time - i feel ashamed for them as i been in Australia for a long time and consider myself aussie aswell. But its just a small percentage of tourists that act like that though. as i said, most toursist are quite well behaved that i see when i go home and they are good for the economy and good for thailand overall.
How would immigration police or stop the kind of toursits you gave example of above from entering thailand though?

[villager]

Another farang bites the dust. Just watched another farang on the news get tossed out of thailand. Something not that easy to do. First the guy gets taken advantage of by a thai bargirl . All his money and belongings gone. Then decides to sleep alongside the road with the thai mafia nearby. Smart move again. Then decides to cause some more problems himself , breaks into a public telephone to steal the coins. Just proves that a majority of the tourists that visit are,nt too bright. Another good reason the thai government should screen these people before entering and worry about what money these low life types bring here. Pattaya is a fine example and attracts the lowest types of tourists.

Hi James, to be candid i do think that your summing up of the majority of tourist,s who come to Thailand is completely fair, you write that this individual got scammed out of his total belongings by a Thai bar girl (hardly unique) he then finished up in the gutter where he fell foul of the tender mercys of the Thai Mafia,in desperation he tried to extract money from a payphone, looks like an all too familiar sad story,it must give you great comfort to know that YOU yourself would NEVER fall into this poor guys category, as for myself i do not think that their has been a man born that puts brains before beaver, only my summing up of course and i could well be wrong as i often am.

[Ian]

Another farang bites the dust. Just watched another farang on the news get tossed out of thailand. Something not that easy to do. First the guy gets taken advantage of by a thai bargirl . All his money and belongings gone. Then decides to sleep alongside the road with the thai mafia nearby. Smart move again. Then decides to cause some more problems himself , breaks into a public telephone to steal the coins. Just proves that a majority of the tourists that visit are,nt too bright. Another good reason the thai government should screen these people before entering and worry about what money these low life types bring here. Pattaya is a fine example and attracts the lowest types of tourists.

First the guy gets taken advantage of by a thai bargirl .... he then becomes a low life type

interesting logic here, how do you rate the bargirl, and the mafia that completed his conversion from tourist to lowlife?

[Jay]

I see tourists complaining about being ripped off by taxi drivers and other Thais, and I guess I just don't understand this. I have traveled to Thailand dozens of times, usually for a month or more at a time, and only once has a taxi driver ever tried to take advantage of me. And, when he did, he backed off as soon as I called him on it. Rarely have any other Thai service workers tried to cheat me; once in a while in a karaoke club, or in Fortune Mall, but not often. I find that, compared to most other places to which I travel - like Hong Kong, the Philippines, or even most places in the U.S., Thailand is safer and more friendly, and I don't have to be as vigilant protecting myself.

Tourists bring a lot more to Thailand, in my opinion, than just the money they spend. Yes, it's true that you have thousands of middle aged men, often with not a lot of money, coming to Thailand to visit the go-go clubs and beer bars. Except for providing work for thousands of girls from the provinces, they don't help the economy all that much. But most tourists are not in that category. Most tourists who come to Thailand discover a subtle and interesting new (for them) culture, and leave this country with a new understanding. That translates, more often than you think, into business activity later on. If you look at all the international businesses that have been established in Thailand (excluding the retail businesses), you will be surprised to find that probably half of them had their start with a business executive vacationing in Thailand, and having their eyes opened to the potential of this great country. Sure, not every tourist starts a factory later. But if one in a thousand does, that translates into many thousands of new manufacturing jobs in Thailand every year.

[steveyinasia]

Thailand did not cause this guys problem, as the saying goes "a fool and his money will soon be parted", it just happens that he chose Thailand to have his holiday.......any other place would also been happy to relieve him of his money if he wants to give it away.

[stilljustbrowsing]

I always thought respect was a two way street?
Respect where you are and the local culture. Normally in return, one earns respect of the locals. (unless there are some radical, usually "nazi" type A&holes about)