As far as " ... By: CaliToughGuy. on 13 Apr 12, 11:58:20 As far as "remember? that respect is earned", that doesn't explain why they were friendlier 5 years ago. Maybe if this were my first time in Thailand that would make sense, but it's not, so I can compare 5 years ago to attitude has definitely changed. I'm not the first to say this, others on ThaiVisa feel it's because of the influx of tourism which is straining thai/farang relations.
No way to comment ... By: CaliToughGuy. on 13 Apr 12, 11:53:09 No way to comment on your profile or message you, and Skyjohn deleted your comment and mine on his video, so...
@"What a load of bollocks. I live here, and the number of tourists has gone down, not up. If the attitude towards foreigners seems suspect, remember that respect is earned."
Like I? said, I was here 5 years ago and there was nobody at the viewpoint on most nights, now there's at least 50 people every night.
Wikipedia amount of tourists to Thailand:
2011: 19,098,323
2006: 13,821,802
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By: CaliToughGuy. on 13 Apr 12, 11:58:20
As far as "remember? that respect is earned", that doesn't explain why they were friendlier 5 years ago. Maybe if this were my first time in Thailand that would make sense, but it's not, so I can compare 5 years ago to attitude has definitely changed. I'm not the first to say this, others on ThaiVisa feel it's because of the influx of tourism which is straining thai/farang relations.
By: CaliToughGuy. on 13 Apr 12, 11:53:09
No way to comment on your profile or message you, and Skyjohn deleted your comment and mine on his video, so... @"What a load of bollocks. I live here, and the number of tourists has gone down, not up. If the attitude towards foreigners seems suspect, remember that respect is earned." Like I? said, I was here 5 years ago and there was nobody at the viewpoint on most nights, now there's at least 50 people every night. Wikipedia amount of tourists to Thailand: 2011: 19,098,323 2006: 13,821,802