Farang Behaving Badly In Thailand.. Are We Still Welcome?
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Savatie Dawn chow , nong chai
100%
Wish I was home in Thailand, would love to hang out with you - we have a lot in common, - first time I came to Thailand was 2009 , I seen a lot of change - 🤔 still trying to make it back , COVID made a mess of my live 😢 but hoping to make it home this winter,my Dear love is been waiting for me a long time - she is the love of my live . Once back - I would love to visit you if you permit? You might be interested in my True live story? I think watching you for a few years we could have some interesting conversations 😁 I loved the Freedom and wilderness in Canada - I am a Falconer,and H Guide , - I got imported to Canada by my Parents 1981 - and I know what it feels like to be vilified - - because of being of a certain ""Evil "" race 🤔😄 "' I loved Thailand because the Thais dit not care what country I was from ,jthey just cared how I behave and act . 1 Respect for all Thais poor ,old , young , ugly ,nice , - I give everyone respect - and iam happy if respect is returned 😀 if not I walk 😔
Great video and great channel. But maybe you can ask your wife how to pronounce the Thai word for foreigner. My guess is that most Thais would not know what you are saying when you pronounce it that way. It's like the difference between "rang" and "lung". Cheers.
Mate, I think it is about time that falang pulled their heads in. Thailand has long been too tolerant of boorish foreigners, IMO, and it has made me feel ashamed of my western culture when witnessing abominable behaviour by fellow Aussies and Kiwis and Poms and Russians and Yanks, etc. They know money talks and they fully exploit it. I know there are badly behaved Thais and that there can also be genuine misunderstandings but we have witnessed a massive increase in toxic behaviour in our own countries, with people getting thrown off flights due to unbelievably entitled behaviour and so this new wave of anti social behaviour is undoubtedly impacting tourist destinations like Thailand. I love the Thai people , I ALWAYS smile, now slightly and act in a polite & friendly manner, I never forget to be courteous and respectful, because , as the old saying goes, it doesn’t cost any extra to be nice. I expect I will be judged because of my size (193cm) and skin colour, so, I already project an amiable & polite aura wherever I go. It comes naturally, so, easy as for me. I applaud the focus on poor behaviour, and I want Thai authorities to act when there are clear cases of falang disrespect. But I empathise with your feeling of being singled out by skin colour, it is inevitable.
ถ้าคุณอยู่ไทยนานพอ คุณจะรู้ว่าคนไทยเปิดกว้างและไม่เหมารวมพฤติกรรมของมนุษย์ คนเราทำดีหรือไม่ดีนั้นมันคือนิสัยส่วนตัว คนไทยนิสัยไม่ดีก็มีมากมาย คนเลวคนดีมีอยู่ทุกแห่งบนโลก คนเราถ้ารู้จักเคารพกันและกันก็จะอยู่ที่ไหนก็ได้ไม่ต้องกังวล
Well said ❤
Thank you for your comment 🙏
ฉันอยู่เมืองไทยมา 20 ปีแล้วและฉันเห็นด้วยกับคุณ 100%
that's wonderful, thank you
คำว่าคนไทยมันไม่ใด้หมายถึงเขื้อชาติ แต่หมายถึงผู้คนหลายหลายเขื้อชาติร่วมปกป้องแผ่นดินนี้ ตั้งแต่อดีตจนถึงปัจจุบัน ผู้คนไม่ว่าจะมีเชื้อชาติอะไร สีผิวแบบใหน คนไทยไม่เคยรังเกียจเพราะเรามีเลือดสีแดงเหมือนกันทั่วโลก
As a Thai we appreciate people like you who respect our people and our culture. Respect is everything in Thailand. There are good and bad people everywhere, but we must push for peace and happiness for all. 🙏
🙏🙏🙏
Satu 🙏
@@smileoften-ft3hq peace, love, and happiness… things we all should have in our lives. 🙏
You said it. Its all about respect.
@@mkelly5286 respect should be common sense no matter where we are, unfortunately I feel like now a days many people have lost that as well.
ไม่ต้องกลัวสิ่งใด เรารักทุกคน ที่เป็นมิตรเสมอ เพียงแค่คุณยิ้ม โลกจะงดงาม
At least Thailand protects its own citizens, their approach is excellent
300bht a DAY minimum wage
Protect them from what or who ?
@@sahpraphaphorn6240 Misbehaving and lawbreaking foreigners. They should be bounced out if not prosecuted.
I don't know, it often doesn't feel like the government could give two sh%^S about it's people...
idiot new laws thailand have make, need be normal human laws same than europe have then thai can grow up better country, not kick out foreigns because if all expats and busines western foreigns end then thailand economy drop and millions thai citizens not have work, and destroy many many family foreigns-thai family who make and use lot money in thailand and make lot work thai peoples, totally idiot this new system what goverment make. chinese and russian have lot easy but not income lot money,western income money lot more than poor russian and russians criminals and chinese criminals and poor tourism.
Not sure what could be done. I'm from the USA, and have watched Americans become increasing agitated in recent years. It's a trend with no end, I am afraid. Naturally, many seek relief by traveling to countries like Thailand but end up 'exporting the agitation'. This is not good on many levels. The Thai's don't need it, as their culture promotes the opposite. I wish I had an answer, but for now I think we can only make an extra effort to be respectful and kind, individually.
The convid jabs are changing people from what Im noticing..
And also many Western practices on the rules but in this country might more relaxing or loose so this might be irritated as well... 😉
Excellent comment and I believe you addressed the heart of the matter. I lived outside the U.S. for 33 years and came back a few years ago to find a country that I didn't recognize. The level of tension, frustration and unhappiness among men here in the U.S. is off the charts. And irritability is a well-known side effect of depression, which seems to be widespread here and from what I've read, is a growing problem for men in the West.
Going overseas doesn't magically cure that basic unhappiness, tension and irritability. Western men take those characteristics with them to foreign countries, act out and make a bad impression. I just came back from a month in the Philippines and a more glum-looking group of white male expatriates would be very hard to find. In addition, I noticed a change in the Philippine attitude toward us. Not only are we no longer celebrities, but there is sometimes a coldness and disrespect toward us that I didn't feel the last time I was there, about six years ago.
Part of it is due to something that is not our fault, though. The West is in decline, Asia is rising and everyone knows it. My Korean friends would diplomatically hint at that as long as ten years ago and I noticed at least that long ago that Koreans had less respect for me than before. We may think we're still the pre-eminent group of nations, but our status is dropping quickly and let's face it, status is very important to Asians.
So a combination of factors is causing this very noticeable loss of respect for us, and warmth toward us, in Asia.
@@PennPearson Excellent observations. There's clearly a major social trend underway in the USA. It's complex- well above my pay grade to understand. The USA remains the most technically-advanced nation but the costs associated with very rapid advancement are mounting fast. The workplace is much different than it was 10-20 years ago. As you say, men, especially appear to be impacted the greatest. There's a 'psychological erosion' that ubiquitous. I don't know the answers, but I do know that escaping to a tropical paradise only moves the problem overshore, generally-speaking. I minimally engage in social media and try to focus on simple stuff which includes time with locals, the ocean and reading. I miss friends and family in the USA, but resist making return trips more and more. I just hope answers can be found soon, there's younger generations in the USA I have real concerns about.
Dude, stop drinking soy milk and virtue signaling🤡
I've lived and worked here for13 years and I'm in total agreement with you.
A very timely topic.
My wife (Thai) and I were discussing this issue this morning. I believe it is probably being discussed recently by many Thai/Farang couples.
goverments new laws all try destroy only all foreigns-thai family live, not good for thailand.
When you show local Thais you are a good person they will look after you.
quite right my friend
Or at least after your cc😂
You will find most of these farang are short time visitors
The longer you are in Thailand or the more you visit the more you are adapted to the great people thai are
I love the Country
After coming here for over 10 years
I will be permanently living there by the end of this year
They've treated foreigners in the UK like this for years.
And I've lived here for 22 years!
I was down in Hua Hin out where a lot of farang live. I ran into 7-11 and spoke the Thai I know and they were shocked. They asked my wife where I was from and she said the states then they thanked us for me at least trying to speak Thai cause almost all of the farang refused to speak Thai and even scolded the Thai staff for not having better English. They said most were Scandinavian and European.
Strange. There are so many farang who speak Thai these days.
@@ThePatriot-gm1fg this was in 2018.
@thomasmckenney3518 Even in 2018, you had plenty of fluent Thai speaking farang. One look at UA-cam and its flooded by them. I get what you're saying though - most farang still don't speak Thai, though it doesn't help when some Thais assume they can't.
My mothers friend sold her condo some years after King Bhumibol passed away. She said she didn’t felt home anymore. She bought it 1983.
@fredrikbergquist5734 I've not noticed any difference between late 2016, which is the time you're referring to and anytime before Covid.
Covid is what really brought out the worst in Thai people, not the most recent incidents. Thais were blaming farang and just foreigners in general for spreading a non-existent virus. Banks, long distance buses and restaurants all refused to accept foreign customers for months, beginning in mid March 2020 through to at least June.
Vigilante online hate groups such as Spotlight Thailand threatened foreigners for not being afraid of Covid and staying home.
It was a very unpleasant time to be in Thailand. Locals avoided you and if you didn't double mask at all times like they did, you were seen as an enemy of the state.
Agree 100% on everything you said.
As a Thai, I agree with you. With the incidents that have happened recently, our perception of "Farang" has shifted a *little bit.* We used to view Farang as "outsiders" who interested in our country and, therefore, should be treated with utmost respect.
Now, after the Swiss men news, we watch Farang as "potential misbehaviourers who may look down upon our country and people." We could also say that Thais also misbehaved, and I 100% agree with that notion. However, the couple of incidents with Swiss men have been associated with disdainful attitudes from Farang toward Thais, resulting in elevated caution toward Farang among Thais. I'm also fully aware of the saddening facts that some Thais have a bad habit of lumping all "farang" together, disregarding the diversity among farang (the same happened to asians and muslim in "Farang" country, too, I supposed).
It saddens me as a Thai who watched a lot of "Farang" videos. The word "Farang", while not associated in any way with any racism notion, still undeniably contains some nuance as an "outsider." I've been looking foward to the day when the word "farang" will be integrated deeply enough into the Thai culture where even the mainstream Thais considered "farang" as an "insiders", similiar to Chinese, or Muslim. These incidents from "Farang", however, undermined this progression.
I, personally, still appreciate "Farang" who also appreciates our country. You guys remind us the better side of our country that we may not be able to see for ourselves due to politics and stuff.
I think you should ban Swiss. They come from the richest country in Europe but I did not realise they literally act like this.
Thanks for giving the Thai view. We'll said
Thank you for sharing 🙏
Unfortunately the new visa rules that prioritize rich persons will not help, my experience is that rich persons are more often arrogant and entitled than ordinary persons. Switzerland is the richest country in Europe. One question to you that is Thai is: how do you perceive the big influx of Russians the last years? Are they behaveing well?
@fredrikbergquist5734 I do not live in Phuket, so I don't know much firsthanded about how they behave there where the majority of Russians reside.
At least from what I heard (mostly from Farang videos and comments), they were quite ill-mannered and illegally competed with the locals in term of doing bussiness. If these were true, I hope the government would do something about it.
But for me, personally, I have never encountered any bad Russian (again, mostly because I live in neither Phuket nor Bangkok). There're always some Farang who are causing trouble from time to time appearing on the news, but that's not exclusively happened from the Russians. There were the Britishs, Norwegians, and the most recently, the Swiss, which surprises some Thais quite a bit because we usually perceive Switzerland as a very civilized country. By having them making scene on the news 2 times consecutively was rather unexpected, while the Russians who we usually perceive as somewhat "less civilized" (no offence) made their scene in the news not as often.
I stay in SE Asia for a couple of months every summer and always respect the local people and culture. This is the first year that I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about Thailand , mainly due to the huge influx of Russians. For this reason, this year I'm only going to book accommodation week to week, so that I can just go to the Philippines, Laos or Vietnam if Thailand no longer feels welcoming. I still don't understand the free visas for Russians - it's like Thailand is completely oblivious to the trouble that they bring. I have so much love for Thailand but the reality is that if I get bad vibes this summer, it's unlikely that I would ever return.
Just returned after a 2 month stay in Thailand and was treated royally and had a wonderful time. they have to be the friendliness people on earth. Felt very welcomed.
where were you in thailand? In Bangkok many locals are extremely rude to foreigners. Perhaps it's because they stereotype all foreigners based on bad experiences with a few , or maybe as he is pointing out foreigners are being smeared in the media. That kind of propaganda has a big influence on people unfortunately.
Thanks Ryan...I too have been here 13 years living in the bush in Ratchaburi and integrating with the locals.
We don't need the negative issues created by these few individuals that tar the rest of us with the same brush.
Cheers.
I ALWAYS remember I’m a guest in this AMAZING place and go out my way to show Thai locals I respect them and appreciate all the kindness they show me here 🙏🏽
I’ve been living in chaingmai for over 15 years , I only have nice things to say about the local thais, there wonderful people ! By far nicer than most Americans ! ❤❤❤
คนไทยเราแยกแยะระหว่างคนดีกับคนไม่ได้ครับ เราต้อนรับทุกคนที่เป็นคนดีครับ คุณสบายใจได้ ไม่มีอะไรที่คนดีต้องกังวล
thanks for your good words! khop kun krap
I received my retirement visa 2 weeks ago and have moved to a small house on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, so far so good.
I'm happy to be called chang. 😅❤
I'm happy for you that you find a nice place!!
Just curious how you cope with the air pollution??
I have fled Thailand now 2 years in a row as I can't breathe (i do have COPD)
@@fhorst02 Sorry to hear about your copd, I know how difficult that is to deal with.
I'm right under Doi Suthep mountain, about 2 klms away and it is true the air quality can be bad in Chiang Mai with the traffic and smoke but it's not too bad here. Having said that I think you might find the south more condusive like Phuket or my favourite island, Koh Chang.
@@ronniew3229 "not too bad" is probably for you, where I'll be in survival mode 😉.
After relocating 725 km to the shore, we really hoped to have escaped it. Reality is that I'm in Davao.
And after a few weeks even no medicine!!
Not too bad is for me struggling, gasping for air, locked inside with 2 high quality air purifiers that hardly can make it to double WHO standard..
And that is killing me. My wife and daughter hardly affected, they coughing a little.. I'm gasping after 30 minutes outside like I'm escaping a burning building and need days to recover.
And I truly wish I was exaggerating.
No one will be surprised when a person with busted knees can't climb a mountain or run 5km..
Yet defective lungs..
Somehow that's more difficult to understand.
It's getting worse each year and harder to recover.
I will miss Thailand.
We just "bought" land, on down payment, and we lose 0.5 Million THB...
Better to loose a third then to loose it all.
But that is how serious it is for me.
Accepting 500k loss because I won't be able to live there.
We will need the money (17k pm) for the down payments to rebuild our new life.
on everything you said.I Agree thanks for creating and sharing
I’m a thai woman who lives and stays in Berlin Germany for over 20 years. I feel like I’ ve never been welcomed in this country and the rest of the Europe countries at all. No matter what, we’re still foreigners and strangers to their societies, cultures and etc. I am mostly be offended by my colleagues, strangers. So you probably might be understanding the situation in Thailand as a foreigner like me and my feelings as well. 😊 In fact Thai people are much nicer, friendlier than german people here. You’ re so lucky man.
We probably feel quite similar and yet I’m sure we both know many individuals that welcome us with open hearts 🙏
@@thenakedguru you’re right about this. I mean at least thai people are much nicer and friendlier than german and the rest of european people. Their cultures, traditions, mentalities are so different and far from thai hospitalities, friendships. In some parts of Germany or other European countries they don’t welcome foreigners, not even to think of visiting their areas. Thai people can sometimes be like this too. So but after all Thailand can still be a safe country and a lovely place to live. Take care guys.
I Totally Agreed with you. 🙏
The truth is we have never been welcome we are tolerated as long as you are respectful.
by many i agree
Yeap
…and transact.
Yeah totally agree with you Ryan !
Phuket is being overrun with rude Farlang.
I noticed more animosity against me in Phuket, than in Chiang Mai or Pattaya.
And the locals are the ticking-time grenades now, in Bhuddhist country like Thailand the concept "you reaped what you sow" runs very deep and strong
In my opinion, all you can do is maintain a good reputation where you live. Those are the only people you can influence and good behavior says more than words.
You are completely right! I agree with You.
Bingo - yea act locally 👍
I agree 100% I enjoy spending times with my Thai friends, never any trouble with them. A lot of people don't want to understand Thai culture, tragically here I attracts a lot of wrong types. I've seen minor trivial situations blown out of proportions and the aggression of some of these foreigners is totally unwanted. We are guests in their country and should be learning the language and not relying on locals to speak English. I echo your sentiments 100%.
True... Respect the Thai people and embrace their culture. Be kind, humble and considerate..
Been living and teaching English for 23 years . I agree 100%. Most of my students ask me many times why falong baaaaa. What can I say!
You can ask them , if Thai people are perfect and never make problems 😊
Yes the thias will have idiots in answer to that post, but its their own idiots in their own country. They can do without the clowns from elsewhere. Just like uk, we have our own idiots to deal with, we dont need anybody elses trouble makers
Agreed, it's a daily topic now. Just today, in a 7/11, a big guy got rude and loud, as the Thai cashier didn't understand his question.
Embarrassing for the staff, and so felt I (Swiss 😅)
When he left the shop, some dark looks followed him.
Google translate?
Well said. Coming from an Asian country that is also heavily tourism dependent I see similar things happen here in Sri Lanka too so I can relate to the sentiments you express. 😢
First rank income of Thailand come from exporting, not tourist industry. France is the most visited country in the world, Switzerland have big tourism industry, Dubai also the same. Even these rich countries can get income from others industries, doesn’t mean they don’t care about tourism industry right? The reason there are many shitty farang tourist in Asian countries is because the local in general are too soft to the point of being exploited while some shitty Farang have colonial I’m better than you mindset attitude toward the asain, that’s all.
First rank income of Thailand come from exporting, not tourist industry. France is the most visited country in the world, Switzerland have big tourism industry, Dubai also the same. Even these rich countries can get income from others industries, doesn’t mean they don’t care about big income from tourism industry right? And you know not all the Asian work in tourist industry right? I can understand about service workers tolerate bad foreigners customers but why other local who have nothing to do with the tourist industry have to tolerate shitty behavior of the foreigners?
The reason why there are many misbehaving Farang tourists in Asian countries isn’t because of these Asian countries depend on the tourist industry but is because the local in general ( because of their culture) are too soft and too tolerated their guest to the point of being exploited while some shitty Farang have colonial I’m better than you mindset attitude toward the asain, that’s all.
I think you are so caring & respectful to the Thai way of life that these incidents have hit you like a ton of bricks.
I would put money on it that you are well respected and loved by any of the Thai people that know you 💝
It might take time but this will all blow over.
I reckon just keep an eye 👁 on the media if they keep on spreding this story's over and over like its been happening all over the world I would look at who owns the media or who is paying them is it BLACKROCK OR THEIR Stooges LIKE BILL GATES this people not finished with there plan 🤔
Phuket and Patong are wild, people can do everything they wanted, they opened the country with extended period of free visas to lot of countries, so of course this attract those kind of people
The Russians are a absolute disgrace.....loud and arrogant.
Respect the Thai people and their King. Thai people are very warm and friendly people. It's against their religion of hurting anyone. When you drink, make sure you don't create trouble in their country.
If a Falang is involved in an incident, it is always highlighted on the news.
But there are thousands of Thais committing much the same incidents that never get reported in the news or on TV.
Just my thoughts.
Nah , Thai involved in an road incident it’s on the news everyday fool .
excactly 100%, but they want there money............
I disagreed. Regardless of race, what David and his wife did was totally (โคต) wrong. He loves Elephant, but kick a small woman on the back just for sitting on his front porch! (little did he knew that his front porch was evading the public space). To me, he is narcissistic and an oxymoron. But since he is White (Farang) and his wife is Thai, and the victim is a doctor, the situation just get magnified. If he was Thai, it would still be on the news, general Thai publics would still get pissed, but he wouldn't get kick-out of the country. However, what his wife said to the two victims at the time was (โคต) outrageous - it's abusing of power. Yet, what he did with his middle finger to the ambulance van shown a total disrespect for Thai people. Just as an English Golden rule, "Treat others the way you want to be treated". You are a guess to our country, (อยู่บ้านท่านอย่านึ่งดูดาย ปั้นวัวปั้นควาย ให้ลูกท่านเล่น) respect Thai's laws, Thai's culture, and Thai people, and you will be very welcome here with a high respect.
We're already handful with some bad Thai so do not want more of bad foreigners.
It's different. What is much the same incident you talk about? It's not normal for any Thai who visit other countries to be this disrespectful. If you're a guess the disrespectful behaviours are unacceptable in Thailand.
Your smile is the window of your heart!
I have been living here for 5 years and have been coming here for 16 years , but i love ❤ Thailand 🇹🇭 and thai people , plus I am focusing on learning the language.
So recognizable! I feel like I'm also extra aware of how I can be perceived and try to be extra friendly, extra polite, and pay extra attention to ways I can give back to, and support the local community.
Great insight . Have a good day
I think its political, incidents are always going on of every kind, but unfortunately if the media and government have decided to turn against you there's not much you can do except hope it blows over.
Government has nothing to do with this. It’s the government who give free 90 days VISA to the foreigners (Chinese, Russian). The prime minister come from property company Sansiri ( he sold all shares before becoming PM, but now his daughter hold the big shares) and now this company have big project in Phuket for 5 years, and we all know that Phuket is full of the Russian and the Chinese, and he used to post on Twitter that he support the idea that foreigners can buy the land in Thailand, this idea was brought up by previous PM but faced the back lash from the Thai people so he had to stop that idea. The medias just follow the trend, if that news have more engagement, more post in social media, then they will keep digging about same kind of news.
yes this is true from what I understand, the current power structure is hostile to foreigners. Look what's been going on with immigration the last few years - all the trouble they are giving people staying in thailand on tourist visas, etc.
So true, it's the bad apples that spoil things for everyone.
I hope your video will watched everywhere.
Agree 100%
Here Here, bro.....
Much respect..
Thanks for your comment, I feel the same 🙏🇨🇭
No problem 👍
I think most educated Thai people understand this situation and not mix up the mess. The truth will explain everything, and your couple is very genuine people. You're very welcome to live in Thailand.❤
Well said sir…..you are 100% correct.
Excellent!
อยู่ชนบทดีแล้วครับ ขอบคุณสำหรับการนำเสนอเกี่ยวกับชนบทไทย
Thank you Krub 🙏
Just been to Thailand for the first time and Loved it never experienced any negative feeling towards me at all, I treated all Thai people with respect and thought they are so lovely and Gentle,they certainly don’t need big mouth yobbos from other countries causing trouble as you said backfire’s on the decent Farangs, I absolutely loved it in Thailand,James Bergin,Airdrie Scotland,UK.HIGHLANDER 51.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍
Always remember as a farang you are a guest
That--is one of the problems here. Are Thais guests of the UK when they come to live there? Try and get Thai citizenship.
A paying guest.
Total BS. A guest is someone who comes for a short visit and then leaves so stop with the patronizing nonsense. You are obviously one of those submissive wimps that thinks it's alright to get over charged and taken advantage of while in the LOS (Land of Stupidity). Stay put - you're right where you need to be.
Exactly
@@hoyvin2000 I think you get a lot for what you pay
Well said Ryan, spot on.
Great speach 🎉
I've only been living here in Khon kaen province since last July, but I can honestly say, that I've never felt more welcome anywhere. The Thai people have been amazingly polite and happy to greet me, wherever I have travelled to.
These idiots that are causing the problems are primarily in the resort, and party areas, and are certainly not representative of the farangs that branch out into the provinces, and settle in small local communities
Well said, I absolutely agree we are guests in Thailand and should behave accordingly....
คนไทยส่วนใหญ่แยกแยะได้ ไม่ต้องกังวล พวกเราขาดพวกคุณไม่ได้ เรามีความสุขมากกว่าถ้ามีคุณ ดังนั้น เราก็ต้องปรับตัวที่จะรับมือกับคนแย่ๆที่ปะปนมาด้วย ผมเชื่อว่าคนไทยยังให้เกียรติชาวต่างชาติทุกคนเหมือนเดิม ให้อภัยกับความไม่รู้เหมือนเดิม แต่คงจะระมัดระวังตัวมากขึ้น
I agree with everything you said,and I hope that when me and my Thai wife move to Hua Hin to the house that we have built,I just want to be that polite farang that just want to embrace all sides of the Thai life,show respect to the values and the society,respect for older Thai people,to the Buddhist monks and so on and so forth.
well said!
I miss the covid times, almost no farang, empty beaches, less traffic.
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Yeah… good old days…
Absolutely the best time here during the ole vid!!! I don’t think it’ll ever happen again in my lifetime.
nice rant 5555 i agree 100%
I have a great group of friends in Thailand, and I have ALWAYS felt welcomed by them. The government, however, is a different story. It is getting increasingly more difficult to come and stay in Thailand long term.
100% correct. 🙏
Well said mate 👍
I’m a Thai. Sincerely, I faced those issues more often than you.
I visited Chiang Mai last year and was assaulted while walking past a night club (with my wife, silently) - one of the young Thai men walking the other way pushed me and said "**** you foreigner". Him and his two friends seemed to think it was funny. Edit: And before anyone asks, I had not been drinking.
It made me feel much less welcome in the country, particularly when I read anecdotal stories about what happens when a farang defends themselves on the street. This video explains what I suspected was going through these young men's heads.
You know the saying. One rotten fish…
Well said Ryan …
Ryan! You hit the mail on the head! Thailand is so much more!! Thanks. Donnie in Arizona
Cheers Donnie!
Standing courageously for your beliefs in the face of adversity. Fear of failure overcome by the will to succeed. Great obstacles met with heroism and determination. Inner strength brought to bear at a critical moment 🙏
You mentioned for Thai people to not paint all farangs with the same brush and I would say the same to you. Not all Thai people are the same. Thai people are intelligent and they know who they’re dealing with.
The surest way to be well treated in Thailand (or anywhere else) is to treat people with respect which in my opinion includes speaking their language especially if you’re an expat or a frequent traveler.
My relationship with Thai people improves in direct proportion to my improvement with Thai language and I’ve personally never felt unwelcome.
Even for those who are not keen on learning Thai formally like I am, at least learn the basics. It will make the world of difference and will mitigate that sense of entitlement that a lot of foreigners seem to have.
For those who want to learn formally, Duke in Bangkok is the best!!
Yeah I speak Thai and believe i mentioned in this very video o to generalise about Thais
Wise words.
Very true. I’ve found myself being extra extra polite in 7 and making double sure I bow in the rare occasion I walk past someone older than me.
I agree with you. Although the official backlash here in Phuket had been severe. Multiple news reports of many daily arrests for working with no WP or overstays. I agree that any wrongdoers must be punished. But to those of use long stayers it makes many sort of look over their shoulder nervously. We are all here at the pleasure of the Thai Government. We must never forget that. I too have added value to Thailand by helping my Thai wife buy land and build homes for long stay rental. Eventually that grew into a Thai registered company and a WP for me to legally assist my with in her business. So I paid Thai income tax for about 15 years. During all those years I always felt hostility from all the various gov departments trying to trip me up and throw me out of Thailand. They seemed very happy not to renew my WP once I reached 65. My reply to why you not want my tax money met with a sort of we don't care. Luckily I have a tight circle of Thai friends and family. I dont go out to the bars and I only socialise with our paying guests at my wife's private business here in Kata. We sold our Patong land/property/company in Patong. Glad to see the back of that. At last I am almost retired age 75.
Same here in Phuket, the day after (swiss attack) 6 Thai immigration officers arrived to arrested my wife for overstaying. Without first doing their own due diligence first. In reality it was just a mistake on their part...
Why didn't they renew your WP at 65? Especially if you own your own business or working in a company willing to keep you on staff, there's no reason for them not to extend it. I've certainly seen plenty of older individuals working in Thailand and I'm sure they all have legal work permits.
Retirement age in Thailand is 60. Getting a WP to 65 was the limit under Thai law@@ThePatriot-gm1fg
I am a part of my local community so I feel welcomed. I've been here now going on nine years.
I think you have lived (like many others) in your Thai bubble.
Forgetting that the government has a major influence what's dictated in the news and what's not.
I seen the same stuff happen before, during my decade in Asia.
This is also a very good reason to have a backup plan.
It's the same with the visas, you will never know. If you get a new one, or when they will change their visa policies.
People living in Asia, should really be aware of this IMO.
*The grass isn't always greener.
I do enjoy my bubble I have to admit, it’s why I chose it
Don’t worry. We Thai welcome and respect you and anyone who come/live here with respect and good manners. To me, you are fine.
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You are positive and very well understand the Thai sir.
We think they should be deport back yes, (if proven doing wrong) and we will also protect and welcome the good one as always (most of your are) :) Kob Khun krub
Thank you. 🙏
Interesting
💯% SO TRUE RYAN👏👏👍👌😋WELL SAID 👍
We see this here in Australia, mostly with the Sudanese . But as you said Ryan, there are always bad with the good . All we can do is just be respectful in what we do . I love Thailand people and would never disrespect them in any way .
I totally agree > !
I have felt this too. And its so subtle it leaves one paranoid too. Its a huge conversation with many aspects to it. And i think a lot is determined by where one lives. I have to say too that it takes an exceptionally small insular and often fearful mind to make such far reaching judgements based on human behaviour the world over. I stand beside you Ryan on this issue regardless of us both knowing some alternative truths one cannot speak here. I commend your loyalty to civil behavior .
Yeah; its even a big thing in my village, lot of Thais were talking about it.
I am in Phuket and still welcome farang who are friendly and good behavior.
All the people in my village was kind to me. Sort of did feel like a celebrity . Kids waving. Smiles all around.
I enjoyed it . And I am going back soon.
Different country Cambodia but same same, a very short fight between a Croatian and a German , both drunk .. They exchanged 2-3 punches, the German had his arm broken when he fell, the Croatian who started the fight took 17 months.. in a Cambodian jail it’s far from 5* western prison.
Here is a good example for those who do not know how to behave
😉 this is the kind of experience that I love to share with newbies
You manifest through your projection. Being 40 years a buddhist I am still continously being shown and learning dharma and dharma in Thailand.
I neved see farang talk about this. As several thai women explained to me they are more buddhist on paper, perhaps survival? So a lot of variety of conduct and belief as with any country.
The obvious is the obvious of farang jerks that I wish would not come ... then of course we disrupt the balance of the tourists & sex trade.
All we can do is set by example and interfere where are heart tells us to help someone ❤🙏
Autocorrect ... learn dharma and dhamma
Understand the sentiment and have sat with various teachings over the years, my issue with the manifestation narrative is a girl does not manifest being raped in a war zone through her projection, children do not manifest being bombed through their projection, we could talk of collective manifestation, which of course is the fundamental principle of Hinduism, we are all atman co-creating reality for the sake of experience, but still there are collective forces at work independently of the individual experience that are not manifested nor attracted. Ultimately, if all phenomenon is simply a happening in empty space as the Advaita people believe then it doesn't really matter anyway. I agree with your final statement, set an example and in the words of Sri Ramanamaharshi, interfere in the lives as others as little as possible.
@@thenakedguruthank you. good points that nothing is absolute to apply to every condition and are guides to help us grow.
During your "40 years as a buddhist", did the topic of *girls* one day being allowed to become monks ever arise? Or maybe you could explain why girls are somehow born with a lower karmic status than boys. I'm curious about these things.
it's done mate, dont worry about it.
Thai people don't judge you by your appearance. Whether it's religion, skin color, beliefs, LGBTQ, or whatever. Most of us Thai people don't care about these things at all😂 We always smile Because we believe that a smile will make things we encounter better. Regardless of whether the situation is good or bad, because our happiness does not depend on 100% yourself, but we are happy 50% to get another 50% from other people. That is "ทำบุญ"( I don't know what it means because the meaning is very broad) that we adhere to.
So, don't worry at all. We may keep some distance during this period but I believe that everyone in Thailand recognizes that it is a matter of just a few people. I'm glad you guys are concerned about this. For us😢I feel good that there are many people who are tourists enjoying our country and are happy. in this land Thank you for presenting this.
You would make a great rep to condem bad foreign behaviour, vote 1 Ryan, I'm with you mate 👍
I live in Nong Ki Buriram and I totally agree with you .
It is very important to be a good example and be respectful
Definitely makes it harder for those of us who have respect and honor for the Thai culture and country , nothing but respect for Thailand 🙏
We had a house open ceremony (third year) yesterday. Nice party and everyone was friendly and jai Dee. I am up in deepest darkest Issarn. But was a friendly party and I felt we were all in it for a good food and drink. I have felt like a member of this village. Because I am. Bobby in Ban Nontae Thasongkhon Maha Sarakham
well said...
Well not sure how i can voice my thoughts and feelings on this issue , but I know for a fact that many thai people do not want us here, they just tolerate us because of our money. But many don't want us with there women, but also this is a very difficult topic. But in defense of thai people you can't really blame them, because this is their country. I also have 15 years of experience here.well this happens in most countries, also Thailand is not a multi cultural country like Canada where I am from. But I love Thailand and I am always aware of my position and try to be very respectful , humble and very helpful to them. But this is a huge topic for a very long conversation !
Sounds like we agree, except I’ve found 50% of the Thais I meet care nothing for my money, my wife and her family never asked me a baht - but agree with everything else 👍🙏
I often travel to the Netherlands and I see something similar. Many Amsterdamers have become really annoyed with misbehavior. In that case, it is often young men looking to party for a weekend or two with lots of the green stuff and way too much alcohol. I have seen older people getting really aggressive. Maybe if they kick them out for a year or two but it is a difficult problem.
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Great video, I’ve been married to a Thai wife for 15 years in California and one and a half years living in Thailand. I worry about drunk Russian men flooding into Thailand.
Hello Damo & Rayn,
unfortunately it's like everywhere else in the world, a few people make the "negative headlines"!
These are spread by the "new media" in a very short time.
The many positive people who treat each other with respect are not shown.
They are not worth the headlines and are not interested enough.
People like you Rayan, who respect the values of the host country and who also respect the cultural values are not appreciated enough.
I have a lot of respect for you because you show that things can be different.
I am currently in Phu Kradeung and am trying to find myself and maybe find happiness here. I wish you all the best, happiness and health 🙏🫶🙏
Kind regards from
Udo