Comments on: 10 most annoying things about living in Thailand

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:49:16 +0000

Ryan, sometimes you have to qualify the fact that you are currently speaking Thai. Add a few extra words i.e. ‘Bpai nai na khrap’? instead of just ‘Bpai nai’ and there’s a greater chance they will recognise that you are trying to speak Thai. With such a short sentence like that and with incorrect tones (nai – rising tone) they’ll think you’re speaking English.

I too was frustrated at first but as you get better it’ll become easier for you and you’ll then be fed up of hearing ‘Puut Thai dai chaat jaang loei!’.

By: ryan meinhart

ryan meinhart — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:46:46 +0000

How about the language. I have been practing thai for about two years. Thais have no “situational” understanding of when a farang speaks Thai. If a Thai says to m, ” where you go. I know that mean where are you going. If I say By ni but dont pronounce the ni correctly they will look at me as If I am speaking complete nonsense. C’mon put it together.

By: David

David — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:42:02 +0000

Thais YES they are retarded and stupid lived there for 12 months and found out what was going on after i saw past the fake smiles and lies and cheating , here’s a list

1.driving like idiots and 200,000 people a year dead as a result why doesn’t the government do something about it , yes i know why cos they are stupid and corrupt.

2.songkran why did they throw red paint over me ruining my expensive clothes ?

3.lies lies and more lies ! been to resturants and been fed out of date food and other crap , i ordered chicken and got a plate of rice and just some dried up brown crap another time they gave me rotten egg omlet with rice.

4.never trust a thai they will rip you off so just don’t believe them even if it is your girlfriend found out the hard way !

5.i agree with everything said above ^^ by thomas.

6.dowry its just crazy another way for parents to get money by selling their daughters besides just selling their children anyway which some thais do.

7.to many retarded things to mention really we will probably be driving round in flying cars before they learn how to drive and in 1000 years time they will probably still be just as retarded.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:23:21 +0000

Your words made me laugh very hard. I have been in SE Asia for seven months and know EXACTLY what you are talking about.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:20:51 +0000

Yes, very very very well put your article is! Immature and stuborn thai people are bigtime. The way they treat us foreigners is pure greediness. I am happier here than in Canada but somethings are just so retarded about these culture messed up people its actually quite funny. They and us are forced to stand for national anthem in parks twice a day LOL. They cant fight 1on1 they have to do it in gangs and permanantly mame a person not caring if they deserve it or not. Fags are no big deal to them but lesbianism it considered so so terrible and so bad, They have an average 92 iq but ingeneral they are not much worse then people anywhere else. I like their light hearted nature and friendliness, places to travel, sonkron water day, and working as English teacher while parents pay for it thinking the kids actually need to learn it, what a country of scams lol.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:59:06 +0000

Wow, most of those were like you read my mind. I’ve been here for three years – however I’m not slipping into a ‘I hate this place’ phase, a year ago I would have agreed 100% – no I think you are to light – time for me to go.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:40:09 +0000

Why Thai’s do not wear swim suits? It is (1) about money. Thai’s do not see the need to spend money on something that they do not feel they need. And (2), it is about skin color. Thai’s do not want to be “black skinned”.

By: Cekoia

Cekoia — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:04:30 +0000

Just a tip for the extra rates paid by foreigners when visiting museums and nationnal parks.
If you are legally working in Thailand just show them your driving license and tell you allready pay taxes in Thailand. Allways worked for us except theginese run alligator farm in Bangkok. First time, I got pissed off and ended up speaking with the local manager, got a 50% price reduction on the farang price but still not the Thai price. Went back there a year after, still got pissed off but this time managed to get the Thai price. Their logic was that I had to speak Thai to get the Thai price so I guess my Thai improved enough in a year … ; )

By: paul

paul — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:36:47 +0000

Rudi Wals – you’ve been here so long you’re turning Thai! What a stupid thing to say, that people can’t express negative opinions about something. Just give the “Go home foreigner” super-ignorant response. Thai people ignore a lot of issues in their country as they don’t like to address problems, whereas in many other places in the world we resolve issues and thereby feel our lives are better. Whilst foreigners have little chance of changing much in Thailand, telling people they can’t express their feelings is a really ignorant statement.

By: paul

paul — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:31:00 +0000

Can’t beleieve noone else seems to find the way people walk on the streets in Bangkok annoying. People walk 4+ wide taking the entire space and don’t move when people walk towards them in the opposite direction. People walking out of doorways not looking at all if they’re stepping out into your path. People zig-zagging for no reason. Drives me nuts. I can accept all the other annoyances in this place in the main but this one is something that even after 6 years of living here irritates me like nothing else I have ever encountered.