View Poll Results: Most attractive Asia city destination

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  • Bangkok

    37 43.53%
  • Phnom Penh

    9 10.59%
  • Kuala Lumpur

    7 8.24%
  • Hong Kong

    23 27.06%
  • Singapore

    17 20.00%
  • Vientiane

    2 2.35%
  • Rangoon

    1 1.18%
  • Manila

    0 0%
  • Beijing

    6 7.06%
  • Saigon

    5 5.88%
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    Bangkok most attractive tourist destination in Asia

    Bangkok most attractive tourist destination in Asia


    Bangkok is the most attractive tourist destination among 10 major cities in Asia, according to a recent survey.

    Conducted by the Bangkok University, the survey found that 48.9 per cent of foreign respondents felt Bangkok lived up to their expectations.

    Some 45.4 per cent others said Bangkok was impressively exceeded their expectations.

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    hmmmm, who did these students in Bangkok ask? So lets have our own poll.
    Shall sticky it for 10 days and see how it goes.

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    Was tempted by Saigon, but stuck with bangers...it's lost a bit of it's shine after living here for nearly eight years, but it's still the most interesting city in the region by my books.

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    ahhh, it is a multi choice poll, you could have choosen 2 or more

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    Some of it did sure, but as nearly all Asian metropolis's are a sprawling mess of new old and traffic jams there's not too much between them

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    Most attractive for what, surely not the many parks, open spaces and appealing architecture, nor the multitude of museums art galleries and concert halls. Must be all about booze and birds as usual otherwise I dot see how Bangkok can be considered attractive, I voted for PP at least the frogs knew how to lay out a town, plant trees and put up attractive houses.

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    So far in the lead Phnom Penh is as good as Bangkok

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    phnom pehn?

    surely you are jokeing

    PP is a big village. Last time i stayed there a month and besides some nice avenyes, some buldings it has little to offer compared to the multitude of services bangkok offers. PP dont even have a fucking cinema apart from some fucking lao/french shit.
    After 2100 oclock the village is dead apart from bar spread over a wide area. Transportation is shit and so on. so on so on so on.
    Dont get me wrong, I like the village at times but to compare it to real cities it very wrong. Bad boy you are.............and you to and you



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    Bangkok University students conducted the research........

    Ok, I'm sure it's an accurate poll...right...

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    Quote Originally Posted by StrontiumDog View Post
    Bangkok University students conducted the research........

    Ok, I'm sure it's an accurate poll...right...
    The poll has a margin of error of +/- 100% depending on how hot the uni chick asking the questions was and diretly proportional to the length of her skirt.

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    And BU is rather well known for its ladies with short skirts and ill-fitting blouses, or so I've heard....from a friend of a friend, in passing like...

    Actually, I wonder of the participants were able to understand the questions....

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog
    Conducted by the Bangkok University, the survey found that 48.9 per cent of foreign respondents felt Bangkok lived up to their expectations.
    so it was not a representative poll either, flawed basis to be asking the sample that are already in bangkok, which city they like the best.

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    A city is a city is a city. How do you rate the attractiveness of urban sprawl? What were the original 10 choices? This poll only seems to have 9. I'll go for Bangkok despite the soi dogs, piles of trash and odour of raw sewage mixed with traffic fumes - mainly because of the abundance of eye candy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog
    48.9 per cent of foreign respondents felt Bangkok lived up to their expectations.
    They were told before they arrived that Bangkok was a hot sleazy dirty corrupt place full of whores, so Bangkok lived up to their expectations

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    ^ yes I know I need my eyes tested - the poll has 10 options. I've only got 9 fingers you see so it's difficult for me to count beyond that.

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    Who's been to all 10 destinations listed? 8 for me - KL and Rangoon still to be ticked off.

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    Are neither Tokyo nor Kyoto worthy of the list?

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    and what about Taipei? Taiwan isnt part of China, although China seems to think it is. most counties still don't regonise taiwan as a country.

    thought Soeul was pretty good too for a city

    Quote Originally Posted by lingmau View Post
    Who's been to all 10 destinations listed? 8 for me - KL and Rangoon still to be ticked off.
    only Rangoon for me. never set foot proper in Burma. only once illegally

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    how about Hanoi? Nice people, good food, cute chicks, cheap booze, lots of parks & lakes and plenty of culture if you are so inclined.

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    I've been everywhere but the Middle East and I cannot think of a more exciting city to spend an evening. For a man with money in his pocket, but not wealthy, Bangkok is as good as it gets.

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    Pretty sad sitting here in the Philippines. Nobody loves us. (I voted for Bangkok).

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    Quote Originally Posted by lingmau View Post
    Who's been to all 10 destinations listed? 8 for me - KL and Rangoon still to be ticked off.
    I've been all those cities., what about Singapore? Hong Kong ? Macau ? all good cities., another poster mentioned Hanoi...

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    In terms of things to see, HK blows Bangkok out of the water- the Grand Palace, Wat Arun, and a river cruise, thats it. So I suppose the votes must be all about the sleazy nightlife, but I think Bangkok has gone way downhill in that regard too. So like most tourist Polls, this ones rubbish. Bangkok is OK to spend a few days, and I suppose the nightlife soi's still have some appeal if you're from the straitlaced west, but world class destination- gimme a break.

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    Certainly agree that if Tokyo had been on the list it would have won hands down

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    Difficult to attach a superlative to any one of the cities {and the obvious selections left behind}. They all have different attractions and stimulation for a diverse population of travellers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lingmau View Post
    Certainly agree that if Tokyo had been on the list it would have won hands down

    If money were not a consideration you're quite right. I can no longer afford to spend too much time in Tokyo. The dollar is nearly garbage there.

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