The gross happiness index of foreigners residing in Thailand ?????

Poll: Majority of foreign tourists still prefer to revisit Thailand

BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA) -- Despite ongoing political turbulence in Thailand, as many as 97 per cent of foreign investors and tourists visiting the kingdom said they would revisit this country again if the opportunity opens, according to a poll conducted earlier this week.

Noppadol Kannikar, director of Assumption University's ABAC Poll, said the survey, conducted Sept 2-5 among 532 foreign investors and tourists, found that 98.9 per cent of the respondents said they would ask their relatives and friends to visit Thailand.

A total of 88.7 per cent of respondents expressed positive comments even after learning of the recent clash between pro- and anti-government demonstrators and the State of Emergency imposed in Bangkok, said Mr. Noppadol.

However, 23.8 per cent of total respondents admitted their journeys were inconvenienced due to the suspension of domestic airlines and railway services as a result of work stoppage by employees. Some 11.6 per cent were forced to change their travel plans.

The gross happiness index of foreigners residing in Thailand, however, improved marginally to 8.06 in the latest survey from the 8.02 registered earlier. (TNA)

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Noppadol Kannikar, director of Assumption University's ABAC Poll, said the survey, conducted Sept 2-5 among 532 foreign investors and tourists, found that 98.9 per cent of the respondents said they would ask their relatives and friends to visit Thailand.

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Investors and tourists?

They do these surveys of tourists at places like Chatuchak market at the weekends.

What qualifies these people as investors? The fact they have invested in useless junk sold at the market?

One day at a time and with regard to staying, working and living here!

In fact it still feels like I am on holidays (and after more than 20 years here) and you just have to take the good and bad days and as they come and in your stride.

Of course people will still want to come here!

Why? Because here is still a lot better shithole than the shithole that they come from!

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Of course people will still want to come here!

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If there is bloodshed, and continuing political turmoil, less and less people will come.

Not to mention the global recession will be a major factor.

The survey only serves to postpone the eventual realisation that Tourism in Thailand is in big, big trouble.

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Why? Because here is still a lot better shithole than the shithole that they come from!

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Maybe if they are Burmese or Lao.

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Of course people will still want to come here!

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If there is bloodshed, and continuing political turmoil, less and less people will come.

Not to mention the global recession will be a major factor.

The survey only serves to postpone the eventual realisation that Tourism in Thailand is in big, big trouble.

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Why? Because here is still a lot better shithole than the shithole that they come from!

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Maybe if they are Burmese or Lao.

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Yes, good and relevent points tuddy but at the end of the day it is still far cheaper to live here and relatively still a lot safer than the social environment that some farangs live in at the moment.

Regarding the ongoing gloom and doom, and with regard to the global economy, some will feel a change is as good as a holiday and decide to make Thailand their new cheaper to live in home IMO.

Political uncertainty is part of the parcel...LoS will always have the tourists flock for it's weather, cost of living, laid back attitude, and neverending output of cheap and obliging knobwarmers.

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

but at the end of the day it is still far cheaper to live here and relatively still a lot safer than the social environment that some farangs live in at the moment.

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Cheaper for certain things and far more expensive for others.

Much of a muchness.

It's certainly not safer in Thailand although it certainly feels so.

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

some will feel a change is as good as a holiday and decide to make Thailand their new cheaper to live in home IMO.

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Thailand won't allow mass arrivals of long term Westerners.

Visa rules, the ones in the pipeline notwithstanding, will be tightened further to ensure that never happens.

it must be real horrible to be Scotish, everybody thinking that you are scum and that, funny world aint it.

I wouldnt do a poll of Scots at the minute. They lost 1-0 to Macedonia. That'll knock a few points off the scale.

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it must be real horrible to be Scotish, everybody thinking that you are scum and that, funny world aint it.

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I'm afraid you're mistaken, it's the English that are hated Worldwide. The English.

The Scottish are welcomed the World over, especially in places where our diaspora has reached, notably North America and Australia.

Thailand 30 years ago was run on the smell of an oily rag so to speak. Not so today!

With the growth of the country (in ther last 10 years) and with regard to infra-structure and particularly the "middle class", you will find that they will finally realize they need us farang more than just for technical transfer.

Time will come Tuddy, that they will finally realize what their greatest natural resource is. And that is our tourist dollars and long term solid investment profile and intentions.

Our day will come and I really don't think that is far away!

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In fact it still feels like I am on holidays (and after more than 20 years here).

Yes, good and relevent points tuddy but at the end of the day it is still far cheaper to live here.

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I guess living here is a more healthy alternative to using crack for 20 years :)

Who is it cheaper for? Only those bringing money with them. And even then, the only things that are cheaper are the limited number of locally made products and services that can't be exported to people who'll pay more for them.

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Our day will come and I really don't think that is far away!

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We've had our day in the big scheme of things.

As far as Thailand is concerned "our day" was in the heady days of R&R during the American War.

The Sufficiency Economy and Governments' Nationalist policies will ensure we don't get a foothold over here, and that suits the Thais and the people that run their country; the Chinese.

Thailand will never, ever, tolerate immigration of Westerners to its shores, it barely tolerates a few hundred immigrants from our shores a year, preferring to keep the vast majority of us on non-immigrant status as temporary visitors.

Emperor Turd, i really think that it is just you that is hated, and your Scottish, I rest my case.

Yes understand your points Smeg but at the end of the day it really depends on your lifestyle and what makes you happy.

For the first 14 years here I pissed and fcuked my way through every baht I could make, ate in the best restaurants and drove the best cars.

Sometimes you really find your comfort zone and where you are happy and content to live in.

I came here with 200 Oz dollars in my pocket and have done OK since then but I choose now to be more rational with my spending and because it suits me.

Spending capacity is solely an individual experience and according to how hard that person wants to work.

^^ he has ginger hair too?

Any place in the world is great if you have money and are making money. So many more options and choices at your disposal.

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Emperor Turd, i really think that it is just you that is hated, and your Scottish, I rest my case.

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And you're a scumbag that lives in Pattaya that threatens to shoot people on an internet forum.

Your point caller?

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I came here with 200 Oz dollars in my pocket and have done OK here

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I thought you said you got sent here on an engineering job?

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And you're a scumbag that lives in Pattaya that threatens to shoot people on an internet forum.

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I have never threatened to shoot anybody Mr Turd.

Are you making stuff up again Mr Turd? Your Scotish so I wouldn't be suprised....

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I have never threatened to shoot anybody Mr Turd.

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Yet you were quite happy to insinuate that's what would happen to some guy in Chiang Mai by posting a photo of your gun on this forum was it not?

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Our day will come and I really don't think that is far away!

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We've had our day in the big scheme of things.

As far as Thailand is concerned "our day" was in the heady days of R&R during the American War.

The Sufficiency Economy and Governments' Nationalist policies will ensure we don't get a foothold over here, and that suits the Thais and the people that run their country; the Chinese.

Thailand will never, ever, tolerate immigration of Westerners to its shores, it barely tolerates a few hundred immigrants from our shores a year, preferring to keep the vast majority of us on non-immigrant status as temporary visitors.

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We all live under the same sun and although I agree with your claim that the chinese run this country I believe their day in the sun may also be over.

With all of this anti- farang sentiment there will be the unwillingness for multi- national companies and foreign governments to continue to invest here.

Who do you think built and funded most of the strategic and worthwhile infrastructure here? Certainly it was not built with Thai money.

When the well runs dry and the foreigners continue to pull out you will definately see a change of heart.

I also add that with the passing of a few of the old staggers (politicians) you WILL see dramatic changes. C'mon mate the chinese are not that stupid! They are not here for the Thailand's huge natural resources (fruit, rice ect).

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Are you making stuff up again Mr Turd? Your Scotish so I wouldn't be suprised....

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Turdy calls it: "being economical with the truth".

He's truly a tight-fisted Scotsman in that respect.

^ oh oh, my attention seeking stalker is back.

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I came here with 200 Oz dollars in my pocket and have done OK here

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I thought you said you got sent here on an engineering job?

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I was invited to come here by the Thai government (and Austrade) and they paid for my first trip here. Being my first business trip to Thailand.

When my first marriage broke down I took up an offer to work here.

All these surveys are a laugh. If the results were not positive for Thailand the survey would be scrapped. A new survey would then be taken until the desired positive result was returned. So tourist arrivals are always up, beaches are always clean, food is always good etc, etc and Thailand is amazing forever more.

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Yet you were quite happy to insinuate that's what would happen to some guy in Chiang Mai by posting a photo of your gun on this forum was it not?

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So now we have gone from threatened to insinuate, you really are a dumb piece of shite Mr Turd.

Just a question DD but do you undergo some sort of transformation after midnight?

Last night you were ripping into the morons with the visa thread which was then MPKd, tonight you're Tud bashing....and JJ and I ended up with a Cum all over our faces and treat us mean MKP thread for talking about SANDWICHES.

Sheesh you're a hard dog to follow.

You know bukkake nights are the thing for you momo.

:) Yeah but I like a happy ending DD.

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So now we have gone from threatened to insinuate, you really are a dumb piece of shite Mr Turd.

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Blah blah blah.

Tumshie!

Turd, when you accuse someone of something I know facts are like real boring and that but it is best to stick to facts you Scottish fool.

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Turd, when you accuse someone of something I know facts are like real boring and that but it is best to stick to facts you Scottish fool.

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So why did you post a picture of your gun lying on top of a piece of paper with a handwritten note to someone you were threatening in the same thread?

It seems unusual you are denying it completely now, a few posters must have witnessed it.

Turd, i realise that Scots are the dumbest foks in the world, please post where I have threatened anybody you fokwit, posting pictures of guns or tits aint threatening nobody you fokwit.

^ so you don't deny posting a picture of a handgun? Looked to me like a .38 snub if memory serves.

Turd you really are a dumb fok and make up stuff to suit your own story, yes it is a .38 snub, no I have not threatened anybody with it on the internet which you say I have, no you are the dumbest foking Scot in the world.

^Where's the pic? What did the note say?

What did the note say?

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posting pictures of guns or tits aint threatening nobody you fokwit.

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Just keep it in the holster till you're ready to use it.

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Originally Posted by momo8

Last night you were ripping into the morons with the visa thread which was then MPKd, tonight you're Tud bashing....and JJ and I ended up with a Cum all over our faces and treat us mean MKP thread for talking about SANDWICHES.

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I thought that was quite funny in a Daliesque, stream of conciousness sort of way. :)