
Originally Posted by
david44
Agreed I didn't quote all of the comments which explained how Russians were viewed, as you say haters gonna hate, fortunately for all its faults poverty , nationalism and refugees the locals seem hardly disturbed by the small number of farangs dotted here, there are more Jin Haw, KMT,Hmong,Lao and other hill tribes and visiting our Friday market everyone seems to rub along.
Off Topic of Russki espionage I know but I think many of the tensions in developed countries with welfare states like EU Oz and UK is that newcomers are seen as free riders on Health Education and welfare that other existing , retired taxpayers and their ancestors have funded at high price.
As there's not much free welfare here there's less resentment