Comments on: Thailand Crashing? Poll http://absolutelybangkok.com/thailand-crashing-poll/ Welcome to Bangkok Thailand, Airport, Politics, Food, Nightlife and Thai Culture of the Big Mango! Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Leosia http://absolutelybangkok.com/thailand-crashing-poll/#comment-6489 Leosia Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:43:57 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=5779#comment-6489 "A visitor recently from Singapore who visited Bangkok for the first time told me the place looks like India, like a slum." Certainly compared to Singapore (I know he used India as an example) then Bangkok is a trash can. What I've noticed over the last few years of political instability is increasing signs of "visible corruption": uneven pavements full of holes because of missing materials, small business owners bought out or businesses demolished to clear land which remains undeveloped, condos announced and deposits taken but not built, more scams involving police (raids in Patpong, Airport corruption). Also many more beggars, disabled and kids on the streets than before. “A visitor recently from Singapore who visited Bangkok for the first time told me the place looks like India, like a slum.” Certainly compared to Singapore (I know he used India as an example) then Bangkok is a trash can.

What I’ve noticed over the last few years of political instability is increasing signs of “visible corruption”: uneven pavements full of holes because of missing materials, small business owners bought out or businesses demolished to clear land which remains undeveloped, condos announced and deposits taken but not built, more scams involving police (raids in Patpong, Airport corruption). Also many more beggars, disabled and kids on the streets than before.

]]> By: bosunj http://absolutelybangkok.com/thailand-crashing-poll/#comment-6468 bosunj Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:46:59 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=5779#comment-6468 If one is objective one would realize that no matter what country you're in these days very little works. There are crisis of governance everywhere you go. Many of the so-called first world countries are suffering under greater crisis than is Thailand. As for the first time visitor to Thailand's remarks about it looking like India I can only say that recently the tourist/expat/Sukhumvit slum area certainly looks somewhat like the better parts of India. Get out into the better parts of Bangkok where it's quite nice, people are nicer and prices and service are better and it looks nothing like India. If one is objective one would realize that no matter what country you’re in these days very little works. There are crisis of governance everywhere you go. Many of the so-called first world countries are suffering under greater crisis than is Thailand.

As for the first time visitor to Thailand’s remarks about it looking like India I can only say that recently the tourist/expat/Sukhumvit slum area certainly looks somewhat like the better parts of India. Get out into the better parts of Bangkok where it’s quite nice, people are nicer and prices and service are better and it looks nothing like India.

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