ENI want tourists like Mike and Javier—tourists who understand and absorb Thai culture, not just others who come because Thai people are easy and things are cheap.
ENGreat interview, both with foreigners and Thai people. Mike understands how to ask questions, and importantly, the friendly smile makes people want to talk. ❤ Mike's interview shows what foreigners think about Thai people and Thailand.
It's reasonable for foreigners but places like Bangkok cater to every budget, so you can quite easily upgrade your lifestyle and spend a lot if you are not too careful. Where I live in Ari, I can get plenty of full meals for 60-90 baht but I can also go to a Japanese place down t…
ENHonestly, if you interview like this, or foreigners whose currency is stronger than Thailand's, of course it'll seem very cheap. You have to compare it to the cost of living for locals, minimum wage—compared to that, Thailand's cost of living is quite high. What I don't want to see in the future is the four basic necessities becoming too expensive compared to minimum wage—rent, water, electricity, and medicine. If those get expensive, Thai people will definitely have problems.
ENIt depends on who does what job. Different positions and work styles mean everyone works differently. If you ask a government official, you'll get one answer; if you ask a daily or monthly wage company employee, you'll get another answer.
ENThai people in the provinces have rice and can find food without buying it. If you're hardworking, you can find food yourself without spending anything. I like this kind of content ❤❤❤
ENThank you _very much // I got to see different dimensions of each person's perspective. It's a point where marketers can find selling points from each angle.
ENThai people work hard, working both night and day to compensate for the poverty in their own hometowns, to help their families back in the countryside 😅😅😅😅😅
ENAs a middle-class Thai person, I think prices in Bangkok are very expensive now, especially stuff in department stores. Food is expensive, fruit is expensive, household items are expensive. The same item bought outside is much cheaper than in the mall. Like som tam, outside it's 40-50 baht per mortar, in the mall it's 120. Other food is 100-200 baht per plate, while outside it's only 40-80. Fruit outside is 30-60 baht per kilo, but in the mall they jack it up to 100+ baht per kilo for almost everything. Especially places with lots of tourists, it's even more expensive. I once went to buy coconut near Pratunam, asked the price, they said 200 baht each 😮😮 when it's normally 20-40 baht. I really feel sorry for foreigners who get ripped off like this. As a Thai, I can still find cheap places. Foreigners probably wouldn't know where to look.
ENI like this clip, got good perspectives from foreigners. But I'd also like you to go learn about rural ways, like in Isaan. Sometimes money isn't everything for happiness.
ENAn umbrella in France costs 14 € or 500 baht. If it's 300 baht, it's cheap. If it's 50 baht, it's very cheap. (I've lived in France for 10 years.) Everything is expensive after COVID, not just Thailand but the whole world.
ENIn the eyes of tourists whose currency is stronger than Thailand's, they'd probably say it's cheap compared to their country. But for locals who've lived through the era of cheap prices up to now, especially at famous tourist spots—I can tell you it's "daaamn" expensive, seriously.
ENI like how Mike talks with foreigners and Thai people. The perspective of foreigners living in Thailand, I'm glad they're happy. It feels good that they live here. For Thai people, it's very different; we have to fight and struggle. The cost of living each day is very expensive for Thai people, but Thais still get by with a smile.
The difficulties some Thais face economically is a major problem. The income inequality in Thailand is the highest in East Asia and the Oacific. The government needs to drastically improve the public education to elevate it to world standard.