Thailand

[The Cowboy]

Not Thailand, but when I was in Guangzhou about 10 years ago we were looking for a bus in the labrynthine bus station, Lonely Planet under the arm like a true tourist. This lad cottons onto us, doesn't speak any English but takes us on a massive walk right around the bus station, takes us to the ticket office, we point on a map where we are going to, he takes our cash, goes to the booth, buys the tickets and gives us the change. By this point he's been with us 20-30 mins. He then takes us to the bus stop.

I reach into my wallet to give him some cash, and he looks at us horrified and shook his head. Then he shook our hands, and off he went, empty handed.

 

[Rook]

I've met a bunch of Thai's in the states thanks to my everton jerseys. I don't have the heart to tell them that their country's beer is some of the most disgusting swill I've ever tasted.

 

[Walken]

I've met a bunch of Thai's in the states thanks to my everton jerseys. I don't have the heart to tell them that their country's beer is some of the most disgusting swill I've ever tasted.

its better in thailand to be fair

 

[Blue 1]

I've met a bunch of Thai's in the states thanks to my everton jerseys. I don't have the heart to tell them that their country's beer is some of the most disgusting swill I've ever tasted.

Singha is better. Chang is better over there too, but still not ace.

 

[The Esk]

Street food anywhere is a NO NO for anyone really unless you have a tolerance.

Why someone would want to take their life into their own hands to eat food only dirt poor eat is beyond me. Its not an experience its a death wish.

So many people get hospitalized due to this. Be careful.

Mate, I don't know how much you have traveled but in the Far East, India, many parts of Africa and the Middle East all sections of society happily eat street food - it is not just for the poor.

There are basic rules, only eat where it is busy with lots of locals eating there, eat cooked food not raw food, only eat food that you have seen prepared yourself and no ice in drinks - follow those rules and you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[Zatara]

Lived all over asia (and plenty of other places) and I can safely say that only the poor eat street food out here.

Seeing as the topic is thailand ive never seen a wealthy thai eat street food? Wealthy filipino, malaysian or indonesian etc..

Im actually constantly told not to eat it by the locals. Bit lost why youd think anyone but the poor would eat that type of food to be honest.

Mate, I don't know how much you have traveled but in the Far East, India, many parts of Africa and the Middle East all sections of society happily eat street food - it is not just for the poor.

There are basic rules, only eat where it is busy with lots of locals eating there, eat cooked food not raw food, only eat food that you have seen prepared yourself and no ice in drinks - follow those rules and you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[Zatara]

Everyone I know whose been there has beem cheated. I went there for the one and only time about 1.5 years ago. Business trip.

Met the guy there with my partner and hed booked us into some hotel there for the same price as the 5* brand new sofitel etc....must have done some sneaky deal in the hotel --swimming pool was in a different building, no bar and not a soul spoke english.

He paid for food and was an ok host until the last day we said we would treat him -- 4k USD worth of seafood etc he ordered for him and his date and packed 90% of it to take home.

Deal never happened and the meetings never took place. Lie after lie after lie.

Whole trip cost us a fortune. Saw 10 cops kicking a young kid in a mercedes half to death after he ran one of them over when they stopped him to get a bribe.

Nice place!

Not Thailand, but when I was in Guangzhou about 10 years ago we were looking for a bus in the labrynthine bus station, Lonely Planet under the arm like a true tourist. This lad cottons onto us, doesn't speak any English but takes us on a massive walk right around the bus station, takes us to the ticket office, we point on a map where we are going to, he takes our cash, goes to the booth, buys the tickets and gives us the change. By this point he's been with us 20-30 mins. He then takes us to the bus stop.

I reach into my wallet to give him some cash, and he looks at us horrified and shook his head. Then he shook our hands, and off he went, empty handed.