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  • How Many Thailand Farang Are Broke?

    Why does it feel like so many Westerners living in Thailand are broke? Thais no longer think of Caucasians in Thailand as wealthy. Today, many urban Thais think white guys in Bangkok are poor. Are they right, and if they are, what happened?
    Poor or not, the profile of farangs in Thailand is changing. Expat society is no longer dominated by Americans, Brits, Germans and Scandinavians as it was just 20 years ago. Today, expat society in Thailand is so much more diverse. There are more Caucasians in Thailand than ever. There are more farang females both in number and, I suspect, in percentage terms.

    Turning back the clock for a minute, I clearly remember my early days in Bangkok. The new kid on the block, in mid 1998 I was earning 33,000 baht / month base salary teaching English. I occasionally did an extra class or two which pushed up my take home pay to around 35K baht take home / month. I was happy with that in my first year in a new country. I guess 35,000 baht / month back then had the equivalent purchasing power of about twice that amount in Bangkok today. It was a decent salary for a teacher, but everyone I knew outside of teaching earned much, much more.
    The offshore oil / gas industry workers, the foreign-hired expat fat cats and the IT specialists all earned many multiples of what us teachers made.




    Ditto with the guys working securitysecurity in the sandpit.

    Today Thailand is full of poor foreigners. Where once poor foreigners in Thailand meant those on the backpacker circuit, today it feels like Thailand is home to many broke Westerners.



    The change in the profile of farangs in Thailand can be seen all over.

    Real estate agents who deal with the top end of the market report that general enquiries and customer numbers are well down.

    Foreign Chamber Of Commerce memberships are, as I understand it, in decline.

    Where upmarket restaurants and bars were once dominated by wealthy white guys, now the customers are much more likely to be Thai.


    normal!
    exist.

  • #2
    What's the matter Timmy, afraid you won't be able to afford tennis lessons?

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    • #3
      Copyright infringements.

      Stickman.


      Nothing worse than plagiarist that probably understand the content.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Somchai Boonporn View Post
        Copyright infringements.

        Stickman.


        Nothing worse than plagiarist that probably understand the content.

        Farang-beggar-Onut.jpg

        On Nut farang, quality tourist?

        Pic taken from:

        https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/week...ang-are-broke/

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        • #5
          Yes from yesterdays monger guide, I only look for the photo's which he would be better sticking to. Who gives a toss that Safari bar is closing or the Queens park plaza will be no more? Life moves on but some are still stuck in the past.

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          • #6
            Yet another readers story

            That ends with...



            https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/read...s-in-thailand/

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            • #7
              Originally posted by crazy dog View Post
              Yes from yesterdays monger guide
              Yep. I rarely read it. I liked the title though. Blogs are yesterday's news in this era of vlogs. The guy is scraping the barrel for material and presumably does it for beer money these days.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Tim View Post
                Yep. I rarely read it. I liked the title though. Blogs are yesterday's news in this era of vlogs. The guy is scraping the barrel for material and presumably does it for beer money these days.
                "Timmayy"...

                You show true genius in saying things without actually saying anything.

                Maybe you should start your own forum, titled 'Vapid Moron Club', VMC.

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                • #9
                  Now now, Earl....we don't want this forum to turn into a Teakdoor.....

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                  • #10
                    He can't help it. Since his stroke he's been stalking me like a lost kitten trying to get my attention with his tiny claws.

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                    • #11
                      Heads up, Earl:

                      Your personal vendetta towards Smeg jumped the shark quite a while ago buddy...
                      God, the panic within the Dems, MSM, and left must be horrifying...realizing that Joe is really the best they've got.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Boon Mee View Post
                          Heads up, Earl:

                          Your personal vendetta towards Smeg jumped the shark quite a while ago buddy...
                          My mistake Smeg/Timmayy already started VMC forum which failed, biggly...largely thanks to his narcissistic OCD and total ignorance of salients current issues...

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Dr Earl View Post
                            My mistake Smeg/Timmayy already started VMC forum which failed, biggly...largely thanks to his narcissistic OCD and total ignorance of salients current issues...
                            As they say in Thai: Tham Jai Khun but it's sorta getting old, man...
                            God, the panic within the Dems, MSM, and left must be horrifying...realizing that Joe is really the best they've got.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Tim View Post
                              He can't help it. Since his stroke he's been stalking me like a lost kitten trying to get my attention with his tiny claws.
                              Seems like you're about to cry.

                              Add that to the tears for the poor farang in your plagiarized article...

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