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    Shoul I send her money monthly?

    By Anonymous, Created on: 07/01/2008, Last updated on: 17/06/2010

    » I had known her for 4 months, got engaged while visiting for the first time for 2 weeks, yet, only 2 months later, felt the pressure to pay the 250 K BHT for the 1 rai village lot. She says she has 1 Million BHT in the bank, but, does not want to touch it (keeping it for her 2 kids future…?)...

    • axel.hag commented : ployment for whatever work or discount later. Also may provide some help. This seems to be applicable globally. But in some areas in the world people are more grateful thann in others! Think about. Axel

    • 16 replies, 51,763 views

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    Why do ONLY foreigners get special promotion?

    By Anonymous, Created on: 28/01/2008, Last updated on: 05/02/2014

    » The advertising board on the way to Airport is shown "Foreigner Zone.. Buying house (somewhere around Bangkok..) Foreigner, with Special Price!!" I know the property company may want to attract foreigners to invest in property in Thailand. But, what about Thais who also want to own the...

    • thaieye commented : insisted on giving me a group discount and would only accept baht 50. The last haircut I had in London, more than five years ago, after searching for the cheapest I could find cost twelve pounds. Since the barber spent the whole time complaining of how pitifully little he was able to charge, I fairly well felt obliged to leave him the change from the fifteen pounds which I gave him. Ladies too it seems enjoy these minimal charges since when my sister visited in August. I took her to my chap's wife who operates in a corner of his shop and my sister was stunned by the baht 40 fee for a shampoo and blow dry, the best she had had for many years she claimed. Now in August (oh happy days) baht 40 was about 60 pence and my sister pays 25 pounds in the UK to a lady who lives in her village and works from home. Well, special treatment for poor old farangs may not always involve being treated like Thais but as Shakespeare observed, "Every like is not the same O Caesar". And let's just be glad it isn't.

    • 81 replies, 319,453 views

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    Just to express my feeling.

    By Anonymous, Created on: 12/02/2008, Last updated on: 01/03/2008

    » Dear All, I have read many interesting topics here. Mostly, were written about Thai women. Some have bad experience with bar girls, but saying in the big picture as Thai women. Those who have been suffered from bar girls questioned why do bad stories hit them and blamed their ex. I, as a not-bar...

    • Anonymous commented : entstore, everybody wants the discount. Simple example...when you buy 199 bag and Louis Vitton 15,000 which bag is easy to give away? Its normal. And to me, I think sometime we have to say that things that are easy to get, easy to give away too.

    • 28 replies, 15,322 views

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    Market segmentation or price discrimination

    By bitchnomore, Created on: 16/02/2009, Last updated on: 09/05/2009

    » I find that there is a lot of farangs here who are complaining about double pricing standards here in Thailand where they have to pay the often more expensive "tourist rate" rather than the "local rate". They should simply stop bitching, period. Why? 1. If you open your big...

    • DKO commented : bly National trust membership discount cards [b:r5l50kzf]or similar discount [/b:r5l50kzf]which are usually paid for up front and can used at many member locations for a discount entry fee. 2). Your comment 2, There are many, as you describe who are foreigners living and working and paying taxes IN THAILAND and subject to Thai level of wages [b:r5l50kzf]but they STILL get double/treble charged[/b:r5l50kzf]. Maybe you should do some research 3. In the UK pricing is standard most places. The laws are quite strict in the UK of pricing. I cannot say there are not individuals who try it on BUT IT IS NOT COMMON PLACE in the UK as you imply by your example. 4. If the foreigners do not go to Thai locations with different charging tariffs for "locals and foreigners" [b:r5l50kzf]and trust me many will not on principle [/b:r5l50kzf](and not because they cannot afford it) you then lose their families admission fees with theirs and the vendors at the various locations will lose substantial business, hotels may also lose business due to fewer foreign visitors to some National Park locations 5. Hasn't the Military coup, the PAD with its airport closures and the Word Financial Crisis not done enough damage to Thai tourism and attraction venues without Thailand harming itself further with short sighted foreigner pricing policies. Can Thailand afford less tourists and visitors. Thailand is not the only desirable destination in South east Asia. If you are one of these people who think Thailand can be an "island" in the current World and need nobody, then think again . We all need each other including the Genuine British Isles. Your comment 3. about Ayutthaya is not a large extra to pay but you are being highly selective as in many places we can be talking about 100 or 200 Baht or more difference. Once again maybe you should do some research. Additionally you cannot morally justify higher charges for foreigners (base don jealousy) just [u:r5l50kzf]because they may have higher living standards[/u:r5l50kzf]. You do not know which do and which do not have higher living standards. What about all the foreigners who come from lower living standard countries than Thailand should they pay less than Thais? Please do not suggest they would not be here as they cannot afford to come, as that would just be a cop out on what I am saying. Maybe you would like a different charge for each country's residents based upon their standard of living? Maybe a means test questionnaire at each venue. Where do you pay your taxes? where do you work? do you earn more money than most Thais do? I joke but the point is valid where do you stop? Its also about time many Thais stopped this fantasy view that all Farangs are rich. Many cannot afford holidays for many years and have huge home mortgages and taxes. Do you know "bitchnomore" how much it costs for 2 spouses to fly to Thailand from Europe or the US before they even start to try to visit your dual tariff parks and attractions? I suggest you check it out coz it costs them BIG TIME Your comment 4. is YOU suggesting the ticket collectors are 'racist" if they go by colour of skin alone and many Farangs will tell you speaking Thai will not help with a cheaper rate one little bit coz we are still foreigners and the "tourist" rate payable. I wonder what my stepson son will have to pay. Father a farang (mother Thai),who saw him once and my stepson is THAI and only speaks Thai but he looks like a Farang (except his very Thai eyes that Thais do not often notice). Bet he would not be accepted as a Thai until he gets a Thai ID card at the appropriate age. In you intention to protect this lovely country and its people I feel your views do the reverse in reality, causing more negatives than positives. I say this as a Foreigner living here with my Thai wife and stepson and as a person who now considers Thailand as home and only wishes the best for Thailand and its people. May I suggest the you stick with your own alias yourself and bitchnomore . "People in glass houses" comes to mind!

    • Ian commented : National trust you can get a discount, also most places will give a discount if you hold a student's card. I often get a discount as a pensioner, incidentally I get the same discount in Hong Kong and China. Even the government indulges in double pricing in Thailand, I pay 3 times the tax/stamp duty registering a lease than a Thai does.

    • rapidlaser commented : National trust you can get a discount, also most places will give a discount if you hold a student's card. I often get a discount as a pensioner, incidentally I get the same discount in Hong Kong and China. Even the government indulges in double pricing in Thailand, I pay 3 times the tax/stamp duty registering a lease than a Thai does.[/quote:16n65ha4] Ian I agree totally with you. I also find unfortunately that Racism is more prevalent in Thailand than any other country I have visited, I have now started a 2 tier pricing policy for my services in here in London, i now charge Thai's double and no longer eat in Thai restaurants. I would like to hear from the Thai's I see writing racist remarks on here and the arguments over land ownership, why they think we allow them to own land in England.

    • 11 replies, 12,828 views

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    Bangkok Airways launches “FLYER PASS”

    By prnews, Created on: 22/07/2009, Last updated on: 22/07/2009

    » [img:6hhhcnzp]http://www.bangkokpost.com/ads/4r-8.jpg[/img:6hhhcnzp] Bangkok Airways’ Prote Setsuwan Vice President – Marketing, Mr.Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth President, M.L. Nandhika Varavarn, Vice President for Corporate Communications, Ms. Chonlada Chevathakorn, Senior Sales...

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    Industry figures address 3G's teething problems

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 17/02/2010

    » It has been more than two months since the 3G launch by ToT and its five partner MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators), but how has the consumer fared?

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    Taggo simplifies card system

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 10/03/2010

    » Money-off coupons and loyalty programmes have been around forever, but despite many efforts, they have not been well integrated into the digital age with modern social media ideas clashing with antiquated back-office point of sale systems. One company believes it has found the magic ingredient that has eluded system integrators until now.

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    TAT opens centre to assist tourists

    Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/03/2010

    » The Tourism Authority of Thailand will upgrade its crisis management centre to a national tourist assistance centre to help visitors during this weekend's anti-government protests in Bangkok.

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