O dear, Protests in Bangkok

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John Bingham wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:03 pm
phuketrichard wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:01 pm
KunKhmerSR wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:11 pm Obviously it's hard to make predictions right now but if these protests continue through out the year and tourism restarts around the end of the year, do you guys recon this could have a positive boost in Cambodia? People skipping Thailand and coming here straight away?
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The political protests in Thailand don’t really affect tourists they don’t occur where tourists go.
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TipsyJayhawk wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:20 pm The political protests in Thailand don’t really affect tourists they don’t occur where tourists go.

Au contraire mon ami.They seem to occur in the central areas where most tourists go:

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TipsyJayhawk wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:20 pm The political protests in Thailand don’t really affect tourists they don’t occur where tourists go.
What JB said. They've always hit tourist spots. I've walked through them several times on Sukhumvit, and didn't they even storm the airport 10+ years ago?
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siliconlife wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:47 pmWhat JB said. They've always hit tourist spots. I've walked through them several times on Sukhumvit, and didn't they even storm the airport 10+ years ago?
Oh no! The yellow royalist shirts! What a scary bunch.
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yong wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:42 am
siliconlife wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:47 pmWhat JB said. They've always hit tourist spots. I've walked through them several times on Sukhumvit, and didn't they even storm the airport 10+ years ago?
Oh no! The yellow royalist shirts! What a scary bunch.
You mean irritating, right? Scattering their nicknacks for sale all over the pavements and then yelling at you when you step over them, or blowing on shrieking whistles all at the same time, etc.

Still, at least it's nice to see people a bit passionate about their politics.
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siliconlife wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:15 am
yong wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:42 am
siliconlife wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:47 pmWhat JB said. They've always hit tourist spots. I've walked through them several times on Sukhumvit, and didn't they even storm the airport 10+ years ago?
Oh no! The yellow royalist shirts! What a scary bunch.
You mean irritating, right? Scattering their nicknacks for sale all over the pavements and then yelling at you when you step over them, or blowing on shrieking whistles all at the same time, etc.

Still, at least it's nice to see people a bit passionate about their politics.
I've yet to discern a political doctrine in Thailand other than total financial self interest for those running the show. While Thaksin looted the country he did at least introduce a social medical scheme for the less fortunate. For me the Yellow shirts represent everything that is wrong with the country.
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Cowshed Cowboy wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:59 am I've yet to discern a political doctrine in Thailand other than total financial self interest for those running the show. While Thaksin looted the country he did at least introduce a social medical scheme for the less fortunate. For me the Yellow shirts represent everything that is wrong with the country.
I didn't mean to refer to any specific group or value in Thailand (although I see now how it came across), only referring to the protesters themselves, red or yellow. I was comparing it to some countries I've lived in, Australia for example where most people don't even care, and the ones who do talk a lot, but never commit to any action when it comes to politics. I agree with you about the yellow shirts, actually.
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Weirdly enough there is here more info about these thai protests then on the thaivisa forum website..
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^ Less censorship here, TV is a joke.
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