Top thing you won’t like about Thailand (Local don’t tell you)

[@robscovell5951]

The upsides to Thailand still massively outweigh the negatives.

[@AliHamdhan]

100% agree

[@ParadiseNotIncluded]

Absolutely!! 🤩

[@bobgoodi-jd4dx]

That correct yes

[@jorgesanchez5097]

Agree.

[@medeea8078]

Which are the good sides?! Sry. I want to visit.. But all the scams i heard of scare me...

[@DerangedAussieMan]

I've been to Thailand 4 times and I just want to keep going back. The negatives are so small compared to the positives.

[@chugsy.]

agree 100% 👍🏻

[@medeea8078]

Which are the positives? I want to visit but im discouraged with all the scamming 😢

[@Ippido]

Most of what you say is true, but Thai people are great and you have so many things to enjoy 🙏 I miss Thailand a lot 🙏 take care

[@sholaebofin6090]

This is maybe the best Thai channel I've come across it's vitally important to understand mannerisms etiquette and culture..

[@ThaiThoughts]

Thanks for your support 🙏😊

[@michaelthegreat44]

Worst thing about Thailand is it is cheap and therefore attracts tourists that shouldn't be allowed out of their own street let alone country.

[@darnstewart]

I think that's a proximity thing. If the UK was a lot closer, you'd have a whole new level of scummy tourists. Fortunately, they only make it as far as Spain or Greece.

[@Gringo99871]

@@darnstewartso true

[@judybichara3127]

Thailand is not cheap don't let anyone tell you its cheap up off they rip you off where ever you go we stayed in a five star hotel and on checkout try to accuse us of taking a cup but we left a ton of baht on the table for the lady who cleaned our room and a big thank you card even in 7/11 shops they ripped us offshocking place

[@michaelthegreat44]

@@judybichara3127 of course it is cheap, maybe you are poor.

[@raynaldoserrano3911]

You mean pedo’s

[@ReallyStrongGuy]

4:45 “No wind, no rain, can stop me babe”❤

[@ThaiLifeChronicles]

I love living here but it's not the perfect paradise that some people think.

[@Craig-ch5cp]

Yes so true about everything but, Thailand 🇹🇭 is wonderful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@OfficialAsiaNow]

Great job Palm!

[@ThaiThoughts]

Thank you so much ka 🫶😊

[@johnmarsh3596]

A very good list of things to watch out for. Well done. In general Thai people are great. I wish I could of had my children go to school here!!!

[@TheSushiandme]

The bad thing is that I'm not in Thailand 😢😢😢

[@keithdonaldson5573]

Excellent, valuable info, thank you. 🙏🏼

[@ThaiThoughts]

Thanks for watching 😉

[@gmm5550]

After living and working in krung thep +15 years now i can confirm that the list is very accurate..there is ALOT of bad and annoying and weird things in daily life . But in the end the GOOD sides of Thailand makes it all worth it. I always wondered where all the papers even thaipeople need to fill goes in thailand..there must be a whole small city just to store all the papers and forms in double and triple copy's photos and stamped 4rth copys 555

[@ThaiThoughts]

55555 right! Sometimes you might see those paper use to wrap some street food. Which is not yummy at all 😂😂😂

[@gmm5550]

@@ThaiThoughts hahaha ur right i do remember there were official papers wrapped by some streetseller..some years ago ...think i go for oldstyle banana leef then =)

[@billhewitt2457]

Agree with you but the most annoying thing with me is the lack of Tail and Head lights at night.

[@kennyh5083]

@@ThaiThoughts The majority of Thai people are wonderful, the government however hates foreigners! The worst part of Thailand is the government has it all figured out how to milk a foreigner until he loses all his money and must leave! They also know how to screw a sick foreigner out of his money and his insurance! They require insurance, and when the foreigner goes to use it the government will send them out of the country because they can deny them for any or no reason! And so the Thai insurance company kicks back money to the Gov individual who does this and they all save money and the foreigner loses everything, sometimes even his own life!

[@215618680]

More paperwork means job security for the Thai bureaucracy chiefs and clerks…

[@fabianblijd4818]

very usefull information.

[@ThaiThoughts]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@GlobalWarmingFraud]

Thailand is great, and the girls are so beautiful that I keep going back. The problems listed are probably similar in many big tropical cities and are really non issues.

[@frankornelaz8234]

Great advice. Thanks for sharing

[@christina9238]

I felt very lucky to call Thailand home for the pandemic 2019-2022. Im nervous to go back because it will be so different than I how I remember it.

[@Coolzzebra]

ถูกครับ เหมือนที่คุณพูดแต่ต้น เหรียญมีสองด้าน ด้านไม่ดีก็ต้องรู้ด้วย..ถ้ารู้แล้วก็ยังบ่น อันนี้ช่วยบ่ได้น้า 😅

[@tuheensharma2296]

Informative and a positive video for everyone.. Love from India..❤

[@Xp8riot.]

Easy to navigate these .. my only headache is people won't let you out of elevator or trains and don't know how to stand in lines. They always push without waiting for people to exit ..

[@2packproductions]

Thanks for that info. I still want to visit!

[@V1nc3pr1nc3]

Thanks for letting us know

[@mangostickyrice555]

Thumbs up 👍 Palm

[@ThaiThoughts]

Khob Khun Ka ☺️🙏

[@PsychicLord]

I would just add that if one is staying in a hotel, watch out for 'room safe' skimming.

[@mazadasilva643]

Hey mate can you give some examples??

[@lindabuck2777]

Explain please what is that? What is the alternative-front desk safe? If crooked thieves have access to rooms they have access to hotel safes too. 🙏🏻🤔

[@mazadasilva643]

@@lindabuck2777 yeah that’s anywhere in the world 🌎 bro 👍

[@belindathecpa]

I’ll have to research that. I haven’t heard of safe skimming.

[@PsychicLord]

@@mazadasilva643 It is where 'someone' enters your room whilst you are out, accesses your room safe, and checks how much cash you have inside it. They then 'skim' an amount; for example if you had 750, they might take 150.... not enough that you would spot immediately. Last year in a 5* hotel in BKK, I had three piles of money (in different places) within the safe..... sadly they skimmed about 50% from each pile.

[@jbrice2010]

I loved the scene from the Mojave Desert. Reminded me of home. And why I’m glad to be in Thailand.

[@simpleisthebest73]

It's just hard to understand why some people don't have common sense be disrespectful, do stupid things and upset others.. just be nice and be respectful to each other. Everybody happy.

[@chrisjuricichxl5]

Being in Chiang Mai from January through March is the burning season up there--bad air.

[@rawasya3148]

Thank you for information

[@riepkodevries3360]

Good video Palm. I agree with all of them. The last one is something I have not experienced myself. The only things I would add myself is the many ways in which some local people try to scam foreigners for example with fake products or charging very high prices and another one is that a lot of food is really oily, which I personally don't like and my stomache is sensitive for.

[@CraigRiley-tv6nt]

The most accurate and pertinent info on yt😊

[@montedreams1]

Thank you so much!

[@BheeOrgh]

SAWADEE KA!! 🥰 Thank you for your video.

[@kensanders0088]

They drive the same in South Carolina

[@TheBodiesInTheWaterBeckons]

If you think Bangkok's roads were bad. In small cities are even worse. For example, i'm a Surinian. People in Surin drives like they've never once get a driving license in their entire life and it's probably the case. Especially the elders, they drive like they own the roads. The sugar problem is indeed a problem. Idc about it at first, but as i get older. I'm starting to see some young people getting diabetes and it woke me up to the sugar in my daily life. I'm limiting my exposure to it now. I read every product description before i buy them. And the burning garbage problem, i don't think most people have a choice in this matter. I'm in a countryside. There's no truck to pick up our wastes. There's no waste service at all. This problem lies with the inadequate government. The bigger contributor to the pollution problem would be the burning of fields and even then, according to the satellite tracking. We're not that terrible in the region. It's still happening, sure but there're less of it now comparing to the past the surrounding neighbors are the much worse contributors. So, even if we stopped burning everything, the problem would still never go away i'm afraid. เห็นช่องนี้เรคคอมเมนมาเลยเข้ามาส่องสักหน่อย

[@BBQBiscuts]

Wow this is a great video! Thank you for posting!!

[@ThaiThoughts]

Thank you for supporting! 😊🥰

[@fruitloops3718]

If you take easy and don't get upset, you will be treated well.

[@M_Ladd]

The smells are to die for! Literally

[@IamNoone67]

Yes, I remember my first encounter with strange street smells in Bangkok. Stood at the kerb retching and heaving. Such fond memories.

[@imatool2]

Not “literally”. People aren’t actually dying from smells.

[@M_Ladd]

@@imatool2 Come see for yourself

[@greeneking77]

I think he is talking about the pollution, which you can possible die from, or from complications, in the long term

[@brucewayne7240]

Thank you Love.!!!! Beautiful friendly face😉😉😉

[@ThaiThoughts]

Awww thank you ka 😊

[@BTgla]

Thank you for letting me know about the grab helmets, I will make sure to either look at renting a helmet or just take the grab car around the city lol

[@GeFarr]

Spend many hours in the sun every time im in Thailand without sunscreen and never get burned ...😊

[@ThaiThoughts]

Wow! You become Thai already! Because I never get burned as well hehehe

[@GeFarr]

@@ThaiThoughts I'm white from California to ....lol👄❤

[@mmark8394]

Not a boong are you?

[@mikebazzi3449]

Thank you

[@maycheung3506]

Thank you, very accurate

[@ThaiThoughts]

😊

[@JasonS-n5d]

The Thai accent ❤ pôm chôrp mâak.

[@ThaiThoughts]

Khob Khun Ka 😊

[@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh]

Nie rozumiem

[@ManzaMvsa]

Still one of the nicest countries in the world...

[@patrickstraus7974]

Interesting video, new subscriber.

[@jasgsxr2726]

Great information thanks Palm

[@ThaiThoughts]

Thanks for watching 😊🙏

[@eileenc6795]

Can you talk about open marketplace, restaurants, malls bathroom facilities.

[@Nationlover11]

Useful video..Thanks

[@PaulChan1329]

Which countries have easy rural travel? Let's give an example.

[@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh]

Siberia! Glory to great Soviet Union

[@kevcatnip7589]

Lots of THAI MASSAGE OVER HERE NOW,,, They are so sweet xxxxx

[@suzesuze5499]

Thank you.🙏 I’m coming to your country for 30 days as a 60yr old female, solo.

[@ThaiThoughts]

Wow! Enjoy your vacation in Thailand 🫶

[@richardjones9007]

Watching your video, a foreigner might believe the worst time to come to Thailand is November and December. But in fact that’s the beginning of the best time to come to Thailand. The pollution you mentioned is really get worse in March and April, which is also the weather is hot.

[@5050GLOBALEDMTV]

I ❤ That The King 🤴 is doing PR in the country so we can get to know Him❤ He has beautiful Billboards Over the Country so Kool❤

[@jorgesanchez5097]

I want to be visit the temples and party a lil bit on vacation. But most important learn about the culture and traditions.

[@Deotello2024]

Informative

[@craiganderson3952]

Nice video. 😁

[@mrdynamic8678]

“Frikkin hot” I like that lol !

[@weili9647]

Just came back from BKK 2 weeks ago. Ordered a drink from Bearhouse with 0% sugar. Oh damn, still sweet! 😂😅

[@ThaiThoughts]

I know right! 😂😂

[@weili9647]

@@ThaiThoughts But on the side note, thai food was aroy mak! Missing som tam already. 😅

[@abdelrhmanelsherbiny3399]

❤

[@kevingeorge2458]

Thanks for the information 🙏🙏✌

[@tinacingrani5128]

❤💯

[@mishalunintomsk4143]

thank you for video. khun Palm. khun suai maak

[@nealeking5662]

Thai men are the counter balance to Thai nice things.

[@AurynTwo]

1) It is not a problem for most people because most tourists don't drive in Thailand. Thinking roller (especially without driving licence), Is less a problem in Bangkok but more outside of it. I think this problem affects tourists probably everywhere else as in Bangkok. 2) Water and beer are the solution...easy :) 3) Know the prices or check grab/bolt app for an idea of the price and then choose. I had bolt taxi asking me more money while in the car as well so that "less headache" is disappearing very quickly. 4) I believe only thai people "feel" the pollution. It happened i found Bkk smelly because it hadn't rained for a view days and saw it under the dome of pollution but never feel sick or had provlems because of it. 5) That is not a problem limited to thailand but most tourist places. If you are not ready to do that, learn the language beforehand or don't travel. 6) actually that is a problem for thai people because they make themselves look bad. I am only annoyed by this when i speak fluently thai and they still try to pull me over the table with wrong informations or prices. 7) Again, if you are not ready to confront heat, don't go to tropical places. It is not a problem of thailand, it is stupidity of people not thinking before travelling. 8) not relevant for most tourist because they not stay more than 30 (or now 60) days or they had to apply for a visa before coming to thailand. Only a problem for expats or people that want to stay longtime in thailand. 9) This is something that mostly not appened to me because i speak thai and i break down barriers very fast but this again, it is something that make thai people look bad because A) not able to talk B) expect others to know everything C) don't see that thai people do many things that other people think is illigal /stupid/rude and even if we tell them, they continue to do it. "Khreng jai" in this situation is just BS. Please thai people change your mentality in this thing! 10) I have to agree about this one. Sadly it makes it so that most tourists can not leave the beaten path of all other tourists. Outside of the tourist places, you can have amazing experiences. I will just make an example. I did pay a taxi to take me around Surin and i was visiting an elephant camp that had a lot of school kids there as well. Sitting on a table, some teachers started commenting on me because i was the only foreigner around and get shocked when i spoke thai. They told me that i should send the taxi home and spend the day with them for free. 11) They can be upset as much as they want. I think nobody cares. As a rule, i usually only buy from vendors that have the price and probably compared them before i buy something. I only go to a place without price if i am lazy or it is the only vendor with that thing. I have a love - hate relationship with thailand and sorry to tell you that, mostly because of stupid/wrong/lazy mentality of thai people and sorry again stupid rules you have that make no sense. You spend hours and hours talking about many things and at the time you should say something (talking about point 9) you don't say anything. You think somebody is smart when he can speak a little thai but still ask the double! price when somebody speak fluently thai with you. Another thing that annoys me in Thailand is the "calling" or "disturbing" while on the beach or just walking on the street. "Hello massage", "taxi", "you want buy this?" or what ever. I even got woken up at the beach from a seller. I would put headphones in my hears when i walking but the street situation don't allow me to do that. Apart that, it make me feel stupid. Do thai people don't see you are a massage salon?? If i want to make massage, i would be looking for it before you are calling me and i have eyes! Many people ask me about thailand and since years, i not suggest or say to not go to thailand because i know that the experieces people will have, will be wildly different. I used to know people that did go to thailand 1 time and never again and people that did go 1 time and 100 times more. I have to tell that in the past 10 years or so, i hear many people that don't want to go to thailand anymore or even people living in thailand that would like to go away. Sorry to tell you but from what i see, thailand is going down the rating for foreigner tourist....

[@bengmelea8646]

5:25 language barrier and stereotypes: As a farang who has lived in Thailand for 30 years (longer than many Thai people) but moved to Thailand when I was 28 I can speak, read and write Thai fluently. As most foreigners can't do this Thais have already decided I cannot speak Thai even when I am speaking to them in Thai! What their eyes see and what their ears hear do not match their stereotype. When what your eyes see and ears hear do not match, it can be attributed to various factors, including cross-modal influence, visual dominance, and individual adaptations. In these situations, the brain often prioritizes visual information.

[@tieroneasset678]

You left out the latest scam in Thailand, the e-foil rental scam. When you rent an e-foil and then return it, they will always claim you damaged it and demand at least 60000 baht!

[@ontheroad5555]

@tieroneasset678 that's why you do a visual inspection and take lots of pictures before leaving. These days it's easy to do that with smartphone photos.

[@spicyrightwing]

I learned to ride a moped in Phuket. I didn't crash no problem. 😅

[@WheelsUpWithChuck]

Number 9 My thai wife does that all the time!!!!!!!

[@Mikomido5]

Also, the red light districts in Thailand are not part of Thai culture but that’s what Thailand is known for 😢

[@pakooza1]

Worst is the extreme materialistic nature of the so called Buddhist people,even.buddha denounced it .

[@user-vd6is7fg7h]

I found those helmets given to you by the Taxi drivers are more dangerous than going without one!! Useless! Mostly baby size!!

[@jz3689]

Whatever that’s an absurd statement guy. Grow up.

[@user-vd6is7fg7h]

@@jz3689 You do not know much about helmets/bike accidents I guess! Get lost!

[@macarenadeoto9359]

still trying to figure out... when is the best season/month to travel to Thailand? Is November a good option?

[@Ippido]

November is cool but you may still get rainshowers and flooding. Do participate in Loy Krathong celebrations (full moon, lanterns). High season also means more expensive flights, hotels, less convenient money exchange. December and January are the best, no rain, heat yes but bearable, still high season. February and March are good but the heat is rising. April is hot, Song Khran festival (new year, water splashing everywhere, for more days) great but it can be too long and annoying. May June July really hot and humid, low season so lower prices and less tourists. August very hot, European tourists. September and October, rainy season, it rains multiple times a day, floodings in Bangkok. Obviously it depends on what do you want to see, Bangkok, James Bond islands to the south, north-east countryside (Isaan), Chiang Mai... Remember to cover your legs and shoulders at the temples, no matter how hot. 🙏 Thai people are great, learn a few words, learn to "wai" 🙏 Thailand is amazing 🙏

[@macarenadeoto9359]

@@Ippido Great to know! Appreciate it!!!

[@Ippido]

@@macarenadeoto9359 🙏

[@bassetthound0533]

Generally December and January are the best. Prices will probably be higher though.

[@elise805]

I am going there during September end​ - October start period due to some reasons and was wondering what would be some good places to visit? I will be there for a week and apart from Bangkok trying to decide between Krabi or Chaing Mai to visit? I would appreciate any suggestions you can share. @@Ippido

[@augustjohnnycrashed]

Sugar all over Asia no avoiding it

[@user-nt8ib4hf1w]

Thai say die die la ok😮 I can reborn again & again la ok😂😂

[@Alex_Gordon]

Palm 🌴lol love that name. does it actually mean "palm tree" in thai too? love your accent too, it's really strong

[@ThaiThoughts]

Correct! Hehehe Thanks for watching! 😊

[@Alex_Gordon]

@@ThaiThoughts 😄🙏

[@augustjohnnycrashed]

Philippines more paperwork than Thai😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@neilbennett9485]

Suggestion, try to use different video fill in’s. You use same one in several videos. Greet info however, good job!

[@syedmshah100]

You speak good. Can we have dinner?

[@thaipassportbro]

Don't go to the big cities. Don't go to Phuket. I live in the quiet countryside in the south.

[@user-nt8ib4hf1w]

Thailand hell infrastructure is made in heaven 😂😂😂

[@hotsingle1983]

How much is Smirnoff vodka bottle? In ARIZONA a bottle of Smirnoff vodka is $10 USD

[@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh]

Ziom, try bimber. You will not return to Smirnoff

[@davothefirst9371]

Me no like very spicy food and beer not cold Na !!!

[@ThaiThoughts]

You might need to put some ice 😂

[@michaelcastillo8801]

What’s the best way to travel from Bangkok to Pattaya when I visit?

[@lukeedward9748]

On a spacehopper 🙏

[@ThaiThoughts]

You can go by minibus from Ekkamai bus station or taxi.

[@anthonythervil1448]

Palm you're so cute

[@toyshanger8945]

Don’t haggle for a discount if you got no intention to buy.

[@ubiquitousdiabolus]

Nice girl

[@ThaiThoughts]

Thank you ka ☺️

[@nealeking5662]

Thai men are most taxing drivers….

[@namesurname7332]

What do you mean?

[@travelsarkar7484]

U broken up with your bf who is living phillipines, that Canadian guy.

[@user-nt8ib4hf1w]

Hello it call heatstroke la ok😮😮😮😮😮

[@practicaliching2311]

Make your own video next time please. The stock film just ruins it.

[@hortenseplaceg9740]

น้องอยู่กรุงเทพป่าวครับ

[@Strikercoach]

all easily solved by not being a scrub.

[@erikkdraven]

yikes sugar I dont like sugar added so Iwouldnt be drinking anything there ok polution defenetly wouldnt go to Thailand heat I can handle mostly Humnidity I dont think I could handle, my motehrs cousin lived in thailand for manyu years until somethiugn happened adn he had t orush to the Canadian Embasy to get out safely he was saying people were being shot i nthe streets hios friend shipped all his stuff home for him he never went back but he went to the cook islands and still llives there he said tha the loves the cook islands and also loved Thailand

[@user-nt8ib4hf1w]

Alot of ghost hotels& ghost story la ok 😂

[@Deotello2024]

No thanks

[@Truthseeker371]

Most of the Farangs don't want to know the real Thailand. Deception and delusion is Thailand where fakes are also valued.

[@user-nt8ib4hf1w]

No meats in Thailand you can get from Pattaya, Phuket & Bangkok walking streets there is a lot of girls & women meats flashing around la ok😂

[@augustjohnnycrashed]

Just go BTS

[@mazhaerexpert]

在你们那里说中文应该没问题吧

[@augustjohnnycrashed]

Tid mak!!!😅😅😅

[@Unspoken48]

This is Maurecio Deleons dream to become a ladyboy one day from Fer and Mau squad!!