[Adamdjeffe]

I have always found BKK and Pattaya unfriendly places, Chiang Mai is somewhat better-but as it gets bigger....
However, for the full smiles and friendliness etc, nothing beats the little country villages/towns. I suppose it because things run more slowly in such and people have a lot more time to be friendly, also they have a style of life they enjoy more than someone forced to leave home and work elsewhere more crowded, polluted and generally less pleasant.