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**exschke** · 09-21-2012, 11:27 AM

even with the farang price, Thailand is one of the cheapest developing countries in the world.
and compare it to Vietnam, where you cannot get a train ticket at the local price, you must pay double whatever trick you try.
compare it to Bali, where tourists are not allowed (!!) to take local buses, must pay 8 times for minibuses.
compare it to England, where entry to the Westminster Abbey as a foreigner with a student card cost me a pile of money that covers a day's accommodation and food in Thailand.
sometimes I just don't understand what we are talking about. even given my current situation, i.e., the salary I get is not enough to pay for all the inflated prices I need to pay at the moment (especially for rent - I'll have to ask Thai friends or my boss to help me). but who cares??? I don't have to pay for the sunshine and the nice people, and I DON'T CARE because it's the best thing that has ever happened to me that I can be here. I wouldn't be overcharged back home, but I would end up paying more, let alone all the other negative things. so?

09-21-2012, 11:27 AM	#8
exschke Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 546 Senior Member	even with the farang price, Thailand is one of the cheapest developing countries in the world. and compare it to Vietnam, where you cannot get a train ticket at the local price, you must pay double whatever trick you try. compare it to Bali, where tourists are not allowed (!!) to take local buses, must pay 8 times for minibuses. compare it to England, where entry to the Westminster Abbey as a foreigner with a student card cost me a pile of money that covers a day's accommodation and food in Thailand. sometimes I just don't understand what we are talking about. even given my current situation, i.e., the salary I get is not enough to pay for all the inflated prices I need to pay at the moment (especially for rent - I'll have to ask Thai friends or my boss to help me). but who cares??? I don't have to pay for the sunshine and the nice people, and I DON'T CARE because it's the best thing that has ever happened to me that I can be here. I wouldn't be overcharged back home, but I would end up paying more, let alone all the other negative things. so?
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