And then they milk the farang cow again
[QUOTE=Barko]Had a long conversation with a 33 year old taxi driver on the way to the airport tonight. He said that the situation in Bangkok is getting bad. "Far too many taxis and not enough fares." He mentioned that he is averaging 400 Baht profit a day now, but was making almost twice that last year. "More people are going back to riding the bus", he said. He also said that long neglected 'family crises' have become rampant in his home neighborhood of Nontaburi. "Everyone is trying to borrow off of everyone else, it's bad."
He also talked about people in general not able to afford many of the normal every day things that they took for granted in years past. And of course, he blames Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for all of the country's ills. (I kept my mouth shut for once, Isaan taxi drivers represent many of the Red Shirt force, mostly uneducated and corrupted/manipulated.)
At any rate, he said that the negative aspects of localized society in urban Thailand are much much worse than just a year ago. "There is a lot more crime. Soon it will affect tourism" he said. I was thinking to myself, "Man, you have no idea, no idea at all." (Tourism is ALREADY down 40%)
Be extra careful out there.[/QUOTE]I am again once pissed off lately with the double price here thai price and farang price.
This only last three days.
Go buy kalaboo powder in a pharmacy in pratunam as usuel go in ask for one kilo they say 270 baht I said hey just three month ago was 150 went out no buy send wife to buy she buy it for 170
Go by taxi to new immigration office chaeng wattana laksi I knew is around 200 baht at noon time no traffic did not care taxi after few minute he say 500 baht many traffic no no you put meter on I spoke thai to him was not in mood to fight so bargain to 250 and 50 tollway
Motorcycle laksi want 40 no its only 20 ok boos 2O for you
Buy shoes with my daughter shoes for daughter 600 baht told daughter better you go buy alone not with papa farang with you she went later in same shop same shoes 350
Go sukhumvit buy creme in pharmacy as usual 90 baht now 160 ok went buy here in my soi again 90
Go up country with daughter to our home on the way buy a fan carrefour charge 750 this shop up country want 1200 ok go next shop daughter buy alone 700 same one
Stop market way home up country buy slepper want 250 crazy carrefour only 90 you farang no problem sheap for you was the answer I give up with shoping let daughter go this just last three day now I am up country home and yes they have all around finance problem come to me to borrow some money but as they never give back I say farang no money too now then they constantly ask daughter for some baht daughter understand the situation with a papa farang but she handel it in saying now papa stang nitnoi later papa have money again something like this.