I agree with most on your list Paddy, I have been coming to Thailand since 1979 and have been married to my Thai wife for 35 years, and live in Thailand full time, have definitely seen the change in the last 10 years, more than the previous decades, especially with the English language skills among the younger people. Good video and keep up the good work. Hope you can make it back here again soon🙏
Interesting facts, and I can see the difference between Thailand now and 49 years ago when I left for the UK with mixed feelings! Good and not so good but glad to see how far the country has become and proud of it.🇹🇭🙏 ❤ Thank you Paddy for another interesting vlogging.
@Openeyesopenheart42
Жыл бұрын
I met Paddy once very briefly in Bangkok, he was an absolute bloody gentleman. Love your work buddy
@harrissonscottii1629
Жыл бұрын
Friendliness has plummeted to an all time low to these devices that are glued to their hands. Unlike 20 years there was much more friendliness in the society towards foreigners.
@Rubycella
2 ай бұрын
Yes, they seem to have a resentment towards foreigners now and alot of laughing at us. Which I'm "sure' is just nervousness definitely not rude
@RyanRogersJSR
Жыл бұрын
I’m finally going to go teach in Thailand next month, and I can’t wait to experience these changes and make my own list in ten years 🤩
@jomontanee
Жыл бұрын
WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM OF SMILES, RYAN!🙏🇹🇭🥰
@thiti4747
Жыл бұрын
I love that you always talk about pro and con about Thailand.
@1888swordsman
Жыл бұрын
Only been once 1yr before... the event. Loved the place, people were and are so lovely. Great food and amazing culture. Respect
@stuharris9993
Жыл бұрын
I first went to Thailand in 1969 when I was 13. My Dad worked there. One thing that has not changed in all that time is the generosity and friendliness of the Thai people. Another is they still drive in the cities like they're in the Monaco Grand Prix!
@MCFEROX6060
Жыл бұрын
C'est tout ce que vous avez à dire ? C'est un peu maigre
@crbbaldwin
Жыл бұрын
Bull sh..t. Yes that also has changed
@stuharris9993
Жыл бұрын
@@crbbaldwin So you were also in Thailand in 1969?
@SandfordSmythe
Жыл бұрын
@@MCFEROX6060 Nothing thin about the generosity and friendliness of the Thai people
@MCFEROX6060
Жыл бұрын
@@SandfordSmythe Do you speak thaï ?
@MrBonbatong
Жыл бұрын
Coffee shop culture is such a thing in Thailand nowadays. And it's actually amazing!
@stoomkracht
Жыл бұрын
It already was a decade ago. Seriously.
@melvinvanthof1098
Жыл бұрын
My first time to Thailand was in 1999 and my last in 2009. When checking out videos now, so much has changed. For example Pai was a quiet and sleepy village. Now it look like a circus. I also see much more luxury accommodations with swimming pools etc. I really want to go but but it really looks like a different place. There was no smartphone in 2009. You just went to a place and saw what happened. With KZitem now there is less surprise and adventure. You can check everything before you go.
@tonythaiger93
Жыл бұрын
Nescafe introduced triple espresso coffee can in 2021 and it really elevated the game like Taobin.
@erikgilliland2961
Жыл бұрын
What a great video that focus’s on real change whether for better or worse. However…so nice to see that most of them (in my opinion) are positive changes! Great Job Paddy!
@TheRussRave
Жыл бұрын
Paddy, I really enjoyed watching your Thai video series while you were here in Thailand. I always enjoy the conversations and adventures and find your Thai speaking very easy to follow. Enjoy your time back in OZ and do come back over here to Thailand soon for another series of adventures and to sharpen up your Thai language skills even more.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy
Жыл бұрын
Already got my eyes on tickets for the next tour, Craig! Thanks a lot for the support 🙏
@sakdadarawan8021
Жыл бұрын
As a Thai who moved from Bangkok to Chiang Mai in 2013, the first few years, coffee shops were few; now they are at every street corner. Thais speak more fluent English by themselves as formal education fails to do so. I love your observation! 5555 (so you know only Thais use this)
@zahrabl6470
Жыл бұрын
And the people with thai friends 5555 😁
@RedCanyonWolf
Жыл бұрын
lol I remember the first time I saw this… I started reading it in Thai and then started laughing for real.
@MarcusH...
Жыл бұрын
My first time in thailand i think was in 2007 as a young teen, don't really remember too much other than what things looked like and how much cheaper everything was. But since then i've been to thailand for 2-3 weeks each time in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022. And the absolute biggest difference is noticing year by year how everything has gotten more and more overrun by russians. In 2015 there was this one side street where most of the russians were, my dad and i started referring to it as the russian street but then as each year passed they spread more and more and have now pretty much taken over the whole main street and all of the side streets. The russians are literally everywhere and everything is written in russian, seeing storefronts and advertising written in russian is often even more common than english. Many street food venders just default to thinking you're russian if you're a white guy. I'm not saying i haven't encountered a few nice russians, but it's been such a bad development. Most of them are so nonchalant and completely disregard their surroundings and the people around them. At hotel breakfast you see several different russians literally every day that fill plates to the brim, and put dozens of pastries and a mountain of fruit on a tray and then when they're done they leave enough food to feed a couple of families even though they're told over and over to take less and then get more if they actually want/need more. There has always been a substantial amount of trash on the ground, but the russians made it even worse, they were literally throwing trash everywhere. One year they had to remove the public sun lounger chairs and parasols and close a part of the beach because some russians were running this little mafia operation where they took over the whole public area of sun lounger chairs and parasols and were charging money from people to use it and the place was too littered with trash. I've asked many of the local thais what they think of the russians and they don't particularly like them but accept them because with their vast numbers they bring a lot of money to the economy. Anyways i can't be bothered to type anymore. Just google it and you'll find plenty of posts and articles about especially Phuket and probably Krabi as well being overrun by russians and that it has made it a worse place to visit
@ScrumptiousRump
Жыл бұрын
Oh I didn’t know it’s that bad nowadays. I went to visit Thailand with my family a month ago. We were in Pattaya for a week and the hotel we stayed at was 90% full of Russians. I thought they just preferred that particular hotel. Had no idea that there’s such a huge population of Russians these days 😮
@DreamofThailand19000
Жыл бұрын
I heard the same thing!
@ekaptsv
Жыл бұрын
Although I myself am Russian and live in a small non-tourist town in Thailand, I want to say that I am very upset by the large number of Russians in Pattaya and Phuket. There are a lot of ill-mannered and rude people among them, for whom I am always ashamed in front of the Thais. They often treat Asians with contempt, are not interested in their culture, and act arrogantly. But the most thing that makes me sad is that they actually kill the authentic spirit of Thailand.
@markseymour8365
Жыл бұрын
@@ekaptsv What makes me sad about Russians is they expect the rest of the world to deal with the murdering dictator they allow to run their country, because they are too damn cowardly to do anything about it.
@chrisdavisunofficial
Жыл бұрын
@@ekaptsv Unfortunately, this has been my experience with Russians in public in Pattaya as well. That said, within the confines of the condo grounds (pools, gym, common areas, etc.) where I stay, the Russian families and single men are just fine. I came to Pattaya for the first time last September and was completely shocked by the number of Russians that are here now. It has to be at least 10x as many as seven months ago. My family was going to move to Jomtien this year, so I'm glad we decided to come back as see the city again. I guess we'll check out Hua Hin next.
@jamescicero776
Жыл бұрын
Paddy, love your videos. What are your thoughts and comments on the "long" burning season? it seems it never ends and all our health is in danger...................???
@eranbenavraham
Жыл бұрын
I miss Thailand of 30 years ago
@jomontanee
Жыл бұрын
I don’t and I am Thai. Now we mix the modernization with traditions in a balance way. We don’t want to go back to “backpack paradise” for White tourists.
@martypoll
Жыл бұрын
In 2015, during my first trip to Thailand, I definitely saw billboards for skin whitening products. I am not seeing that now.
@stoomkracht
Жыл бұрын
Just enter any pharmacy.
@TheRDMagee
Жыл бұрын
I really liked this video as I’ve been living in Thailand for close to ten years now. My favorite hobby is bicycle touring so while doing that a few big changes I’ve notice are 7-Elevens and PTT stations with a 7-Eleven and a Amazon coffee, they are both absolutely everywhere now. The quality of places to stay at out in the sticks. I haven’t used a squat toilet in years and every town of moderate size now has a very nice resort or two with a/c and hot water. Foreigners, we are everywhere now, this is maybe a bit more than ten years but I remember riding my bike for days across the NE and not seeing a single foreigner, now everyday I will see them. There are some others but even with these it still feels nice.
@graduke1
Жыл бұрын
The toilet thing definitely. It is quite a recent change every place has western toilets with a sprinkler...Best thing ever. Toilet paper shouldn't really be used these days anywhere. On this point the thais are ahead of the restbof the world
@emanstv
Жыл бұрын
I love Thailand as much as most people here…I’m hoping that you can consider a video in the future to be about the change in the pollution of Thailand and what you can hope for/suggest to lessen it.
@AsiaStreet365
Жыл бұрын
Great vid Paddy😀🔥🔥🔥
@chopsticksmaster6543
Жыл бұрын
I like yer style Paddy, yer a straight shooter, will be tuning in more
@villagefarang
Жыл бұрын
While one may have noticed changes in the fitness scene over the last 10 years with major running, cycling and trail events, for me, the first inflection point was sometime around 1980 when the first Clark Hatch gym opened in a parking garage across from the US Embassy. From there gyms started to open in major hotels and squash courts became more accessible. Thailand has a little bit of everything but it is not always apparent or visible to the general public or foreigners in particular.
@graduke1
Жыл бұрын
I know thailand is treated as if it is a third world country, but in reality there is a huge middle class, and these people live as well as any in the west...maybe even better...not saddled with huge mortgages...I guess.
@robp2063
Жыл бұрын
Great video Paddy. So very true. Looking fwd to your return to Thailand.
@brooks1958
Жыл бұрын
Great video and I love your humor
@pat_thai
Жыл бұрын
Welcome home Khun Paddy ! When will you go to Thai town or Chatswood again I just got back to my second home in Sydney n it’s sooo expensive !!!Tour co host Suai mak for Khun Paddy ❤
@charlieparkeris
Жыл бұрын
I never really thought about the popularity of entrepreneurship among Thais, but my Thai ex owned a restaurant, and my current girlfriend owns a smoothie shop. And in all my 30+ years in my home city in Europe, I didn't even meet a girl who ran her own business, never mind date one.
@nungdickinson431
Жыл бұрын
Yeah massive culture shock as well when I came to Australia and there wasn’t a big start up culture and entrepreneurship. I know in Thailand creative entrepreneurship is out of need to survive and make better income, maybe it’s why Australia has no people doing side gigs as they have better average income.
@joyyyy777
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. As a foreigner's view, Thai seems like it has changed toward the good ways for a decade. Although there is no PERFECT society and Thai still has some issues I hope it could improve constantly yeah
@perrybakr4252
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, the differences you see are sure not the differences I have seen, even in the past three years. For one, I do not find Thia the friendliest of people, not the most polite. I always heard how friendly they were, then I started coming hear (followed my wife home in 7 years ago). That was one of the first things I learned was not true, Thais are not the friendliest people. Well, if you go to touristy places, they are, but they have to be because they are relying on those tourists to make their income. Can't really say that I agree with you on these changes, though. I've got a good 7 year relationship with Thailand now, and if anything, I would say English in Thailand is going down the shitter fast. I am struggling to learn Thai because it is so rare to find anyone who speaks English. As far as the rest, entrepreneurship has always been big in Thailand, young or old. Young Thais dating young non Thais isn't really new. But the non Thais should be wary. Lots of horror stories out there, even heard some from a couple of younger friends of mine. It is best to always go very slow. And one thing I have noticed over the past three years is actually how rarely Thais we meet show interest in having a foreign boyfriend or girlfriend. There was a time four or five years ago where my wife's younger family and friends were always asking about meeting foreign/western men. Now you rarely hear that question, and many seem to be critical. Now my wife gets asked things like, does he smell? Does he bath? Does he force you to speak English or cook farang food? Thins like that... luckily I am well liked by our friends and family because I either try to speak Thai, but I don't talk English unless adressed in English, which is very rare now. I also eat Thai food, never compare Thailand to my home country, and try and help my wife look after her family. In other words, try not to be farang. In the 7 years I've been hanging here with my wife, I actually think the use of phones all the time is slowing down. We go out now with Thai friends, and many leave their phones in their cars. TikTok was a fad, but I don't see too many actively using it now. Most younger Thais I know, men and women, spend millions on skin whiteners. But you are right, Thais don't come up and gawk at your white skin like they used to. I think part of that is because I have noticed a decline in Thais fascination with westerners. So are my observations...
@graduke1
Жыл бұрын
A lot of the interest in foreign men will be economical. Now that many thais are doing OK they don't need a foreign partner.
@perrybakr4252
Жыл бұрын
@@graduke1 you nailed it. A few friends here bluntly state that if a Thai woman is interested in you, you better ask why?
@duenodeactivisionblizzard5478
8 ай бұрын
@@graduke1bro what are you saying? Seem you never used a Thai app of dating. Most Thai women prefer foreing men than Thai men. For many reasons. And it's not about money at all. I met more women than in my whole life in thailand. Even mature women want rape me😂 so come on. It's the paradise for foreing men if we speak about women.
@thomassuit7450
4 күн бұрын
One bad change I have noticed up in Nakhon Phanom is that the locals have replaced traditional Thai lemon tea with Nestea iced tea. They think Thai lemon tea is old fashioned. The chain Cafe Amazon used to have excellent Thai lemon tea...no more. 😞
@insider_english1594
Жыл бұрын
loving your videos. ("fewer people" Paddy - though I do let "less" go in other cases.) 😉
@DreamofThailand19000
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your observations. Although I don't live in Thailand, I can tell part of what you said is true.
@harryalexander734
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for keeping an eye on the Thai “pulse” for those that have been away for too long.
@Molloy1951
Жыл бұрын
Agree with all of your points.
@JulianUrsano
Жыл бұрын
เราเป็นฝรั่งคนแคนาดาพูดไทยครับ อยู่ประเทศไทย 6 ปี่แล้ว would love to meet you some time bro!
@DavidWilliams-qr5yj
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your video 1st time listener, S to your number of people starting a cake shop.I live in Chiangmai Im stund how much foreigners will pay for a cake its ridiculous 😅😅😂😂😂
@jim.pearsall
Жыл бұрын
I like Paddy’s humor! | ผมชอบอารมณ์ขันของแพดดี้
@graduke1
Жыл бұрын
The economy has been growing so more thais become middle class and take on characteristics of middle class people everywhere...that explains the more cosmopolitan attitudes, baking skills/ coffee drinking, language learning , exercise etc. That's my take anyway.
@sadamiblue
Жыл бұрын
I born in Thailand but live in states now , last year came to visit Thailand a lot of change but one thing not change is sidewalk 😂
@CommoditySC
Жыл бұрын
😂
@CaptainKremmen
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure the pandemic has spurred entrepreneurship. Lots of businesses closed, making many shops, stalls, paths available and lots of people whose finances were crushed are leaping at the opportunity to move into those spaces. (especially selling weed) Paddy, as far as masks, I think you are missing the extreme Thai desire to fit in. Even in Bangkok, it is possible to find quiet areas where few are wearing masks, but they'll put them on in places where everyone else is doing it.
@DreamofThailand19000
Жыл бұрын
True, I just had a reunion with a Thai friend who came from Thailand. We met in Chicago where I live. She told me she wanted to wear a mask but she didn't because nobody was wearing it! 😂
@normymo
8 ай бұрын
I am Thai. In the past 10 years, Thailand has really changed a lot. both food and society There is less and less delicious Thai food. The taste drops. Food tastes sweeter ,The appearance and methods of cooking have changed. Socially, there are as many as 1 million workers from neighboring countries. Myanmar, mostly in restaurants in shopping malls More than half of the service staff and chefs are Burmese. and there were new Chinese(Bangkok ,Chiang Mai )and Russia(Phuket)people coming to live there That creates wisdom about real estate. There are more homeless people.
@rwagujjar3218
Жыл бұрын
🙏🏻🙏🏻hey paddy thank you so much I like your videos 🙏🏻 from India 🇮🇳
@bpetnoi1472
9 ай бұрын
Paddy I have seen so much change in the last 50 years with Thailand and unfortunately most for the bad in my opinion. Cell phones have reduced the youth of Thailand from once voracious readers to mindless YT watchers. I remember when life in Thailand was not just money, money and more money as a national motto for many Thais, but it has changed the culture of Thailand. Of course I do understand how hard it is for Thais today with the cost for everything going through the roof. I remember going to Thammasat University and having a really large bowl of noodle soup with just about anything you wanted to throw in it for only 6 baht. Yep 6 baht. Yes the introduction of first rate coffee is a positive change for Thailand. As for speaking English I have a funny story only viewed from the other way around.. It seemed my wife and her sisters were shopping downtown Thailand. When my wife went to the ladies room the sales person told her sisters "your friend speaks very good Thai". I guess she had been away long enough she was no longer up on the latest phrases and shifts in the Thai language.
@MikkiThaiGuy13
Жыл бұрын
Well done man if i.bump.into.ya out there ill buy ya a fosters at Big C
@wytchend
Жыл бұрын
Great video Paddy. I think social media will cause more problems than it will solve. Thais are addicted in a very unhealthy way. Sill, I love it here, 50/50 BrisVegas is the dream life for me. Come back soon mate & I'll buy you s descent latte
@thetarantella69
Жыл бұрын
I am Thai, though adopted, and I can't eat that spicy food at all. My adopted parents don't like spicy food and the most exciting thing they ordered from a Chinese restaurant was chicken balls, rice and sweet n sour sauce 😂 and my husband is white British and 4 yrs younger than me. Our kids are luk kreungs
@dougules
Жыл бұрын
On the subject of entrepreneurship, it seems like Thailand is in a good position to join Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in the ranks of highly-developed Asian economies.
@calky360
Жыл бұрын
I doubt anytime soon.
@englishquizfactory
Жыл бұрын
Lmao absolute BS. Thailand’s economy is 100 times weaker than those countries and always will be. The corruption in Thailand is off the charts. Run by the friggen junta
@user-wd9zd6bw4f
Жыл бұрын
I show up for the little comedy sketches. My kind of humour!
@trttoday7440
Жыл бұрын
cool to adapt as you have Paddy! .. try an interview with .. Justketh ... on yt and twitch , shes a Thai French adventure girl from Thailand with a cool mix of native Thai and her unique English , known as kethlish ... 🙏 tia :)
@JoshAwang
Жыл бұрын
I was just enjoying what a cute couple you both would make...
@remzirashid8208
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Paddy, Thx... keep smiling
@namfon.a8412
Жыл бұрын
I love this video ❤
@epifanny
Жыл бұрын
It uses to be so hard to find bread in the mid 2000's, now there's tons of bakeries. You forgot vto mention that the ruling monarch changed...
@adamgraham4899
Жыл бұрын
The United States alone has a $5 Billion tanning bed industry (not recommending it). Whitening products are not necessary. You are beautiful in the skin you are in! Also, my Thai fiance is 3 years older than me 😉.
@navturn
Жыл бұрын
I saw Thailand 7 years ago. Another thing I noticed is that Thai people eat more and more occidental food. Like steaks, french fries, pizzas, nuggets,... I live in a small town in Thailand and the steak place at the market is always crowded. There are generally far less customers in traditional restaurants around. And all customers of the steak restaurant are quite young... therefore it's kind of very low quality occidental style food. So sad when Thai food is one of the best in the world! So when I go to a restaurant with pork steak on the menu I always ask for a kao pad and everybody look at me....wtf.... :D
@sun_s9067
Жыл бұрын
You reminded me of a story my coworker told me. I’m Thai living in Canada and the colleague has Thai wife. There was a time when his wife’s cousin came to learn English in Canada and stayed wirh them. He told me the kid never ate Thai foods that his wife cooked and always ate junk foods like burger, french fried and pizza all the time. Unbelievable. On the contrary, my kid born and raised in Canada as well as many of her school friends love Thai and Asian foods.
@supatramays3100
Жыл бұрын
You speak Thai so well, I’m impressed.
@phillipnelson8567
Жыл бұрын
White people buying tanning cream, laying out at the beach for darker skin. Darker people buying bleach-beauty products for a lighter skin. A crazy world we live in. lol
@liamanderson4992
Жыл бұрын
I was commuting to Thailand from 2015 to 2020 to see my GF. We got married in 2022 and I moved to BKK in December 2022 and have been living here for 6 months. In that time, I have seen for myself a slight reduction in mask wearing in and around town. It's usually, but not always, younger people "freeing the nose". We went to Sattahip for a weekend. It was "Mask? What's a mask, mate?"
@tg916.th.21
4 ай бұрын
7:46 true, but Bangkok's air isn't known to be the most clean or best smelling.
@MrNataphong
Жыл бұрын
yeah,I agree all.
@colinsmith7576
Жыл бұрын
Excellent Paddy but what about Cannabis? Will you be doing a video about it?
@DreamofThailand19000
Жыл бұрын
It will be an interesting topic since it's very controversial even though it is legal. I think things can change since there's an election coming up!
@colinsmith7576
Жыл бұрын
@Jan Songkum yes I agree on both of your points.
@XxxGodz
Жыл бұрын
Hello sir will you help me out and give me some advice regarding how to start learning Thai, as i live in a country where I don't have any Thai teacher around me for offline classes, so sir will you advice us how you started learning Thai and how you did progess? Sir basically I want you to share us your THAI LEARNING STORY💗 waiting for ur positive reply Thank You
@pongkittikhun9603
Жыл бұрын
I'm Thai. I think the best way to learn Thai language is talking (or texting) to Thai friends. I'm not sure about chat app. But I'm pretty sure many Thai people would love exchange language with you.😊
@XxxGodz
Жыл бұрын
@@pongkittikhun9603 I really want to learn Thai, so dear sir/ma'am can you help me out? Will you teach me ? Sir/ma'am 🥺
@pongkittikhun9603
Жыл бұрын
@@XxxGodz E mail please
@XxxGodz
Жыл бұрын
@@pongkittikhun9603 I'll be waiting for ur message friend Do you have any discord or Instagram account so that i can contact you?
@XxxGodz
Жыл бұрын
@@pongkittikhun9603 whenever i am writing my gmail it's getting removed
@essayess3
Жыл бұрын
The coffee is great and it's everywhere, but they take way too much time to make it, some places. The best (good and fast) coffee is ironically at 711, imo
@paultomkins4145
Жыл бұрын
Paddy. You could be the next Forrest Gump runner and cross country all over Thailand.😂
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like an epic idea! 😂 🏃♂️
@57slink
Жыл бұрын
You "returned back"? Does the Thai language have tautology? Nevertheless, I enjoy your videos.
@alfredt6180
Жыл бұрын
Loving your honesty (or outbreak) here Paddy! Especially that tiktok is shit and the middle finger! 555555, su su brother!
@SuperHfhgfh
Жыл бұрын
Interesting and absolutly truth...
@timphillips9954
Жыл бұрын
I have lived here for ten yeras and I can honestly say the bugger all has changed apart from a slight rise in cost, btw the rise in the use of English is a bit of a myth.
@rebeccad8568
Жыл бұрын
Grab taxi - not that I don’t miss those funny conversations with Songtaew drivers trying to explain where to go - and I will still try and take songtaew sometimes
@w8rdy32
Жыл бұрын
Yes, shit tok is definitely a big thing here……impossible to have a conversation with anyone for longer than 5 minutes before there phone comes out for “content” or replying to others. Seriously it sucks
@martinfreefly
Жыл бұрын
I see a lot more of overweight/obese Thai compare to the first time I came here (2004). And even more with young overweight childrens.
@davidnorton7464
Жыл бұрын
Biggest change, Go and Panda delivery drivers waiting at eateries, coffee shops etc... they are everywhere now.
@BrentHiggins01
Жыл бұрын
Always a thumbs-up when you show Mr. - "speaks perfect Thai but my coarse voice would - 1. make people feel uncomfortable, 2. Create unrest within the Western World, 3. Identify myself as being a bullshit-artist. Keep up the good work Paddy and please find reasons to include Mr. BS in your vids.
@tylerdurden7288
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha I love it too. Keep it up paddy!
@ประวัติงอยกุดจิก-ล7ฌ
Жыл бұрын
จากคนไทยคับ❤️😊😊
@Brimfulofbeauty
Жыл бұрын
I personally don’t think the masks have much to do with covid anymore but it is a way for people (especially young) to hide themselves. I notice that there is a lot of acne and it’s an easy way to cover that. Beauty standards have moved from whitening to looking more korean. Smaller noses, bigger lips, eyelid surgery. Thinness still remains, unfortunately but being strong is pushing through. And in response to the gyms, they are the most expensive I have come across. I usually pay over £100 a month and (whilst at home, which I am currently) I’m paying £20 for a better gym. Crazy.
@Nordic_Sky
Жыл бұрын
My Thai girlfriend is in her 20s and absolutely gorgeous. I asked her why she doesn't get a flight attendant job with Air Asia. She responded right away, "They won't hire me. They are looking for girls who look Korean."
@Brimfulofbeauty
Жыл бұрын
@@Nordic_Sky I’m not surprised at all. I work in fashion so I see it a lot. So sad and wrong.
@deanhunter1753
Жыл бұрын
@@Nordic_Sky air Asia dont pay well we used to have flight crews stay at my work resort etc and they play up with the captain if you know what I mean caught a few banging around the pool late at night 😊
@kevinchan1275
Жыл бұрын
i live in the U.S for over 35 years now. and what i notice about Thailand now was/is they're heavily influenced by what goes on here in the U.S. for example Starbucks, that got the coffee culture going there, tune import cars, that got the car shows n race going there, yoga pants, yoga, gym, made exercise a thing there, music, theres thai rappers now with dread? then America push the woke narrative, to love yourself whether its fat/skinny, white/black, lesbians gays should all be accepted and tolerated then out of nowhere it's acceptable there in Thailand. 😂😂 that's how things changed in Thailand because everyone's connected to the internet now and they see what goes on here in the U.S and around the world then they seem to get influence and sued by that.
@graduke1
Жыл бұрын
I think thailand has a lot more experience of trans issues than the US so the learning/ influence SHOULD be the other way around. I don't think thailand will be as affected by woke as other countries in Asia as these are not multicultural countries ...but what you are saying is generally true...we are all interconnected now due to the media and eastAsians are even more susceptible to influence from higher above ( eg unquestioning following of the rules..eg covid )bloody disaster unfortunately for rhe rest of rhe world!
@MrSnakepowder
11 ай бұрын
With the junta out, things are trending up.
@mixalis6168
Жыл бұрын
Its not the same since 15 years ago, since 20 years ago, 30 years ago ~~ I went their when i was a 17 year old Nak Muay, now over 50 !!
@Mr_PondZ
Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, people decide to wear masks because 2 main reasons is that : 1. Of course Covid-19 pandemic 2. Air pollution that we called PM2.5, especially in Bangkok. Both of them caused directly to your lunge and health.
@glennjones7905
Жыл бұрын
and those face diapers are ineffective at stopping a virus which is 97% propaganda and 3% lab based flu, as well as ineffective at topping any form of gas. but everyone else is doing it so it must be right.... except most of the rest of the world has woken up to reality. sorry for being a bit harsh - face diapers and coffee filters are a sore spot for me.
@CaptainKremmen
Жыл бұрын
Thais also wear masks (or don't) to fit in with those around them.
@chaos_marine9556
Жыл бұрын
Not true - it's obvious most Thais are still wearing them because of Covid because even outside of Bangkok you see lots of people riding motorbikes with mask and no helmets. It will never stop and Thailand will eventually become notorious for being the only country on earth that never moved on from covid.
@DreamofThailand19000
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@pattrawanputla4583
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I couldn’t agree more. Since I have very sensitive allergy to air. Nowadays Thailand has covered by the fine dust ‘PM 2.5’ as like The Mists (movie), atmospheres around us are dulled and it affects our health if you inhale for long period like years. So, we still wear a mask even ever Covid was gone.
@chawalitD
Жыл бұрын
I haven't been back to the motherland since early 2019 but with the videos I have seen of late, the mask wearing is something I have noticed a lot. Also pre covid days I noticed a few small boutique coffee shops in ChiangMai which I appreciated. But if there is more there now, it's a good thing. The white skin phenomena was also something I found interesting. Just about every skin product sold in Thailand had some form of 'bleaching' enhancer in the ingredients. If the people are choosing to embrace their natural skin color, then this is a great thing. Tiktok is something I have never gotten into. Never liked it and never will.
@OOH1974
Жыл бұрын
See you soon กับ see you then ใช้ต่างกันยังไงครับ
@paulikens6443
Жыл бұрын
Is the question do people prefer eating bread or rice ? just something they ask aussies? As i never heard that before and I've been coming/in Thailand for 20 years
@paulikens6443
Жыл бұрын
@@mythai05 can't say I've ever been asked that one before.
@hannabeit0316
Жыл бұрын
ยินดีต้อนรับไต้หวันด้วยครับ😂Paddy
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy
Жыл бұрын
🤣
@onalonan
Жыл бұрын
No paddy, For Social problems I think they just play much more like crazy than 10 years ago Paddy because 10 years ago un 2013 Thailand is already the 13th country in the world that play most facebook.
@JimmyJazz1977
Жыл бұрын
Great vid as always Paddy. Glad you brought up #6. I'm no 'anti-masker' or anything but It'd be nice to see people face's again, especially now that the pandemic is finally behind us. Looks like no end in sight here though. Still see people running with them on alone in 30 degree weather! Or the second they're done eating its back on. To each their own, I guess...
@Shumma-vg3pk
Жыл бұрын
Thai people uses their frickin' phone even when riding the bike
@jimshelley8831
Жыл бұрын
Yhings dont remain static , of course things change
@silverchairsg
Жыл бұрын
Have Thai ladies fallen for the whole yoga wear/Lululemons (or cheap knockoff) thing yet?
Everyone still thinks you're strange here if you want to walk here instead of driving or riding even just a few hundred metres, the exercise culture I still haven't noticed much change outside
@captureitlive
Жыл бұрын
We all knew this. You should do a video about all the foreigners living in Thailand before COVID and all the foreigners that fled Thailand since . Thailand DOES NOT WANT ANYONE THAT IS NOT THAI, LIVINB IN THAILAND.
@slacko1971
Жыл бұрын
It's got way way more expensive
@jwonTh
Жыл бұрын
Thai people like to own youtube channel as well even little kids.
@marclajoie5185
Жыл бұрын
The biggest thing I noticed since I lived there 10 years ago is that they now love to eat fried food. It’s KFC and Dunkin’ donuts fault. 555
@erictayverystrongimaginati1662
4 ай бұрын
Thai sawah decuo
@gregsoul
Жыл бұрын
Was just in Thailand for a week. Last visit was about 10 years ago. Subtle changes, but nothing overly significant. One week in BKK was more than enough for me though. It's still as crowded and chaotic as ever. Did like the Grab option though, cut out the taxi/motocy bullshitery.
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