I can certainly illustrate it best with examples. After 10 years of experience, the following list can be easily completed.
- The traditional clothing of Thais at parties and parties has nothing to do with Thai silk but with plastic.
- The wealth on display (luxury car, pick-up, moped) asks for a payment from the bank every month and every month is that hassle of getting the necessary money together, scraping it or borrowing it (with loansharks).
- Sitting on the terrace of Hotel Landmark in Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, you can see the most beautiful women passing by between 5 and 6 in the afternoon. The larger and more provocative the breasts, the more likely it is a ladyboy (see photo above).
- As for female beauty: hair (color and amount), eyebrows, nose, chin, breasts and nails are rarely 100% natural.
- In my area there is a monk every Saturday afternoon who holds consultations under a large tree. Rumor has it that it is not a real monk.
- An old woman is often begging at the local market. One rainy day I saw her son (or grandson) pick her up with a new ISUZU pickup. An hour later I saw the female begging near the Central. Not quite as poor as the paving stones, I suppose: just a job that, in my estimation, pays more than the minimum wage.
- I know first hand that protesters (of red and yellow), the fans of Leicester City and also Wat Dhammakaya are paid 500 Baht a day 'wages' (200 Baht more than minimum wage), in addition to free food and drink. They don't even know what exactly they are sitting on the sidewalk or a beach chair for. Well, for the money.
- The Edam cheese in Thailand comes from Australia.
- The money that enthusiasts gave to Suthep during the 2014 hikes in Bangkok was first handed to them with the message not to put the money in their own pocket (rumor)
- Many authentic Thai items in the Chatuchak market are made in China; the branded items too.
- On Khao San road you can buy dozens of ID cards with your photo, even a card that you are an FBI agent.
Would the government consist of real generals?
Do you have any other examples of fake? Do you agree with the statement? Reply!
I agree with the statement. When I first came to Thailand I was told by many women that I was a 'handsome man'. That must be fake…..
Police officers in Thailand are fake too. Those are criminals in uniform.
Even many foreigners living here lie to themselves about how good they have it in Thailand…
That most relationships between farang and thai are fake, and only play, for the money and prestige.
Most relationships I know are real.
In Thailand I think it is the case that many women want a farang for their money and a better status.
Man wants to be deceived, the Romans already knew. We farangs believe everything from the mouth of an attractive young Thai woman: Farang: Why do you take me instead of a Thai man your own age?
Thai: Thai men are unreliable. Western men are sweet and caring. Farang: But I'm old! Thai: I like older men! What should I do with an immature Thai man? Farang: I'm almost out of hair! Thai: Saves a lot of dandruff on the pillow!
Even we…, the so-called “tourists…” are fake, because the vast majority are disguised immigrants who have been living here for years….
Totally agree! a few more:
The armed forces in Thailand are also fake. They have little or nothing to do with defending Thailand against an outside enemy but more with maintaining the traditional ruling class in the interior….
The whole education system is fake. They do not educate for knowledge and independent thinking, but for obedience and gratitude. Crawling and bending is more important than critical thinking.
The Thai press I also fake. What they can't or won't say can fill an extra edition.
The whole justice system is fake. With money you often avoid a conviction and without money you usually end up in jail immediately.
Only the ordinary average Thai is not fake. The system is fake.
Totally agree Tina. The Thai I know are as real as it gets (otherwise I'd be out in no time). But all kinds of systems are as fake as they get. That doesn't make those Thais really happy and neither do I.
If you call the military fake, also tell them that the politicians in Thailand were pretty fake. These politicians had already made a big mess of it, resulting in a lot of violence and victims. And thanks to the army, there has been peace for a number of years now and there are no more serious political abuses and unrest.
fake politicians
Not all that glitters is gold, even in the Wat and the Grand Palace. Much that appears to be gold is actually paint with a golden tint.
Many monks are also not in trouble because they believe, but because the family wants it that way, or to flee from something or other.
In Thailand there is indeed a lot of fake, including items that are mainly bought by tourists.
Something you buy for much cheaper than anywhere else in the world can't be real either.
Something of € 100 in Europe also costs around 4000 baht in Thailand. Personnel costs are slightly lower, but that is often only 4-5% of the total price. Transport is often more expensive in Thailand than in Europe, due to inefficient working methods. For example, everything you buy in the shops costs as much as anywhere else in the world, or even more.
What seems too good to be true is. So often counterfeit.
We are fake too. We do want a Thai beauty, but we do not want to contribute to the old-age provision of the parents, who depend on their daughters.
Watches, bags and other counterfeit branded goods are also made and offered in large numbers in Europe. A lot of stuff comes from Turkey, Egypt; in thailand a lot of fake stuff doesn't come from thailand but from korea and china and they are sold all over the world.
As for clothes: also from China. I know from Brazil (probably many other countries as well) that the markets there are flooded by wardrobes from China with questionable plastic….
The brand Havaiana from Brazil (these are the top Brazilian flip-flops) is also sold here, but also from China and there has already been a warning about toxic substances in these slippers.
You can just as well buy fake phones in Dubai. Not just Thailand.
Here in Thailand you can complain as much as you want as a foreigner, but you can find a woman for your money who will take you despite your big belly. Try that in Japan or India… try it in the Netherlands and see how far you get…. so please don't complain about that.
No one is forced to seek happiness here.
In ALL Asian countries, social status and enrichment of the family are the primary concern. Love is usually not even discussed. Only we stupid foreigners do not see that these standards are different for the Thai and quickly call it fake.
The fact that everything is done here to keep up the status and appearances is not typical Thai either….you can easily find that all over the world.
Go home and tell your kids that they can have a normal phone and not an iphone…. they flip out. At the very least it should be an 800 Euro Samsung….
They would rather have a fake phone that looks like it than a good one from an unknown brand.
When I used to bring bags and watches from the night markets from Thailand, these were gladly taken…. people in the Netherlands also like to walk around with a fake watch and a counterfeit Gucci looks better than a bag from the Hema ...
Yes…. you can argue that a lot is fake here, but don't pretend it's something "typical" Thai…. it is a typical human trait… you can find it all over the world.
Not to forget all those temples and monks .
It's only about money.
These are available in all restaurants (also in the Netherlands).
Wiener schnitzel fake - a real one is made of veal and not boar.
I too am fake - am a farang , but not rich .
I am a very happy and grateful person and I am also very happy with my Thai wife, but I also experienced that most of it here is fake. Money, money and more money, that's what it's all about. You can't blame the Thai, they grew up here in this system and brainwashed by the many monks with their recitation verses, what they learned and then that so-called music that penetrates your brain, a form of hypnosis for the locals. In the more than four years that I have lived here, two temples have been built and only show off and more souls are drawn to the wealth of the temple, but really helping people in need, that rarely happens. I don't want to complain, but see so much suffering around me in this system, unfortunately we are not able to change this, we have chosen to live here and try to be kind to my fellow human beings.
In Thailand you trip over the universities. Normal high schools don't exist I don't think. Every secondary school calls itself a university. And almost every graduate has a Master's Degree.
And this while the level of education is sadly low, bad, compared to other countries, as shown by international tests.
What is called a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands is simply called a university in Thailand. I can't help that either. Together there are fewer of these in Thailand than in the Netherlands. The students know very well the quality of a (Thai) university.
Ordinary secondary schools do not exist?? What makes you think that?
And almost every graduate has a Master's Degree?? What makes you think that?
It is true that the average level of education is very low.
How is it possible that my ex, with three years of secondary education at a farmer's school in the Isaan, obtained an MBO 7 diploma towards financial administration within 4 years, measured from her first language lesson? After 6 months of language lessons via MBO 1, MBO 2, and MBO 3 to MBO 4… Ergo, the Dutch MBO education is also quite fake or is it not so bad with the Thai education. Ever tested her niece before going to university to study English with Dutch and English intelligence tests. Despite the poor Thai system, he scored higher than average compared to the norm group of VWO graduates with a diploma….Who and where is what fake??
Isn't it funny that all these answers to this statement are from people who embrace Thailand full of fakeness and prefer to live here (or go on holiday) than in the "real" Netherlands.
If you know that a lot is fake, then it is actually no longer fake and that may give many people a good feeling, because they then think they see through everything and then see an opportunity to participate in the game of trickery and deceit to satisfy a driver's license, home permit, and a tip to Uncle Officer to avoid a ticket.
So a lot of fake gives a lot more possibilities…..nice, isn't it?
good regards from Danny
Let's not forget about prison! The front cover is neat! Flower beds, everything taken care of. If you take the trouble to walk around the prison grounds, which you can do, I've done that many times, then it quickly becomes less. A smelly canal around it, for example a kind of open sewer. What's it like inside? Testimonials enough. But the entrance is again typical Thai bright and neat! Symbolic for the whole of Thai society? Behind the neat facade? Shit!
At the temples there are usually females who sell birds to release… behind the corner is the son, who then whistles twice and that bird returns to that cage… hihihihih… (really?)
I thought point 6 of the summary was a nice one.
A beggar was pretty much doing the rounds in the mall, and sure enough, he did pretty well.
Many coins and notes of 20 baht were put in a plastic bag by him upon receipt.
Apparently it was time to count the proceeds, he sat down on the stairs and started counting.
We could see everything fine, he was right in our field of view
Counting a bit, first the banknotes.
Iron right, head and then count…..47 pieces of 20 baht and 9 of 100 baht.
Hmmmmmmm………not crazy.
Then the coins of 10 baht neatly in rows of 10 pieces, 61 pieces.
Coins of 5 baht 35 pieces.
Smaller value, uncounted return large plastic bag.
The counted coins neatly sorted in plastic bags, the banknotes neatly in a large wallet.
Say about 2700 baht?
Not crazy, and it was only 13:10.
Ready for the next round.
Moderator: The article is about Thailand not Belgium.
The fare indicated by the meter in the taxi meter is fake.
There is so much "fake" that you can't see this as fake anymore, that's what it is, no more and no less. Because of all the fake trees you can't see the fake forest anymore, we all use that fake to our own advantage.
If you want to be sure that something is not fake, buy it elsewhere, with the risk of discovering that it is fake after all.
But is a very expensive Swiss brand watch considering its performance, just a watch and nothing more than that, actually not fake, only the extremely high price is already fake.
Is it fake or not? Yes, there is a lot of fake and yet not, if it's so clearly fake and you know it's fake then you can't call it fake anymore.
Nico B
It's like all those beautiful houses and apartments and condos that are built and sold here in Thailand.
From the first point of view it looks like you are buying a palace .
Only later do you find out that you have bought a Holywood decor.
Even the energy saving light bulbs in Thailand are fake .
I have many in my house and plot of various brands and that over the years, good for 8000 burning hours, many a box says.
Most do not even reach 100 burning hours.
Even had Philips, the box said made in China, and only for sale in Thailand.
Oh yes, don't come up with stories and advice that the electricity is not good where I live, it is good.
Buy a Honda bruschcutter what does one of the small stickers on the back of the bike say.
Not certificate for sale US – Canada – Europe – Aus .
Even my stepdaughter graduated from Payap uni , years ago Business and marketing
I think that a secondary school education in Holland is a lot higher in terms of knowledge.
Thailand the show must go on.
Jan Beute.