I would welcome an influx of tourists from anywhere, so long as they come individually or in small groups of friends.
In Sunee I saw 5 young Chinese guys and 2 young Japanese guys. Here's hoping they have finally started to discover Sunee. No Indians as yet, though.
No doubt with a growing economy more Indians travel abroad, I know a few merchants in Pattaya that are less than impressed with the Indians speending habits.Originally Posted by a447
My guess the young Chinese and Japanese that you said you saw in Sunee were either lost or headed somewhere else, by the way how did you know their nationality....did you ask them?
From the way they looked and the languages they were speaking probably. I can always tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese but not always between Japanese and Korean and for sure between mainland Chinese and diaspora Chinese.
I have no stake or interest in the Thai tourism industry but like a447 I would welcome people from everywhere as long as they respect and play by local rules. I grew up around diversity and have plenty of Malay and Indian friends; I can't imagine living in a homogeneous society where we all look, act and sound alike.
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If you cannot hear them talk, Koreans generally have higher cheekbones. Quite a few also have a sightly drooping, straighter upper eyelid even though the eye itself slants upwards. Since marinated garlic is very popular in the Korean diet, if you are close to them you can sometimes notice a faint garlicky body odour which Japanese tend not to have.
Interesting although the garlic part was a bit TMI.
Would you say the physiognomic difference is still helpful in telling them apart with the wide availability and accessibility of cosmetic surgery in both countries?
I believe so, if only because it is mostly the girls and Korean boy bands - and aspiring pop singers - who resort to plastic surgery on their eyes. Even though it is becoming more popular amongst young Korean men, the vast majority still have their natural eyelids. As for Japan, in all my many visits I don't recall seeing any young guy who had had surgery on his eyelids other than a few in the pop music business.
Interesting. I find Japanese guys generally more attractive and hygienic than Korean guys. Nicer too. As for plastic surgery, everybody seems to be getting it these days. One of my best friends had a huge transformation in the eight months between our A levels and the time she started uni: her parents had forked out $50,000 for a cosmetic surgery package in Korea. New eyes, new nose, new boobs, new skin, everything. People who didn't know her from before would probably not know she's had anything done. But nothing prepared me for what I've been seeing here. Beauty is huuuge here and my Thai friends are obsessed about their faces, skin and hair. I'm not complaining because they usually look and smell nice.
I heard them speaking Japanese, which I also speak, so I gave them some info re : the delights of Sunee.
I don't speak Chinese or Korean, but I know it when I hear it.
I doubt they were lost, as Sunee is far off the beaten track . If they were gay - the Japanese guys seemed to be a couple - then I imagine they specifically came to Sunee.
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