Russians affair with Phuket

[jvt22222]

There is a longish article in Friday’s GUARDIAN about the ongoing Russian invasion of Phuket … thank the gods they have found Phuket … I’m sure they will like it there much more than Pattaya! 555555

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ailand-ukraine

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[Patanawet]

Good thing they don't realise what the Phuketians think of them.

[mr giggles]

Good thing they don't realise what the Phuketians think of them.

Did you mean Fucketians?

[gerefan2]

Did you mean Fucketians?

Think he probably meant Fuckandforgetians.

[latintopxxx]

thats a bit nasty Patanawet...you cant generalise about a race or nation like that, there is good and bad everywhere

[Patanawet]

Sorry, not meant to be nasty at all nor to reflect my views.
I was was really reporting my memories from Pattaya of the locals when a few years ago, there was a large influx of Russian tourists.

[litefoot2]

Much needed caveat. Tourists from mainland China tend to be aggressive and sometimes antisocial from my Pattaya experiences. That definitely cannot be said about most visitors from Taiwan and Hong Kong. (Taipei is my favorite stopover when coming to Thailand.)

You may be able to make tentative behavior predictions from geographical regions but clearly not based on ethnicity. We all know where that leads.

[Moses]

There is a longish article in Friday’s GUARDIAN about the ongoing Russian invasion of Phuket … thank the gods they have found Phuket … I’m sure they will like it there much more than Pattaya! 555555

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ailand-ukraine

It isn't "invasion", it is returning. Before COVID there were 72 direct flights to Phuket from Russia weekly at time of high season, up to 96 at Christmas time. Right now only 28. Yet. Low season. But prices are very affordable: $165 one way from Moscow, economy class.

[Dodger]

But prices are very affordable: $165 one way from Moscow, economy class.

I imagine those one way tickets are in big demand now.

[Moses]

I imagine those one way tickets are in big demand now.

Nope. It is reason why prices are such low. Now Greece, Turkey, Italy, Spain are in favor - they are much more close and you may visit them "just for weekend", also Crimea and other regions of Black sea beaches within Russia.