Why did I throw a cry and collect these stories? Actually not to in order to directly show the “ideality” of Ty. Sure all sensible people understand that in any country there are good and bad, scammers and virtues, sincere and burdened by tourism individuals— Therefore, absolutely any country and people can be represented in the light you need. But! There is one such big “but.” For some reason the number of positive stories among my friends and acquaintances, who have been in Tae or living here, rolls over— By the way, I can from of your personal experience of living in Thailand in the year to collect such number of stories, how many will not be collected for the rest of life in Russia. This is not bad and not good, we just (Russian) others, are yourself and act differently.
Positive stories in the land of smiles
Svetlana Nekrasova
On our first visit to Thailand to Phuket Island, we had dinner at the restaurant overlooking the sea, which first caught us on the way out hotels Of course, we planned to find a cheap Thai cafe, but inexperience wandered into a steep restaurant at a five-star hotel. We sat very well, but decided to continue to eat in simple cafes in order to save. The staff there was friendly and every time we walked past the restaurant (3-4 times a day), the guys came to us greeting, smiling at Julia and talking to her. They even spoke Russian “Julia, how are you?” We smiled at them answer)
So here. When we had a watermelon that we had for dinner, housed on the rocks near the sea, then they heard the Thai something he shouted, as if he had called, but did not even think that it was for us. BUT a few minutes later a guy from that very restaurant brought us spoons and wished you enjoy your meal. I was shocked! Enjoyable of course! Just the stones where we are located, can be clearly seen with restaurant and he was not too lazy to make such a good person. I rather expected that we will be asked to leave there, what will bring spoons! On the way back to the hotel, we returned them, but this incident at once somehow kindly tuned us to the Thais.
Only in Tay did we manage to play with the whole family in the children’s room. pool with balls
Alexey Matveyev
I forgot my bag with photo and video equipment on the bus, got into the ferry and swam to the island of Koh Chang, where he immediately discovered the disappearance. Thought that’s all, return nothing, but no, a couple of calls to the company transfer and we were told to return to the land. There us already waited with my bag. The bus driver was called and he returned (!) back, gave the bag to the employee of the company. Then us put on the ferry for free and sent back to Koh Chang. In both, my surprise knew no bounds! They strained so many people because of my confusion, and so in general could take away my technique myself. Special thanks to my companion Nastya, who helped me return, since I do not know English, all negotiations led she is.
Ekaterina Batova
“Sorry, sorry, sorry” – just smiling endlessly repeated Thai doctor trying to take a swab from the throat of our 11-month-old baby Do doctors often apologize to you in Russia? In front of me never.
We, with our son, with high fever, got to Bangkok Hospital on o.Samui. I have already heard about the level of this hospital Yes, everything is really very clear, fast and professionally. But this is not the point. It’s about attitude. I never, well, I’ve never seen so much smiles in our clinics. I’m not talking about free, with this even To compare somehow incorrectly. But even in paid, steep centers, no one ever smiles so much at your kid and so sincerely. While he was measured by pressure, temperature and filled the map, with him 5 people from the medical staff managed to talk and everyone tried to have a baby make laugh, cheer and cheer him up. But most of all It struck me that each of its actions was explained by the medical staff, i.e. not just crawling down my throat or ears, as is customary here, but before each manipulation, it was as if they clarified whether I was against it. And so when it came to taking a smear from the throat for analysis, our boy He rebelled and began to be very indignant. And the doctor started utterly sincerely apologize and continued to do so until until the young man calmed down with a cup of tea in his mouth. Me this so surprised—
Later, on the way home, one thought occurred to me. After all almost all of us adults are adequate people are afraid to go to the doctors. AND like many fears, this leg grows from childhood. And me for some reason it seems that if from childhood we, going to the doctor, understood that there we will be met by a smiling man who is always will clarify whether he has the right to get into your nose / ears / mouth and that he sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, we would be quite on another treated by doctors in general.
Positive thailand
Oleg Lazhechnikov
Once we were looking for a bungalow in Pay, we came to one complex and we called a certain price. We decided to ask the fools: no Is it somewhere cheaper? What was our surprise when we replied: they say yes, there go around the corner and there will be bungalows at the price you need. Ahhh, who does business like that? After Russian realities, where everyone tries to convince that only it’s cheaper than everyone else and we’ll find nothing better, such Thai the desire to help even to the detriment of their earnings seemed something real.
Tatyana Shtengauer
The story is banal. We lived on Riley and decided to go to the end of the peninsula, Went to the bar, or rather the hut and the counter and a lonely Thai. We went collect shells and decide to drink a beer. He rejoiced at us as relatives, drank beer with him. Then the story of a Thai about his dream see the hippopotamus and the long story what they are, after that we gave him Russian money and a bottle of whiskey, he started up and went somewhere back with the huge shrimps that we are together cooked and ate a campfire ate and drank. just sincere relationship, and the fact that he shared with us his food, moreover, it is clear that he lives very poor and did not take money from us, although we drank beer in the bar. On Phi Island where we spent quite a lot of time in the kiosk we constantly to the water saleswoman gave ice cream and beer, although neither never asked, just constantly bought. Just their soul attitude—
Alla Kovaleva
When you are a mother, you perceive people depending on their relationship to your child. We, of course, read before the trip that in Thailand they love children, but they never thought so. Each day our almost 10-month-old daughter somebody cheers, praises and general attention in every way. Taika Lina, with whom we We are renting a house, congratulated Gerd on the 9th month she gave her dress and a note with the words “Gerda, Happy B-Day, I love you. Lina “. And she really loves her very much. When the child was bad several days due to cutting teeth, lina several times a day asked how she gave us a teether, worried.
And my husband and I are always very grateful when in a cafe or in the massage parlor staff entertains and fiddles with the daughter, and we can relax a little.
New girlfriend Gerda)
Alexandra Bulygina
Once at the Tesco store, which is 2 km from our condominium, we stood loaded with bags and could not catch a taxi. To us A policeman approached, brought a trolley and loaded our bags there. BUT then together with us I went to the road and drove every taxi with a rod, until one of the taxi drivers agreed to take us home. we completely lost their heads and laughed to themselves, thinking, as if our policeman acted in a similar situation.
Bangkok Cosplay Competition
Animal little
In the spring of 2012 rested with a girl on Chang. Somehow returned to the motorbike from a long trip around the island. AT the road was overtaken by a moderate heavy rain. Having managed to pass on slippery asphalt is the most difficult part of the way, near one of view-points have unexpectedly lost control of traffic means. At the exit of the slide, the bike led, and the further way down to We (I, the girl and the bike) are separated by a turn on the view-point did somersaults along the road. Glory to the gods, everything turned out fine abrasions and a little shock, without serious injury. Not having time to really come to our senses after the fall, we immediately found ourselves in the hands of several Thais, who appeared as if out of the ground. Locals promptly They began to wash us with water from a hose and process them with antiseptics. Making sure that we are intact, rinsing the bike and appreciating gestures and facial expressions his condition after the fall, as satisfactory, we were released on a further path).
Muay Thai Wrestlers
Maria Sokhatskaya
Two years ago there was a warning about a possible tsunami. AT Indonesia had an earthquake and the risk of a wave. And so, when howled warning sirens, I was at home with my one and a half year old son, with secretly, which is removed from me and with her two children, they she helped with the cleaning. My husband was in the sea on diving. I am without cars. Thai on a moped, on which we all do not fit. We consulted with her, we decided that she would first take her children to safe place and then come back for us. They left, we became collect documents and all sorts of things and watch as neighbors are loaded by cars. We went out on the porch with a rucksack in the back — there are things in it and with with a backpack in front of him is a child, farangs are passing by, including Russians, no one offers help. Wave promised in one and a half hours from the start of the siren. An hour has passed. I think another 10 minutes and I will catch a ride. But here comes my secret.
We jump to her on a moped and go to her house, they are waiting for us there 2 cars (such as open bagphnikmi). Tomik and me to the salon planted and took us to the mountains, there is a small house, mats on porch, homemade food. So waited threat and went home hours to 11 pm))
Irina Domnicheva
The seventh year I live in Thailand and never ceases to be surprised by this to the people. When during a trip to the southern borders of this wonderful country, on the island of Koh Lipe in the glass of my car flew a huge cobblestone, it was possible to assume that we had big problems. Since at that moment we were already in several hundreds of miles from some more or less decent urban life, with its workshops and services. There was a question what to do with the car without windshield, how to leave it in the port. Leave car open parked in any wilderness in thailand no problem the preservation of things in it, the problem is that if it rains then in the open area it just floods. So I thought while we continued the way to the pier, naturally already completely without a head-on the glass, enjoying the oncoming airflow and aromas colors.
When asked where to replace the glass, the owner of the parking replied: “In 10 km. there is a workshop from here, but you can leave me the keys and money and I will do everything, but when you return the car in 3 days it will be fine and you can go. “It was great, but I was even more pleased with the answer to the question – how much will it be cost? “About 1500-2000 baht, I will give you a check.” – said Thai 1500-2000 baht for what, I did not understand, for what you take car repair? “For everything, for the glass, for the repair and for what I will take.” – That was the answer of the owner of the parking lot. We left him money and left. dive on Ko Lipe. The trip was great, the diving was impressive but replacing the windshield on a toyota in a thai village a couple of hundred kilometers from the nearest town, and even for 1800 baht (we then they gave a check) and I and our tourists remembered no less than four-meter sharks of the nurse and 45 moray eels on the “eighth mile” reef.
Vera tarasova
I lived in Tae for a month and a half, but during that time I have I got the impression of them as very positive people. Brighter most remembered guys working in a cafe on Samui. This is a cafe located at the intersection of the main road with Maenam 1, next to supermarket. It is small, simple. But people working there all time smiled, laughed, pinned each other and looked so happily independent that I still remember their expressions individuals. It’s as if people completely accept the life they live in and get from her the maximum buzz. Actually, that’s the way to live, it seems to me 
Local people, family, arrived at 6 in the morning to meet the sun. Besides they were just us. I was amazed that the locals could do that. admire the beautiful
Natalya Solnechnaya
One day, my husband and I decided to go on hot sources. On the map, we approximately found where they are. Took off bike and moved in the right direction. And somehow it happened that lost the path we needed, and the map that helped us so much lost. And as luck would have it, cars do not drive on this road, and people around not visible at all, and soon it will be dark and scary. And there was fear that we will soon run out of gasoline in a bike and then we will definitely We will get acquainted with the night fauna of Ty.
To our great joy, towards us rode a pickup! We have become waving his arms, although he began to slow down, seeing us on the road. From the pickup came a Thai man who apparently did not know English, but his wife, who understood little English, was traveling with him. we on the fingers explained what we need in Ao Nang. We thought that we give up, in which direction we need to go to go on highway leading to Ao Nang. What was our surprise when the Thai man waved his hand, like, follow me, unfolded your pickup and drove forward, where he came from! We drove 40 minutes 50, and had no idea where we were going for a pickup truck, they climbed into my head all sorts of bad thoughts! And after some time, we went to great highway! The Thai stopped, got out of the car with his wife, and they explained to us that now we’ll get to this very highway the place we need. In general, we tried to thank the Thais money, but they did not take any! Not only that, the Thai got out pickup a couple of pineapples and gave us them! Goodbye to us thai left in the same direction where they brought us! I still remember them, and thankful for the fact that they helped us so much then!
Arseny Kamyshev
from Samui I remember the mistress of the yard with our first houses, so very in years, smiling. All the time came with daughters tidying up in the yard, tearing up some grass, pruning palm trees, garbage to take out. Always play with children, give them something, smile. When I learned that Elka (the wife) began to learn Thai, she helped her, straight stick on the sand something drew, told. Is always came and told something when the light in the area turned off. Went and goes on an old bike, it is not clear how he still alive
It seems to be a completely typical situation, but: then I learned that she owns not only our yard for six houses, but she also builds two, she and her husband have their own sawmill and construction company. Absolutely rich inside and elegant home. And nothing— Old the bike will always help, give something, smile, tidy up itself. Cool
Mikhail Schwarz
A couple of years ago, I lived in Thailand under Hua Hin for more than six months, and at the beginning of my stay a remarkable story happened to me, well demonstrating the attitude of Thais to others. I took in rolled a scooter, although he had never run before and was inexperienced the driver. And already a week later, when my inexperience driving two-wheeled funds unsuccessfully superimposed on the unusual left-hand traffic, I had an accident. I had to cross huahinskoe highway on Soi 116, but did not calculate and did not have time to do – almost at the opposite side of the road I heard a cry and to me in the left side at full speed flew moped with a secret. Both mopeds scattered into pieces, secretly tumbled over his head, having flown me, and I rolled over and rode on the side of the asphalt. Luckily, in spite of the fact that both mopeds were completely useless, Considering the abrasions and shock, none of the two of us were seriously injured. But the most interesting began immediately after this incident. In Russia, we most likely, lonely would have lain on the pavement for about half an hour, surrounded by a bunch of onlookers until the police arrive slowly, and then would find our story on u-tuba.
In Thailand, it all happened completely wrong. In seconds about ten people appeared around us. A couple of people raised us and sat on the steps of the store by the road, at this moment two more quickly removed broken mopeds from the highway, others collected from the road large fragments and plastic, the third brought the confused products and things poor Thai, the fourth for this time somewhere managed to find a fleece and iodine, give us water. Three minutes later the police arrived, but making sure that there are no serious victims and we will figure it out the situation between each other, immediately left. Of course, I felt guilty and voluntarily fully paid repair both Scooter and a couple of days off for a Thai, which is not particularly suffered, but very frightened. It would seem i’m silly inexperienced farang, almost ruined a local woman. But for all this I did not notice the history of a single crooked look from local residents, and did not hear any accusing intonations in his address – I waited for the worst, but felt only help, sympathy and support.
Farangi on Click
Julia Kozhevnikova
My husband and I rested in Phuket for the 2nd time in April. Somehow passing past countless cafes heard “a glass of vodka on the table “with a Thai accent) They could not resist, they sat in the front row, met Until the end of the holiday remained 5 days and these last the days we spent in his company, the Thai turned out to be so open with I enjoyed talking with us, telling us about Thailand, we sang together with him, they danced (there are also photos and videos), in 5 days he became us family friend. He said where to buy souvenirs and things cheaper, offered to take us to the night market (we were without a bike and without cars).
One day he was wearing a T-shirt that had the inscription: “Man Used Used For Rent.” Many Russians naturally smiled at the sight of this inscription, we were no exception. And so on The next evening the Thai man came to us with a package and got exactly the same same t-shirt and presented to my husband). My Dima was delighted! And then Thai man asked me what I would like a T-shirt for memory, with which inscription I said I didn’t care, and the next evening he gave me a T-shirt with the inscription I LOVE PHUKET, said that just memory. When we flew away, we came with my husband to this cafe, said goodbye (we were already upset), gave the Thais a good whiskey, we agreed chat on skype, facebook, sang karaoke all together and – flew off to Russia
More than half a year has passed, we still communicate with him, we sometimes we help him to translate something from the Russian language, we drop him popular Russian songs (he teaches them and sings), and he told us that if we decide to move to Phuket then we can count on his help. That’s how we got a Thai friend named Mr. Razak.
Male used for rent
Alexander Shatskikh
Six months wintered in Tae, in Ao Nang. One went together with my wife on a bike on a snake farm, but before reaching km 3 to the farm with us stalls the bike. Around the jungle. The road is not very passing. (in terms of that rarely anyone rides on it) Trying to start a bike – zero reaction. I tried it this way and that – nothing. Nothing to do, go on foot to back side.
Kate bike, 20 minutes go. And here we meet Thai going. I drove up, stopped, did not speak English. Shows finger on the gas tank (apparently thought that we have benz over), we negatively fallen. Then he tried to start our bike himself. we still surprised that he has to do with us
Realizing that the bike does not start, he makes us a hand sign, they say sit on the bike. We sat down. He turned his bike, started and resting his foot on our bike drove us toward the nearest villages. We drove like this for about 15 minutes. Slowly but surely. Imagine how much would we walk—
They arrived at the nearest workshop. He called someone there and pointed at our bike. He waved goodbye to us and drove back. smiling That’s how it helped us, even despite the fact that the other went to the side! After Russia, were pleasantly surprised. )
Sunset in Krabi (Ao Nang), photo without processing
Irisha Zhdanova
Once my husband and I were in Koh Chang and agreed with the local travel agency, that on the next day at 9.00 they will call for us and we let’s go fishing. We woke up at 7.00 am, I went out on 3-4 times a veranda to hang clothes, look at nature etc.
And a short distance from our house stood an aunt a secret girl who smiled sweetly. I told her: “HI)) How are you)))? Ulybochkiiii” She replied: “Good Morning and of course the smile”.
When the time came and we descended from the watch house at 8.40, then We saw a minivan next door and THAT SAME TIKE, which was from this travel agencies and we came to life all these two hours and was silent))) I do not know what really then we thought cute Thais and two Germans who were sitting in car to also go fishing) Judging by all, local travel agency lured time)) Fishing was great)
Fishing in Koh Chang
Ekaterina Alekseeva
In general, we hitchhiked a lot. And the adventure was very lot. But I remember one case very much. We drove from Chiang Rai to Share. And planned the route so as not to call in Chiang Mai, so how difficult it is to get out of the city. No one just it stops.
Caught the first car. A nice married couple took us out suburb, although as it turned out, they were not at all on the way. It’s them so, out of the kindness of soul And then the pick-up with Thai stopped a pair. In order not to go into details for a long time, we say that we are FM If anything, knock him to stop at a crossroads in May Rome. He says: we are not in the World Cup. We thought so and asked him To throw us to where it can, and then we ourselves. And jumped into body.
We drove with him 200 kilometers. And we look, we call on bus station. Thai gets out of the car and goes to the box office. Hmm — maybe he went to buy his ticket to his girlfriend – But no. Waving to us: go out And gives tickets. I reached for the money. And he: know mani know mani He put us on a bus and made sure we left, waved a pen. We are very long ofigeveli and then another 2 days from the shock retreated, that such a thing can be.
Well, in general, they a priori believe that if you vote, you have to you to the bus station to drag, because once farang votes, it means lost. There was a lot of fun with that too
Easy hitchhiking in Thailand
Maria butorina
We moved to a new home and decided to wash all the bedding. linen, towels and bedspreads. But it was not so easy: the duvet cover could not be removed, it turned out to be sewn together with a blanket by kit color. Nothing to do, found a large package, turned there was a blanket and they took all this stuff to the laundry.
In the laundry did not bother and paid for full service, drying and left on business. We returned to the laundry we are very late, hours in eleven. The Thai mistress, seeing us, was embarrassed and replied that nothing is ready yet and we better come tomorrow early in the morning. On in fact, no one promised us that everything would be done quickly. Just we thought to take at least some of the things. I said, “How are we are we going to sleep today? “Question in the air, rhetorical. But Thai looked at us carefully, said wait and went down the stairs upstairs I thought she would bring some of our laundry now, which is already ready, but she came down with completely different linens: pillowcases of different colors, the blanket is not from the kit, but everything is clean and ironed. Well, I think, mixed up. I say: “This is not our underwear.” On that she replies: “This is the same. Take yourself today and tomorrow you will return and take yours. “We did not refuse. The next day they took their clean and neatly packed linen. Behind washing of this “replaceable” linen from us didn’t take money. What me struck: the man gave us absolutely free from a pure heart underwear, just because we are so quick-witted, washed all at once and did not think what we will sleep! Perhaps she gave us your personal bedding. In any case, she is absolutely not I had to do this. We were discouraged, I do not think that Russia can meet something like that.
Alexey and Maria Glazunov
Once, when we lived in Chiang Mai, we decided to go to “vizaran” in Laos hitchhiking. Hitchhiking in general in Thailand works just fine, this in itself speaks volumes Thais’s attitudes towards others in general, and towards foreigners, in particular. Over the whole way, we never stood on the track waiting more than 10 minutes, the cars stop very often, and even those who do not speak a word of English – just to to help.
We got to the border perfectly, looking in the White Temple on the way, We spent some time in Laos, and were already returning back, but did not calculate the time a bit and did not consider the fact that Thais do not like ride in the dark for long distances. We stood about 8 evenings on the outskirts of Chiang Rai, and, firstly, because of the darkness in general cars began to stop less, and, secondly, no one was driving any way far away. It was already decided to return to Chiang Rai and spend the night there, but the Thais from a regular car said that before Chiang Mai has a night bus (according to our information, buses are no longer went) and they can take us to the bus station.
We agreed, but arriving at the station found that the bus, still not, then they offered to take us to some the hotel. We refused because we were out of town, and they were driving the other way but the driver insisted and they drove us back to Chiang Rai We arrived at one hotel – there are no places, to the second and the third is the same thing. We tried to send cordial Thais and explain that now we will find housing, but they did not agree let us go As a result, in one of the hotels there were available rooms but at a price of 800 baht, and we expected to spend no more than 500. Thai I pulled out 400 baht from my wallet and offered to pay half =)) After we could not stand it, thanked for the help and saying that stay here and we have the money sent a friendly Thai family home.
Afterword
Of course, in our homeland there is a positive, who would argue, only to collect like this for a couple of days this amount is unlikely to work. I remember we specifically went with the project for 365 days in Russia in looking for a positive. And we found it! But I had to filter out. and do not pay attention to many other things. Still all the participants of that trip remember her with warmth, including us. Such a positive charge received! That’s just in everyday life, in ordinary life when you relax and stop concentrating on good, something a little positive is— In Tae, not straining, and doing nothing for this purpose, you come across him and here and there.
Where did the negative stories about the divorces of tourists come from, about boorish attitude and so on? It’s simple – some did not understand where initially, others did not at all try to understand the local culture, transferring Russian realities to a foreign country, the third some kind of minus is so risen across the throat that the whole world became not nice Plus karma, probably The more I communicate with people the more I understand that Asia with its features is really not for of all— Most striking is how Russian tourists try for something explain in Russian or terrifying English, raising your voice and with stone face, and then they curse everyone around that they are not understood and not help And they also have no idea that the worker in the cafe is really even on a calculator sometimes can not count, and it’s not at all wanting someone to breed for money.
Yes, it is believed that Thais do not like foreigners / Russians, and behind their smile hides, on the contrary, a bad attitude. All maybe I do not deny anything, people are all different. But in my opinion, much more the result is more important: they smile at me and that makes me feel good, they help me and that makes me even better. And what difference does it make about what person-
Surely, with the appropriate attitude and expectations, smiles on the faces can be seen in Russia. I do not argue, but my karma and level enlightenment is not enough for this. Rather, I just live more less smooth, neither terrible happens, nor super good
Take for example Samui, one of the last opinions: it’s terrible everything is expensive, the Thais divorce all, considering the whites as the lowest race, housing terrible, dirty, the food is not tasty. What I see: great rented a house for cheap, in shops and cafes I often do wai (sign respect), the car was rented out without a deposit and a passport for a small amount (and then another upgrade was done for a better model), in the market I constantly put free bananchiki or a couple of mango in the form of a bonus, I buy delicious padtai for 50 baht in local cafe, clean beaches after Sochi, spending with us about the same as in Moscow, only they still include rent housing.
P.S. Let’s try to collect negative stories for completeness. pictures?
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