Comments on: Thailand At Work – Isaan Hotel

By: Martin In Bulgaria

Martin In Bulgaria — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:35:48 +0000

Hi Martyn,
Without her hope what else is there to go on? they have to believe better times are ahead and things will change eventually that is the driving force surely.
.-= Martin In Bulgaria´s last blog ..Bulgarian Well Water – We Are So Lucky =-.

By: Talen

Talen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:17:01 +0000

I wonder how well I would be able to do on a Thai salary up North. I know jobs are hard to come by in Mukdahan and I'm sure it's the same there in terms of promotion. The red shirts were smart when Thaksin first started out. They sent everyone up north with nice little bribes of money and Thai whiskey. To this day in all of Pookie's relatives houses you see a picture of the King and Queen and right next to that is one of Thaksin. Luckily most people you see in Issan are very self sufficient when it comes to taking care of the family. .-= Talen´s last blog ..Little Brothers New Room =-.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:54:07 +0000

Red shirt madness indeed. They have been congregating out here on and off in huge gatherings but I believe many people are now bored with them. Even Thaksin asked not to be remembered on his birthday. .-= Catherine´s last blog ..Please Vote: Top 100 Language Learning Blogs =-.

By: Hoo Don

Hoo Don — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:57:39 +0000

Mike – It does put your monthly spend under a bit of a inquisition type spotlight but at the end of the day many Thai’s would spend that amount if they had it. A very good point about how easy it is to rent a mob and the bright lights and money will always beckon the girls.

Catherine – This is the first I have heard of the ridiculous red shirt demands and yes the country would be unable to fund such an idea. Ying is quite fortunate with the steady money she is earning but it will never enable her to buy and build the things she wants in life. I still can’t believe that 40,000 baht a month figure, some hard working Isaan villagers don’t make that in one year. Red shirt madness.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:33:54 +0000

Martyn, the minimum wage in Bangkok is around 200 baht per day but many people are making half and less. So at 7000, she is making more than minimum but not by much. Some would even say that she is lucky. I read this week that one of the demands the red shirts are making is for compensation from the goverment for anyone not making 40,000 baht per month. But what government has that kind of money for almost an entire country? Neighbouring countries are in worse straights so I can only imagine what would happen if those living in Thailand suddenly become that much wealthier. It would be a repeat of California putting all those benefits in place for the poor. No surprise, the poor poured into CA and the state got to the point where it could not pay bills. Checks were bouncing all over. .-= Catherine´s last blog ..Please Vote: Top 100 Language Learning Blogs =-.