Sino-Thai tourism was completely opened, and Thais immediately shouted: Chinese tourists are back!
However, at this time, the catharsis of outbound travel Xi Dapuben has never been as "thorough" as before, at least, many Chinese and Thai people interviewed think so.
It's just with a brilliant dedication, from one depression to another, trying to find a little healing from the long dormancy of the home, or firmly believing that Siam is still an entrepreneurial paradise, planning the ideal solution to travel, earn money, and enjoy at the same time.
Of course, there are many people who simply come to travel, but today, in the absence of complete statistics, Chinese who come to Thailand are completely unable to distinguish whether they come to travel or to "make money"....
Perception with the naked eye, a large number of contacts, is undoubtedly the only channel for research.
Ms. P: After the house was cut off, I wanted to come to Thailand to find a way to get rich...
Ms. P "appreciates" the new crown, after all, it is it that made her experience the interruption of the house in 2020-2021, and witnessed the advancement of "foreclosure" in 2023, so that Ms. P had to admit her generosity and selflessness in providing housing for others.
Friends around her told her that if she wanted to get rich, it was unrealistic to go to Europe and the United States, and it was most cost-effective to go to Thailand to make money, so she got a visa on arrival and came to Thailand, while traveling, while watching.
She opened Zhihu, Little Red Book, and Douyin, and almost mentally "transplanted" all the ways to make money to Thailand -
She thought about talking to the manager of the Bangkok mall and asking if she could put a few doll machines in the aisle, she was responsible for equipment maintenance and supply; I also thought about docking with the big projects of the Sino-Thai Industrial Exhibition and earning the difference between upstream and downstream; I also thought about opening up a fleet connecting China and Thailand, doing logistics, e-commerce, and trade; Or simply pack a durian orchard and enter the fruit and vegetable business...
She was accompanied by her best friend, Ms. H's "memory of getting rich" stuck in 2010-2015, so it was she who brought Ms. P to Thailand to make a fortune.
At that time, Ms. H made bird's nest, every gram was fiercely increased in price, counting Thai product purchasing + weight loss prescription + IVF + study abroad enrollment divided heads, a person alone can quickly earn a down payment, or a house.
But now back in Thailand, both are very disappointed.
When she first came to Thailand, Ms. P's loss was that "going to Thailand to start a business" was not an overnight thing at all, and her understanding of Thailand was not limited to the Thai language: it was a kind of powerlessness that was slaughtered by motorcycle drivers and unable to fight back, and the confusion of not finding a shareholder partnership under the crackdown on gray industry....
Back to Thailand, Ms. H's loss is that Thailand is no longer as "good to make money" as before, all the purchasing products, a treasure platform is almost all good quality and low price, the "poor information" of the year, has long been fully shared by the "strategy" of the short video, she wants to make money, but many people no longer need her, or, even if there is demand, there is no money...
Looking at the decreasing visa validity period day by day, Ms. H turned out the "Thai visa agency dragon king" that she often contacted before the epidemic, and dialed for a long time before someone connected, it was the "dragon king" who answered the phone, and the reply was: "dragon king" failed to escape Thailand's crackdown on China's gray industry, because it has issued too many controversial visas and has been arrested.
Finally, the "dragon mother" advised that no one in Thailand dares to easily apply for a "visa" for Chinese, and if you want to stay in Thailand for a long time to start a business alone, you need 1000% legal status.
The final conclusion of Ms. H and P is that aside from the daily "slaughtering news", Thailand is only suitable for Chinese to consume and send money, not for Chinese to start a business and make money.
"Return of Chinese tourists" in the eyes of Thai temples: love and hate, schizophrenia, all because of "money"
Recently, the Zhongtai WeChat group is forwarding these two "complaining screenshots", because they have been compressed by WeChat countless times, the picture quality is extremely touching, but I can barely see the anger and disgust on it.
Before the interview, the first reaction of Thai Internet reporters was that "China's WeChat brand merchants have begun to fight among themselves again", which was nothing more than scolding "how unqualified and disgusting you are in this Chinese", and then held up "how dedicated and professional my Chinese is".
But when the Thai website called the person in charge of the temple, the news was really that China's "Thai Buddha daigou merchant" really made a mess of the Thai temple. They held tourist signs, but still had selfie sticks in their backpacks, and squatted in front of the temple every day: "Send a circle of friends - send a Weibo - Douyin live broadcast - wait for a single - make a single - send a circle of friends."
There are those who loudly scold Thai monks and masters for not understanding Chinese, some who enter the monastery and walk on the wall to show "scissor hands", some cheer because of the explosion of orders, some threaten the abbot with sunglasses and big gold chains to become the exclusive general agent in China, some call relatives and friends to help pull orders, in short, as long as they can coax Chinese compatriots to spend more money and consume more, their income will not worry.
In February 2023, I don't know how many Chinese still rely on the "cash cow" of Thai temples, hoping to quickly pay off debts and make a lot of money...
This is the main cause of schizophrenia in Thai temples, as devout Thai Buddhists/temple directors, who do not know whether to rejoice in the incense that feeds the faith or lament the Buddhist marketing that is all about money transactions.
They don't even know whether to be an authentic Thai who believes in "a suitable economy and contentment", or an excellent realistic egoist who "everything is, only money is fragrant" like the Chinese in front of them.
A gentleman loves money, and takes it from absurdity.
Anyway, everyone is crazy, everyone, it is crazy to be righteous.
Chinese tourists strike again after the epidemic: the purchasing power of Thai traders questioned
"You just bought this, I rely on, in 2019, Chinese shot 10 boxes, you only 2 boxes, buy more!"
The lady of a tourist specialty shop in Thailand has added a mantra this year: "When you come back, Chinese you have only 20% purchasing power." ”
Mr. R said in an interview that when he returned to Thailand this time, he really just wanted to revisit, sit quietly by the river he frequented, or try the street food that he had been reunited for a long time. Maybe without the epidemic, I will be generous, but now I can only buy the souvenirs I really need, and I really dare not spend money indiscriminately.
On the contrary, the companions who followed Mr. R were still enthusiastic about shopping, because they posted a message in the circle of friends before boarding: "I'm going to Thailand, which friend needs to bring something, please contact me by private message, the price is absolutely excellent." ”
Along the way, Mr. R seemed to have a concern and his eyes were full of worries. The accompanying Thai tour guide also complained on the tour bus: "Everyone stir up the atmosphere, how can it not be high enough!" ”
Another complaint is: "I have been a tour guide for so long, I really didn't expect this group of tourists to be this effect, I am in their eyes, nothing more than a free business consultant, one moment ask Thailand if there is a way to make a fortune, the next time ask what the hell project Thailand has anyone to do, and then ask me how to report the social security of Thai employees..."
"A good tour group has become a business delegation, you say, at this time, the Chinese who came to Thailand came to travel, or did they come to 'make money'?
Thailand is still that Thailand: just the scenery in the eyes of the "bags", it has long lost its mind
Once upon a time, traveling to Thailand was so relaxing, so carefree, so spotless – come and play, have a good time, and have a bang.
There is no need to think about the matter at hand, the matter of returning to China, anyway, go down with a high brain, tan your skin on the island, smash a cup in a bar, hike the world in the mountains... With youth to fight "gone forever", with time to witness "years and tranquility", but this epidemic, like a torch, burned it out.
People forget to feel sorry for themselves, care for themselves, and even a moment of joy and tranquility must be inexplicably spent in the self-blame of refusing decadence, like a corpse, as far as possible to contain the complex world, tired and dazed.
In the end, it still loses: money, reality, and, firewood, rice, oil and salt.
It was as if he had never withdrawn from the Five Finger Mountain of the new crown era.
The word "open" now means to go out and break in.
Life is too psychedelic, looking at the green plums in his yard, it will be difficult to suppress the desire for spring in utilitarianism, and through the bright and green streets, the heart instantly fell in love with drunken gold fans, and even in the face of Siam, where they lived leisurely, countless warriors were even more in battle, in a vain attempt to make a name for themselves through dimensionality reduction blows from China, get ahead, and return home.
But people are born ordinary, excessive paranoia, intense speculation, nothing more than seeing the embarrassment behind elegance, seeing the barrenness behind wealth, and seeing the bleakness behind glory.
Thailand, which should have been Thailand, has legal dignity and a regular order, and it really cannot become the fantasy object of the "Southeast Asian hegemon" and the fluke pattern of "heroes in troubled times".
There are too many opportunities in human life, no matter which path you choose to walk, there will be sorrows and joys. In the face of the ever-changing world situation, perhaps the only shortcut is to abandon the burden of the past and embark on a future that has never been opened.
Whether you come to travel or make money, as long as the two abide by the law, they are essentially complementary to each other, and each takes what he needs.
Let the current Thailand, with tolerance and kindness as the medicine, heal the wounds of love, dilute the famous wine, dissolve the poison of money, and warm those hoarse voices under the burden of life.
May Thailand and the bags that love it never make a mistake with each other.
Text: Thai Net Cloth Week Ten Noodles