News Forum - Russians the top demographic in Phuket, will likely remain so

[Thaiger]

Over the Christmas holiday, Russian tourists were the number 1 demographic in Phuket, and with the tightening restrictions on entry to Thailand except for the Phuket Sandbox, that trend is expected to continue into the New Year holiday and beyond. Before Covid-19, Russians were a major tourism force in Phuket and after being allowed to re-enter in Thailand’s reopening, they steadily climbed to become the top country for tourism arrivals since the end of November. Russians spending their cold winter months in an escape to a tropical island holiday has been a mainstay of Phuket tourism for many years, with […]

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[Dedinbed]

37 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Russian tourists were the number 1 demographic in Phuket,

Cossack dancing outside 7/11's and large Chang's all round then .. 

[Malc-Thai]

2 hours ago, Dedinbed said:

Cossack dancing outside 7/11's and large Chang's all round then .. 

All wearing white cheesecloth hoodies!  

[Brownie]

3 hours ago, Dedinbed said:

Cossack dancing outside 7/11's and large Chang's all round then .. 

I guess I can pack up the bhaji stall now.

[Imnottelling]

Russians are nearly as bad as the Chinese

[AlexPTY]

enjoy it, while charters are flying to Phuket, it's not going to last

[Rain]

36 minutes ago, Imnottelling said:

Russians are nearly as bad as the Chinese

Not even close to the nasty reputation as Brits, Aussies and Germans.

[Faraday]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

Not even close to the nasty reputation as Brits, Aussies and Germans.

Ok Rain, you seem to post many anti Caucasian comments, others are very good & incisive.

What nationality are you?

[Bluesofa]

11 minutes ago, Faraday said:

Ok Rain, you seem to post many anti Caucasian comments, others are very good & incisive.

What nationality are you?

Perhaps Martian?

[Faraday]

19 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Perhaps Martian?

Or the seventh planet from the sun?

[Rain]

32 minutes ago, Faraday said:

Ok Rain, you seem to post many anti Caucasian comments, others are very good & incisive.

What nationality are you?

Touched a nerve, have we? 

[Faraday]

16 minutes ago, Rain said:

Touched a nerve, have we? 

No, not in the slightest.

[astro]

32 minutes ago, Rain said:

Touched a nerve, have we? 

"We"...?

[IamHrUsT]

On 12/31/2021 at 8:51 AM, Faraday said:

Ok Rain, you seem to post many anti Caucasian comments, others are very good & incisive.

What nationality are you?

How come his comments are anti Caucasian? Russians are mostly Caucasians as well. 

 

[Poolie]

On 12/31/2021 at 7:39 AM, Imnottelling said:

Russians are nearly as bad as the Chinese

Yet the Thais, we keep reading, are xenophobic?

[Rain]

26 minutes ago, Poolie said:

Yet the Thais, we keep reading, are xenophobic?

Nothing nearly as extreme as some deluded Euro-cultures.

Obviously, not looking in the mirror often enough.

[Poolie]

15 minutes ago, Rain said:

Nothing nearly as extreme as some deluded Euro-cultures.

Obviously, not looking in the mirror often enough.

Obviously.

[King Cotton]

2 hours ago, IamHrUsT said:

How come his comments are anti Caucasian? Russians are mostly Caucasians as well. 

Keep watching, @IamHrUsT , all may be revealed . . . maybe!

And your debut post, too . . . welcome to the forum!

[JohnLG]

Have the Russian's got any money now that the Ruppel is gone as well as all major credit card company's?

Just asking

[steve860]

1 hour ago, JohnLG said:

Have the Russian's got any money now that the Ruppel is gone as well as all major credit card company's?

Just asking

Hopefully just enough to get back where they came from.