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How often in Thailand is there any kind of living creatures in the form of cockroaches, centipedes, etc.? What is the probability of meeting them on the beach or near the hotel?
How often in Thailand is there any kind of living creatures in the form of cockroaches, centipedes, etc.? What is the probability of meeting them on the beach or near the hotel?
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Massage in my house :)
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Cleanliness, beauty, framed diplomas from Wat Pho :)
We don’t buy shoes, leather in Tai, because the quality is bazaar. Not bazaar, branded - at the same prices and in the same assortment as in Kyiv. Cotton things - yes, we take them immediately upon arrival, they are enough just before departure.
As for the sea ... You have to look hard for it! We must try hard to find a place where the sea is at least as good as Turkish and Greek. If you compare it with Red, you don’t even have to look. On the islands, the sea is better than on the mainland.
Seafood is NOT cheap. People order soup tom yam, in which 4 (regular) or 3 (economy) shrimp swim, or a plate of noodles with the same 3-4 shrimp. It's very tasty, but to hear that "we ate seafood" is ridiculous.
So: food, fruits, elephants, warmth - this is what you can spend 10 hours on an airplane because of. High expectations from the sea, shopping and cheap seafood can disappoint a tourist
http://waithai.ua/
Cleanliness, beauty, framed diplomas from Wat Pho :)
We don’t buy shoes, leather in Tai, because the quality is bazaar. Not bazaar, branded - at the same prices and in the same assortment as in Kyiv. Cotton things - yes, we take them immediately upon arrival, they are enough just before departure.
As for the sea ... You have to look hard for it! We must try hard to find a place where the sea is at least as good as Turkish and Greek. If you compare it with Red, you don’t even have to look. On the islands, the sea is better than on the mainland.
Seafood is NOT cheap. People order soup tom yam, in which 4 (regular) or 3 (economy) shrimp swim, or a plate of noodles with the same 3-4 shrimp. It's very tasty, but to hear that "we ate seafood" is ridiculous.
So: food, fruits, elephants, warmth - this is what you can spend 10 hours on an airplane because of. High expectations from the sea, shopping and cheap seafood can disappoint a tourist
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answered 8 years ago
It is easy to call the arguments of others "nonsense" without owning the question. Near Omsk there is an encephalitic tick, one bite - and a person turns into a vegetable. Moreover, it is dangerous just for tourists, because. the locals are vaccinated. So yes, a trip to barbecue near Omsk for visiting guests can be more dangerous than Thailand. For some reason, I have not heard that someone was brought from Thailand in a wooden pea jacket)) And encephalitis is a well-known topic.
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answered 8 years ago
In my opinion, absolutely everyone has heard about a Swedish tourist stung by a box jellyfish on Koh Samui.
Mortality from contact with Cubozoa - 100% if no help is provided within 5 minutes. And in the vast majority of cases, it will not be provided, since the victim is paralyzed and cannot get out on the shore himself and call for help. Mortality from encephalitis is about 2%, from the Far Eastern form 25-30%.
The tick is not better, but the question, after all, is about Thailand.
Mortality from contact with Cubozoa - 100% if no help is provided within 5 minutes. And in the vast majority of cases, it will not be provided, since the victim is paralyzed and cannot get out on the shore himself and call for help. Mortality from encephalitis is about 2%, from the Far Eastern form 25-30%.
The tick is not better, but the question, after all, is about Thailand.
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answered 8 years ago
You listen to such heresy, you want to close yourself in the room and not leave the house. Ticks, box jellyfish, parasitic larvae. Those who are obsessed with this should stay at home. The probability of meeting box jellyfish in Tai is about the same as being killed by lightning on the threshold of your own house. Nonsense. You didn’t think that you could simply not fly there or back and lie down somewhere near Rostov due to a pilot error. The last time we sat down in Bangkok was the fourth time, such was the side wind. And in Delhi, once almost missed the runway. And on Kochanga, they flew off on a tuk-tuk into a ditch because of an oncoming ram - a biker. This is where you can really lose your life and health. Not because of animals, but because of people. I saw a centipede in the Cambodian jungle. Fuck them Russian, Ukrainian and other barangs are not needed. Do not touch with your hands what moves in the forest and you will be healthy. God bless... good luck to everyone...
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answered 8 years ago
Heresy is pink snot. And you just need to KNOW about the potential dangers. And plan trips with your eyes open - for example, carry a syringe with you or grab a lemon when you go to the beach.
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answered 8 years ago
Guys, let's live together and respect other people's opinions, even if it differs from yours! Although we are very different, we even live in different countries, but the craving for travel unites us and it's great.
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answered 8 years ago
I agree about the lemon, it definitely will not be superfluous. Even if not bucks or baht, but hryvnias or rubles ... But the syringe, excuse me, with what? You can get shot for drugs. Or is it just in case? Suck something? Pink snot, for example... Funny recommendations. ;-)
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answered 8 years ago
These recommendations do not seem funny to experienced travelers. Something, neither at Vinsky's, nor at the recall, no one laughs. And the frivolous remain so until the first incident. For example, a lemon would be very useful to us in Pranang, thanks, the local women who cook the food were the first to notice something was wrong, and they had a lemon. Without him, there would have been hospitalization, most likely.
If you want to try your luck, no one forbids you to wallow in the sand. And I still advise the rest to google the text "skin parasite after Thailand" and "Exotic diseases from Thailand." These are not theories, but real cases of real people in real time.
If you want to try your luck, no one forbids you to wallow in the sand. And I still advise the rest to google the text "skin parasite after Thailand" and "Exotic diseases from Thailand." These are not theories, but real cases of real people in real time.
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answered 8 years ago
Traveled for eight times 37 provinces. And this is a little less than half of Tai. I will continue ethnographic exercises. It is unlikely that you, along with shopping, visited at least ten. Ate together with the Thais in their cafes their food. Twice in all eight trips my wife had short-term stomach problems. But thanks to excellent medicine, everything returned to normal in one or two days. Travel advice. Buy medicines for temperature and stomach in Thailand. Very modern and effective means in any pharmacy. You will not find such medicines in Moscow. The most common injuries in Thailand are associated not with snakes and parasites, but with bikes. Here, on every visit, I see broken farangs in large quantities, both Russians and Europeans, and even Australians and Merikos. Take the bike only if you ride confidently and in which case you can dodge a targeted attack on you. It is easier on the islands, in Pattaya and Phuket there are a lot of injuries from glands. Not only fractures, but also burns and muscle injuries.
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answered 8 years ago
Finger to the sky, dear. We traveled around Tay enough, but we didn’t count the provinces, but, apparently, we had to. And ate with Thais in cafes. Moreover - basically, they ate there. No problem. And they rented cars, not bikes, of course, health is more expensive.
I leave shopping on your conscience :) Shopping in Thailand is not our format.
What else I would like to emphasize - with great experience and more responsibility. You can't put on rose-colored glasses for a beginner. About five years ago, a girl from this forum asked me a lot of questions about Thailand in general and Samui in particular - she and her husband were going on a honeymoon trip. I answered her in detail - where there is something to see, how to move around, no negativity. And so, one fine day, she writes to me in hysterics about the following: “We are already here for the second day. We can’t eat anything! We only found sausages at 7/11 (you understand what she means, right?). What to do! Save me!” To say it was a lesson is an understatement.
I leave shopping on your conscience :) Shopping in Thailand is not our format.
What else I would like to emphasize - with great experience and more responsibility. You can't put on rose-colored glasses for a beginner. About five years ago, a girl from this forum asked me a lot of questions about Thailand in general and Samui in particular - she and her husband were going on a honeymoon trip. I answered her in detail - where there is something to see, how to move around, no negativity. And so, one fine day, she writes to me in hysterics about the following: “We are already here for the second day. We can’t eat anything! We only found sausages at 7/11 (you understand what she means, right?). What to do! Save me!” To say it was a lesson is an understatement.
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answered 8 years ago
Good afternoon. About shopping, sorry, you yourself told everyone. What and where do you buy. Regarding your hysteria - the only thing I can say - Tai, this is not her country ... And there is no need to make a tragedy. You can’t please the sick with the body, but more with the head, and the Louboutins. You can’t even imagine who, whom, when and where will bite, burn or poison the next time. The majority of tourists are absolutely healthy, adequate, friendly, curious and sane. And this is good. By the way, about your remark that seafood in Thailand is NOT cheap! What did you compare prices with? I think it's just cheap. A little cheaper, for example, in Goa, but the conditions of preparation and consumption differ very much. Once again I apologize. :-)
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answered 8 years ago
Mdya... to buy a couple of T-shirts and pants is, of course, "shopping" :)
You will be surprised, but there are quite a lot of people about whom you can say that "Thai is not their country." Because of the climate, sanitation features, LIVESTOCK. And the last thing to do is to lull them to sleep on the forums. For some reason, the author asked a question about cockroaches. If he didn't care, he wouldn't ask. And what - you have to lie that they are not there? My deep conviction is to tell how it really is, and then let him decide. No matter how much you love Thailand.
And there are cockroaches, and snakes, and migrating larvae, and jellyfish. And it is BETTER at the same time to walk along the beach in shoes, not to swim in muddy water, to carefully look at the vegetation through which you make your way. And do not panic if a rat comes out of the garbage can, picking its teeth. There are they there.
You will be surprised, but there are quite a lot of people about whom you can say that "Thai is not their country." Because of the climate, sanitation features, LIVESTOCK. And the last thing to do is to lull them to sleep on the forums. For some reason, the author asked a question about cockroaches. If he didn't care, he wouldn't ask. And what - you have to lie that they are not there? My deep conviction is to tell how it really is, and then let him decide. No matter how much you love Thailand.
And there are cockroaches, and snakes, and migrating larvae, and jellyfish. And it is BETTER at the same time to walk along the beach in shoes, not to swim in muddy water, to carefully look at the vegetation through which you make your way. And do not panic if a rat comes out of the garbage can, picking its teeth. There are they there.
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answered 8 years ago
About seafood. May I start by asking what do you call seafood?
Scallops, of course, will be cheaper than at the London Borough market :) We buy there for 5 pounds for a serving of 4 pieces. But a dish of shrimp (both grown and commercial), spiny lobster, squid - all prices are comparable to those in Kiev. I mean exactly the dish FROM the above, and not the dish WITH them. Three shrimp, for example, or half a squid. Fish is cheap, only of low value, such as "garbage" catfish or carp in salt, which we also have at 2 dollars per kg. If we are talking about a red sniper - please, it's not so cheap anymore. It is a completely different question that their freshness and preparation are not comparable with domestic ones.
Sushi - can't be compared either, I like to go to Fuji. But the bill is no less than in Kiev sushi or yakitoria, rather more.
Scallops, of course, will be cheaper than at the London Borough market :) We buy there for 5 pounds for a serving of 4 pieces. But a dish of shrimp (both grown and commercial), spiny lobster, squid - all prices are comparable to those in Kiev. I mean exactly the dish FROM the above, and not the dish WITH them. Three shrimp, for example, or half a squid. Fish is cheap, only of low value, such as "garbage" catfish or carp in salt, which we also have at 2 dollars per kg. If we are talking about a red sniper - please, it's not so cheap anymore. It is a completely different question that their freshness and preparation are not comparable with domestic ones.
Sushi - can't be compared either, I like to go to Fuji. But the bill is no less than in Kiev sushi or yakitoria, rather more.
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answered 8 years ago
On the subject of cockroaches. In Phuket 4 times in different hotels I did not see a single one. Only geckos. So I didn't mislead anyone. If you have personally seen, then write the specific address of cockroaches in Phuket. Specify a specific hotel or garbage can. This is useful. People will appreciate it and go there. Hundreds of rats run in the evening on the beach of Pattaya. This is a fact, but they were not discussed. Pattaya and Phuket are two big differences, contagious. :-) About seafood dishes. A serving of 4 scallops costs 215 baht, that is, 440 rubles. And 5 pounds is 500 rubles, that is, a little more expensive. A question of freshness. As for prices in Kiev What are we talking about? About enjoying the taste of fresh seafood or splitting and digesting frozen food. So you can agree to the fact that pineapples in Moscow or Kyiv are tasty and ripe.
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answered 8 years ago
So, let's go back to the original question. "How often in Thailand is there any kind of living creatures in the form of cockroaches, centipedes, etc. What is the probability of meeting them on the beach or near the hotel?" What does Phuket have to do with it? We, in general, do not know where the girl is going.
I can’t believe in my life that in 8 trips you didn’t come across huge black flying cockroaches! They are just everywhere. It is easier for me to write where they were not - in Hua Hin. We have been to Patong and Karon. And, again - what does the hotel have to do with it? They fly through the streets after sunset. Where there are public catering - they fly there. And rats are everywhere where the garbage can is. It's not for me to tell you what garbage cans look like in Thailand :)
About scallops: I specifically cited London as an example - the most expensive European city. There is no defrosting at the Borough market, everything is fresh. Are scallops cheaper by 60 rubles compared to London AJ? Anecdote, not cheap.
And, if everything in Tae is fresh and tasty, let's say so, and not "cheap".
I can’t believe in my life that in 8 trips you didn’t come across huge black flying cockroaches! They are just everywhere. It is easier for me to write where they were not - in Hua Hin. We have been to Patong and Karon. And, again - what does the hotel have to do with it? They fly through the streets after sunset. Where there are public catering - they fly there. And rats are everywhere where the garbage can is. It's not for me to tell you what garbage cans look like in Thailand :)
About scallops: I specifically cited London as an example - the most expensive European city. There is no defrosting at the Borough market, everything is fresh. Are scallops cheaper by 60 rubles compared to London AJ? Anecdote, not cheap.
And, if everything in Tae is fresh and tasty, let's say so, and not "cheap".
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answered 8 years ago
About flying cockroaches. Are they dangerous in your opinion? You're just trying to scare people in every possible way. The final effect of any message depends on the way the information is presented. If my wife had read such reviews earlier, then I would probably still go to Tai alone. About the prices of seafood. I said so about the London ones - the difference is not strong. When you write NOT cheap, it is implied that you ate CHEAP somewhere. There must be a comparison. Where, what and for how much? :-)
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answered 8 years ago
I remembered how I suffered in Turkey because of living creatures. I swim with a mask near Antalya (Lara), in the rocks, looking for beautiful shells and just watching, and I see - a big thing the size of a cucumber, red-pink at the bottom, at a depth of 40 centimeters, beautiful, it has light pimples from which strands of light threads come out and oscillate with water, I took it, it stung me slightly. It was really bad, the temperature rose, malaise. It was only towards evening.
So life is everywhere. And I saw rats in the Kiev metro, in New York the same thing))
It is necessary to judge the REAL danger, not the imaginary one. I have not heard about mass cases of something there in Thailand, as well as in Turkey. Therefore, I conclude that getting a sunburn is a "danger" 100 times more serious than any problems with living creatures.
And I feel sorry for the tourists whose wife goes into hysterics at the word "cockroach" and because of this the family is forced to rest either on the Black Sea or overpay for expensive resorts like Italy.
So life is everywhere. And I saw rats in the Kiev metro, in New York the same thing))
It is necessary to judge the REAL danger, not the imaginary one. I have not heard about mass cases of something there in Thailand, as well as in Turkey. Therefore, I conclude that getting a sunburn is a "danger" 100 times more serious than any problems with living creatures.
And I feel sorry for the tourists whose wife goes into hysterics at the word "cockroach" and because of this the family is forced to rest either on the Black Sea or overpay for expensive resorts like Italy.
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answered 8 years ago
Absolutely agree. When he was a student, he worked part-time in the taiga near Lesosibirsk. The huntsman shot the bear. And he invited us - 11 people of coven students to a feast, Everyone ate bear meat with pleasure. When they had already finished the work (a month had passed) and reached Krasnoyarsk, one of the group - Yurik, suddenly suddenly "fell sick". Headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain.... In an ambulance to the hospital. We accompanied him. The doctor just looked at him and immediately asked the question - "did you eat a bear?". We were amazed by the question, and Yurik was struck by a very bad disease, trichinosis. And he became disabled at the age of 22. Strange, 12 people ate, and only one got sick. The answer was given by the same doctor and it turned out to be very unexpected for us: everyone drank alcohol, and Yurik was a non-drinker. You never know what will save you and what will destroy you.
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answered 8 years ago
No, they are not dangerous, but was there a question from the author about the danger of cockroaches? I can't answer for your shy wife. Personally, I prefer to have a complete picture of the place where I'm going. And, if I'm trying to"scare ", then you are trying to podrihtovat and embellish reality. Contrary to the facts.
Here, no one warned you and your classmate that you can’t eat raw mezhvezhatinu. Well done, right? In total, one suffered - a statistical error in practice. Russian"maybe ".
As for the price of seafood, you are talking nonsense. Not cheap - they are also comparable in price to similar ones in the most expensive city in Europe. Greece, Portugal, Scotland, Norway - everything was plus / minus the same, maybe Greece and Scotland are a little cheaper. And Thailand is in the same range. Common price. Not cheap.
Here, no one warned you and your classmate that you can’t eat raw mezhvezhatinu. Well done, right? In total, one suffered - a statistical error in practice. Russian"maybe ".
As for the price of seafood, you are talking nonsense. Not cheap - they are also comparable in price to similar ones in the most expensive city in Europe. Greece, Portugal, Scotland, Norway - everything was plus / minus the same, maybe Greece and Scotland are a little cheaper. And Thailand is in the same range. Common price. Not cheap.
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answered 8 years ago
kolyan_cat, did not hear, because they were not interested, this is not the news that the zomboyaschik broadcasts.
Look through the forums on Thailand for a couple of years. And Dengue in all its glory (I personally have two friends who have been ill), and larvae in adults and children (a doctor from Irkutsk came to the travel forum to ASK ADVICE, because I had never seen this before, and in a few weeks three patients were brought from Thailand. ), and all around advice to have acid on the beach. A bottle of vinegar is not comme il faut, tomatoes are not popular in Thailand. Lemon or lime - just right.
Here you write that we saw rats in New York. Fine. When asked if they exist, will you lie that they are not?
Look through the forums on Thailand for a couple of years. And Dengue in all its glory (I personally have two friends who have been ill), and larvae in adults and children (a doctor from Irkutsk came to the travel forum to ASK ADVICE, because I had never seen this before, and in a few weeks three patients were brought from Thailand. ), and all around advice to have acid on the beach. A bottle of vinegar is not comme il faut, tomatoes are not popular in Thailand. Lemon or lime - just right.
Here you write that we saw rats in New York. Fine. When asked if they exist, will you lie that they are not?
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answered 8 years ago
I personally did not like Tai) One big plus is warm water and heat. Everything else is vanity of vanities, you always have to carry money with you, make sure that it is not stolen and that it is enough. The nature around, to put it mildly, is no different from the Crimean one, the food is peculiar, the fruits are watery. And this is by no means a country of smiles - the Thais are very arrogant, they believe that since we came to them, then they are just awesome, but we have a kind of so-so))) And as for living creatures, because if we love warmth, then many living beings they also love him, so there are a lot of living creatures there)
Another point is that the solar radiation there is many times higher. than in the middle latitudes, and many hotels do not bother to install the required number of umbrellas - for example, they poke them near the pool and that's it, and on the beaches, as a rule, there are no umbrellas at all.
Another point is that the solar radiation there is many times higher. than in the middle latitudes, and many hotels do not bother to install the required number of umbrellas - for example, they poke them near the pool and that's it, and on the beaches, as a rule, there are no umbrellas at all.
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answered 8 years ago
Nobody ate raw bear meat. If you are completely unaware of the topic, then do not scratch your tongue in vain. You could fry it as much as you like. The larvae did not care. And it was not about that at all. But the fact that two of your friends "had been ill" with dengue probably determines your attitude to the subject. I wonder where they got her? Of course, you can walk along the beach in felt boots and swim in a spacesuit, but you can’t escape fate. Karma can only be tweaked a little, but it cannot be changed. Sorry.
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As for sores, I personally know a person who was badly bitten by mosquitoes or whatever flies there after evening gatherings on the shore. And no mosquito coils helped, these flying monsters did not care at all about all the creams and fumigations.
And one day, after rinsing my hands a little after the sweet fruit and leaving the bungalow, on my return I saw a literally moving washbasin - the ants smelled the sweetness and rushed to feast in a whole crowd)))
On an excursion to the waterfall, one monkey jumped over the branches and broke them off, threw them and aimed at me)) The guide joked that this was a male and this was such courtship, but I was not flattered at all, I barely escaped ((In general, monkeys can drag away the ones you left behind things - so you need to watch out! You also need to be wary of monkey bites - they say that they carry AIDS
And one day, after rinsing my hands a little after the sweet fruit and leaving the bungalow, on my return I saw a literally moving washbasin - the ants smelled the sweetness and rushed to feast in a whole crowd)))
On an excursion to the waterfall, one monkey jumped over the branches and broke them off, threw them and aimed at me)) The guide joked that this was a male and this was such courtship, but I was not flattered at all, I barely escaped ((In general, monkeys can drag away the ones you left behind things - so you need to watch out! You also need to be wary of monkey bites - they say that they carry AIDS
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Once in Cambodia we spent the night near a lake with a waterfall. There was a picnic, and we were all constantly bitten by someone on the ankles. They did not notice much, and it was not visible. Then for 3 nights my legs were very itchy at the bottom. Some midge worked. But in Siberia it is the same in spring. The midge breaks through any nets and mosquito nets. If you want to see something wonderful, you have to sacrifice something. It doesn't happen without it. And with monkeys, you need to understand the species a little. A macaque will bite easily, a baboon or a baboon, even more so. But there are herbivores, not aggressive, without front, dangerous fangs. Langurs, for example. It is safe to feed them. They are so wonderful. But someone can say - phew! They are all flea-bearing and carry diseases. A question of approach. And even the unforgettable Freddie Mercury caught AIDS. And not from a monkey at all.
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I agree that there is a certain risk in any event - even at home, pouring tea, you can get a lot of burns) You just need to be aware. that Thailand is by no means a fairy tale, there are many objective nuances that must be taken into account when planning your trip to this country.
And if someone is worried about the fact that it is very expensive and long to fly to this country, I will say right away. that you won't really lose anything if you don't go there. There are places much closer, cheaper and cleaner, with beautiful beaches and underwater world
And if someone is worried about the fact that it is very expensive and long to fly to this country, I will say right away. that you won't really lose anything if you don't go there. There are places much closer, cheaper and cleaner, with beautiful beaches and underwater world
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This is the honest, correct answer. Were, did not like, did not accept. Like I said, not everyone likes Tai. And this is NORMAL. :-)
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Dengue has been on Koh Samui for several years. If you do not know about it, then you do not need to scratch your tongue.
And if there are unkillable parasites in fried bear meat, then it means that you don’t need to eat fried bear meat. A person suffered because of: 1. ignorance, 2. if he knew, then because of stupidity. The rest just passed. And the fact that you were carried away (!) does not mean that bear meat is safe and you can advise other people to eat it.
And, please, do not drag any "karma", "fate" and other third eye with cosmic energies into the issues of safety and health.
And if there are unkillable parasites in fried bear meat, then it means that you don’t need to eat fried bear meat. A person suffered because of: 1. ignorance, 2. if he knew, then because of stupidity. The rest just passed. And the fact that you were carried away (!) does not mean that bear meat is safe and you can advise other people to eat it.
And, please, do not drag any "karma", "fate" and other third eye with cosmic energies into the issues of safety and health.
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"You just need to be aware that Thailand is by no means a fairy tale, there are many objective nuances that must be taken into account when planning your trip to this country."
I completely agree and I am trying to convey this to the people for the second page.
And my conclusion is different - you must definitely go to Tai at least once. After careful planning. To avoid "surprises".
I completely agree and I am trying to convey this to the people for the second page.
And my conclusion is different - you must definitely go to Tai at least once. After careful planning. To avoid "surprises".
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