awayguy Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 VERY interesting article from the Far Eastern Economic Review. I for one am going to check out the Orchid Beer Bar. Has anyone here been there? African's in Bangkok (I used the instant UBB Code button for a URL - I wonder what it does) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 hehe, Scary thought i wonder why you would like to check into Orchid after reading that article ? Are you after the money in the heroin business or I can not understand how they can have BKK as their base i for one would never get involved in drug business in Thailand... Not with the punishment of getting banned to return to paradise for life..Phuuu another scary thought ! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 Is there nothing that isn't a knock-off in Thailand?? Now even the heroin is fake...Where's my lacoste shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phiketpete Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 I certainly have noticed an increased numeber of Arican and indians in BKK in recent year. When Khun Taksin made his comments early in his term of office about tightening up immigration procedures he noted that 30% of all indian tourists become illegals. I am sure the number must be quite similar from Africa. The money moves both ways. I was in a local bank today SCB and waiting next to me was a yopung african who did not look like he had 2 pennies to rub together sitting very surly a nd muttering to himself. The staff were waiting for confirmation of something or other from overseas. Anyway eventually the teller handed over 3 large wads of banknotes and some coins at least 2 of the wads were of 1000 baht notes. Therefore there was at least 200000baht. He got walked out without saying anythin and even without counting it. I felt like running after him and asking if the Orchid bar was his local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 time for an update: still fast increasing everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 My guess...being a tin head and all...Thailand recently made some agreements for oil from Africa...maybe they also agreed to allow more Africans in to Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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