Pescator Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I had a close call in Krabi just a few months ago. It was during a buddhist holiday and 7/11 would not sell beer. At 7 pm a guy needs his beer for a sundowner. My trusted motorbike driver came to aid me in the hour of distress. Off we went to a small local store. "Wait here, I get it for you". Minutes later he reappeared with 2 beers wrapped in paper. One for him, one for me. Ahh, all is good now. As we were about to mount the bike, 2 thai guys drove by on a motor bike and I felt something passing me by a small margin. They had hurled a big bottle of beer towards us, or.. the thai woman standing not so far from us. The beer bottle smashed the window of the shop and there was a lot of commotion. I asked the thai woman if she knew what this was all about, and if it was aimed at her, me or the motor bike driver? She didnt have a clue. Neither did the driver. Suffice to say, that I was just happy not to have my travels cut short by a beer bottle hitting my head. I went home, enough excitement for one night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 ^^^ Moronic statement. World tourism Stats. you are the moron here as you bring again a tourist statistic, which includes far more than people going for vacation such as business trips, people going for education and language training, visiting their relatives, one day trips etc.etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Suffice to say, that I was just happy not to have my travels cut short by a beer bottle hitting my head. I went home, enough excitement for one night... was it Songkran? some guys are just plain lazy to fill up their water guns and throw bottles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 was it Songkran? some guys are just plain lazy to fill up their water guns and throw bottles.... It was in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 my sister got knocked out cold from some jerk throwing a bottle of piss in the crowd and donnington monsters of rock years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 you are the moron here as you bring again a tourist statistic, which includes far more than people going for vacation such as business trips, people going for education and language training, visiting their relatives, one day trips etc.etc. Oh? Define please the word "tourist" Then get back to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 not all tourists come for vacation if you have not realized that yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 not all tourists come for vacation if you have not realized that yet! When I travel abroad for business I always declare being a tourist (like when going to the USA). In my area of business people don't bother to obtain a business visum. I guess many business travelers do so. Also as I understand many countries just count incoming travelers, since it is mostly impossible to separate tourists and business travelers. In Europe its definitely so, since there isn't even a passport control except when flying. I think in Germany they count the number of nights/hotel beds sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 In Europe its definitely so, since there isn't even a passport control except when flying. I think in Germany they count the number of nights/hotel beds sold. when you fly between Schengen countries, there is no immigration, no passport control! if US or Asian guys fly for example with Air France to Paris, where they stay in transit and then fly to his final destination, for example Italy, then immigration takes place in Paris, they are registered there, even they were only in transit, but they will not be registered as having entered Italy, where they stay for vacation that shows the reliability of those "tourist" statistics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 When I travel abroad for business I always declare being a tourist (like when going to the USA). In my area of business people don't bother to obtain a business visum. I guess many business travelers do so. Also as I understand many countries just count incoming travelers, since it is mostly impossible to separate tourists and business travelers. In Europe its definitely so, since there isn't even a passport control except when flying. I think in Germany they count the number of nights/hotel beds sold. when you fly between Schengen countries, there is no immigration, no passport control! if US or Asian guys fly for example with Air France to Paris, where they stay in transit and then fly to his final destination, for example Italy, then immigration takes place in Paris, they are registered there, even they were only in transit, but they will not be registered as having entered Italy, where they stay for vacation that shows the reliability of those "tourist" statistics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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