Thai People React to the BIGGEST Thailand Stereotypes 

Don't be afraid that Thai language is too difficult to practice because of the tonal tone. If only to communicate with Thai people .They'll be able to guess what you meant in that situation.

Another well done video. And so interesting to hear Thai people's opinion on issues. A lot of fun for Thai learners trying to understand what they say.

Thank you for these videos! I am half Thai (luk khrueng ahaha) but was raised in England so my mum never taught me Thai (scared it would impact my English). I return to Thailand every year or so but I can’t speak much so these videos are going to help me when I go back for a couple of months this year😂😂

Regarding taxis, my girlfriend is Thai and lives in Bangkok. She has the same issue with taxi drivers declining fares or wanting to negotiate a higher fare off the meter. It's not just farangs. Bangkok traffic is often gridlocked, and taxi drivers feel the metered rate doesn't compensate them enough for sitting in traffic. We always ask a few drivers to get an idea of what they want and then decide accordingly. Sometimes, the first two or three drivers might want a higher, fixed rate fare, but then the next one will go by the meter. I don't feel these drivers are dishonest. They work hard and just want to get by.

Good to see that even Thais understand that the language is very difficult because it's a tonal language.

What a channel!! Love how you do to blending with locals. Such a beautifil interactions. Your language skill is increíble. Great accent.

Paddy your Thai is getting better and better with every interview. I'm an Aussie - Thai and its honestly better than mine. Keep it up !

Being from the US I was very happy to hear how all of those interviewed spoke about trans/ladyboy members of society. It's about acceptance and respect, as one would treat all people with respect. This is very often not the case in the US.

Thanks Paddy again for a great video, you have a great channel. Thanks to the people appearing (participate) in the video as well - always.

This was so funny haha when Jin said that even he drives crazy sometimes I was really laughing. I recently visited Bangkok and Phuket and there was a lot of wild driving, though mostly I saw it with motorcycles. No risk, no reward, I guess 😂 Also, the taxi negotiations are so real! My friends split off from my one night to go to a restaurant and they came back suuuuuper late and the next morning I asked if they’d been able to catch the BTS or if they did Grab - but they said they’d gotten a cab and since I was the ‘translator’ I knew that they hadn’t negotiated and when I dared ask how much the driver charged them they told me 600 baht! And they were legit like…so close 😭 I always love these vids, thanks for creating!

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Great interview, so interesting

He was actually correct when he said English only has 24 consonants at 7:45. The English *alphabet* has 26 letters - 21 consonants and 5 vowels - but the English alphabet isn't fully phonetic. English has 24 distinct consonant sounds (**maybe more if you consider different pronunciations of the /r/ sound as separate phonemes, or if you count the glottal stop that very rarely appears in words like "uh-oh", or if you count ejectives as different from plosives) and at least 20 distinct vowel sounds (depending on your native accent)

Nice video! Great to see Thai people's faces and not just their eyes! You can tell this isn't filmed in BKK...

Another great feel good video! Love it when you interview Thai's, it is so interesting hearing their opinions and perspectives on their country. Well done and thanks.

Another fun vlogging 😅, thank you 🙏 (looking forward to the next one!)

Looking forward to Part 2! Fun video!

Probably many people watching this dont recognise the location. It is Thainatown in Sydney!

Another beauty. Such a beautiful place

How many asian people did you have to approach to get Thai people to interview in Sydney... I'm half Malaysian and I can't tell the difference most of the time 555

The ripping off foreigner part is real. My friend and I went to Phuket a few years ago. I was born and raised in Thailand before moving to the States, and my friend is an American. During our trip, there were several tourist places where they would charge me with "Thai price" as I have an Asian look and was able to speak Thai fluently (even though in term of citizenship wise, I'm no longer Thai) while my friend, for example, was charged tripled of what I paid because he's a foreigner. The taxis are probably the most notorious when it comes to this. One of my friends, who is a Korean, was charged 3000 THB for riding from Patong beach to Phuket airport, but in my case I was asked for 700 THB for the same distance. What make it even more interesting is that the taxi manager was gonna charge me for 500 THB originally, but the driver asked for more since "he had to drive me to the airport with my big luggages."

ไทยเรียนเพื่อสื่อสารไม่ยาก แต่ถ้าจะใฟ้เข้าใจถ่องอท้นี่ยากมาก เพราะบางอันก็ภาษาโบราณ บางอันไม่ทีความหมาย แต่เสียงมันได้ก็รู้ความหมายใหม่กันทั้งประเทศแบบงงๆ คนไทยเรียนวิชาภาษาไทยยังตกกันระนาวเลย

Accidentally saying "I bought a tiger" , instead of a shirt or a mat 😂😂😂

Love the young guy he's funny.

Great video. Thai people are good people. I've had the best times of my life in Thailand :D

Always good seeing your content Paddy. I do remember you talking to the young guy when I dropped by to say “hi”. Keep it up

I like all your videos but I love these street interview ones. I know this sounds a bit mad as the whole thing is in thai but is it difficult to enable thai subs? It would really help me in my learning!

Fantastic work here, Paddy! Really interesting to hear from the locals on these issues!

Love your videos Paddy. I am planning to go back to Thailand and live there at least a year, feels like it's gonna be totally worth it.

great video !!! super good for beginners of THAI language

Am trying to learn thai and wanted to know if thai people considered their language hard tp learn, this was a fun episode

Can't wait for part 2! xx

I am an American retiree living in Thailand 6 years now. Here is my take on these stereotypes 1. Yes Thai people are kind. In particular they are non-confrontational at least in public. 2. I love Pad Thai Gai but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a Thai person eat Pad Thai. 3. I’ve never experience a tourist scam but I’m sure it happens. 4. I think about 30% of the Thai population is directly connected to working in agriculture and I think it is mostly small farms. This leads to the impression that Thailand is a poor country. In the US only about 2-3% of the population is farmers and a lot of it is large efficient corporate farming. 5. I don’t think most Thai women prefer foreign men as is true in most countries. However some do and what makes SE Asia unique is that age gap relationships are more common and generally accepted in Thailand. I can speak from experience on this one. 6. Statistically there cannot be more transgendered individuals in Thailand but they are far more open and accepted and visible in Thai society. 7. There are of course some reckless drivers in Thailand but I don’t think it is much different than the US. The game changer is the abundance of motorbikes on the road. Motorbikes are just more vulnerable on the road leading to most traffic deaths being motorbike accidents. Driving etiquette in Thailand is different than the US. I would describe it as a merging culture than a stop/go driving culture. Once you get used to it though I sort of prefer it. 8. In many ways the Thai language is easier than English but the tonal thing can definitely get you.

very good, loved the reaction to the pad Thai question

It was funny seeing Paddy's smile get bigger when talking about the Thai lady Bois 😅

น้องผู้ชายใส่แว่นคือพูดจาดีมากอะ

สัมภาษณ์สนุกดีครับ ฟังจนจบเลย อยากฟังมุมมองแบบนี้ล่ะครับ ขอให้ช่องคนดูเยอะๆครับ แพทดี้

I just realized I’ve been shitting on my motorbike too…. This is why I love you… this is where you need to be on point. Great episode…

This was a good video paddy 😎 keep up the good work dude

I have been to Thailand 3 times - Sukumvit Bangkok in Sept 2017 & May 2018 and Yaowarat Chinatown in May 2023. But Yaowarat Chinatown is my favorite place in Thailand now as it is half Thai and half Chinese. But I am also a fan of Taekwondo now because of "Chaelim" from a video game "King of Fighters" and therefore I like Thailand's Taekwondo girl Pannipak Wongpattanakit. Been to Chinatowns in Singapore & Malaysia as well.

Hello my friend In which city in Thailand did you make these talks. I just wandered, because the city looks so western with modern metro train etc.

Thank you paddy for this it reminds me of my stay in Bangkok I always missed being there, listening to them and to you reminds me of my time there hahaha. I missed trying to speak thai haha

Amazing video! Thank you for high quality content! Where it was shot?

Good one Paddy Some very honest and funny responses LoL

Learning a lot from your videos! Thank you.

India actually does have ladyboys too. They're not typically called ladyboys or at least weren't when I was there 14 years ago. I think the correct term is "hijra".

Good. Keep them coming

Women everywhere in all countries prefer to be with their own country men. This is same in Thailand as well.

Loving ur channel Paddy! Congrats 👌🏻

Okay, I have just subscribed to your channel after seeing this as my first video from you. Great content... Have to ask the question. I'm sure you've heard a million times, how did you learn Thai so well?

When my brother came to visit me in Bangkok, the taxi driver negotiated a 500 baht fare to my apartment, which was a 250 baht ride from the airport. When the taxi arrived, the driver was met by a thai-speaking foreigner and 4 locals, all angry about his attempt to take unfair advantage. The fare was renegotiated to 300 baht.

ฟังดูสามทาง แล้วเสนอออกมาสามทาง ตรงตามจริงเลยเนอะ XD paddy, thumbs up.

Thai people are very nice, despite the taxis and street sellers trying to charge foreigners more. Pad kaprow moo, is my fav Thai dish, you get all your macros.

Many Thai women say they have been left with babies by Thai men who went on to have more babies then abandon them. Child support obligations should be the law in Thailand but such laws do not exist.

Thanks for this video. There are a lot of stereotypes about Thailand.

Sean Connery would have had the same problem in English with that last example

Great video patty👍🏻

In regard to #3 (most tourists get ripped off), as long as you're only being ripped off a little at a time, then it's okay, taxis, paying extra for the farang price, etc. I asked my friend if he thought Thailand was a rip-off. He said, "lady drinks", were a massive rip-off. I was like, "What? Paying a little extra for drinks for girls at a bar. Are you kidding?" It's the big scams you have to look out for. E.g. When you hire a jet-ski, and it breaks down on you from no fault of your own, and you end up having to pay $1,000 AUD for it. It's those type of scams you have to be careful of.

The young boy answer very truthful.

Paddy I want to chat with you please about speaking Thai. Your channel is great an your a good bloke. I think you could help me out a lot.

Good job bro 🎉❤

That glasses guy truly understands thai culture.

Ah, I get it! I wonder for a while about short video about 'Thai people don't eat Pad Thai until they sniffed glue'. I wonder why do they think like that. I think that video is based on your interview, Paddy. ;) Personally, I'm a Thai and love Pad Thai. However, frequency of my Pad Thai eating is based on some conditions including whether nice Pad Thai vendors/restaurants are located nearby me or not. If yay - I will eat it almost everyday. If nay - I still eat it but not much. P.S. 4:17 The lady in white dress don't say 'I prefer Korean dudes' but say 'You (black dress lady) should tell him you prefer the Korean guys.' P.S.2 I like your interviewing. You interviewed with Thai people on both genders and several generations. So you had quite inclusive and accurate answers. I think both genders and each generations have different experience and opinions. So if you ask them all, general information from them is really interesting. :)

It is, on a relative basis

Enjoyed this. I get a lot of ‘looks’ from some ladies when out walking 😮.. even been asked for a selfie 🤳 😅

As a US citizen I agree papaya salad is far better than pad Thai. Unfortunately most foreigners stomachs can’t handle the raw ingredients and the heat.

I love listening to thai girls talking, such beautiful voices its like listening to music and Ka sounds much better than Khrap to a european. Maybe because thailand is my happy place I love listening to them talk.

The glasses kid got the point.

Thai ladies tell foreigners they don't like Thai men and some western guys actually buy that line. But all Thai ladies have a Thai bf who usually lurks in the middle distance. If the westerner should spot him hanging around the Thai girl says "You tink too much! Dat brother me!" Bottom line: As long as you don't confuse business with love you can have a great time in thailand.

Money honey ! sums it up.

Great interview Paddy. 🙏

Hi paddy. I am in hua hin every month and lived there. I'm trying to learn Thai but want to know which way is the easiest or best way to learn it.

Very insightful. To confirm - these interviews were done in Australia or Thailand?

Hey Paddy! I really like your videos! I'm a foreigner in Thailand and I've been here for almost 5 years. I don't know how this might come across, but I've noticed that there is an uncomfortably high number of tomboys and tomboy lovers (dee) here. Ladyboys aren't that many here unless deliberately looked for. When I came to Thailand, I had first heard that the woman to men ratio was higher for women. I now realize that it doesn't translate to women seeking to date men are more. When we in general talk about transgenders in Thailand, we think of ladyboys, but we almost always choose to forget that women as tomboys are also transgenders. Maybe per 1 ladyboy spotted in Thailand, one would spot 15 tomboys or more not counting their success in reeling in their female partners (dee). I've noticed that maybe 10 or even 15% of the women's demographic are tomboys. Not including their partners also being a woman. That roughly adds to 1/4 of the women being out of the market to date men. This statistically lowers the birth rate to a precipitous decline. I can't be the only one who sees this. Elon Musk has warned us about the precipitous birth decline and what effects in has on the infrastructure and economy. Japan also has a declining birth rate with more people dying than being born. Their situation is a carrer situation driving them to choosing to not have partners. I'm not saying that non heterosexual couples are the sole reason of birth decline in Thailand, (financial insecurity as well as pursuing careers among others being also reasons of putting off child bearing) are obvious reasons, but this tomboy and dee trend is too suspicious. Could you ask Thais what they think about the effect women dating woman in such high proportions will cause to the human labor replacement in Thailand in the next 2 decades? And in this sense, would the small amount of children being born nowadays be able to support the Thai economy once they enter working age? I know it's a sensitive topic, but you are seeking discomfort. Yeah, I noticed your shirt!

I speak a little bit Thai , never had an issue with taxi drivers ..

Good video. Larb moo or gudil Lana gai my favourite meals. 😊

Cool video

Some of the translations are wrong. Overall is fine so keep it up!!

Well those people in the vids are rich ofc that’s why they lived in other country! So they don’t know that most people in Thailand are struggling, in Thailand the cost of living are high compared to the wages, some people earned 10$ a day not to mention inconvenience of transportation.

Good fun as usual. Interesting comments about transgender.

If you are a tourist with money you will experience a different thai kindness than a expat who try to live in Thailand with less money. It's very hard to find real local friends in thailand as a foreinger. Sorry to say that but I feel that thais like foreign money.Not foreingers at all.

Hi Paddy, what about interviewing the roti lady of Sala Daeng? Maybe just online interview, she is learning English currently and has surely a lot to tell how her life changed in the last 6 months or so

Kid in black gets it. Lady in black is in denial and / or a few mushrooms short of a pizza.

where did you film? Looks like a European square

how old is this footage with the UBER comment....

คุณลุงพูดเหมือนพยายามรักษาภาพพจน์อ่ะ หรือไม่ก็มีข้อมูลไม่พอ จนก็คือจนครับมีหนี้ไม่ใช่พอมีพอกิน จำนวนคนจนมีเปอร์เซ็นต์เยอะกว่าคนรวยเยอะมาก คนที่มีเงินเก็บในธนาคารแสนถึงล้านขึ้นไปเปอร์เซ็นต์น้อยมาก

Who could tell me where is the place paddy do this interview?

No doubt Thais have High IQs, high moral and ethical senses while clearly not scammers nor luars about anything. They are fully proud of their Thainess and dont seek to look like others! They are also hard workers and their men are great role models!

The guys in Stray Kids are handsome, but they're a bit young lol 😂😂. It's a Korean group, my oldest like them

dear paddy love this channel but why shakey cam

Nak tong tiew............ don lok - what are the missing words?

Sawadeka

You're not in Thailand doing these interviews. Where are you?

there're trams in thailand?

Are you In Australia asking Thai People? 😂

3:23 bruhhh รู้เลยว่าเลือกพรรคไหน

They have more fun than typical women, lol

Thai people don't smile at me because I'm Asian on the outside.

Hey! I 💩 on my motorbike sometimes too. 🤣🤣🤣

Beautiful Beaches... 🥁