Is this NEW VISA Ruining THAILAND??

The new 5-year DTV Visa is impacting everyone's life in Thailand, and it's not all positive. many people every day are approved for this new visa in Thailand and the number of expats living here, particularly in Bangkok is driving up the cost of living here. While prices for western visitors are considerably cheaper, it is much harder on the locals.



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[boranbkk]

I’ve lived here 27 years. Bangkok has significantly changed and got more expensive. It’s a norm of life as Buddha says everything is subject to constant change.

[RealJayNice]

I honestly think the best time to travel to Thailand was during the lockdown back in 2020-2022 everything was cheaper and less tourists.

[LifeWithRilla]

Bro the reality of the matter is majority of people can only go to Thailand for vacation. They won’t want to work local Thai jobs because they pay is terrible compared to being in the west. Companies are currently trying to destroy work from home culture & even if they don’t majority of companies don’t allow their employees to live/work on the other side of the planet. I’ve been trying to find remote work from anywhere and it’s tough. So, majority of people logistically just will not be able to figure it out.

Out of the few who can majority aren’t interested in moving out there due to having to leave family behind. Yeah it’s a great content niche but that’s all it is.

Tourism numbers are increasing but the number of people getting the DTV is still low.

I think the concern is overblown honestly.

[kevo]

Influencers have ruined it. No dought about it . Imho.

[somluck]

I had the misfortune of being in Lower Sukhumvit last week with my wife who is Thai. WTF happened? During Covid it was was not the best place but it was OK.

My wife tried to get a Thai 4 taxis simply refuse to take her because she was Thai. The taxis were looking for tourists.

We ended up paying 300 baht for a 80 baht fare on the metro to Onnut, straight down Sukhumvit Road.

My wife that the local social media is awash with similar stories. Apparently, the locals are getting pretty pissed off with the foreigners and their ability to 'dual price'.

Having lived in Thailand for nearly 20 years, I think the absolutely best time to have lived in Thailand was during Covid.

[pepeee]

I agree, these reels show so expensive rooms, i cannot afford! The DTV visa is bringing so many people here, and prices over christmas nye are crazy, even hotels. Phuket you cannot travel anymore basically.

[saddq]

I moved to Burundi two years ago as I saw what was happening in Thailand. Now I live a good life at only 20 percent of the cost of living in Bangkok.

[ksuscttmrrs]

I lived there in 2015 at Thalat plu. Would be dope if you did a video over there around that area and maybe about the all you can eat buffets in malls, the theaters, and also the English teachers teaching schools!

[jonhobson]

Better in the outskirts of bkk for sure. Better value, less rip off merchants, great prices for food & condos 👍

[TheDegelauDaily-GO]

wow. thank you so much for sounding the alarm on this. i recently started my own travel blog with this channel, what started out as a blog where i travel around, sharing food, experiences with my lovely commentary (I think) but I'm new to this, now I'm thinking about shifting the focus of my entire channel to more of a podcast or commentary on how we can do better as foreigners and expats living here. I want to create a dialogue and discission on how we, as expats, can do a better job of assimilating here and respecting the culture and country as guests in this wonderful country. Cheers to you man, been a big fan of your content for more than a year now. Subscribed!

[experimental_av]

Disagree that this is going to drive prices up. Numbers of DTVs is minuscule compared to tourism arrivals. People may pay stupid rents but there is still so much empty property in Bangkok, it takes a whole lot more to get some sort of supply constraint. And those people tend to flock to a handful of places anyway. Very easy to avoid by not renting there. More money spend equals economic activity equals more jobs.

[Milo-UK]

Youve been in thailand for literally 3 years, so your perspective is kinda limited. I've been here for 20 years and the only constant is change (and immigrants endlessly complaining about how thailand isnt the same as it once was). The truth is prices have never stopped going up. And im sure if i was here 40 years ago, the difference would be even more extreme. I think you're overestimating how big of a difference a visa can make to an economy, especially considering that youre benchmarking prices from how they were during a global pandemic versus now. Of course things feel more expensive now! Prices have gone up everywhere in the world.

[colinmoore]

Nothing lasts forever, it was significantly cheaper 15 years ago :)

[andrewhuhn]

One of your best Vlogs by far. Spot on.

[pauladamson]

Good video Adam and spot on. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Life unfortunately 😢

[armunro]

I love my DTV visa! lol. Did my 90 day report via mail a couple of weeks ago, and am looking forward to going somewhere outside Thailand for a holiday in Feb when my 180 days are up. Regarding bkk: its another Asian dirty city and most people there are there to make a living. For me I have the luxury of living anywhere and I choose to live up country, and its still cheap, and anything I need I can buy online and it turns up in a couple of days. Lots of Thais don't make alot of money so Thailand will remain cheap relative to the West, so just avoid the tourist areas.

[Swipes]

Things went up since an economic recession woah..inflation is abit much but that’s totally normal bro

[sqdcogu]

The price of new condos in Pattaya has exploded.
I saw a building under construction, two or three years ago. The way it was built is similar to other condominiums, that is to say with very thin walls between neighbors. It is now a so-called hyper-luxurious building.
But I saw inside, it's very bling bling and Ikea quality.
200 square meters costs 69 million bahts!!!! 2 million dollars!!!!
The building was 98% sold. Mostly Chinese.
This is crazy...

[robertgarner]

Has not been a cheap holiday since COVID.Price of flights for a start are expensive.

[jlievbr]

Nope, the prices can't increase because there are so many condos available, most buildings are only partly occupied, so agents can try scam you but if they see you know the market they will come up with a reasonable offer. I remind you that you can decline any offer you get and place a counteroffer, from a t-shirt in the market to condo, it is Thailand.