Cal, so true! Being asian American having lived/worked in Asia 22+ yrs, I find it so true! ‘3rd World’ is interpretive as while the US is considered ‘first world’, there’s much homelessness, violence and racial discrimination as well poverty

Great advice again on understanding and respecting local culture to better adapt and navigate travels or life abroad.

โลกที่3อย่างนั้นเหรอ ไม่นะ มันเหมือนการเปรียบเทียบคนรวยกับคนจนนั่นล่ะ ฉันเป็นคนจนแต่มีทุกอย่างที่คิดว่ามันจำเป็นกับชีวิต เท่าที่ฉันพอใจ แค่ใช้ชีวิตอย่างมีความสุขก้อไม่ต้องไปถามหาหรอกว่าคุณอยู่โลกไหน

Hi Sir, may i know the estimate that I need at least how much thai bath monthly together with saving before tax (gross) if work in bangkok as expats?no alcohol, no party

I feel that Thailand is developed only in the center of Bangkok. However, Thailand is a fascinating country and the nature is very beautiful.

Hi, thank you so much for your content. Can you make a pre-school or international school review and any nearby Rama 9 or Lower Sakhumvit?

bbc = bad boy communication or not? I don't really understand abbreviations.From Thailand.

เกิดและตายมีเพียงครั้งเดียวแต่ขอตายที่ไทยแผ่นดินที่เกิดมีทั้งสุขและทุกข์คละเคล้ากันไป/ขอให้คุณพบความสุขที่แท้จริงในประเทศไทย😊😊

About half years ago I booked a grab win motocycle for a shortish ride (2km). He stopped half way at a red light and started show pics of his son and beg for money. So I pick up my phone and could not cancel the ride while it is on going… next I was just hop down and start walk away. It took about 2 minutes and he came after me and ssay sorry.

เราภูมิใจที่เกิดเป็นคนไทย ประเทศแห่งความอิสระเสรี ในน้ำมีปลา ในนามีข้าว ในสวนมีผลไม้หลายหลากกินทั้งปี

Aku tidak suka negara negara barat selalu membandingkan dan menyebut negara negara berkembang dengan negara dunia ketiga, menurut aku itu suatu penghinaan. Orang eropa jiwa penjajahnya tak akan pernah pudar sampai kapanpun dan selalu berstandar ganda.

No, Thailand is not considered a "third world" country. Thailand is classified as an upper-middle income country by the World Bank, with a GDP rank of 24th globally. This places Thailand firmly in the high-middle income category, not a "third world" designation. Furthermore, Thailand is a member of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Development Centre, which includes many advanced and developing economies. This indicates Thailand is recognized as a developing economy with potential for further growth and development. Thailand has some current problems that it is working to solve. This is normal for any developing economy as it progresses. The key point is that Thailand is not considered a "third world" country based on its current economic status and classification. It is an upper-middle income, developing economy with plans to reach developed country status by 2037 through continued economic and social reforms. Overall, Thailand's economic situation and trajectory are quite positive compared to the connotations of the outdated "third world" label.

I’m from Singapore and I visited all countries in SEA. Thailand is much more developed than the rest of ASEAN members and if you call them a 3rd world country, then the rest of Asean members (except my country Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia) are 6th world man…

タイは第三世界だとは思わないよ みんなタイに住みたがってるし、私もそうｗ タイは私にとって天国みたいな国だよ！! ❤️🇹🇭

Getting political will get you a lot of subscribers of your ilk. As a visible minority in Canada for the last 48 yrs, I have seen the conservatives sell us down the river and they didn’t have to dress up as blackface or in Indian garb. Brown paper bag PM Mulroney (caught with US$300,000 in a brown paper envelope in NY)gave us NAFTA and sent our jobs to Mexico. Harper rested on his laurels and did nothing to get energy East or West. It was Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Justin’s father that opened the doors to immigration. I suspect this is what irks you.

3rd world where any foreigner can live happy there - whether for vacation or trust to retire or even die there. I see it as a land of fulfilling!

I always book hotel in BK around the underground railways and always use public transport in Thailand to avoid Thailand scams since visiting Thailand from 1981.

You can't compare the US with Thailand or any country in SE Asia on crimes. The law here is a lot tougher than the US. If you get caught on stealing, you would be sent to 5 years in a re-education and hard labor camps. The US, on the other hand, is just a slap on a wrist.

ประเทศไทยโลกที่สามที่ดีที่สุด อาหารอร่อย คนใจดี99% วัฒรธรรมสวยงาม แม้ว่าประเทศเราจะมีมุมมืดมากมาย แต่โดยรวมมันก็ไม่ได้แย่ ขอให้คุณมีความสุขตลอดทริปนะคะ

Bangkok is definitely a more modern city than London. Just look at the train. Food prices in Thailand are more than 10 times cheaper than (in America or Europe) and so are accommodations.. You can live like a king.. (with an amount of 1500 - 2000 dollars per month in Thailand ) Thailand is the most suitable place to retire.. With the number of convenience stores such as 7-11 open 24 hours, there are more than 10,000 branches

คนยุโรปตะวันตกจะไร้น้ำใจ ไทย ลาว เมียนมา เป็นประเทศที่มีวัฒนธรรมเอื้อเผื่อแผ่มีน้ำใจ

Old news mate! It's all been done before Maybe you look gullible

I always say I come from the country: Guantanamo🤣🤣🤣

Love ❤❤❤

The terms "First World" (the US and its allies), "Second World" (the USSR and its allies), and "Third World" (countries not aligned with the First or Second World) were coined during the Cold War as political categories, not necessarily indicative of development levels. When considering development levels, Thailand is classified as an upper-middle-income economy with a booming industrial and service-oriented sector, showing significant progress in social and economic development.

ประชาชนไทยทุกคนเข้าถึงการรักษาพยาบาลเช่น30บาทรักทุกโรคพ่มแน่ใจว่าว่าประเทศโลกที่1ไม่มีแน่นอน

In a way westerners are correct when they categorize each country as a first world or a third world using unbiased criteria such as Per Capita Personal Income or PCI and GDP because numbers do not lie. Are western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US fraught with issues, yes they are. I have traveled the world and have seen many places so let's just say I wouldn't want to live anywhere else outside of the places I've just mentioned. Compared to many places in this world they're like beacons of hope surrounded by a sea of corrupt and failed states where the little guys have no voice.

It is not a 3rd world country, but not a 1st world country either. It's still a developing country that will probably stop developing in the next 10 years or sooner.

Living in the US, typically people who call Thailand a third world country are either uneducated or never travelled outside of the US. They just don’t know many things in the world.

❤ NO it hadn’t been for some time now ❤

What about the phones and other electronic devices from MBK shopping mall, which are not what they claim these devices to be?!?

I don't konw but we are No.1 for hooker world 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Man I live in Chicago, only my basic necessities are $3300. Adding fun things in the mix would easily take it over 5k.

Just googled and took a look at Thailand GDP per capita in 2023 from IMF, I would say an Upper middle-income country is more suitable word. There're about 200 countries and Over 100 countires are poorer than Thailand in term of GDP per capita.(World Bank categorizes Thailand as an Upper middle-income economy)

That 3rd world name is actually misunderstood by most of who use it. During the Cold War, that was used to depict the countries that are neither NATO, nor Soviet block. So, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland and most of the “developing” non-aligned countries were called third world.

Thanks! I just decided NOT to go to Thailand.

The hell with you Thailand I'm not desperate enough to go back to live there or visitors hey America's is the best country to live and retire and travel . Thanks but no thanks for Thailand.

Pauvre bouffon de service 🥳 🥳 🤮🤮 et de la fausse information 🤮🤮 Signé un expatriés depuis 15 ans dans le nord de la Thaïlande 🇨🇷🤗🤗

Thank you for clarifying for so many naïve people .. BUT even though we are doing better but Thailand is still far from where we should have reached because of the internal.... struggle... We havnt gone anywhere for the last 10 years and might be going anywhere for the next 10 due to the elites controlling the government..

this video should be the official guide for bangkok great job bro

Nice!

1st, 2nd, 3rd world has nothing to do with development. The term was coin to categorize yhe political alignment.

19:09 a lady is pulling out a wedgie loool

Hi, how about the liquor they sell at famous night clubs? Once I went to this xxxxx club and ordered about 4 shots of black label with coke in different intervals but I didn't feel anything out of it, sadly I saw the bartender opening it up from the black label bottle itself.. For a moment I thought that this could be a scam.. Any idea on this one please 🙏🏻

😊 Whatever they called us 🇹🇭 as a Thai citizen 🙏 We're always happy to welcome everyone to our country..this country has everything we wanted in all 24 hrs. & We're happy to spend life's in this amazing country ❤

ชาวต่างชาติที่ยังไม่เคยมาประเทศไทย มักจะจัดเกรดประเทศสิงคโปร์, มาเลเซีย, บรูไน และอินโดนีเซีย อยู่ในกลุ่มเดียวกัน และจัดเกรดให้ประเทศไทย, เวียดนาม, ลาว, กัมพูชา และพม่า อยู่ในกลุ่มเดียวกัน แต่พอพวกเขาได้มาสัมผัสประเทศไทยจริงๆ จะพบว่า มันไม่ได้เป็นเช่นนั้น โครงสร้างพื้นฐานต่างๆ ของไทยไม่ได้เป็นประเทศโลกที่สามเลย ทั้งห้างสรรพสินค้า สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวกต่างๆ ของไทยก็ไม่ต่างจากประเทศที่พัฒนาแล้ว จะมีก็แต่นิสัยแย่ๆ ของมอเตอร์ไซค์ส่วนหนึ่งที่ไม่ชอบหยุดให้คนข้ามถนน และมักจะขับขี่บนทางเท้าให้เกิดอุบัติเหตุต่อคนที่เดินบนทางเท้าบ่อยๆ และน้ำในคลองที่เน่าเหม็น นอกนั้นผมว่า ประเทศไทยทำได้ดีเลย

Ngl. Thailand is dirty. Only Bangkok and tourist area are developed plus they normalize rape, sexual assault, pedoophile and sex worker.

Im Thai. And i can tell Thailand is definitely 3rd world country. There might be some beautiful places and some fancy attractions in big city and some tourist spots. But in general Thailand is far from developed country and will never be in at least 5-6 lifetimes.

โลกที่เท่าไหร่ไม่สำคัญสำหรับคนไทยค่ะ เราแค่กินๆยิ้มอย่างมีความสุข😋 สิ่งที่สำคัญของมนุษย์คือความสื่อสัตว์และการแบ่งปันน้ำใจกัน คือสิ่งที่เราควรทำในประเทศของเราค่ะ และทุกประเทศควรมี👍แล้วทุกๆอย่างจะดีขึ้นเองค่ะ🫡🇹🇭

Thailand is definitely not a third world country. They have modern manufacturing, state of the art healthcare and very well developed transport system