If you get past the colorful marketing brochures, the Real Thailand has serious issues.
The majority of these issues resolve around money.
Reading the Thai news everyday, I am appalled at all the different crimes being reported.
The majority are committing crimes for money.
Foreigners are viewed as having a lot of money and can easily become targets of Thai crime.
As a foreigner you have to think and understand that crimes happen on a daily basis.
Always be on the lookout and protect yourself from becoming a victim.
If you are naive and think everything is the land of smiles, you may learn a very hard and expensive lesson.
Monks are being arrested in droves for committing sinful crimes.
The Buddhist society as a whole has broken down, where some Thai’s will commit crime just to get some money.
Each year, crime gets worse and worse.
Much of the crime is under-reporting to prevent and exodus of tourist dollars from coming to Thailand.
Be aware, crime is an everyday occurrence here.
Thai’s will commit any crime for money, never once have a regard for the law or remotely concerned they will get caught and go to prison.
If you spend time in Thailand, you may in fact be a victim or witness a crime.
You cannot right all the wrongs here, you can only recognize that crime does exist and protect yourself from being a victim.