Youtube might paint Thailand as some kind of Utopia.
Rest assured first time tourists that it is not.
If you only look at the glossy travel brochures, you might be in for a huge surprise.
Do you read the daily news in Thailand?
Because if you do not, you are never going to be prepared for what happens in Thailand.
Thailand has all kinds of crime and crime against foreigners.
Tourists have been raped and murdered here.
Understand ALL the SCAMs that take place in Thailand against foreigners.
Understand druggies will steal and rob to fund their drug habits.
Other foreigners trying to rip you off because they do not have enough money to live here legally.
Lady boys, bar girls, all kinds of nefarious problems to the unsuspecting.
Thailand is a place you have to educate yourself to all the bad things before every planning a holiday here.
Never come here thinking nothing bad will ever happen.
You do not want to be a victim on your first holiday.
Know everything that goes on here and keep your eyes open.