[thesimp]

Went Chiangmai last week. Changed a lot from a few years back. The Chinamen really spoiled market. Cheapos and contributed very little to the economy. A lot of good attractions kena alr, either they close down or adapt by chopping carrot/other tactics.

According to the locals, the tour groups rent cheap long term apartments and squeeze in groups of incoming tourists into them. About 15-20 in a 5rm BTO sized apartment. The tourists are unwilling to spend in restaurants etc, and choose to eat street food at places normally only locals go (eg Chang Puak night market etc).

Went to Chang Puak & Somphet night market and was shocked at the prices they charge the locals too now due to those Chinamen. What used to be a 20-25b phad thai just a few short years now costs 60b-80b (which is extremely bloody expensive in Thai terms).

Worse is they behave like uncultured swine. Very rowdy and abusive. Worse than Farang.

Now the usual 'tourist spots' like Night Bazzar that used to flourish in the farang era now looks in shambles. A pity.

Advice to bros visiting CM is: Don't speak or sound like Chinese. Either speak Thai or 'posh England'. They will do a 180 and despise you if you look or sound remotely like a China native. MP, etc that accept even Indian bros or angmoh will reject people who look like Chinese natives. My friend tio rejected by a few of the nicer parlours when he went last month because he looked too 'Chinese'.