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In Topic: Double Pricing
2011-07-24 14:15:18
Residency for state pricing is based on where you live, work, and pay taxes; it is not based on the color of your skin or whether you have blonde hair, blue eyes, or a big "farang" nose.
You could live in Bangkok 20 years, have a work permit, pay taxes, or even naturalize and get a Thai passport. If you look white you still will be charged 1000+ baht to see Muay Thai boxing at Lumpini.
This is ridiculous. There is definitely in state and out of state pricing in the U.S. as well as tuition differences for residency and non residency for universities. I'd say that's a big dual pricing difference. In the case of Universities out of state/out of country tuition can be 3-4 times as much.
You could live in Bangkok 20 years, have a work permit, pay taxes, or even naturalize and get a Thai passport. If you look white you still will be charged 1000+ baht to see Muay Thai boxing at Lumpini.
wintermute, on 2009-11-10 14:00:02, said:
citizen33, on 2008-11-10 20:45:24, said:
Since there is no real equivalent to local government taxes, the practice of discounts for locals found in some Western countries does not seem to have a close parallel in Thailand. In most other situations in Western countries the practice would be illegal, and I think it is that, plus the fact that private companies as well as public bodies jump on the bandwagon, and the lack of transparency (writing in Thai script), that alienates most people. Which ever way you look at it, the policy has a cost to it in terms of hearts and minds which partly offsets the extra revenue earned. Pity the fair price website has folded.
