Dual Pricing - Because All Foreigners Are Rich Anyway
Same Same But More Expensive: The Magical World of Dual Pricing in Thailand Ah, Thailand. The Land of Smiles, spicy food, and, surprise, dual pricing that hits harder than a Muay Thai kick to your nuts and travel budget. Picture this: you're standing in front of a waterfall that promises “natural beauty” and “healing vibes,” and you're ready to pay your way in. You spot the sign: "Foreigners – 400 baht." Next to it, there's another line in Thai script with what looks like noodle doodles and the number ๔ ๐. Now unless you’re fluent in Thai numerals (spoiler: you’re not), you’d never guess that those squiggles mean Thai people are paying 40 baht. Yes. Forty. That’s not a typo. That’s lunch money. Meanwhile, you're forking over a sum that could buy you a decent haircut in Bangkok (or two bad ones on Khao San Road). They don’t even try to hide it with fake “international maintenance fees” or “foreigner surcharges.” No, no. They just sneakily slap it on the sign in...