Stereotypes about Thailand

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So, we were thinking about some common stereotypes about Thailand and we started investigating if they were true or at least similar to what we tought or, on the contrary, they were totally different than what we believed. First of all, a very common stereotype about Thailand is that there are sex workers everywhere. After investigating, it turns out that it doesn't differ of what we think. Eventought the prostitution is illegal in that country, it is a very big problem and we can find a lot of research about its correlation with the propagation of VIH/SIDA in Thailand. There are approximately 300,000 sex workers in Thailand. 

    Thailand Prostitution



Another stereotype about Thailand is that it is just "beaches and tourism", the reality is that this country is more than that, but it doesn't mean that beaches aren't an important part of the country. In thailand we can find another interesting things such as big cities, good gastronomy, historic temples, etc. One example of this is the Wat Pho, wich is the temple of the reclining buddha. The temple is first on the list of six temples in Thailand classed as the highest grade of the first-class royal temples and is a beautiful place where tourist could go when they are in Thailand. 

  Wat Pho
                      




Another stereotype about this country is that it is a very cheap destination, this is actually like we tought. It is true, Thailand is a very cheap place to visit and one reason of this is because this country have a weaker currency relative to global powers.

                                                 Thailand is a cheap tourist place                                            





The last stereotype it that most people from that country are poor, but we found out that is not like that. According to The World Bank, "Thailand has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty from 58% in 1990 to 6.8% in 2020".

     Thailand is not a poor country



Singh, J.P. and Hart, S.A. (2007), Sex Workers and Cultural Policy: Mapping the Issues and Actors in Thailand. Review of Policy Research, 24: 155-173. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.2007.00274.x

NAVAPAN, N., & OONPRAI, K. (2019). INTEGRATION OF HISTORIC PLACES IN NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF PHITSANULOK, THAILAND. Geographia Technica, 14.


Fakfare, P., Lee, J. S., & Han, H. (2022). Thailand tourism: a systematic review. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 39(2), 188-214.


The World Bank (2023). The World Bank In Thailand. Recovered from https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/thailand/overview




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