butdub.com/vice-news-series/the-vice-guide-to-bangkok-part-one/ ====== kleiba I can tell that the author of this post is not a native speaker of English, yet. ~~~ andersonmvd Hi Kleiba, first of all sorry for my bad English. I'm not a native speaker of English but I hope my writing is clear enough. I tried to present a clear and straight forward way for foreigners visiting and living in Bangkok but not give the impression that I'm an expert. ~~~ kleiba It's not your writing that worries me - most foreigners in Thailand do not speak good English, and can't understand a single word in this article. That's the problem with language and communication in general: those who can use it best often can't be understood by the rest. ------ rplnt This is what I expect from Vice in the future. Some people say it's overdone, it's too negative. This is different, it's something to look forward to for many. ------ buro9 Vice's Bangkok guide, and now the guide to a city by a hostel... But we need to have a resource for which cities are covered and the guide's quality. ~~~ eCa The guide[1] is actually a pretty good intro to Bangkok, and not at all like Vice's usual stuff. 1\. [http://thevice.com/bangkok](http://thevice.com/bangkok) ------ eCa [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7667143](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7667143) [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7673016](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7673016) ------ wj I recently posted a few photos from a trip I took in Bangkok that might interest you. [http://www.theroadchoseme.com/2012/08/17/the-bangkok- post-8-...](http://www.theroadchoseme.com/2012/08/17/the-bangkok- post-8-wtf/) ~~~ jpatokal Wrong thread. ------ andersonmvd A video version of the article: [https://vimeo.com/82597832](https://vimeo.com/82597832) ------ senthilnayagam I am from Mumbai, now in the US on H1B visa. I am hoping to visit Bangkok next year. Will this article help me ? ~~~ andersonmvd Hi Senthil, thanks for your question. Yes, it will help you for the Thai culture and the food if you want to visit the city. But if you're looking for information on nightlife, shopping and the local authorities, then you might need to do some research. ~~~ senthilnayagam thats good to know :) ------ lurkinggrue I wish they could find someone to do this for NYC. ------ andyhmltn I've lived in Bangkok for about six months. I definitely get the vibe that the author is trying to convey and if I had to, I would agree. I'm from Melbourne but I would love to go back and enjoy Bangkok more. However, as a whole, I think that Bangkok is an amazing place. It's very rare that I hear a negative thing about the place. There are some crazy scams and other issues that come with being abroad but the positives definitely outway the negatives. ~~~ kleiba When you say "scams" (which is usually not the correct word for a scam), you probably mean the scams used by tuk-tuk drivers to overcharge tourists (in Bangkok, not in general, though). They're known as "taxi rip-off"s. They are also found in London and other big cities like Munich and Berlin (I remember stories from my childhood about what my uncle had to go through when he got into one of these "accidents" with a taxi driver in London). I've seen suggestions on how to avoid getting into one of these things in London. Here they are "Taxi rip-offs: How to avoid the fraudsters" [http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/771520/Taxi-rip-off-How-to- ava...](http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/771520/Taxi-rip-off-How-to-avoid-the- fraudsters). They could also be seen as "scams", depending on how they are handled. Of course, it's also no picnic to be in a tuk-t