I have just been reading the bogan thread and it has got me thinking. How many times have you heard this statement in relation to Thailand? I used to hear all the stories when I was younger that you could live in Thailand for £20 a day and "live like a king" yet I quickly realised after my first trip five years ago that there isn't any truth to this. Has there ever been any truth to this statement? All my research suggests that's a no.
I suppose it could be true depending on ones interpretation of what it means to "live like a king." I'm sure the backpackers can get by on £20 a day and for the more discerning ones that are there for months on end they can get by on even less. Hardly living like a king.
I always say the same to people now who ask me about Thailand if they have never been there as their first comments usually concern how cheap it is in Thailand or the p4p industry. I tell them that living in Thailand like a king for next to nothing is a myth, especially if you want to have a good time and you like a drink and want a different girl everyday. It all depends on what you go there for. I tell them it's easy to spend in the region of £100 a day and many seem to be bemused by this. Of course Thailand is very cheap for some things, accommodation and food the most notable. However if you like beer and pussy it is going to cost you.
I was talking to my mates wife the other week and I told her about my forthcoming trip. She asked me what I was going to spend there as she had been there backpacking before and I saw her jaw drop when I told her I expected to spend about 3k. She thought I was taking the piss as she had not even spent half of that in three months when she went.