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arjay wrote:Does anyone know what foreigners living in Thailand are wearing and what tourists are currently wearing?

Would wearing dark blue shorts (with white legs!) be considered respectful? And what about light coloured shorts with a patterned shirt (for tourists)?

NOT With WHITE Legs.....White Shorts ( No Pattern & White Shirts are O.K )

Wear anything you want and are comfy in. Was in town UT yesterday, and saw quite a bit of black, but nothing like the weekend, but also saw a lot of color, so basically back to normal, with more black being worn, but nothing like I expected.

Drove down Soi Samphan, bars open, and sipping curbside.

I actually wore a black ribbon on my blue-ish plaid shirt, as sun high and hot, so not wearing black, and felt stupid even bothering to wear. But wife made, so what the hell.

I shall be visiting Bangkok shortly (as a tourist and not on any official matters). The challenge for me is that most of my shirts are of the short-sleeved blue patterned variety. I propose to pair those up with shorts (dark blue or off-white), though I have a dark blue pair trousers and dark blue plain shirt in reserve.

I suppose it is really down to the individual and how much respect you have for the Royal family. The Thai people and the country that you have chosen to be in

Only thing I would say, was if a farang turned up at a shop where I was working, expecting to get served, dressed in coloured shorts and dirty or torn t shirt, he would still be stood there at closing time

Amazing Thailand........charts on how to mourn........go figure.

This should suffice and show respect. Pinned on left side of shirt, no matter color. Mere black ribbon pinned on.

Anyone that's been in town yesterday or today, will realize, some postings are all a little silly, as it's fairly back to normal. Yes, more black than usual, but after this weekend, doubt if any will be noticed at all. I think my ribbon showed more respect than majority of locals going about their business, and why I felt a little silly wearing.

By co-incidence we have just been in Bangkok for 4 days (Friday to Monday).....trip booked months ago.
On the plane,outbound and return,I wore a long sleeved white shirt with long black shorts (below the knee).Most Thais on the flights wore black but not all.
In Bangkok,with so many tourists,its a different story.True,most Thais wore some form of black or dark clothing but farang tourists seemed to be wearing what they wanted.I wore a dark blue polo shirt and a dark blue and white polo shirt whilst I was there and nobody batted an eyelid.
I see your main problem being your white legs !..... Have you got some creosote in your shed you could use in the interim ?........
Incidentally, I noticed that no alcohol was being sold in Tops or The Emporium for the duration of our stay.Today in Udon,at Tesco Lotus Extra,I see they are not selling alcohol till tomorrow 19th October.
Alcohol was served,as normal,at our hotel.
One point for people who are planning to go to Bangkok for a weekend in the near future.....the traffic in the city is even more horrendous than usual because of Thais heading towards The Grand Palace.
It took 2 hours from Dom Mueang to our hotel in Pratunam and I believe a journey from Suvarnabhumi would be similar.
From Victory Monument to Petchburi road (about 1.5km)it took 45 minutes.
But going out of the city to the airports,traffic was flowing freely and journey times would be normal.

Thanks Zidane for a very informative and helpful post. (Our roving reporter right there in the city with live reports).

That's a good point re the traffic. Sounds like it will be the train from Swampy to Makhasan and then MRT to Sukhumvit. Though the MRT can be a chore with luggage - getting cases through the automatic gates, but that's another story.

I may have to get my white legs tattoo'd in a suitable dark colour.

arjay wrote:Though the MRT can be a chore with luggage - getting cases through the automatic gates, but that's another story.

If you ask (or motion, if you can't speak Thai), the security guard will open the wide side gate adjacent to the regular entrance gates. Give him/her your card/ticket and s/he will deal with the machine for you.

Ever try the train from Swampy to Phaya Thai and then switch to BTS Sukhumvit line? Seems to get me a lot closer to my destination.

I guess that would depend on your destination.

yes, I've taken the airport express a number of times to Phaya Thai and onward on the BTS. I usually stay in hotels quite near several of the BTS stations. As I recall it was 60 baht and the ride is 30 minutes for the regular train and 15 minutes for the "Express" which cost more.. Downside is if you're carrying a big bag you've got to walk down stairs at the Phaya Thai end or wait for the elevator.. But, it is certainly a convenient way to get to town particularly if its later in the day towards rush hour where I've sat in traffic on the expressway in a taxi for well over an hour.... One comment, about 8-10 months ago I read an article where they'd cut back on the number of trains on the Airport Express due to missed scheduled maintenance on a number of them.. I don't know if that still may be affecting its schedule..

FrazeeDK wrote:yes, I've taken the airport express a number of times to Phaya Thai and onward on the BTS. I usually stay in hotels quite near several of the BTS stations. As I recall it was 60 baht and the ride is 30 minutes for the regular train and 15 minutes for the "Express" which cost more.. Downside is if you're carrying a big bag you've got to walk down stairs at the Phaya Thai end or wait for the elevator.. But, it is certainly a convenient way to get to town particularly if its later in the day towards rush hour where I've sat in traffic on the expressway in a taxi for well over an hour.... One comment, about 8-10 months ago I read an article where they'd cut back on the number of trains on the Airport Express due to missed scheduled maintenance on a number of them.. I don't know if that still may be affecting its schedule..

I usually need to go to the Asok/Sukhumvit intersection and find the ARL to Makkasan followed by MRT to Sukhumvit to be noticeably faster than ARL to Phaya Thai followed by BTS to Asok.

I usually need to go to the Asok/Sukhumvit intersection and find the ARL to Makkasan followed by MRT to Sukhumvit to be noticeably faster than ARL to Phaya Thai followed by BTS to Asok.

Yes, me too.

The Express service from Suvarnapoom no longer runs. It's just the regular city line, - that's about 5 stops from the airport to Makkasan. Then it's the walk through to Petchaburi MRT for the one stop (MRT) ride to Sukhumvit (interchange to Asok BTS). There is some walking and escalators involved at the interchange and at Sukhumvit, if one has luggage. That works well for me as I usually stay close by.

The trains from the airport aren't as frequent as the used to be. I think perhaps every 15-20 minutes.

arjay wrote:

I usually need to go to the Asok/Sukhumvit intersection and find the ARL to Makkasan followed by MRT to Sukhumvit to be noticeably faster than ARL to Phaya Thai followed by BTS to Asok.

Yes, me too.

The Express service from Suvarnapoom no longer runs. It's just the regular city line, - that's about 5 stops from the airport to Makkasan. Then it's the walk through to Petchaburi MRT for the one stop (MRT) ride to Sukhumvit (interchange to Asok BTS). There is some walking and escalators involved at the interchange and at Sukhumvit, if one has luggage. That works well for me as I usually stay close by.

The trains from the airport aren't as frequent as the used to be. I think perhaps every 15-20 minutes.

Why Don't you just get the Train from Swampypoom to Makkasan,Then get a Taxi to Sukumvit.....Just Sayin'....