Thailand dangerous? Telegraph opinion lacks perspective…
The Telegraph has recently reported that Thailand is to be considered one of the most dangerous travel destinations on earth right now, right up there with places like Afghanistan, Palestine, Somailia and the Sudan.
The Telegraph must be edited by people who’s detection of hyperpole must be stunted through a lack of logic or common sense. Thailand has tens of thousands of tourists in country right now, none of whom are in any danger - not to mention the millions of citizens that are going about their affairs unhindered. The inclusion of Thailand, along with Mexico, suggests that the staff at the Telegraph don’t go much further than their local neighbourhood pub and get most of their international news from snippets at the British FCO website.
Let’s be completely clear - there is a wide gulf between countries like Thailand with the occasional incident involving tourists and countries like Somalia where tourists stand not much chance of surviving, places like Colombia and Haiti where tourists stand a very real chance of being assaulted or kidnapped.
Thanks to the “generous” article from the Nation.
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