[imartin2k]

Thailand is also one of the most visited countries in the world, and 99.9% of tourists never run into any problems. In fact, I’d argue it’s one of the safest countries in the world for tourists. Personally, I always advise people to choose Thailand if they are looking for travel to a place that ticks most boxes relevant for a vacation. Just don’t insult the monarchy or sunbath in a temple while you are there. Neither should be that hard.

[ykonstant]

>Personally, I always advise people to choose Thailand if they are looking for travel to a place that ticks most boxes relevant for a vacation.

Personally, I always advise people to refuse to give their money to states that imprison people for insulting public officials.

[hulitu]

Just a minor point here: there are a lot of "states that imprison people for insulting public officials". Some of them in western Europe.

[vagrantJin]

just a minor point here. The monarch/s aren't really public officials since that implies employment by the state. They sit above the state but within it.

The structure of governments is generally an imitation of monarchs ie, presidents think themselves minor kings rather than public servants - see armed guards and minion ministers, grand abodes etc .. however short lived.