This letter to the newspaper was written by David Brown. This about sums up the current situation in the world (not just in Bangkok). The disparity of wealth is just getting worse. The world is heading for a huge crisis if it does not address this matter properly.
Until the next time, cheers.
The Nation, Thailand, 23 September 2011
Vulgar displays of wealth
The main story is about paying civil servant graduates the princely sum of Bt15,000, and there is ongoing debate about the Pheu Thai Party's election pledge to raise the minimum daily wage to the magnificently generous sum of Bt300 a day.
Then
there are the stories about the disastrous flooding in many areas of
Thailand, leaving already poor Thais homeless, shelterless and in some
cases with nothing left of their life's meagre possessions. All very
serious and heart-wrenching stuff.
But wait! There is relief from
all this misery. On page 5A we learn from an advertisement for the
Central International Watch Fair at Central Chidlom that you can buy a
Piaget watch for a mere Bt32 million.
Or, Mr/Mrs/Ms AverageThai
Citizen, if that is a tad beyond your budget, you can settle for a
Franck Muller watch for Bt3,672,000, or going even further downmarket, a
Maurice Lacroix for a miserly Bt370,700.
Oh, I almost forgot: Spend a minimum of Bt2 million to Bt3 million and you get a cash coupon of between Bt80,000-Bt130,000.
Am I the only one who finds this situation somewhat obscene?
David Brown
Rayong
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