Most are ex-shepherds with sheep and goats backgrounds and ex-butchers who have been handpicked from the Deep South of Thailand… just kidding.
I’ve got you.
First, Thai immigration officers are under The Royal Thai Police. They are not trained to be that courteous but more to have a watchful eye for lawbreakers or suspicious characters, uttering only with a short and sharp demand.
The second reason is, that Thailand being a tourism hub moving up, up, and away hit the roof, and reached the moon.
They are overworked and not trained to speak good English, and their passable English is perceived as rude and not courteous enough. But so far so good, I have not heard many complaints. Except, they may have a good laugh at some visitors with last names, like Coffin and Graves.
Questions like “ What is the purpose of your visit? or How will you support yourself during your stay?** Can you show proof of funds, credit cards, etc.” will never come out from the Thai immigration guys behind the counter. It’s too tongue-twisting for them.
Some credits should go to them too. I was once stunned when I heard a song hummed by a lady officer ‘Happy birthday to you” Anyway, she suggested having a photo taken with me and my wife.—That day was my wife’s birthday.
Another group who man the lines at the ‘Arrival Hall’ (I think your question complained about these people) will memorize a set of standards of commands passed on from the forefathers like:
- “You, go there! And you Come here! This way, China go this line- Pai Tui!, you Indian go there— You Farang wait here!’— No-no-no, stop! & No go, only Thai passport mister!
Umm, the above is the same lingual used in the “Bangkok Hilton” I thought you already knew. Nope? Never been? I see.
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