You are discomforted by zero evidence of anything happening . I didn ' t care when the trumpets bleated before the election and I don ' t care now . Just pointing out your blatant hypocrisy . You all were on your high horse before the election and have fallen off right into a pile of horse shit . <| sep |> Haha , no I wouldn ' t avoid it at all ! If you ' re a woman , be aware that Thai language is gender specific for some things too . The phrases I gave you will end in ka instead of kup like swadee ka for example . I was JUST in phuket with my wife for 2 nights 2 weeks ago ! My wife goes home to see family 23 times a year , but I usually only get one trip now . Enjoy the relaxation , Thai hosts are VERY good and if you need anything , don ' t hesitate to call the desk and ask them . Be careful if you get a massage , in Thailand they don ' t play around . If they ask you light , medium , or firm for pressure , I ' d suggest starting at light and telling them to increase it if you want . They ' ll break you otherwise haha . you can sai mai pet as well for no spice . Depending on my stomach health i go back and forth from pet maak to mai pet hahaha . Thailand is a weird place for safety , I ' d stay to lit areas and places with people around . If you ' re going to wander alleys and streets which I do all the time but I speak thai do it during the day . Keep your wallets close and bags on you , but light theft is probably the biggest problem and honestly I ' ve never had anything stolen at all from years of being there . I love Bangkok honestly , it ' s nasty , stinky , busy , and loud . but it ' s also got a character that you ' ll never forget and probably grow to love . Thailand is the mai pen rai pronounced mai bell lie country which means pretty much forget about it or nevermind or no problem . The death of the king though has made it a bit more muted lately so the parties are less and the dress and decoration more black than yellowpink which is the thai king colors . I don ' t think you ' ll see the eels swimming , but you will see some in the market for sale probably though . Honestly , go visit a Thai market , it ' s so amazing . I actually find eel delicious though and every time I ' m in tokyo I get some to eat heh .