Do Thais Love China? And what they think of Russia, India, Israel and USA? Oh and Colombia
I guess this depends on who you ask for a few.
A lot of Thai/Chinese don't love China, but speak Chinese and share a lot of the same culture/food etc. Thai/Chinese is more of it's own thing now after so many generations. Similar to African Americans being different to Africans from Africa or FOBS.
As for Chinese tourists, they are universally hated. They come in huge tour groups and have horrible manners. They don't line up, they (literally) shit in the streets, are loud, and don't support local businesses.
India is mostly universally hated too. Again, a lot of Indians travel here and behave poorly. Very bad spenders, very rude, smell, etc. Thais call them "kaek" which is a derogatory slang for them. The classic is 4 Indians going into a bar and sharing 1 beer.
For Russians, I would say it depends on if the Thais are from a touristy area or not. Russians tend to stick to a couple areas of Thailand, so there isn't a wide exposure to them for all Thais. In tourist areas there is typically frustration with communication as a lot of Russian tourists can't speak English well. On the flip side, they stick to their own little areas and because of this, a lot of businesses cater directly to them with Russian languages. You can go to areas in Pattaya and Phuket where all the signs are in English Thai and Russian. Overall they get treated fairly well and get by okay once language is worked out.
Israel is similar to Russians but they are more spread out as most are younger travelers out of army service, rather than Russian families. In the tourist areas they are hated for good reason. Some of the cheapest and rudest travelers there are. You will literally see signs hanging up outside guesthouses and hostels saying "no Israel" due to how shitty they can be.
USA doesn't have any problems. Most people love the US. Mostly good travelers and Thais love a lot of US culture too.
