Minuses

Bangkok

• the negative effects of the extreme weather

• Sidewalks are inadequate (uneven, too narrow, broken, sometimes non-existent)

• Cars > People (frustrating), dangerous roads and drivers (deadly)

• Only toll roads designed to Western standards

• lack of privacy and personal space

• time it takes to reach destinations by car

• the country's water supply and sewage system (cleanliness, plumbing, water flow) fall far below developed world

• the feeling that the judicial system will not protect your rights, and that you can be taken advantage of, scammed and railroaded even if you are in the right (ex, motorcyclist killed, foreigner might be presumed guilty without adequate investigation and be forced to pay reparations or fine to avoid it getting uglier)

• not enforcing laws (cars parked illegally, people littering, excessive speeding, no clean-up after pets)

• inadequate food safety regulations (half or more of all food stalls and mom-and-pop restaurants would fail to meet safety and cleanliness standards in USA)

• streets and buildings away from the city center are real eyesores (dangling wires, buildings that need to be condemned, etc)

• lack of a recycling program

• canals are filthy (seems like basic level of development)

• Hyper-consumerism and bombardment by ads

• Always on outside looking in

• Noise pollution