thailand is great. it may be a pretty poor country but it has amazing beaches, scenery and a lot of history, great food and good people(on the whole). also very cheap. your money goes a long way there.
i've never been to hawaii. beaches look awesome. but everything looks very expensive there and very tourist trappy. probably full of loud mouth yanks too.
plus apparently there is a serious problem with aggressive beggars and bums brawling in the street.
+ Siam was not colonized by any foreign power .................
Great climate,good gyms,far the best street food, Muay Thai,legal juice...................
...just stay away from heavy drugs ............
Clubs,clubs,Clubs.............
In short 'Land of Smiles' ........................
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Aloha Hawaii ............
Nothing like London acid attacks ( & British crime rate) do not exist in Thailand/Hawaii ........................
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