Comments on: A Flood of Information in a Dry City https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/ Stories, rants & observations about expat life in Asia's craziest city Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: Top Doctors https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-700 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:21:10 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-700 There are a lot of people who still believe in what they see on the news WITHOUT even consider the context. Great job Greg.

]]> By: Dave https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-699 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:00:39 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-699 Well written, but you fail to take into account the fact that ppl are used to such sensationalism. Ppl aren't the blithering idiots that you seem to purport, and for the most part see these inflated stories for what they are. Those that don't will learn.

A post about sensationalism will not change a thing.

]]> By: Graham https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-698 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:16:44 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-698 Just returned from bicycle surveillance of the riverside area between the Oriental Hotel and River City. There are signs of flooding remaining from high tide earlier today but this is confined to areas within about 300 metres of the river itself which often flood anyway. It is a bit worse than Friday evening at River City. This time I explored further and cycled past the old Siam City Bank building next to the river. This fine old building is still 'high and dry'. However, the edge of China Town immediately adjacent and upstream from River City does have about 20-30 cms. of water running through the streets. The water is draining out rapidly. Resolute diners are sitting at soi-side eateries eating their noodles with their feet in the water… There is no panic at all.

]]> By: thomas https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-697 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:25:07 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-697 Great article, it was the same with the yellow/red shirt situations, people in Europe/US thought that all of BKK was burning, fighting and shooting at each other, just like they now think that all of BKK is drowning.

I guess journalists like to get their pieces seen on TV and in newspapers, and know that they have a little higher chance of making the news if they make it sound a little better/worse than it actually is.

Now of course there ARE a lot of people affected but the foreign media apparently makes it seem even worse than it is

]]> By: Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-696 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:21:41 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-696 Thanks everyone. We're still not out of the woods yet but it seems that now is the long, slow, painful slope back into normality.

Graham, good to hear Silom is okay. At first the glance the 2m-high sandbag wall at Kasikorn Bank looks ridiculous, but someone told me that all their servers (ie, the 1s and 0s that make up their entire operation) are in the basement. I guess in that case, it's better to go a bit overboard, but still…it does look comical. 🙂

]]> By: Graham https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-695 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:18:29 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-695 A good, well-balanced report. I'm astonished at the over-reaction of some property-owners and businesses. I live in Sathorn which has so far remained unaffected by the flooding but the main branch of Kasikorn Bank in Silom has erected a sand bag wall so large that they must surely have been expecting a military coup!

]]> By: tom https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-694 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:19:10 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-694 mighty fine

thanks

]]> By: Len Davies https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-693 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:29:12 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-693 Great stuff. I am an ex BKK resident back here on a short trip. I can't believe how the UK / US media are covering this. I am in Suk Soi 16 and its businessas usual but when I arrived I expected to SCUBA from Thong Lo to Nana. Media should be focussing on why the government has done nothing over 20 years to improve drainage and flood control. The current situation is 20% natural disaster and 80% bad management.

]]> By: Simon https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-692 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:51:19 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-692 Wonderful words adding much needed perspective. And contrary to what is being printed everywhere I flew back into BKK from Hanoi today. The plane was about 80% full – mostly tourists – and Suvarnabhumi's outgoing queues were no longer than usual.

I'd recommend this too.

]]> By: Greg G. https://www.gregtodiffer.com/a-flood-of-information-in-a-dry-city/#comment-691 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:48:09 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=198#comment-691 Well said, Greg. People need to make appropriate assessments of risk — and appropriate assessments of how they communicate that!

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