1. Exciting, pulsating, grandiose, full of energy
2. Endless eating and shopping options
3. The atmosphere of the markets (for ex. Chatuchak)
4. Excellent public safety – very reassuring for first-time visitors
5. The ultramodern Skytrain, Airport Rail Link and the pleasant boat transport on the Chao Phraya River
6. The marvelous temples like Wat Po, Wat Phra Kaeo, Wat Arun, Wat Saket
7. Not way to get bored at night around the Sukhumvit area
8. The handicraft workshops and antique shops in the Ko Ratanakosin and Chinatown districts
9. Cheap clothes
10. Great hotels at affordable prices
1. Bangkok has not been blessed with a beautiful geographical setting – it does not offer a particularly delightful visual experience
2. The street traffic is depressing - terrible traffic jams, feeling of total chaos (it is actually not that chaotic, just noisy and a bit tumultuous)
3. Many side streets are dirty, even the main roads sometimes
4. Apart from the temples, shopping malls and some new skyscrapers, there are few nice buildings and many abandoned, run-down houses
5. Shameless taxi and tuk-tuk drivers
6. Walking on the busy, narrow paths of the street bazaars in the evening can be tedious
7. Frequent smog and the humid, polluted air gets stuck among the high-rise buildings – you can get tired of Bangkok after 3-4 days
8. Unsophisticated mass tourism with many tourist traps
9. The permanent huge crowds at the Royal Palace make it difficult to enjoy it
10. People in Bangkok are not as friendly as Thais in other parts of the country
