Is Bangkok a dirty city?

Bangkok is not a dirty city; it is just a city. The overwhelming majority of cities of comparable size have a mix of very clean areas and areas that are not so clean.

Is Bangkok a clean city?

Bangkok is Clean and Safe Locals sweep the streets by hand every day, and in many cases vendors and business owners wash their portion of the sidewalks with buckets of water. Outside of the pickpockets and scams that you can find in any major city, Bangkok boasts a very low crime rate.

What does Bangkok smell like?

When you arrive in Bangkok, first the heat hits you, then the smell. It’s unmistakable, utterly unique, and quickly envelops you. If someone created a scented Bangkok candle, its fragrance would probably be smoky incense, grilled pork, tuk-tuk fumes and sewage, with a top note of jasmine.

Does Thailand stink?

There are lots of smells. Walking down a street in Bangkok you can smell fragrant jasmine and pungent sewage on the same block.

Does Bangkok have the best food in the world?

It’s so well-known that you hardly need reminding but Bangkok produces — quite effortlessly — some of the best food in the world. Forget about Italian simplicity and French savoir faire, Thai cooking is all about intricacy, complexity and some of the most indefinable flavors ever attempted in gastronomy.

What is the real name of Bangkok?

Known as Krung Thep to locals, the full name of Bangkok — given by Rama I, first king of the still-reigning Chakri dynasty in the late 1700s — is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

Where can you find Middle Eastern food in Bangkok?

Bangkok is a huge melting pot of undiluted cultures, and with culture comes cultural food. Sukhumvit soi 3/1 (BTS: Nana) is lined with Middle Eastern restaurants that won’t disappoint. Burqa-clad women and Nigerian fashionistas mingle amid hawkers of laser lights and imported Arabian perfume.

What is the best Street in Bangkok for nightlife?

Nana Plaza is big, but too crowded. But Soi Cowboy (BTS Asok; MRT Sukhumvit) is big enough to have fun, and small enough that you won’t lose any friends. Its neon glow can be seen for miles around, and a quick drink with friends here can turn into a night that few remember but no one will forget.