This incident originates from the assumption that that all farang are wealthy and civilized. According to the respondents, the dual price system in Thailand is widely applied by many taxi drivers and street vendors because they perceive farang as a main target to charge a higher price than Thai people. When they make a comparison between Thainess and un-Thainess, farang will usually be classified as a non-member of Thai society. The general belief that farang are automatically an outsider is rooted in many Thai people’s mind. This is for the reason that they are often stereotyped by many Thais as non-Thai and foreign. However, what about farang? Farang might have more difficulty than other Asian ethnic groups being included in Thai society. One of the reasons is that Thailand has used the assimilation policy to force distinct ethnic minorities to abandon their cultural identity to fully become Thai. However, many people identified as farang still have a feeling that they are not accepted as a part of Thai society despite residing in the country for several years. Integration and intercultural problems of farang in Thailand Nowadays, Thailand has turned into one of the most prominent expat hubs in Southeast Asia. Here are the results that the researcher discovered from this study: 1: the reasons for, 2: the barriers to and 3: the advice for interculturalism and integration in Thailand from the perspective of people identified as farang who live in Thailand. The results of this extensive qualitative survey are interpreted in four main areas: societal attitudes towards foreigners living in Thailand, the treatment of foreigners under Thai law, the depiction of farang, and integration and interculturalism in Thailand. The problem concerns the degree of interculturalism and integration in Thailand from the experience of expats identified as farang. This study is based on a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with twenty-six interviewees in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. Abstract (English) This research examines the personal perspectives of expats identified as farang who lived between August 2014 and April 2015 in Thailand.
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