Originally Posted by
yosithezet
I'm from Pittsburgh, I side with hard-working people. Hi-so culture is no less "real" than Lo-so. The Thais that show up for Sunday brunch with their kids a the 5 stars are no less authentic than th folks I sit next to having chicken noodle soup outside 7-11 across the street.
I won't argue about whether the lo-so types are more "authentic" - a term that is tricky to define anyway - but we can probably agree that they are more "representative". I would also guess that the hi-so types are a bit more westernized.
In any case, for me it's a non-issue. The hotel is just a comfortable base for when I'm not out exploring. It doesn't itself have to represent Thailand. I don't need to sleep on the floor in a small shack with no AC just because that's how the average Thai does it.