My grandmother was born in 1923 in Thonburi province, she withnessed the construction of King Bhudayodfah bridge, World War II and Japanese occupation. In 1953, the year that this documentary was made, she was working at Kasikorn Bank, Sua Pha headoffice, she was the phone operator for Mr. Bancha Lumsum's office. From her dedication and hard work at Kaskikorn Bank, she was able to send my father and his siblings to the United States for higher education---a rare thing for upper middle class Thais at that time. She had also acquired many plots of land from the bank at cheap prices and pass them on to us. She vividly mentioned the years under Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat administration which saw fierce implementation of martial laws. My grandmother is currently 98 years old, and have lived through 5 reigns of Kings. Although she's on a wheelchair now, I still like to visit her frequently and listen to all the old stories she have to tell.
Hey! Im a Thai myself, and my grandma was born in 1931 right before the revolution in 1932. She was a goldsmith and a factory lady for a while, but later started a company with my grandad to build gasification and drier machines for rice mills. Do you use discord? Or LINE? Lets keep in touch! I think we share similar interests and it would be interesting to meet you. I live in Nonthaburi.
Thailand is like my second home. Been visiting the last 22 years. Will be there next week again! Love the country, people, culture and food, but hate the corruptions of their politicians! From Singapore.
Wire haired Dachshund fuck you ! Democracy is not the only means to a better government. The issue in Thailand is of unfederated corruption and has nothing to do with the system of democracy. I will not respond in kind with unkind words and accusation. Now fuck off!
Thailand is fantastic. Beautiful nature, valuable culture, so many amazing temples. People are really friendly and helpful :) I have been in your country for the first time one year ago and i am coming back in next year
Bear in your mind young people. Any kind of camera either film or still were not easily acquired by ordinary people as in nowaday Thailand. We're poor undeveloped country. The most important thing is this film was professionally done not by amateur, therefore it's made for commercial purpose, may be by a government agency of either American or Thai to promote the country to the western.
Wow, as a Thai, I could only imagin what Bangkok was like back in the day. Nice to see it in motion picture! Wish I could turn back time and take a stroll around the grand palace during those times. Amazing.
Lovely I'm 15 and always wanted to understand about history of our country, this video gave me insight on how lovely it was back then as well as how far we have developed.
Sawasdee I lived 10 years in Thailand. I must say I cried a little when I saw the king and queen in this video. It feels so long ago, yet so recent and relatable, too.
Great film! 🎥✌️ I visited Thailand in 2015 for the first time, I was fascinated! Thank you, Thai people, for the opportunity to travel safely and enjoy my time here in Thailand. You are awesome! 🙏 Btw, if anyone is around Phuket, let's connect 😎
Indeed. However, back in 1953, these terms could have been used to describe Thailand as the differences between America and Thailand were enormous back then. Now, these terms aren't so relevant anymore.
Reminds me how Bali is always painted as "paradise" by tourists when historically it was a godforsaken backwater that the colonial Dutch hated being posted to.
I have lived in Thailand over twenty years. I was born in 1952 (U.S.A.). I came to Thailand in 1996. Thailand is a world of wonderful people. Thailand is wonderful. Amazing.
@@madharry2024 Unless he's married, then it's 400,000BHT in the bank for 2 months prior to visa renewal or 40,0000BHT a month from a foreign pension source. Get your info together before offering an opinion.
My dad is borned in thailand around 1959. My dad said there were still the floating markets in that time. It has changed a lot from now. Sorry for my bad grammar.
Je ne comprends pas l'anglais donc je me suis contenté de regarder et je trouve que ce merveilleux pays et toujours aussi envoûtant, je suis tombé amoureux de ce pays et de ses habitants, merci pour cette vidéo.
Same, as a thai person. I really want to live there. My dad has borned in 1959 and I would love to born in that time. But there is no where back sadly...
I've been to Thailand every year for 6 years now and I love it there so much. Only issue is that the rising Baht is really detrimental for Malaysia's currency. I'm afraid if it continues to rise then my friends and I have to consider other places to explore such as Vietnam :( But i still love Thailand no matter where I go
Nice movie ^^ It has changed so much then... Been living in Bangkok for 7 years (actually my avatar is Bkk), would be nice to find more vid from Bkk from that time. Love Thailand
It was 1953 and I hear the keyword "democratic" multiple times in this video. Today in 2019, we hardly have anything democratic (the best one we have is our recent phony election which was rigged beyond imagination.) Almost 70 years and we are still struggling democratically. It's sad.
I still remember the pictures and events of that time. At that time I was 1 year old (born 1952). At that time I still liked Patti Page's Tennessee Waltz song (Release 1950)
@@jangsoodlor You mean the very basic ones, with fans only (I haven't been in Bkk for ten years, but those certainly looked like from the 80ies...Number 8, 92 and so on)?
My dad's family is still alive, and was in thailand or borned near when this video was recorded. But they are not native. My dad's family members are around 60 or more..
Don't envy them, aunty. Every period has its own problem. Back in the day, people were panic whether the WWIII might erupted by ignition of the Korean war or not or what the outcome of the first Indo-China war ( franco-Viet minh) or The transition to communism of China would affect our country. You see?
I like to enjoy youtube it make me update the world we lived and learn everything about it. I will turn 66 in Monday 6 of May it just a number not my spirit and my soul.😂😂😂😂
Woah no tall buildings in Bangkok yet in 1953? That's a big surprise! There are skyscrapers all over now. And only 1 million citizens back then! Now it's more than 8 million
My Grandma was born in sisaket province in the 40's and I always wondered what isan was like back in the days. Probably incredibly beautiful. We need time travels 555
Woahh that was amazing! The boat market seemed so crowded back there😂 Also, it’s my first time seeing a tram running in the city Lol Just love how neat and clean it was. Time machine needed!!
If I am not mistaken there are still some locations where you can see remnants of tram tracks, near ผ่านฟ้า if I remember correctly. 2bangkok.com used to have an article about it.
@@jotcw81 The tram is discontinued now, it has introduced when king rama 5 regime, he got the idea from the europeans. My dad was borned around 1959 and that time there is still trams in กรุงเทพ but not much. (sorry for my bad grammar)
"Thailand, outpost of democracy in SE Asia, bastion of freedom in this world of ours" - sadly, like so many other things, this aspect of Thailand has also been lost to the past.
Pleasantly surpsised to find that this documentary seems to actually respect its subject! Still plenty of odd turns of phrase and general exoticism...but stuff like this can sometimes have such disparaging takes! Happy to see one that doesn't. 🙂
Oh! So you must be now 2017 - (-1953) = 2970 years old now. Haha. Just kidding. I know what you mean. You should say only 'I was born in 1953.' because 1953 BC means 1953 years 'before christ'.
My grandmother was born in 1923 in Thonburi province, she withnessed the construction of King Bhudayodfah bridge, World War II and Japanese occupation. In 1953, the year that this documentary was made, she was working at Kasikorn Bank, Sua Pha headoffice, she was the phone operator for Mr. Bancha Lumsum's office. From her dedication and hard work at Kaskikorn Bank, she was able to send my father and his siblings to the United States for higher education---a rare thing for upper middle class Thais at that time. She had also acquired many plots of land from the bank at cheap prices and pass them on to us. She vividly mentioned the years under Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat administration which saw fierce implementation of martial laws. My grandmother is currently 98 years old, and have lived through 5 reigns of Kings. Although she's on a wheelchair now, I still like to visit her frequently and listen to all the old stories she have to tell.
she is still alive?
@@zamolxezamolxe8131 Yes, in a nursing home, but very frail and under close observation 24/7.
Hey! Im a Thai myself, and my grandma was born in 1931 right before the revolution in 1932. She was a goldsmith and a factory lady for a while, but later started a company with my grandad to build gasification and drier machines for rice mills. Do you use discord? Or LINE? Lets keep in touch! I think we share similar interests and it would be interesting to meet you. I live in Nonthaburi.
the things your old grandmother has seen and heard,you are so lucky she lived long enough for her to tell you about the past,treasure her memories
You are one lucky man. My grand parent can't afford no plot of land, My parents leave me debts, hahaha
Thailand is like my second home. Been visiting the last 22 years. Will be there next week again! Love the country, people, culture and food, but hate the corruptions of their politicians! From Singapore.
I'm Thai and I completly agree with you.
Really You Guy!😆😎!
Wire haired Dachshund fuck you ! Democracy is not the only means to a better government. The issue in Thailand is of unfederated corruption and has nothing to do with the system of democracy. I will not respond in kind with unkind words and accusation. Now fuck off!
I agree with the politicians and corrupt government officials, I'm also Thai.
The west has them by the balls.
ขอบคุณชาวต่าง ที่ทำให้เราเห็นภาพอดีต งดงามมาก เห็นมีความสุข☺️
Thailand is fantastic. Beautiful nature, valuable culture, so many amazing temples. People are really friendly and helpful :) I have been in your country for the first time one year ago and i am coming back in next year
ขอบคุณ คนที่แบกกล้องฟิล์มมาถ่าย คลิปแบบนี้ คนถ่ายเป็นต่างชาติทั้งนั้นเลย
ใช่แล้ว. แสดงว่าต่างชาติสนใจ ความเป็นอยู่ของไทยมานาน
Bear in your mind young people. Any kind of camera either film or still were not easily acquired by ordinary people as in nowaday Thailand. We're poor undeveloped country. The most important thing is this film was professionally done not by amateur, therefore it's made for commercial purpose, may be by a government agency of either American or Thai to promote the country to the western.
@@kittenastrophy5951ขอบคุณสำหรับข้อมูล ผมสงสัยมานานแล้วทำไมไม่มีคนไทยเป็นเจ้าของภาพ
@@suhribzevolution645 กล้องถ่ายหนัง 8มม หรือ 16มม สมัยก่อนนู้น คงมีแต่คนรวยมากๆ กับบริษัทสร้างหนังไทย ที่มีกัน หรือไม่ก็หน่วยงานราชการ
Wow, as a Thai, I could only imagin what Bangkok was like back in the day. Nice to see it in motion picture! Wish I could turn back time and take a stroll around the grand palace during those times. Amazing.
I'm thai and I wish I can turn back time too!
I'm Thai and my grandmother was only 19 years old and my grandfather 20!
I was born in Bangkok in 1953 now 65 years old.😁😁😁😁
Lovely I'm 15 and always wanted to understand about history of our country, this video gave me insight on how lovely it was back then as well as how far we have developed.
Sawasdee
I lived 10 years in Thailand. I must say I cried a little when I saw the king and queen in this video. It feels so long ago, yet so recent and relatable, too.
Hello! Uncle!! You are older than my father just 2years!! 👌🏾Conglatulation!!! 😁
I was born in Bangkok in 2004 so I’m younger than you!
i was born in 1954 now 65 too.
Great film! 🎥✌️
I visited Thailand in 2015 for the first time, I was fascinated!
Thank you, Thai people, for the opportunity to travel safely and enjoy my time here in Thailand.
You are awesome! 🙏
Btw, if anyone is around Phuket, let's connect 😎
A country that is rich in culture. People are law abiding. Love from the Philippines
Thai people are law-abiding? lol bro 😂. Btw love from Thailand 🇹🇭❤️🇵🇭
@@Renormal well much better than the Philippines I guess. Come to the Philippines so you would know the difference specially Manila 😂
ผมรักฟิลิปินส์
The narrator's pronunciation of Thai words are quite correct. Good to see my country before I was born.
Pretty good for a foreigner in 1953 , except the pronunciation of สยาม though
Well the pronounciation of King Chulalongkorn was a bit off but other than that its pretty good for a foreigner.
สามล้อ sounded like "some lord", but yeah, seems like he did his due diligence.
Siam is a word of Sanskrit mean evening mean dark
@@Sigmasuii899 whatsoever the root of the word on any hypothesis but we Siamese never refer the word to your meaning. never
I.was born in Nakornrajsima in1938 now 82 years old.Thank.
You must have amazing memories of times gone by
I love your country! I've been in Thailand (for the first time) this year and I hope I'll come again :)
Greetings from Poland
Welcome you back again and hope to you will happy in thailand.
I live in Thailand and I used to live in Poland. I'm American. :-)
😍😍😍😍
It was nice and peaceful then, nice weather.
Thank you for loving my country.
"strange", "exotic", "mysterious", "strategic"; these words do not describe Thailand itself but rather the American perception of the place.
Indeed. However, back in 1953, these terms could have been used to describe Thailand as the differences between America and Thailand were enormous back then. Now, these terms aren't so relevant anymore.
@Gathka Master lots of child prostitutes can be found in Cambodia. However, this video is about Thailand.
Reminds me how Bali is always painted as "paradise" by tourists when historically it was a godforsaken backwater that the colonial Dutch hated being posted to.
you signal great virtue
The Thais consider it pretty strategic I think.
I have lived in Thailand over twenty years. I was born in 1952 (U.S.A.). I came to Thailand in 1996. Thailand is a world of wonderful people. Thailand is wonderful. Amazing.
hope you got 800.000 in the bank or you will be going home next time you apply for your visa
@@madharry2024 Unless he's married, then it's 400,000BHT in the bank for 2 months prior to visa renewal or 40,0000BHT a month from a foreign pension source. Get your info together before offering an opinion.
My dad is borned in thailand around 1959. My dad said there were still the floating markets in that time. It has changed a lot from now. Sorry for my bad grammar.
@J Yeah there still is! They sell noodles and others. My dad's family is chinese and his dad sells coffee on a boat back then.
Greeting from indonesia!🇮🇩❤🇹🇭
I am Thai.
I Love Thailand.
Swadeekha from pakistan
Je ne comprends pas l'anglais donc je me suis contenté de regarder et je trouve que ce merveilleux pays et toujours aussi envoûtant, je suis tombé amoureux de ce pays et de ses habitants, merci pour cette vidéo.
Thanks for this precious archive.
ได้เห็นพาเหรดฟุตบอลจุฬา-ธรรมศาสตร์ สมัยนั้น แต่งชุดกันน่ารักมาก 😁😁
Thank You. I'm so proud to be a Thai the land of the people friendly and happiness. Welcome all.
thanks for upload this video now i can learn about thai's story
I love your country. Your people have so much heart. I would love to go back again!
คนไทยรักนักท่องเที่ยวต่างชาติคนคือแขกผู้มีเกียรติที่เลือกมาเยือนประเทศเรา คนไทยจะต้องประพฤติตัวดี
Thank you for sharing. This is very interesting.
Thank You very much for Documentary i never see before.Rare ITEM
🇹🇭🙏
❤️🇺🇸✌️
อยู่อิสานแต่ภูมิใจเกิดเป็นชาวสยามครับ ❤ขอบคุณบรรพบุรุษ😊
I'm feeling euphoric to watch this short movie.Thank you.
ขอบคุณสำหรับข้อมูลค่ะ 😊
This is pretty cool. Never thought i would see my country in an old documentary.
หัวโขนไทยสวยมากนี่ขนาด เกือบ 70 ปี
แล้วน่ะ
It has changed SO much... I would have done ANYTHING to have lived at that era :'(
I count my blessing to be born in that period. I miss the old days always.
Except I'm sure the average working class person struggled back then as much as they do today with Covid related economic woes.
Same, as a thai person. I really want to live there. My dad has borned in 1959 and I would love to born in that time. But there is no where back sadly...
ผมเกิดไม่ทันแต่ก็ยังดีที่ได้เห็นยุค90มันดีมากสำหรับผมแต่70ผมไม่รู้ว่ามันเป็นยังไงคงต่างจาก90ไม่มาก
OMG ! you have just made me cry today. Krung Thep Maha Nakohn, the great city of angels.
I've been to Thailand every year for 6 years now and I love it there so much. Only issue is that the rising Baht is really detrimental for Malaysia's currency. I'm afraid if it continues to rise then my friends and I have to consider other places to explore such as Vietnam :( But i still love Thailand no matter where I go
Completely agree with you. The Bath currency is raising like never before for no reason. It's not cheaper like before.
30 years ago, 8 bht= one ringgit = one s'pore dollar.
Nice movie ^^ It has changed so much then...
Been living in Bangkok for 7 years (actually my avatar is Bkk), would be nice to find more vid from Bkk from that time.
Love Thailand
This video is suddenly popping up in recommendeds and I couldn't thank RUclips more
I am watching this in 2019 while living in Thailand.
Thank you for sharing
Wow fantastic to see, has anyone else got old films of Thailand, Udon Thani would be fantastic to see back then
ขอบคุณ มากๆๆๆ ครับ ที่เอาลงมาให้ได้ชมบรรยากาศเมืองไทยในอดีต 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
The world turns backwards in this land of contrast and paradox.
Amazing video
I have never seen this footage before, i'm glad and proud to be thai
I have come to Thailand 2nd time and now I got the job and non b visa and in few days I will get work permit IA. Proud to be here.
what brightening video from 1953
great episode
It was 1953 and I hear the keyword "democratic" multiple times in this video. Today in 2019, we hardly have anything democratic (the best one we have is our recent phony election which was rigged beyond imagination.) Almost 70 years and we are still struggling democratically. It's sad.
Very true.
Very accurate. So sad that we today still have no trust in our democracy. Smh
Yes, I hate that Thailand slipped into a military dictatorship.
Sad indeed.
Just shows that Thailand does not want to hold true to the constitution it is built on
นึกถึงเรื่องร้านของชำของคุณนามิยะเลย สมัยนั้นประเทศไทยดูสวยงามมาก😍😍
ผมก็คิดถึงกรุงเทพสมัยก่อนเหมือนกัน
So beautiful...
Beautiful
Tgank you RUclips recommendation, very cool
I was born in 1949, happiest time to be born.
I still remember the pictures and events of that time. At that time I was 1 year old (born 1952). At that time I still liked Patti Page's Tennessee Waltz song (Release 1950)
สมัยก่อนไม่มีสายไฟ 555+ ดูสะอาดมาก แต่ตอนนี้เอิ่ม....
ใช่เลย
เพราะเขายังไม่มีไฟฟ้าใช้ในบางท้องที่ ขนาดฝั่งธนสมัยนั้นยังใช้ตะเกียงลานอยู่เลย
อยากให้เอาลงดินเร็วๆจังครับ
I'm thai and I can't believe that I can say, I realpy want to live in that time..
1 million people in 1953 lived in Bkk i wish that was now.
And I think they still are using the same buses today LOL
Patricia Richardson the buses you see today are from the late 80s to the early 90s
wow really?
@@jangsoodlor You mean the very basic ones, with fans only (I haven't been in Bkk for ten years, but those certainly looked like from the 80ies...Number 8, 92 and so on)?
No, airconditioned buses and skytrain. You won't recognize the place.
You very well could be right. I took one just to try riding "Thai Style", it had a hole in the floor under me.
Such a magnificent country and people!
Beautiful country, classic Bangkok was amazing ❤
I'm from Thailand. i love my Countries 👍🏻👍🏻
Sunisa mini i love you too
I like this I come from Thailand this year I 11 years-old now
They still like to harvest the rice by hand, although machines are available.
Just returned from Thailand 2 days back
This is a video 67 years ago.. It is saddening to know that almost everyone I saw in this video has died out nowadays.. our lives are really short.
Yes, lived their lives and gone. I think the same as you as 80% of my life is likely over....short.
My dad's family is still alive, and was in thailand or borned near when this video was recorded. But they are not native. My dad's family members are around 60 or more..
It's the time when my father was born and I feel little jealous since that time don't have very bad traffic like today.
Don't envy them, aunty. Every period has its own problem. Back in the day, people were panic whether the WWIII might erupted by ignition of the Korean war or not or what the outcome of the first Indo-China war ( franco-Viet minh) or The transition to communism of China would affect our country. You see?
I was born in Bangkok in 2008 So now it’s so modern.
As a Filipino watching this, I'm just amazed to see PAL plane in this documentary (6:03)
Man this guy be pronouncing everything right amazing!!
I love history
กีฬาพื้นบ้าน หนึ่งเดียวในประเทศไทย "ตะกร้อลอดห่วง"
It seems easy enough, but I've never managed to get Takro into the basket even once in my whole life!
@@dosaussiethai2127 It looks like baseketball but you use your leg
@@yesyes13123 I know what it is. I'm Thai, after all.
@@dosaussiethai2127 Same
I like to enjoy youtube it make me update the world we lived and learn everything about it. I will turn 66 in Monday 6 of May it just a number not my spirit and my soul.😂😂😂😂
Woah no tall buildings in Bangkok yet in 1953? That's a big surprise! There are skyscrapers all over now. And only 1 million citizens back then! Now it's more than 8 million
8 million 555555
My Grandma was born in sisaket province in the 40's and I always wondered what isan was like back in the days.
Probably incredibly beautiful.
We need time travels 555
Go to Japan and ask Doraemon to take you there.
probably same same....
I think isan was still the same as today.. but not as civilized as กรุงเทพ
i love my home ..is Here and no places better than this land . i want to live and die Here ..
Woahh that was amazing!
The boat market seemed so crowded back there😂
Also, it’s my first time seeing a tram running in the city Lol
Just love how neat and clean it was. Time machine needed!!
If I am not mistaken there are still some locations where you can see remnants of tram tracks, near ผ่านฟ้า if I remember correctly. 2bangkok.com used to have an article about it.
@@jotcw81 The tram is discontinued now, it has introduced when king rama 5 regime, he got the idea from the europeans. My dad was borned around 1959 and that time there is still trams in กรุงเทพ but not much. (sorry for my bad grammar)
The traffic's a bit heavier round democracy monument now.
haha, year a bit!
Quelle belle èpoque......
18.000.000 people..... now close to 70.000.000
Mongkut (Rama 4) was the king featured in Anna and the King. Chulalongkorn (Rama 5) was his son.
หาดูไม่ได้แล้ว ขอบคุณครับ
Hi Thai 2030 from Brazil
wow Philippine Airlines ☺️ featured at the Thailand airport
I am thai but I like this year for me was born 1970 😊
I love my country
Oh..my home.
I am Thai people and I love Thai
Big surprise there.
คิดถึงในหลวง🎗
"Thailand, outpost of democracy in SE Asia, bastion of freedom in this world of ours" - sadly, like so many other things, this aspect of Thailand has also been lost to the past.
Ive been there 2 years ago and it really look sooo similar to 70 years ago... 😂
no it doesn't - unless you visit places outside Bangkok - Bangkok itself is super modern - the only thing that is the same is the horrible traffic
I think he meant temples still look the same...
@@yomommastupid No comparison between traffic today and 70 yrs. ago. It's even worse now than it was 6 yrs. ago.
@@yomommastupid Lots of concrete doesn't mean a city is "modern."
😍😍
Im thai and never go out of thailand i love my country and i think thailand im the past is much better than today
Ok Boomer
ผมภูมิใจที่ได้เกิดเป็นคนไทย ผมรักประเทศไทย ผมเกิดปี 2516
แก่ยัง2516
I am thai
I love my country
Pleasantly surpsised to find that this documentary seems to actually respect its subject! Still plenty of odd turns of phrase and general exoticism...but stuff like this can sometimes have such disparaging takes! Happy to see one that doesn't. 🙂
3:35 skill การข้ามถนน
cool 😎
Wow! Thai women without cellphones!
ชอบๆ
King Chulalongkorn was not the king in Anna and the King of Siam. it was his father, King Mongkhut.
Yes, The King and Anna is The King Rama4 ,but Cholalongkorn is. The King Rama5.
I was bron in 1953 BC.
Oh! So you must be now 2017 - (-1953) = 2970 years old now.
Haha. Just kidding. I know what you mean. You should say only 'I was born in 1953.' because 1953 BC means 1953 years 'before christ'.
สิบสาม แซ่อี้
Now you 66 years old.
มึงอยู่ยุคสำริดหรอสาาสสส
@@hilatchikkakul8980 3970 not 2970
@@sarakayo9985 thx
World really turn backward in today land of contrast and paradox /sigh
In Bangkok today live many light skin Chinese people.quite different from before. I don’t like Bangkok today but I like it before.
Wow..... It good to see my country in 1960s.... It good and beautiful But now there is a civil war not good anymore