Bien conscient que le travail est dabord alloué à la population locale je me demandais tout de même qu'est ce qu'un français comme moi pourrait trouver comme petit job sur place pour continuer son voyage.
En effet je pars avec un allé simple pour la thailande le 20 Octobre en prévoyant de faire un tour du monde mais seulement avec 7000 E en poche.
Il sera donc dur d'aller bien loin avec ce denre de finance ainsi, je souhaite travailler un peu partout.
Sachant que je cuisine depuis deux ans (je possède les bases) et que ma formation principale est dessinateur (artistique).
Le troc est il envisageable en thailande? : style: je fais le portrait du maitre d'hotel et sa femme et je peux rester 2 semaines de plus dans ma chambre ou c'est une utopie?...
Un repas gratos si je fais la plonge ou aide en cuisine?
Faire cuisto sur un bateau et traverser gratos un océan...
Si certains d'entre vous ont fais ces expériences merci de m'informer...
Le problème, c'est que pour qu'un étranger travaille légalement en Thaïlande, il lui faut un Visa B (business) et un permis de travail.
Depuis le coup d'état militaire d'il y a 3 ans, les contrôles se sont énormément renforcés et il n'est plus possible pour une société d'employer un étranger "au black"...
je doute donc très fortement que tu trouves du travail en tant que touriste !
Bien conscient que le travail est dabord alloué à la population locale je me demandais tout de même qu'est ce qu'un français comme moi pourrait trouver comme petit job sur place pour continuer son voyage.
En effet je pars avec un allé simple pour la thailande le 20 Octobre en prévoyant de faire un tour du monde mais seulement avec 7000 E en poche.
Il sera donc dur d'aller bien loin avec ce denre de finance ainsi, je souhaite travailler un peu partout.
Sachant que je cuisine depuis deux ans (je possède les bases) et que ma formation principale est dessinateur (artistique).
Le troc est il envisageable en thailande? : style: je fais le portrait du maitre d'hotel et sa femme et je peux rester 2 semaines de plus dans ma chambre ou c'est une utopie?...
Un repas gratos si je fais la plonge ou aide en cuisine?
Faire cuisto sur un bateau et traverser gratos un océan...
Si certains d'entre vous ont fais ces expériences merci de m'informer...
Merci à vous!!!!!!😉
Tu peux tout desuite faire une croix dessu pour la thailande.
Et tu n'a pas tord 7000 euros pour un tour du monde c'est limite, j'ai un ami que le fait pour le moment, il a prévu 25000 euros! 😄
bien je vais pas faire comme les autres, c'est pas impossible, déjà il faut repérer les tournages de films en cours, si tu as de la chance tu peut faire figurant, pour cela pas besoin de work permit, c'est la prod qui s'occupe de tout et de ton salaire misérable aussi, ( entre 500 les radis et 800 bt les autres, )
autrement, donner des cours de français,
mais faire l'artiste, sa ne va pas marcher puisque les thaïes sont très bon dans ce domaine pour une poigne de riz,
faire de l'argent, ?? le japon la coree du sud, la tu peut donner des cours de français ( conversation, ) très bien payer,
faire le cuissot pour payer son voyage c'est bien fini, on trouve cela encore dans les livres des années 50,
ne pas oublier que un cuissot professionnel bangladi, coûte 100 euros par mois ..........
bon trip, perso j'admire celui qui a un rêve, et 7000 euros en poche,
« Le voyage apprend la tolérance. »
Benjamin Disraeli
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Moi je voudrais essayer de vous faire comprendre les réalités du travail (salarié) en Thaïlande (si c'est possible).
La "plonge" est une tâche subalterne qui sera payée (officiellement) 200 bahts par jour (4€) avec des horaires "larges".
Avec 4€ vous pouvez manger mais pas dans un restau "à falang".
De même, à moins que vous ne soyiez déjà un artiste connu, 2 SEMAINES d'hôtel pour le portrait d'un employé et de sa femme, c'est légèrement irréaliste ! (je ne connais pas les tarifs, mais un portrait "au crayon" doit se faire quelques centaines de bahts, à peine l'équivalent d'une nuit d'hôtel)
En Thaïlande, et en Asie en général, le travail est très bon marché, ce qui explique qu'ils exportent beaucoup chez nous.
Donc il me semble vain d'espérer à la fois trouver un "petit boulot" (i.e. non qualifié, non permanent) et que celui-ci soit payé "correctement" de façon à financer un voyage.
Au mieux, vous pourrez SURVIVRE, mais sans avoir le moindre instant pour voir quoi que ce soit, comme la majorité des locaux qui ne visitent jamais de monuments, et ne se déplacent qu'au moment des fêtes pour voir la famille.
Le schéma que vous avez en tête est peut-être valable pour des pays ultra-riches et en pénurie de main-d'oeuvre (cf. promener les chiens à New York), certainement pas en Thaïlande.
Du moins pas encore, peut-être que d'ici cent ans il y aura partout des boutiques de toilettage pour soi-dog ...
Si vous avez compris tout ce que je viens de vous dire, c'est que j'ai dû faire une erreur quelque part. - Alan Greenspan
Science sans conscience n'est que ruine de l'âme - Rabelais
Juste une petite rectification concernant les remunerations pour de la figuration, pour une journee de travail, les tarifs sont au minimum de 2.500 baths, et cela peut monter jusque 50.000 baths si Pub TV.
Par contre, c'est loin d'etre regulier, donc ne pas compter dessus comme une remuneration fixe.
Et bé... pas très positifs ces messages mais sûrement beaucoup plus proches de la réalitée que moi...
Il faut bien rêver un peu...
Je me dis qu'en étant débrouillard au possible je pourrai pt'être m'en sortir et ralonger au plus ma date de retour.
C'est vrai que le projet tour du monde parrait difficilement envisageable avec mes moyens financiers et surtout sans travailler.
Je tenterai quand même le coup car comme on dit: qui ne tente rien................
Pour le physique je suis un bon cocasien au sourrir émaille diamant alors... à voir, en tous cas je n'avais pas pensé à cette piste. Merci.
Si d'autres qui ont tentés l'expérience veullent bien m'en faire part... merci!!!😉
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