Many cars were parked in the parking ground beside Mo Chit Station
I finished my walk around Chatuchak market and returned to the BTS Mochit station. Now it was just a matter of getting back to the hotel. While waiting for the train, I looked out from the platform and saw a vast parking lot. As a tourist, I came here by public transportation, but there must be many locals who come here by private car. Many cars were parked in neat rows.
Looking at the parked cars, all of them were relatively new. There was not a single one that looked like it was in shambles and not sure if it would work or not. Just by looking at the pictures, it was no different from a parking lot in Tokyo. That must be how much the income of Thai people has risen.
According to the book "Factfulness" written by Hans Rosling, everywhere in the world there is an inverse relationship between the birth rate and national income. As national income rises with affluence, the fertility rate invariably declines. So I took a quick look at the fertility rate and national income in Thailand. According to a World Bank study, Thailand's national income per capita has skyrocketed from US$4,260 to US$18,200 in the three decades from 1990 to 2018. The fertility rate over the same period has plummeted from 2.1 to 1.5. 1.5 is not so different from Japan, which is facing a declining birthrate. What Hans Rosling wrote is also true for Thailand.
| Feb 2020 THAILAND VEHICLE | |
| BANGKOK CAR PARKING LOT |
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PHOTO DATA
No
11393
Shooting Date
Sep 2019
Posted On
February 8, 2020
Modified On
September 12, 2023
Place
Bangkok, Thailand
Genre
Car Photography
Camera
SONY ALPHA 7R II
Lens
SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA
