After such a successful Saturday event, we’re bringing it back this Tuesday! Please RSVP if you plan to join us — or if you missed it the first time.
Chiang Mai is a city of contrasts.
Many of us came here as visitors, fell in love with the mountains, temples, and charm—and stayed. Yet, living in a tourist town comes with an unavoidable paradox:
👉 You may not want to live in a tourist town, but you still want to be a tourist.
In this Socrates Café, we’ll explore the tensions of two worlds colliding:
- Tourism as a lifeline of Chiang Mai’s economy vs. the burden it places on local life.
- Is modern tourism a form of soft colonialism—bringing in money while reshaping culture and priorities?
- Digital nomads often claim they want to “contribute to the local economy”—but how real is this contribution, and who truly benefits?
- Can locals, expats, and visitors find a sustainable way to coexist without eroding the city’s identity?
This is not a debate, but a philosophical circle of questioning in the spirit of Socrates Café: we’ll sit together, raise deep questions, and reflect on what this paradox means for each of us.
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Why Join?
- To engage in thoughtful, open discussion.
- To share your perspective as a local, expat, tourist, or digital nomad.
- To rethink the role of tourism and economic dependence in Chiang Mai’s future.
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👥 Format:
- Circle introductions.
- Moderator-guided philosophical questioning.
- Open reflections and shared insights.
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Tagline:
✨ “You don’t want to live in a tourist town, but you want to be a tourist. How do we live within this paradox?” ✨
