Urbanized villagers are those rural Thais who have emigrated in large numbers to Bangkok, its suburbs, and other urban areas throughout Thailand, or even gone abroad. They are more cosmopolitan and economically empowered than ever, in many cases approaching the affluence of the lower-middle classes in the cities, But they remain deeply connected to their provincial roots and are politically marginalized by the urban middle and upper classes.
This demographic has a schizophrenic identity, stuck between the city and the countryside