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Probably Suar reef in Bang Tao - but this is only a guess.

Fair & equal opportunities for all - Just here some are more equal than others...........

There is no labour shortage in Thailand, there is simply a shortage of willingness to work!

Saw a group of agitated Russians last night in PAtong alont the 3rd road - there was a Russian store/travel agency there. Coincidence or are we seeing a cleansing?

Best Pizza in Patong - La Capannina, he makes his own mozzarealla! No i dont work in this place & yes I know the owner as I have been there so many times

Is it the same as the Campinnina in Kata?

Maybe the same owner, will ask him next time I am there - again the Pizza was great

Is a valied Thai drivers license an acceptible form? As have gotten tired of having pockets full of photocopied passport pages.....

I stand corrected was his 'residence' in Pattaya?

Point taken, but at the very least the payment for damage to my vehicle should be met - could you imagine if it was the other way around.

On a brighter note, i am now off to eat some great Pizza

Viktor Bout was arrested in Pattaya - just sayin' like........

BUt back to my original posting, I will return to the restaurant this weeknd with a bill for the broken plastic - lets see how that works out!

What good do you think that will do?

Self satisfaction just to winde the Thai tw-t up.

Got it in 1 and to make a point!

You think it will happen, look at Jomtien !

BUt back to my original posting, I will return to the restaurant this weeknd with a bill for the broken plastic - lets see how that works out!

Started already!

So your authentic Thai cuisine will be cooked & served to you then cleared & washed by....... Burmese, just like it is now!

Single style studio rooms in Patong for 10,000 ish plus bills - Nina guesthouse & some others in Soi Playboy, just off 3rd road

At last a very small step in the right direction!

Garson would be the company that made the fugly mask for the bike, or have we covered that already?

Glad we got that sorted after my initial posting

In Patong it wouldnt get fixed!

Its certainly time for them, they have had the sh!tty end of the stick for long enough!

Sure tea money is running out!

Nothing to do with tea money.

Explain?

This is a tangent to the OP, but today at the police station helping a friend sort out an accident, a policeman tries to park one of those new small police cars in front of the office where there is a dropoff to the side of the parking spot, and this wonderful law man drove over and off the side of the curb three times before finally being able to park correctly. I had to keep my laugh down to a quiet cackle. Unbelievable that these are the appointed ones to uphold the law and regulations.

They aren't appointed, they have to pay for their position here in Phuket! They must have made their quota fairly quickly as there was no checkpoint by a bit after 2 PM. But of course it was hot out by then!

CORRECT!

I stand by my statement that NOTHING will change with 1 caveat - More Burmese etc... will become exploited! If anybody wants real life stories of how welcome you are made to feel in the Thai workplace feel free to PM me!

Thai owner? Thought it was owned by a Japanese-American with a Thai wife. His wife was ok, but the ribs became too dry for me to go back to, after 5 years.

There is no such thing as customer service in Thailand.

There is. I have decent service in Hua Hin, much better than what I would receive in the Kata-Kamala strip. Same for my trips to Issan.

Perhaps it has to do with the labour shortage. It is difficult to find staff willing to work for minimum wage in a region that has one of the highest costs of living. I get the impression too that alot of workers have a chip on their shoulder, perhaps it is resentment.

I am not defending the poor service, but I believe it will become the norm.

It has become the norm! You will see, as I already have, an increase number of foreign trainees in hotels to make up for the p!ss poor attitude of the younger generations. The olders staff, in my experience, that have no political affiliations are great.

It might be interesting what becomes of these lazy/incompetent staff in 2015 when the ASEAN community starts.

In the real world, NOTHING i am afraid to say...... Seen it all before in various guises, nothing will change on the ground

Best Pizza in Patong - La Capannina, he makes his own mozzarealla! No i dont work in this place & yes I know the owner as I have been there so many times