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1 minute ago, watchcat said:

 

Nothing wrong whith the roads, it's the the other drivers using the the roads.

Well, you're right to an extent, but...

The main roundabout in the middle of Phuket is fenced off, because Thais can't use roundabouts. You have to drive half a mile to do a u-turn and return to the roundabout.

Many roads here are in poor condition or have too many warning signs and lights for nothing.... or no warnings for something that needs one.

I can understand anyone feeling suicidal approaching that roundabout!

Joking aside, RIP that man, drunk or not, at fault or not. 

The roads here are special!

2 hours ago, Celsius said:

I am not a punter, but if I was the last thing I would be doing in Thailand is buying lady drinks.

 

For the love of god, can someone explain it to me what is the POINT?

 

 

Well, these girls can't dance, so we're not going in there to see them perform.

Any guys going in the bars would likely be attracted to these kinds of ladies, so why not have one sit on your lap for a drink? In western strip joints, guys stick tipping dollars in their clothing as a sign of appreciation and to get danced near.

If you're not interested in flirting with the girls, then what's the point of being in the bar?

If you're not interested in going in the bars, then why read and comment on the post?

For example, I never go in the gay, tech, Pattaya or gardening sub forums, because I have no interest there.

Warning for all those out there. At least a couple of bars in Cowboy are scamming punters.

I will not mention the names, due to Thailand's laws, but one is a reference to memory in French and the other is a time that 7Eleven stop selling booze.

Taking into account that I have been here 24 years and my mates are far from bar novices, and in their 60s. No one was drunk. This is not Patpong....

Order a lady drink and she brings two (a shot and a cola). In bars in Nana this is classed as one drink and costs about 200B.

More girls turn up and when you offer/say yes to a drink for the new girl, ALL the girls on the table get a shot and a cola, not just the extra lass. And the price of these lady drinks is 300B each glass, so you're looking at 600B/pop/lady.

There's a chitty/bill that the lady asks you to write your name on, but it's not like a bill in a plastic pot like normal bars. For me, it was in her bikini bottoms.

Then when the punters question 'what's going on here?' and it all kicks off, the management say 'you signed for it, and it's all on CCTV'

Two mates had one beer each and the bill was 4,300B but I negotiated down to the 3,000B that they had signed for.

Two mates and I had one beer each and the bill was 2,700B.

We all know that there are a few options to resolve the situation, and each has his own way. Yes it cost us a lot, and we made our feelings very clear in Thai language, and in a Thai way.

As I wrote, this is not Patpong and we have all been to many many bars before, hundreds of times and none of us were drunk. Yes, we should know better, but if we can get caught, others are likely to as well.

The sedan didn't lose control.

It was some (possibly drunk or not-paying-attention) Somchai who lost control.

If this guy was overweight or just lazy, and the instructor had said 'ok, no need for you to run. You can skip this training exercise.' people would complain that the training is insufficient.

We don't know for sure how strong the command was to continue and complete the run.

Personal trainers say stuff like 'come on, one more set' to encourage people to try harder.

Without all the FACTS this case is impossible to comment on with any authority.

RIP that young man.

It was all just a misunderstanding!

I'm surprised CCTV works there!

21 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

Google Maps is clearly wrong because it is not an "ally" it is a Soi.Try telling a tuk-tuk driver that you want to go to "Rambuttri Ally". Ally sounds like arai/alai in Thai so you'll confuse the hell out of him. Or her as the case may be, there's at least one female tuk-tuk driver in that area.

Leave the guy (and Google) alone!

There's a distinct difference between Rambutri Alley and Soi Rambutri, and anyone talking to tuk Tuk drivers is likely going to mispronounce everything anyway. Plenty of places in the world have names that make no sense.

The OP asked for help, and @Red Phoenix and I obliged.

Maybe you need to spend some time with Liverpoo Lou

It's most unlike Thai men to fight 3 on 1 against a foreigner. ????????

Charles Darwin had a theory.

TikTok is playing it out.