Pattaya still holds a lot of positives beyond the girlie scene. Perhaps move away from the central areas, and beware of these emotional ladies! Many many are living with a GF/wife without much drama....
It is difficult to see why specifically foreigners doing this presents any more of a problem than the locals. (Other than them working without a work permit!)
They do present themselves in a xenophobic light.
Drama, some are into it! My pal's girlfriend flushed his passport and I know many who had knives waved at them. Don't let it get that far, nor be in a hurry to build a nest.
Yeah, I was using similar things twenty years ago here, although more commonly with pork meat. Usually like someone else to do the cooking when I eat out, and most non-AC places are hot enough without that thing bubbling on the table.
Perhaps a lesson or two of 'customer service' or some training needed. What with security being in the habit of kicking customers in the head, and serving staff throwing glasses at them.