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Duomo used to be good with the original owner and we were regular customers. I visited the last time a year or two ago, when the new owner moved in and what was served was a complete joke. Never been back again.

Best pizza's imho are at juzza pizza in Fishermans Village.

Bill boards had to be removed from the public road. Establishments also may have been asked to provide proper paperwork.

DM trainee needs 40 dives to start and 60 to finish/complete the course and for a Thai the wages paid to a DM and Instructor would be really good, considering they have a 'tank boy' background.

Buying property on Samui and Tao are 2 different things. As far as I know you can't buy land on Tao but you can on Samui. I don't think there is any Chanote title land on Tao whereas there is loads on Samui

At present there are around 64 dive schools on Tao. Thinking that just having 2 operators will make things better is ridiculous. Having less companies but legal isn't the solution but I can't see the Thai Junta thinking things through in a sensible, business like fashion which is what is needed.

64 Dive Schools. No wonder there are no fish around. Best make Tao a snorkling only area. The fish would come back and so would the tourists.

So what exactly makes the fish go away because of 64 dive shops, I would love to hear your explanation on this! Divers only leave bubbles, in total contrast to the ungoverned fishing and trawler boats that clean out the Gulf of Thailand.

The decline in fish in the Gulf has hardly anything to do with the dc's on either Koh Tao, Phangan or Samui. Get your facts straight.

They will insure you, providing you are covered for the correct amount of 'cc', see post # 4 in this thread.

... claimed the Chinese tourists misunderstood his intention. ...

Well of course, just another Lost In Translation faux pas, your free to go, Next

I was referring to the headline mentioning dive staff, which is not certain at all, it may well have been snorkeling staff.

I was not referring with my 'lost on translation' remark to what you're suggesting. If you take the time to actually read my post correctly, I clearly state that if this happened, I don't condone that at all.

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I have never seen in my life a "Burmese diving instructor" .

How well are you 'immersed' in the Samui dive community or do you know anybody at all who works in the Samui dive industry?

If the answer is negative to both questions, you make a nice blanket statement.

There are active Burmese diving staff on Samui boats since a few years.

If what is mentioned really happened, there's no excuse for it but as already mentioned before, how about snorkeling trips/staff instead of diving trips? Wouldn't be the first something's lost in translation.

Notmyself;

Hong Kong had the school year finish so many young kids are on a one or two week rampage on Samui. Planes were packed 9th June from HK to USM the day schools were out.

Taxis at Suvarnabhumi are now being targeted and are being called 'taxi mafia'. Not sure if this link is allowed.

Two poles were knocked over

Here's my pov; I'm a runner and each day during each run I got followed by barking dogs. Nothing gets the adrenaline going better than a barking dog following you during your run.

I know plenty of runners on Samui that have been bitten by all kind of dogs, including myself, I've been bitten by a dog during one of my runs. Once bitten, nobody takes responsibility, all of a sudden the dog is 'homeless' and doesn't belong to anybody. In the meantime, weeks or month of training may go down the drain, and on top of that, as Big C already pointed out in an earlier post, tetanus injections are needed and they can easily add up to a couple of thousand Baht and need to be taken over a couple of weeks. Coming out of your own pocket.

Dogs either belong on a leash, inside a house or a walled compound. If they come after me, I will defend myself, I will kick them, I will hit them or I will throw stones at them.

I will not poison them, but if I get bitten and my anger management will go into controlled or uncontrolled anger, I might get very nasty to that dog, providing I can get my hands on them.

In my humble opinion the municipality of Samui should take care of the stray dog problem on the island. In my book, the definition of a stray dog is any dog that's not on a leash and can be found on streets and other public areas.

Have been eating there for over 14 years, although less frequently over the last couple of years. Will miss her!

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The OP is planning to go off the beaten track, at night, alone. That's dangerous anywhere on the island. Life is not like a tourist brochure, Theft, muggings, assault, rape and murder are far, far, far more common in Thailand than in whatever much safer country the OP comes from. Samui is no exception, in fact it's probably worse than average. You shouldn't even walk on the beach at night alone - let alone in areas where there are no other people within screaming distance.

Since most of us seem to disagree with you, I wonder if you have anything to back up your claims, anything at all? Or if it just your imagination running wild?

Just think back a few years when a young lady walking at night on NYE on a Lamai beach, whilst on the phone with her Mum, was attacked, raped and murdered. Unfortunately there are too many other samples of rape and attack available.

Samui is safe but there's no need to challenge fate. All Thai female relatives (local Samuians) will not leave the house alone at night.

Ahh, so because 1 person was raped a few years ago, that makes Samui, and I quote: "rape and murder are far, far, far more common in Thailand than in whatever much safer country the OP comes from.
Samui is no exception, in fact it is probably worse than average".

Must be pretty safe in the OPs country :-D

It's convenient to read what one wants to read, so his arguments are still in order.

But hey, what is one raped and murdered person in the bigger picture, right?

The OP is planning to go off the beaten track, at night, alone. That's dangerous anywhere on the island. Life is not like a tourist brochure, Theft, muggings, assault, rape and murder are far, far, far more common in Thailand than in whatever much safer country the OP comes from. Samui is no exception, in fact it's probably worse than average. You shouldn't even walk on the beach at night alone - let alone in areas where there are no other people within screaming distance.

Since most of us seem to disagree with you, I wonder if you have anything to back up your claims, anything at all? Or if it just your imagination running wild?

Just think back a few years when a young lady walking at night on NYE on a Lamai beach, whilst on the phone with her Mum, was attacked, raped and murdered. Unfortunately there are too many other samples of rape and attack available.

Samui is safe but there's no need to challenge fate. All Thai female relatives (local Samuians) will not leave the house alone at night.

Not only on Samui. Encountered this is in other parts of Thailand as well.

In all fairness, the customer is NOT always right, imho, but trying to blame the customer or plain ignoring any comments is not how to deal with any issues. Loss of face comes to mind.

Zazen and New Star in Chaweng Noi have early registration options, otherwise Saturday in front of Reggae Pub. They do have a Facebook page and a website, so fairly easy to find.

Guns are illegal as well, yet, almost every Thai male owns one on the island.

wow. That many huh?

You'd be surprised.

Guns are illegal as well, yet, almost every Thai male owns one on the island.

Not available on Samui unfortunately, various locations in Bangkok offer this though.

Interesting connection/observation you make Sherlock C, walking street is not as busy as usual, so Central must be packed, right Watson?

Got it, at last! Makro had a few bottles on stock.

I know the section in Makro, will have a look again, whenever I looked I couldn't find it. Thx!