monkeyinthesugarbowl

meadish_sweetball: Thank you for the time and effort. Well done.

fart: Thanks as well

No, I can order a wide range of food, just always ordered for one or if I am with two, they always just bring the dish.

bartender100: I always try to speak local language even if I am in the country a few days. I am sure I will return to Thailand and even use it as a hub. That said, the days of living here, esp in Pattaya are indeed over for me. Thanks for your concern and help on the topic. You seem to be good like that.

Could someone be so kind as to assist me with the following:

lg. family style plate = ???, dish over rice = lat khao (I know)

msg = two-rowht (correct?)

what is the Thai proper name for clear water fish?

what is the general name for Thai 'sweets'?

noodles = mie?

money=ngoen (I cannot get the pronounciation down so i say satang when poss). Can you help?

walk = dern larn (I cannot get the pronounciation down. Can you help?

Can anyone give me some hardcore 'old asia hand' type thai/local tips for buying food in the market? How come I can never find mee krob?

What do I call a woman my age (45) who I am not interested in or is a service worker? What do I call a woman 25-50 who I am interested in? Is it ok to call an older woman 50-60 mae or ma-ma? How would I address her? Calling people men/women Khun always struck me as odd, as in hey you.

'Thainess'=

impolite (rude, not forward) =

return= klap mah (correct?)

look=

bed =

new=

old=

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Many Thanks

Well, Beach Road looks simply disgusting, It's actually an outright danger, even during daylight hours. If I did not feel sorry enough for the families that got sold a bill of goods to this 5 star paradise - I'm crying for them now. Add to this the beach erosion and this makes Pattaya one of the ugliest parts of S.E.A.

I'm laying low, finishing my visa here but I won't be back. The place used to be good fun and I'd come here to raise ###### and because it is/was so cheap. But I won't return. The city planners must be fekking morons.

Add to this the 1000 beer bars added and Thailand has hit a new low.

Pattaya a true environmental disaster.