mc991

Thanks !

Hi all,

I need to buy some workwear for an upcoming job. Something heavy duty like snickers/dickies pants ect. Preferably not overalls. 

If there is a store selling this sort of thing in the Pattaya or surrounding areas please let me know - or even if there is a good website i can buy from.

Cheers

5 hours ago, properperson said:

 

 

What about the fact that rental scooters have almost no insurance - or doesn't that matter ??

 

Rental bike insurance cover:

 

Damage to the actual rental bike - cover -  Nil

 

Damage to Third party cars / motor bikes - Cover -  Nil

 

Damage to Third party property - Cover - Nil

 

Injury to third parties - Cover - maximum of 30,000 b  (circa 6,000 quid if you are a Brit)....

 

 

So you're on your rental scooter and you pull out of a side soi not seeing the approaching Mercedes, who clips you, then looses control and hits an electrical post... .

 

Car badly damaged and written off, both driver and passanger injured...Vehicle write off value vehicle say 2.5m Baht....Injury claim from Driver and his hi-so missus - 10M Baht.

 

Electrical pole needs to replaced and wired back in - circa 250,000 Baht.

 

Damage to the actual rental bike - say 10,000 Baht

 

Maximum cover under the rental bike policy is 30,000 Baht

 

They've got your passport number and will block you leaving for home until every one is paid...

 

Your in the s  hite ...

 

Now you know the facts - You decide ....

 

 

 

 

if you live your life thinking like this you will likely end up too scared to leave the house  

Apart from that i agree with what all the above said -  rent a hotel for a few nights, there are loads of condos available for rent at the moment, no need to pay in advance.

search for condo rentals in pattaya on the internet and it will give you some idea of whats available. most real estate agents will happily drive you around a few places to look so not completely necessary to rent a motorbike. If the OP wants to send me a message i can happily point you in the direction of someone trustworthy 

On 4 September 2016 at 11:48 AM, oxo1947 said:

On 4 September 2016 at 8:02 PM, oxo1947 said:

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Well going with girls ( bar or not)was my main reason for learning the language......in fact my main reason for coming to live here in Thailand----why is it such an awful thing that you have to assure me that you wouldn't do it.......

 

Definitely nothing awful about that, its just not my reason for wanting to learn but some people seem to jump to that conclusion.

Thanks for the advice anyway  my girlfriend is from Korat so should help with the Isaan side of things. I have learnt the alphabet and a few basic words/phrases but expanding vocabulary and remembering everything is where i struggle . Should i find somewhere/someone decent i will post on this thread.

3 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

I agree with  loanwolfe99 -- MC991, so it then begs the question, why learn Thai language. Why not learn a language that is easier to learn (because it has a simpler dialect-less words--and is also not written in sand-script) and not only will you be understood in Thailand but in at least 2 other countries as well.....most of the Khemers (Cambodia) do understand , because they border on 2 countries that speak Issan (the Issan part of Thailand & Lao, which of course is nearly the same language as isan )  

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If language is all about communication----who will you be communicating with if you decide to stay in Thailand for your life???  The High -so of Thailand society--who may look down on the Isan language--(but still understand it, as they have to order the maids & gardeners around) . Or the BKK Taxi drivers / cleaners / shop staff / & general working people etc.  Sure you will get by on the Thai language even in Isan (sort of) its the official language in the schools---but I can assure you its never spoken up here outside of a school.

 

Isan in Thailand, spoken by 20 million or so people in a third of the population of Thailand and 80% of all Lao speakers. The language remains the primary language in 88% of households in Isan.^[1]It is commonly used as a second, third, or even fourth language by the region's other linguistic minorities, such as Northern Khmer, Khorat Thai, Kuy, Nyah Kur and other Tai or Austronesian-speaking peoples. 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isan_language

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You will find travelling around Asia---Isan is of more use than Thai---I have hardly ever heard the Proper Thai language spoken outside of Thailand.

 

Also, Its always been an them-&-us thing with the Isan people & the Thai hi-So's , so if you really want to watch some girls face light up next time your in a Pattaya bar, answer in Isan ----even if its just " bo pen jang" instead of  Mị̀ pĕnrị  .The same if you ever visit Isan--they are so much more respectful of a Farang that is trying to learn Their language---& not Thai

 

And do have a look at some of the Isan language books----your be surprised how much easier.

 

 

 

i was unaware learning isaan was an option in pattaya? can you reccomend any schools / teachers / books? im not learning so i can impress any bar ladies i can assure you.. learning a language is something ive always wanted to do and hopefully will come in handy in the near future.

Soi khao noi

Just wondering if anyone can recommend a decent adult thai language teacher?

preferably one that can come to where you live or isn't based in the city and has a reasonable rate.

Cheers  :-)

5 hours ago, Seizetheday said:

 

Obviously you haven't been up to the Big Budda in Pratumnak, or sat in your car for one hour 20 minutes getting from Pattaya Tai to Pattaya Nua.

No but it did take me an hour and 10 minutes to get from thepprasit road to khao talo during rush hour last week. its hideous i know, but having lived in 2 other citys in the uk and australia, it can be just as bad there

it does make me laugh when people complain about the traffic. every single city in the world has traffic, its what happens when you have a large amount of people living in a relatively small area. Yeah sure some have more than others, but if the traffic factors in a reason for not visiting pattaya, you are a moron.

And as for all the people talking garbage about pattaya.. anyone thats here knows things are down at the moment. why you feel the need to spend time writing about it in order to put others off is beyond me. if your not happy, dont come back. anyone with half a brain knows things go up and down in any market.

As for half finished condos and developers which have run off with peoples money.. which projects/developers in particular? All the ones the OP mentioned are currently under construction, hence being half finished