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23 hours ago, gamesgplayemail said:

 

They have 3 gyms, you can meet the boss at NONG PRUE gym, and yes aircon is sometimes not cold enough for me (and you it seems) but it is cool enough for 99% Thai, and gyms also have fans.

 

I did not notice before but there are no fans downstairs in the Naklua Fun Gym.  That's probably why it feels hotter down there.  If you know the boss tell him to put some fans down there!

On 9/1/2019 at 7:03 AM, fhickson said:

does anyone know why there are fewer western tourists and/or retirees in pattaya now? and where is it they are going in instead?

I think the poor exchange rate has a lot to do with it.  No idea where they are going instead if anywhere.  Maybe the Philippines which has a relatively good exchange rate right now.

30 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Hooters does OK, the customers don't seem to mind being laughed at! Nor do I feel the girls are growlers, they catch my eye despite better shows being available just up the street. 

I never thought it would survive those many years ago. 

I've never been close enough to see the waitresses.  Won't ever go in there that's for sure.  Same with Hard Rock and their 1000 baht burger or whatever it costs now.

On 8/26/2019 at 5:20 AM, JaiLai said:

Biggest rip off in town.

 

The burds are growlers too.

I always laugh at all the stupid tourists sitting in that place when I walk by.  But the restaurant seems to be doing well so I guess they are laughing too.

On 9/1/2019 at 4:50 PM, jacko45k said:

Simply put, Thais are not big beef eaters.

Also because beef cattle supposedly do not do well in the hot humid climate.  So good beef needs to be imported.

On 8/26/2019 at 5:06 AM, baansgr said:

Ive not tried but lotta guys said they are good. Just Burgers, outside Metro Condo bottom end of Beach Road Jomtien. run by an American I think so should be good

It's cheap and greasy but it's not that great imo.  Just about any of those cheap thai run hamburger stands all over town are just as good. 

The Aussie burger stand on the corner of Soi Diana and Soi Buakao is probably just as good if not better, if you happen to be around there.  But I guess if you are in that area of Jomtien you don't have nearly as many options.

On 4/26/2019 at 5:10 PM, marcusarelus said:

If Vietnamese get sick they come to Thailand.  GDP per capita is about 3 times higher in Thailand.  https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/vietnam/thailand

Corruption increase 56% Vietnam vs Thailand 14% https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_in_asia_pacific_what_20000_people_told_us

 

In Thailand 9 die before 1 year.  Vietnam 17.  54 die childbirth out of 1000 in Thailand 20.  https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/compare/thailand/vietnam

 

 

A lot of those could also be bad reasons to live in Thailand longer term.  Higher GDP means higher cost of living.  Expats usually use the private hospitals or go home if they get sick.  So deaths per year are not necessarily relevant for expats.

15 hours ago, gamesgplayemail said:

 

They have 3 gyms, you can meet the boss at NONG PRUE gym, and yes aircon is sometimes not cold enough for me (and you it seems) but it is cool enough for 99% Thai, and gyms also have fans.

 

 

 

 

A fan in a sauna does not change the fact it's still a sauna.  I usually skip cardio and walk back from naklua because I sweat less than doing cardio in that gym.  Since you seem to know the owner tell him to turn up the aircon if he want's to keep this customer.  I see on facebook reviews of his other gym on the dark side people complaining of the same thing.  It's kind of a marketing scam when he advertises aircon but does not turn it up very high.

A-One hotel is a little more expensive but it's nice and cold in there.  Almost too cold when you first go in there.  Since I only pay drop in rates I can easily go there when I don't feel like sweating out half my body weight.

6 hours ago, JamJar said:

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/turbo-4g-maxspeed-1-i376988317-s733902677.html 1190 baht

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/sim-true-4g-4mbps-1-i276399679-s441313689.html 1990 baht

 

30 GB per month at full speed(dependent on location) for a year or unlimited 4 Mbps for a year.

 

I doubt it's unlimited.  AIS 4Mb/s 30 day plan is limited to 20GB.  It may be in the small print or if you use too much they may have it set to slow you down or something.

Just now, Orton Rd said:

Legs going round are legs going round where you do it is imaterial

Best of luck with that.

12 hours ago, gamesgplayemail said:

I like the fun gym pattaya and they have 3 locations, so certainly one near you. You won't find better for the price, i checked all gyms around.

 

Where is the 3rd?  I only know of 2 locations.  Naklua and the dark side.  Their facebook page is of no help.  You would think they would do the obvious and put ther addresses on there.

Edit: found it.  Just opened a couple weeks ago.  Way out in Jomtien Na 6/ Tesabel Rd 1, other side of sukhumvit.  Almost halfway to Bang Saray.  Too far away for me. 

On 9/2/2019 at 6:03 AM, Orton Rd said:

I bought an exercise bike from Big C half price 3k, no way i would ever go to a gym

A cheap department store exercise bike is no subsitute for a gym or even just the much better exercise bikes they have.

On 9/2/2019 at 3:18 AM, gamesgplayemail said:

Pattaya Fun Gym 1000 thb/month, cheaper for longer, smart foreigner ownership, good even for hardcore bodybuilders it seems.

I go to the one in Naklua but I believe there is also one on the dark side. Equipment is decent but they don't turn the aircon up very high.  So it's still kind of like a sauna in there sometimes.  Only a little cooler than outside.  Especially if you are downstairs doing cardio.

But the price is right, so I put up with it for now.  I just wish they would turn the aircon up a little more.  Some days are worse than others depending on how hot/humid it is outside.  I tried asking the thai girl if she can turn it up and got that stereotypical Thai deer in the headlights look which basically means "no, now leave me along and go away". I'm sure the boss told them to keep it low and they probably think it's just fine since they are just sitting there staring at their phone right underneath one of the air conditioners.

12 hours ago, BestB said:

Got to love the irony they found one and only 1 bar in the entire Soi 6????

To be fair, they were only looking for prostitution with women.  More than half those bars are filled with ladyboys these days.   At least that is what I hear..????

Who would have thunk that overusing antibiotics would be harmful.

To all the people saying they are unlimited.  Try max it out downloading 4 or 6Mbps 24x7.  I think you will find that they are not truly unlimited and they will throttle you if you use it too much.  There is probably some cap they set that they do not mention anywhere or maybe in the fine print somewhere.

23 minutes ago, utalkin2me said:

I scanned through this thread and to me it is almost as if people are acting like mortar shells are landing in their backyards. What a dicey environment this is! Then, there is an entire sect of posts inventing perils that are surely "going to happen soon".

 

My favorite bunch by far though are the "I am going to leave Thailand by golly, I'll do it!" posts. These are pure gold. "I am gonna leave I tell ya! I'll do it. There are much greener pastures out there!". I can hear Thais shudder in their flip flops at the thought of pretentious, needy, grumpy, perverted, stingy, picky, smelly, old men vacating their country. 

I personally know of 2 guys who have left.  Both have lived in Thailand for more than 10 years.  It's not just hyperbole.  One guy could have afforded the money but he did it on principle.  It was not just this but the whole anti-foreigner pattern in general. This was just kind of the last straw for him.

Tying up 400-800k to sit in a bank doing absolutely nothing is a lot of money if you are on a fixed income and/or living on modest investments.  It wouldn't be quite so bad if they let you invest that money somehow.  Like to buy a condo or earn a decent interest rate or something.  So it's not just sitting there doing nothing.

Just ask someone flying in to bring a couple bottles for you.  I do that all the time.  Then when I come in I return the favor. 

 

 

 

11 hours ago, Bang Bang said:

I've, er, "dated" several. Incredibly hot and fun till 25 when the relentless transformation into babushkas begins, done and dusted usually in 5 years. The fondness for vodka never diminishes though. But they are always fun to be around. None of that feminist PC nonsense.

Otherwise known as the babushka bomb.

Equador is a good place in Latin America.  Low crime rate.  Cost of living is around the same as Thailand.  Fresh produce year round.  You can choose to live in a cooler climate at elevation or lower elevation for a more tropical climate.  And their currency is USD.  Also not that hard to find female company.

It can vary year to year.  Usually not too bad but expect to have to deal with flooded streets at least once.  Usually only rains late afternoon early evening for an hour or two.  You just adjust your schedule.  It's not too big a deal.  November is usually much nicer, cooler and drier.  But prices for hotels go up quite a bit.  So Aug-Oct is better value.

I much prefer Pattaya low season for everything besides the rain.  Thais appreciate your business more, less 'sponsors' around. So it's a worthwhile trade off for me. 

Not sure about building standards in Thailand, but in the west they usually have existing conduit for running additional cables to individual units.  So they are able to add fiber service in most existing buildings.