Many years ago I had a colleague from New Zealand. She said that many Dutch emigres had settled in her home town, and they had a reputation for being a bit 'tight' with money.
What kind of man takes his family to Pattaya on holiday? Or if you have a girlfriend "Hey honey, lets go to the biggest whorehouse in the world on holiday."
That's very true. What's called Pattaya covers a very large area, and much of it is nothing to do with 'nightlife'. But whenever people hear Pattaya that's what they think of.
My work sometimes takes me to Birmingham UK. It's not unusual to see beggars at the traffic lights there, what look like eastern European gypsy women, and a few Brits occasionally.
I was in BKK in March, and before checking out of my hotel room to head to the airport I threw away the paket of cannabis gummies that I had purchased. Around 16 hours later a sniffer dog walked straight past me at Heathrow.
I don't like Starmer, but if I'm honest, I'm no better or worse off than before. I just pay tax and still get very little in return, the same as under the Tories.
I remember being in a bar around the corner from Soi Cowboy during Songkhran, and hearing a bargirl exclaim "Falang Boxing" in Soi Cowboy.
(People getting drunk and throwing stuff at each other, a recipe for disaster).
I have to disagree with that. Best not to get involved in stranger's problems, look/walk the other way, or risk becoming collateral damage.
Nothing to do with me.
I did see years ago that if the Thais deport you it must be to your home country. But of your own accord, anywhere. But maybe they're not consistent with it?