The Nth Pattaya to Ekkamai bus drivers which is what we are talking about drive safely, I've never had a speeding driver, always smooth. What's your experience of that bus service?
Simple and easy from North Pattaya bus station, buses are air conditioned and safer than other vehicles. I ride my motorbike there, get the bus 119 baht to Ekkamai then get BTS, can get off before Ekkamai. Easy
If you have Kasikorn app, and go to payee PEA put in account details from the bill it will automatically show you the bill amount before paying, really simple
The clinic i go to on Pattaya Tai near crossroads of 3rd road, i think is linked to Banglamung hospital, it's a basic clinic but popular and not fake like many others with no doctors, it might even remove stitches
like i said choose carefully, the good ones do have sources and studies to back up their claims, other snake oil salesman just want to sell supplements etc
Tipping is annoying, i agree give minimal or nothing, leave it to the Americans they love tipping. Except massages, 50 baht+, hard work for an hour for 100+ baht.
It's up to the owner to pay staff a decent wage