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14 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

That old chestnut again ! ????????????

 

Digital nomads ( like me ) work FROM HOME. We are in the safest category

On 9/15/2020 at 1:57 AM, ChipButty said:

Goes back to the old joke, How to make a fortune in Thailand, is bring a big one with you

How to make a SMALL fortune is to bring a BIG one with you => This is a joke because it means you will loose a lot of money

1 hour ago, Nout said:

The girls abandoning bars and clubs for the internet is a myth.

Keep going ... The earth is round is a myth ...

8 hours ago, GAZZPA said:

No it can't, you will see.

Agreed , its not like a ballon you can deflate.

Nobody will downsize the infrastructure because that's wasted money , it does not produce anything , costs money to downsize.

And you can't shrink the map also. Hence fixed costs would remain those of a large city but with far less people to pay for the same infrastructure.

In Physics we call this irreversibility. You can't backtrack , you have to go somewhere else.

On 8/25/2020 at 9:28 AM, sahibji said:

why this pessimism. should not take so long for tourism to recover.

Because the more you wait , the less attractive Pattaya becomes. Less bars , less activities  implies even less Tourism.

Pattaya is not frozen forever in the same condition untill tourist come. Like a dead body stuffs are falling apart

You need to allow some time for the tree to grow back to its former height when its has been decimated by fire

Its gonna pump a lot in Pattaya this week-end , but only water unnfortunately

11 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Tragic but true ????

So cool for Jogging , be positive ???? No Chinese all the way

On 7/10/2020 at 11:28 AM, Cake Monster said:

And its the Thai ~ Middle Classes ~ that are carrying most of the Household Debt

3/5 Star Hotels, New Car, new I Phone Etc Etc ETc , and most of it on Credit Cards or Credit Borrowing from the likes of AEON that are predicting a huge surge in NPL

Pop

And also middle class is collapsing all over the world , ...

Drone delivery is everything but smart. Airborne packets waste a lot of energy to stay airborne ( to balance gravity force ).

Its like a vehicle which accelerates all the time , plus the usual acceleration along the orthogonal axis

Truck Truck my friend? Very cheap price.

8 hours ago, ezzra said:

Pattaya was never closer to it's death knell as it is now after this coup de gras announcement...

Coup de grace ( Grace is 'grace' and gras is 'fat' ) ???? Which you English speaker translate as 'the final straw'

On 4/30/2020 at 10:24 AM, gamini said:

The main attraction of Pattaya is it sheer decadence and a sex  supermarket. The last time I went there, a friend of mine took me to South Pattaya. He showed  me live sex shows, bars where all the waitresses were naked and every kind of decadent situation. Nearly every bar is a brothel with prostitutes. The owners are pimps. Most of the expats who live there only do so because it's where they can find a young attractive girl cheaply. It is a haven for criminals and people on the run. And if you read Thai Visa there's not a day goes by without muggings murder drunken brawls et cetera. As the part owner and Executive Director of a large hotel there for five years and visiting it regularly for the past 40 years I've seen the resort get more and more decadent. I remember it when it was a beautiful fishing village in the 60s.  It is now filthy, full of ugly condominiums. The seawater is polluted and and the traffic is horrendous.

I believe that Thailand will have to maintain social distancing and that does not seem possible with rampant prostitution. The sexpats will all leave too. There's no way that Pattaya will ever recover. 

Its more a preach than objective description of reality. Las Vegas is full of expensive prostitutes , every one needs a playground on part with his financial capability. Don't be so arrogant and let people with less money than you play. Real easte is decadent in its own way. 15 year ago you have 100 sqm for the price which now gives you 20sqm. Dont blame it all on prostitution , the world is decadent with LGBT , eco systems destructions , insane price for health in the US. Greed is everywhere , no need to point the finger at Pattaya.

13 hours ago, ezzra said:

Maybe this time Pattaya will use this restart opportunity to emerge a better and more like a proper resort town than a cowboy's dive and slime joint, will Pattaya fathers will learn and implement new ways or things are just going to go back to the cesspool state it used to be...

Pattaya does not look like a resort to me , its a big city now.

Not quite a paradise Island

On 4/20/2020 at 6:50 AM, Matzzon said:

If they have a problem, they could go to a temple and get the help they need, place for sleep as well as food everyday.

Of course, Thais always catter to tourists like this and there is always a temple nearby ... Just move a few rocks and you'll find one

On 4/18/2020 at 7:47 AM, Pravda said:

I know Thailand has a lot of manufacturing jobs and other stuff ????, but I'm curious to hear from people on this forum who claim that tourist dollars are not that important to Thai economy. 

They also have factories for cars and computers but since the economy is stalled , they are also impact by this.

On 4/14/2020 at 3:37 PM, 473geo said:

Why do you think Europe is looking to relax things a little already, they will not be oblivious to timescales involved regarding economic viability. Instances such as this are more likely to weigh on the side of lifting stringent controls than keeping them in place

Do you have evidences to back your claims? My brother is a pilot so if this happen i will know it for sure

On 4/13/2020 at 7:28 AM, Liverpoolfan said:

what does Pattaya have that you can't get anywhere else in the world only cheaper?

I've never seen the attraction of the place myself.

Walking street is like hell on earth to me.

It can takes monthes to restart airline traffic.

If held for too long ( 2 monthes for AF ) ,pilots are loosing their license and need to pass them again to be allowed to fly...

On 4/4/2020 at 4:27 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

No law against dreaming.

My dream is that they bulldoze all the malls except Royal Garden and build lots of barbeers where they used to be, and the hotels can't charge more than 300 a night and the BGs only charge 500 a night. Ah, Pattaya was the cheese back in the 90s.

He surely is not aware that people leave California. This place he thinks dirty caters for lot of people while in 'high class' ressorts , only top names make money and you have beggars everywhere. I like it seedy and cheap because many have fun and many others make money. By the way this is not your country , Thais do as they please

Why complain , you hotel will kick you out but you still can get a hair cut!

So Covid19 goes back home at 6pm. Good boy ...

On 3/24/2020 at 10:21 AM, overherebc said:

I sort of go with the virus being killed off if it lands on a surface that gets full tropical sunlight and high UV levels  ( hence vindaloo was tongue in cheek ) no scientific knowledge/proof on my part to justify my thoughts though it feels like it makes sense. There will be the arguement 'what about the middle east?' Dare I mention general lack of hand washing, years of war and water priority is for drinking, and all eating from the same central dish using hands and a not too well advanced health care system unless you're stinking rich. Anyway you get my jist.

So in general I agree with the idea of heat and throw in a good dose of UV.

India? I'll still go with 'hold that result'. Lots of people in close contact.

Edit.

Anyone got a digital thermometer to check the temperature of their car parked in the sun here for an hour. Outside and inside the car?

Sun light does affect the virus to some extent. UVc rays kill viruses this is why you have UV machines in hospitals. 

I dont mean UV both to get a sun tan. UV lights are dangerous and everybody has to leave the room

Regarding massage, they hold the situation at hand  ...

Seems like the best way to deter the very few remaining tourists taht could have brought a bit of cash to Thailand

On 3/7/2020 at 11:01 AM, bkk6060 said:

Next time fly business class.  10 minutes total. Check in, special immigration check out.

Good idea. Hand over the extra money to him so that he can afford it.