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There are quite a few pedestrian crossings with Lights in Pattaya. Try t use them and walk when you have a green light. I believe at least 30% (on a good day) of the cars simply do not stop or even slow down! Tourists may believe it is safe to cross when they show a green light.

WRONG!

In Bangkok you can find taxis using meters specifically if you are not in an Tourist-Area, but there is still the issue with the attitude, driving-styles cleanliness, maintenance, just to name a few. Also if there is any issue it is hard to report the driver since frequently the person on the license is not the one driving.

Now with Bolt / Grab you have the drivers name and all the details if there ever is an issue which never was except one not so friendly driver in maybe 100+ rides. But then you can report this individual with details to Bolt and give one star. Good luck reporting any Taxi driver!

Bolt also shows the cost when you book, so there is no incentive for the driver to take you for a large detour. Now specifically in  Pattaya I have NEVER seen any local Pattaya Taxi to use the meter, some did not even have one. So for some of the comments above where is the law applied here?

Bolt would be less popular if the taxis specifically in Pattaya would not rip-off the customers, just food for thoughts. Funny enough I get quite frequently a normal taxi when I book Bolt there and the fare is suddenly 100 THB instead of 300 THB.

15 minutes ago, huangnon said:

He really ought to pay attention to the nutcase Greenies in his own country. ????

At least he can pay his electricity bills here.

And his Gas bills (we he would not have to pay it here except for cookig gas or if he converted his car to LPG / CNG but just to make the point withthe bills and normal people being unable to pay them).

If serious about tackling it this could be done if someone is serious such as Hong Kong succeeded.

There are quite a few articles how they did it.

BUT do not throw stones when sitting in a glass-house! IMHO a person with a watch-fairytale history is NOT the right person to point fingers at others.

Reall all goes up. Chicken, Vegetable, Fue, anythingyou buy. Not as bas as in Europe yet but clearly can see the inflation kicking-in!

My Driving license did expire and I did apply for the appointment last year. Since I realy did not believe that there was no appointment avaialable for months I did visit in Person in Bangkok DLT at Sukhumvit. It was true my appintment was then 5 months later April when I did visit in December.

I got an appointment-card and did tell them that my license has expired. The feedback was that I should just show this appointment card if I am stopped. 

I was stopped in February and the police noticed my license was expired. While providing the explanation and showing a picture of the appointment-card I did not pay any fine.

6 hours ago, JackGats said:

There was much Russian to be heard around Beach Road in Pattaya as recently as on week ago. The impression was that the Russians could well have been the major tourist community.

Agreed, i saw also more Russian Speaking Tourusts on Koh Larn

4 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

No. I have 3 children. The girl on the left isn't mine. But over the years they've had their friends around and never have I or my wife had concerns for their safety. Just cuz it's a Pit Bull doesn't mean it's aggressive. 

 

I fully agree, the issue is that the owners often really do not know what they are doing. These dogs can be very good to kids since they have a very high tolerance for pain. So if a kid steps on them or pulls the ear this would be tolerated by the dog. I have friends with Pit-Bulls which are absolutely great with kids. Another issue is if they bite due to the power they have it poses an issue. Whereas a small dog bites there my be only a little bruise.

And do not forget this is Thailand. All houses are normally fenced-in at least if you have a alone standing house. No postman just "enters" no kid kust "enters". At least my gate is closed and you need to ring the bell. Sirely if you have dogs this is a MUST to prevent what happened in this case!

Quite dangerous on the countryside. Poor Roads, Intersections without any lights. Add often high speed and poor / no light to the equation and there is disaster waiting.

Sad for the unnecessary loss if life!

The issue with many of these regulations and rules is that they do not really make sense. As some other replies did suggest the Virus can read the clock and only comes out after 9 PM if you drinking. Then it also can distinguish, if you walk to the table or sit and would not attack you sitting.

Since this really is not logic, people do start disobeying the rules put into place.

Please do me a favor and do not call this laws this would be diminishing the laws which are in place where really many of them make sense. 

Then furthermore as suggested also earlier there are areas which are packed, nothing is enforced and this is happening not even hidden but some establishments are singled-out and punished - we could speculate about the reasons.

So either these new regulations apply everywhere or they should not apply at all.

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

If you are jabbed and boosted, do all the things you desire mate but don't patronized knowingly club that broke the law and endangered yourself surrounded by intoxicated people who are not following covid rules. Really a small and smart sacrifice to make. I am jabbed waiting for booster end month and there have been no change in my day's routine. I end my day with a drink at home. Sure not pounding sand as you hyperbole. 

Be careful it seems that this does not prevent you getting Omikron. I know quite a few people here fully vaccianated and with a booster shot who got Omikrin and did test positive. The good news is that Omikron seems to be mild.

Better inform the Tourists that hot showers are not possible.  Beware if the Hotel bathroom is furnished with a bathtub too, this will definitely trigger the alarm.

Seriously these ideas are like constant April folls day.

This is fully in line with the earlier statement that Thai Prisons are a good holiday venue.

Make it a complete experience!

Lock all arriving tourists up in a Hotel room without the chance to leave this room (at least the first days). No external food delivered, no glass of Wine. After that track them like criminals with a GPS tracker.

Seriously you can not make this up!

Hmmm Cocaine as Medication for an aching tooth? That doctor must be quite busy I guess if Cocaine is that easy prescribed.

Seriously, you could not make this up! I did check just to be sure that today isn't April 1.

2 hours ago, Sujo said:

Another...if you dont like it go home...post. So helpful and insightful.

Is there not a way to block these "go home" members? They are no contributing in any sense and one wonders if they are instructed / paid / forced to write these unusueful statements!   ADMIN? looking to you......

The world is getting more stupid by the day! Who comes up with brainless nonsense like that?

Now you really do not need to wonder why Tourism numbers are down(beside all the other reasons). If this statement would be soread in the tourist originating countries, almost everyone would understand it clearly: "We do not care about your health or safety, we only care about your money".

Honestly you coukd not make this up!

RIP Darel.

Very sad sccident, condolences to the family!

I believe the start should be to bring all the teachers upt to the same level so they can teach the kids properly. This would be step one and step two would be a comparison to the educational systems in the rest of Asia and try to compare to the best one. Then figure out what are the differences and what should be improved.

I bet the outcome is NOT to reduce hours!