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I have come to the conclusion after 2 weeks here that there are many lonely guys here expats living in hot shoebox rooms , I have had to start using my headphones to deter lonely people AND attention seekers Attention seekers are guys who look for you and try to get a reaction One guy sitting next to me on a banana chair trying to impress me that he can speak thai , shouting in the phone then looking to see if I'm looking I sit outside in view talay apartment reading my books right in a corner chair well AWAY from others only to get some one who wants to sit next to me ,all the way out of the way from the pool,only me sitting there doing my statistics and data study and still get a farang sit next to me and proceed to shout on a phone call in Thai.! I then had to get my headphones out or move, he then got angry tapped me on the shoulder ' hey buddy do you know what time it is ? Lonely guys ,please don't make a expat life exciting if you are living in shoe boxes looking to attention seeking for lonilessness Life here in Pattaya doesn't look exciting to these old bored expats I'm here to read my books not have get into conversations or hear your whinging stories

Give em break , there is no intelligen Don't blame yourself Brian ,your not a cleaner ,your a Scholar !

How much is it normally to that destination?

Your a great person 😊 🙏

Estonia ? I must admit in all my wisdom and academia I had to look on the MAP to see where ESTONIA lies in this faceless earth

I had a lovely Grab driver recently,although I have started using Bolt as last night it was half price from the beautiful FLYBIRD condo to Jomtien being 104 baht compared to Grabs 194b But that's another story and please don't try to side track me away from that ! Anyhow to cut a long story short the Grab driver showed me out of a 140 fare he only made 80 baht ,a teacher by day and driver by night using his own Toyota vios I was quite surprised at how little these angels make And to me who certainly doesn't have the wisdom or the glory or the bravado to ride a motorcycle then they are angels in the wind to us ! Who if I may ask can recall many years ago of being *forced to grovel to baht bus drivers to go places or pay the huge taxi prices that these charlatans demanded from us peasants ! These angels such as Grab and Bolt drivers deserve to have a higher percentage of takings ! I also noticed far less motorbike taxi drivers and stands , which selfishness I display I don't give a damn about ! They were dominate charlatans floating in a sea of red vests dominating their authority I will add...and please don't hesitate to quote me ..but I'm do feel guilty when I do hope on a Grab motorbike taxi for the sometimes very low price if 24 baht !!!!! They take it from my bank account I don't need to pay cash ..but...being feeling guilty of putting my big rear hind cheeks in a motorbike taxi I slip 20 baht cash in a tip usually to these Angels I have to tip im sorry but I have to tip anyone working for a lousy 24 baht ! How many I ask if one could sit that butt for no more How many I ask and yes it does happen mostly from backpacker but you sit on a BOlt motorbike taxi for 25/30 baht and don't tip but realise in your cognitive function that years ago you were paying the red vests charlatans double ! I must admit being a honest not disengenous that once last week I did not tip a motorcycle taxi from Royal Plaza to Tonys gym the Grab qouted fare of ...28 baht ... because of his abrupt driving actions ...28 baht ...now recall 10 years ago that would of been at least 50baht They take it out of my bank account!!! Thankyou angels ,thankyou !!!!! I have only had ONE bad experience with BOLT when I ordered a Yellow & blue taxi turns up ,I was quite surprised as usually I get a *normal " car , during the ride he tells me that the 74 baht that Bolt quoted is not enough he needs another 100 as it's not enough for fuel I have written personally to the CEO of Grab to thank him / her for their angels in disguise, they are the angels May I ask if anyone knows if Uber owns Bolt ? And where is Bolt based ?

I wonder why a Monday ? The highest statistical data is Friday night , early hours of Saturday mornings .

Yes it's unbelievable..but looking at the statistics that many possibilities that they are the single shirtless old guys I seen in FLYBIRD condo in Pattaya last night they may be bitter in their lifestyle.

You absolutely right! I think a lot here at View talay Jomtien are lonely ,your right I had a guy walk into me yesterday, I have extremely good situational awareness, he criss crossed into me to get a conversation from me I could tell he was lonely Yes a few here walking around have mental illness and I would say are on some kind of disability pension from their home countries. Sad but it's made me aware was going to retire here no way in the World would I be able to live in these shoe boxes !!! Very depressing to see older guys end up on a bed shirtless in a 21sqm room even less in some cases . Some with Television blaring out

Well that's only speculation Brian How would you rate that percentage wise in say a probality to ratio. Possibly high , yes you maybe right Brian .

Apparently HE is a Psychiatrist! Certainly tells you a lot about the profession

Bit slow mate ,this was last week's topic ,we are up to sandwich makers now Nothing wrong with getting old by the way

Some of these guys wouldn't know who he is because they have only been to one place being Thailand

They live in these shoe box type of rooms All look bored out of their minds. Some sit in their rooms all day with the fan going with no shirt on,their front door is wide open and you can see them laid on the bed shirtless

Yes Australia is becoming woke .... But ... It seems the Aussies are now angry at immigration because of the housing crisis ....well too late ! The door has bolted ! Pauline Hanson said 20 years ago to STOP immigration,they all called her a racist ! I could see the future 25 years ago when they imported millions of migrants ,of course house prices would go up ! But no ...they even jailed Pauline Hanson!!! Sent her to jail for speaking her mind Well now the fools suffer

I'm deleting ,Brian ,you Sir Brian are a breath of fresh air ,thankyou Brian Sir

As a matter of interest pattaya57, I see you just joined this board 6 months ago ,so did you change your name ? Because I'm thinking you being a "know it all " you must of been on this board before Surely your not Liverpool Lou?😂

My thoughts exactly, Philippines for fans may be a better option I'm heading to Duamagette!!!

So the guns are in the car ! Geez you wouldn't want to do that in Australia,they would jump in and take off with the car ! I don't know about you but if your a cop attending a domestic and the offender pulls a knife , I'm not going out to the car to get the gun

A Scots very Canny when it comes to money ! And a fine Scotsman Mohammed Yumza is

I remember my Philippines airlines Sydney to Manila,looked like Premium economy,just seats only

Qantas is a direct flight Jetstar is a direct flight

I'm still trying to get this fan , I walked today on Therapist road to EasyKart before getting a bolt away , Lotus is near somewhere

Your from outback Queensland aren't you Would be nothing compared to the heat in Outback Australia 🦘

Anyway anyone here from Australia especially Queensland or Northern Territory should be used to the brutal heat Probably nothing compared to living in Alice Springs