georgegeorgia

Oh open your eyes and stop trying to sweep these poor expats under the carpet Have you listened to that song Lemon tree and actually shed a tear? Help these people instead of pretending they don't exist

A bit late to the party Davo ...party gone this post was last week , catch up dear !

Is it cheaper than say Pattaya for massages ,breakfasts etc or same ?

I guess they survive on a old age pension Rents from 2500 a month Rats in the hallways at night , cleaning once a week Living the dream

Absolutely Marco Always going to get the negative Nellie's

Oh put a complaint in !

No I left as soon as I saw him getting off the bed ,I didn't want to have a conversation Tell me that song "lemon tree " anyone know

Lets face it most of you retired here because you have a "carer" of some sort Girlfriend,wife But what about you are retired living in Pattaya being single How sad Yesterday I had tears in my eyes and I visited a Thai lady in the flybird condominium who was doing the sewing on my hems The flybird condo building is run down , no lights in the hallway,rubbish strewn etc stairways graffiti I walked past a unit in the long dark hallway , the door was open, a farang laying topless on his bed in the small 21sqm unit I just stopped ,and I put my face to the wire grill screen door and peered in ,it was darkish the same as the unlit hallways ,all depressing looked like the old school hallways with that lino flooring ,all ripped and stained flooring I could feel the rust of the steel wire door burn my nose and I tried to put my head further in to peer in The heat just hit me from inside He had a portable fan going but the room was hot I believe they pay a very low monthly rent he was an elderly chap ,no shirt on ,very skinny head bobbing up at me from his bed . I could feel the heat burn from inside the room against my face which I had pressed against the wire screen door ...in flybird they all have wire screen doors , although he had a fan going inside I looked around his small apartment and no balcony it looked depressed ,no window He had that song playing " lemon tree " I forget how it went something lemon tree ,it was a sad song something lemon tree I think it's a 2000's song ? , I begin to feel sad , as I looked back at him , appeared to be very skinny ,he began to get off the bed slowly like it was an effort , a pair of black shorts on ,maybe in his 70's and sweating He put one leg on the floor trying to roll over to get on his feet I watched until he got onto both feet and started to hobble towards the door I was peering in. I didn't want to talk so I quickly started to keep on walking down that depressing dark hallway of grilled screen doors I heard a door slam loudly I'm presuming it was him obviously a sad man Today that song "lemon tree" has been playing in my head over and I'm sad to think life has come to this for elderly retirees in a hot small room with a fan in a rundown building I have shed a tear Surely that's not living the dream ,

Oh don't be a racist ..how dare you say they all look the same Different cultures, different cities , different economy

Oh I think it's Vietnam for me for now on

1955 Chevy I wonder how that farang that was driving it brought it in ?

Very true I ate at S&P in tukcom ,2 cappuccino and club sandwich they added service charge etc , I think it was around 385 baht $23 Australian

I don't understand what you mean by that ?

Absolutely beautiful post !!! You have described it all in a "succulent" way Thankyou for your service Sir

I must also try the Louis Tusseads wax museum up on the same level I paid I think around 560 baht for 2 attractions yesterday on klook They had The maze , haunted house ,Lazer shooting ,Lost pyramid I really love going to amusement Parks type and where can I find a Ferris wheel

How dare you? The Australian government look after me quite fine thanks and I do receive direct replies from the Australian Prime Minister to all my complaint letters probably something your jealous about !!

Yes it's up here where I'm staying Beautiful made lake with boats and beautiful crafted Dutch houses

Everyone seems to be raving about this Vietnam place ...I really want to go but will have to wait until next year now Sounds a fantastic place thankyou for your service

Yes last week changing $100 AUD ,I got 2070 baht The supermarket prices here at friendship and the robber Supermarkets in Jomtien are far more expensive than Aldi in Australia

I have never paid for a blood test in Australia I get one every 6 weeks or so , it's bulk billed and paid by government under Medicare Mind you ,if you want to be pedantic you have to pay the GP to get a referral for a blood test

I was on a walk yesterday in Pattaya Anyway I spotted a car which I took an instant shine too FJ Holden ? I started to run after the car which went into a "village of German /Dutch looking houses " up here near Jomtien on the main road I don't know much about cars but I like older things , is this car Australian? Beautiful Dutch houses in a village I never knew it existed Apparently called the fishermans village I was the only one inside there appeared to be Dutch style houses as restaurants But what about the car ? Any idea what brand it is ?

Wow ! Had no idea it's that cheap Hope the Australian dollar is good there compared to Thai baht

Oh this poor man , recovery for him may be hard ,I know exactly what he is going through having been nearly attacked myself by a ladyboy You can recover from the physical scars but never the mental

I know we are talking about Thailand but I rate the Philippines much worse

Oh yes it's the mall with the plane out the front Oh please there is no need for nastiness Just to let everyone know by the way I have lodged complaints against the 60 red thumb downs I was given on the other post But yes I enjoyed Ripley's believe it or not I used the klook app