pattayadude

14 minutes ago, polpott said:

Currently staying in the Areca Lodge. Used to be the mainstay of American tourists but more recently noisy and badly behaved Indians.

 

Small number of guests now, 80% Thai. Breakfast used to be good, now same as a 2 star buffet breakfast in an Issan hotel. mostly Thai food and meager and badly cooked Western food. How anyone can burn a fried egg on one side and leave it raw on the other is beyond me. 2nd and best pool closed. Hopefully farang tourists don't return anytime soon as they'll have a shock as to what their favourite haunts have turned into.

Don't get me wrong.I am not judging you.I am just curious. Why would anyone insist on traveling in this environment and stay at cheesy hotels with bad food and mostly Indian men as you stated? what is there to travel that people can't resist even though cities are only maybe 10% fun compare to how it was before, having to wear a mask almost anywhere therefore impossible to see people's faces, let alone the danger aspect of traveling

Just now, thaibeachlovers said:

and it was even greater in the 1990s.

couldn't agree more!

that it was great back in 2000s...

1 hour ago, Don Chance said:

12,000 Visa fee

45,000 Hotel bill

=$2000 USD for 2 week locked in moldy, concrete box.

 

that would be the first problem.

uhmmm..Not that it would make a dent on this great once in a lifetime 2-week travel package but just curious...is breakfast included?

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

I would have thought it's your choice where you go in Thailand, who is twisting your arm to be on Soi 6?

it must have bothered you that my post shed light on the current reality. all posts are personal opinions and you are also entitled to yours, however it won't change some of the facts... and dangers that are clear and present

11 hours ago, webfact said:

High season? What high season?

when 1000 people are dying a day and my life is on the line, the last thing I wanna do is travel half way around the world just to end up in a dicey soi 6 bar and start buying lady drinks to middle aged, bored, loud and alcoholic prostitutes in the middle of the day in a hot and humid environment

3 minutes ago, pattayadude said:

it's over.

it will take several years for the entertainment industry to recover as the western world has economically suffered a lot during this pandemic and its further effects yet to be seen next a few years.. On the other hand the "online bar" concept will not survive either as these "bar customers" will soon realize they are just  buying drinks to a 13" flat screen and there is no human interaction whatsoever.

8 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

At one point the guys are going to give up on the virtuals lady drinks 

and decide to fly to another place

they probably won't need to travel anywhere. the unemployment and desperation will create local prostitution in most of the countries they are in. The history of mankind has hundreds of examples of this sort

10 hours ago, jastheace said:

the cherry bar has an online presence. as do about 10 pattaya bars, and growing. a few 'vloggers' or 'ebeggars' doing the rounds in MiT complex also. good luck to the former, it's keeping their heads above water at the moment. not keen on the latter, one vlogger in particular keen to line his own pockets.

forecast an upcoming closure? crikey.... roll the dice....

one bar owner ( in soi diamond),has stated the end of the year will be interesting. that's when the 'entertainment license' is due. it's not cheap from what i gather. 

so the forecast.... any bar not online, any bar without a dedicated hardcore customer base at present. want me to be more specific.... ? i don't want to be too negative, but ..... open air bars in complexes were tourist traps, any remainers may find the coffers empty come 1st jan 2021. 

not fair to name names atm, imo, how 'bout you @rott?  crystal ball time. 

S7 and S8 pretty much gone. beach road beyond quiet. walking street more like tip toe street. 

any left along beach road and 2nd road between klang and tai may be next....

it's over.

it will take several years for the entertainment industry to recover as the western world has economically suffered a lot during this pandemic and its further effects yet to be seen next a few years.. On the other hand the "online bar" concept will not survive either as these "bar customers" will soon realize they are just  buying drinks to a 13" flat screen and there is no human interaction whatsoever.

even the TVF is dead..lack of topics, lack of news..what's the world coming to!?

On 11/12/2020 at 10:59 PM, Leaver said:

It's not just in covid time this happens.  

 

An owner could be running a successful business here, with competitive pricing.  The Thai landlord increases the rent, and not by an amount that reflects inflation, or the higher value of the location, but just because he can. 

 

Maybe a business owner can absorb some of the increase, but ultimately, it's passed onto the consumer, and that's expats, and tourists.  So now it's 70 or 80 baht a beer, but no improvement to the building, infrastructure, service, and amenities in Pattaya.  Now, this bar can't compete with the bar next door offering 60 baht beers, so it goes broke.   Eventually, the other bar suffers the same fate, but ultimately, it's tourism that declines due to unjustifiable prices in the region.  We saw how low the past high season was, pre covid.  The Thai landlords finally pushed the market beyond what it was prepared to pay.     

 

Picture the above for F & B, accommodation, mafia controlled land transport, and tourists activities, and add in Thai Business 101 - "money go down, put price up" and you can see why Pattaya landlords are outpricing Pattaya in the South East Asia tourism market.   

human greed

On 11/13/2020 at 7:25 PM, Rhys said:

Where did KENJEE learn English?

Driving Street (formerly Walking Street)

On 11/12/2020 at 11:29 PM, Leaver said:

Yes, and no one held accountable.  No one charged with assault.   

apparently he has been jailed

17 hours ago, Rhys said:

Where did KENJEE learn English?

while doing time in  UK for a previous headbutt?

On 11/10/2020 at 12:28 PM, webfact said:

Business leaders in Pattaya have called for Ken to explain his actions as they fear the incident has caused considerable damage to Pattaya

damage was done long before Ken's headbutt!..this attack may be just the cherry on the cake

On 11/13/2020 at 10:04 AM, Salerno said:

seen women pull off more effective headbutts in my youth.

I am detecting a Stockholm syndrome here..the type of strange bondage by the victim with his abuser

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand seizes nearly $1 billion worth of ketamine

what's the resale value of $1billion worth of ketamine

2 hours ago, Salerno said:

In which case the thug would be charged with manslaughter not murder. 

what's difference between attempted murder and intent to seriously harm or kill?

what's the reason for this incredible  anger and rage with Thai vendors, jetski operators, beach vendors, night club door front thugs, headbutting demonstrators?

Do simple misunderstandings always have to end up in emergency room?

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I will define a thug as someone who physically attacks a stranger, it seems apt.

Russian never touched him, never mind pushed him!

A multilingual complete moron.

thank you

8 minutes ago, Salerno said:

the headbutt didn't drop the guy

does he need to drop dead as a result for you to qualify the headbutt  as "strong"? his eyes crossed if you look carefully, let alone the sheer terror his little girl felt..He could have fallen backwards unconscious, hitting his head  on the concrete and  died

On 11/11/2020 at 8:01 AM, Redvic said:

Pattaya has been slowly dying the last 5-6 years. Never mind using covid as an excuse. 

Those who had serious illnesses in the past, Covid will hammer the last nail in their coffin

On 11/11/2020 at 8:20 AM, MasterBaker said:

What would be the reason for tourists to come to Pattaya?

the excitement of getting headbutted hard by fascist thugs while strolling along the beach?

1 hour ago, Salerno said:

A, rather weak, headbutt

watch the video, again