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Now that there's bad publicity maybe the police will be forced to do their job. But, sad and maddening that too many times it takes bad publicity for this to happen.

Actually, UTCC, not TAT.

No matter how many times you explain that the counting system has not changed--and I have posted the fact a number of times--it doesn't sink in. Or, perhaps, they just don't want to hear anything they don't want to hear. They don't want to hear any facts that go against their narrative. As dear old Dad used to say, in one ear and out the other. If they don't hear it, they can continue to spout their nonsense about none of the tourist numbers from the last half dozen years or so being believable. If they don't hear it, they can continue to lament that Thailand's supposed catering to the Asian market devastated the western tourist market, with the western tourist numbers down drastically, even in the years before covid. In reality, no western country's tourist numbers were down in the years from 2015 to 2019 except Australia's, which were down only very slightly. And some, such as America, had healthy increases.

It's not the arrival it's the departure that's the problem--starting with check-in. The last time my spouse and I flew we were on a budget carrier. BKK has several of the budget airlines in just one check-in area. The line to check in went almost half the length of the terminal. We walked up to the aisle check-in letter--I forget which letter--not realizing we were walking past the check-in line--and not realizing a line could possibly be that long. This was before you even got to the zig zag part. We had to turn around and walk back to the end of the line. Meanwhile, other check-in aisles had hardly any check-ins. Why not spread out the airlines that are attracting the most passengers to make check-in easier? The whole departure process took about 3 hours, nearly as long as the flight, itself.

I would wait. You never know if your plans might change. Selling a condo in foreign quota is usually much easier than selling one in Thai name.

Agree. And, he can always skip the tip. If the barber asks about it he can say he thought the tip was included in the new pricing for customer convenience.

Can't stand the guy but another good example of why Section 112 needs to be amended.

'Impervious to knowledge'. What a wonderfully accurate description. Love it!

Agree. They are all taking way too long. Get him tried, convicted, and locked up.

Democracy! That's rich. Trump says he wants to be a dictator. How does democracy fare under a dictatorship? Yes, I know he said he only wants to be a dictator for a day but given his countless lies . . . I agree with Biden, Trump's a nightmare. As Tug says, lock him up already!

Chonburi's turn for blah blah blah. Next up, Chiang Mai, followed by Bangkok.

Not sure there is a 'typical' buyer, of any nationality. We sold a studio condo for 3.25MB to a single Chinese man in his late 20s. We also sold a 2-bedroom condo for 10.5MB to a Chinese married couple in their late 30s. We had another 2 bedroom condo on the market for 7MB, and had a different Chinese man look at it. He liked it but wanted something bigger and had a budget of 10-12MB. At one of the projects where we lived, we had a retired Chinese couple buy the unit next to us--it would have been in the 12MB range. Several years ago we bought at a new Bangkok condo project, which had a separate sales staff with it own area just for Chinese buyers at the sales office. That project was priced from the low 2MB to I think around 6MB and it did attract a number of Chinese buyers. I suspect the Chinese sales in 2023 would be something like the above examples, with buyers at most of the price points.

No matter how many times you read it, the initial, very poorly written sentence said she died. She plunged almost 20 meters to her death, says the sentence. 'Almost' doesn't really figure much in the sentence as written, except to indicate that the fall was not quite 20 meters. Take it out and it reads '...she plunged 20 meters to her death...'. Still dead. If you had just this sentence to go on, your take would be she died, and her heirs received no payout from her insurance. The initial sentence: An insurance company left a Scottish woman hanging after they refused to pay out after she plunged almost 20 metres to her death off a cliff on Ko Lanta island in West Thailand.

Thanks!

Instead of concentrating on my glass, maybe read the article. On his own, he crashes first, at a high rate of speed. Then is struck or run over by the car driver. Had he not been recklessly speeding, he might not have crashed. His fault. From the article: The rider, an unidentified Thai male believed to be between 25 and 35 years old, sustained fatal injuries despite the prompt response of emergency services. Eyewitness Mr. Phongsathorn Wiriyarat, 27, reported seeing the motorcycle rider traveling at high speed before losing control and crashing. Sadly, before Mr. Phongsathorn could assist the injured rider, another vehicle struck the individual and fled the scene.

And, many tourists do. They keep all the tourist attractions like the water parks, Nong Nooch Gardens, the aquarium, Floating Market, T21, and so on open. They also keep all the nice resorts and hotels, such as Centara, Cape Dara, and Centre Point Space, open, as well.

My goodness! I can see lots of potential new members for the Just Can't Quit Pattaya Fan Club. Be patient, your applications are in the mail. Meanwhile, keep reading and commenting about anything and everything to do with Pattaya, wherever you are, while you wait.

Being a glass half-full guy, we can all count ourselves lucky this reckless, highly irresponsible motorcyclist has departed for likely warmer climes without having killed or maimed anyone but his selfish, foolish self.

Put the 200 million baht towards an engine for the submarine. Or, my offer of my lightly used lawn mower engine still stands . . .

Hua Hin, not Pattaya.

Probably the best example you will ever see of why any supposed violations of Section 112 should be limited to filings by the Royal household only. Now, any Tom. Dick, or Harry can file a trumped-up Section 112 violation on anybody else--as shown here. Terrible law, being weaponized, and deeply in need of change, which the MF was trying to do.

Thanks!

They left the place dirty and messy? Big deal. That's called running a hotel--which is what you are doing. If you don't want to be in the hotel business, where guests leaving a place dirty and messy is par for the course, don't be. Rent your villa long-term and then you only have to deal with 'messy' and 'dirty' at the end of the long lease.

Indeed! Many haven't even recovered yet from Pattaya being named the 15th most visited destination in the world by Mastercard and now this!

I've told this story before. I have a brother-in-law in the US who is actually a manager at a Virginia CVS store. He has been told by the local police to not call them unless someone steals more than $150 in merchandise. They cannot be bothered to respond. Get lost. Don't waste your dime--we won't answer. Don't even try; nobody's home. You're on your own with all those thefts and good luck. Hence, the merchandise under lock and key. The state of the US today.