Skallywag

Agree, since September 1 you can actually go out and sit down and eat at a restaurant. The number of delivery drivers am sure is helping the local economy. I personally hate the traffic from them at my condo. If you cannot even walk down or take the lift down to pick up your food, that is just laziness IMO

Plenty of business and leisure transactions occur at the massage shops on Soi Honey and Chaiyapoon 555. For an "ultimate experience" , just start there Life is Good Peace

Wow, talk about strange reasons to come to Thailand This is the most bizarre reason I have read about. Hope you can still monger while she raises "your" child Hope you had a DNA test done 555. Peace

Exactly, everywhere in the world has changed in the last 16 years. Prices rise because of inflation etc... Good list you made though

You need to watch more recent videos. There has been no Bar hopping in 5 months now. For safety, just find a local freelancer. and have her walk home, ride songthaew with you She will take your money as well, but you will get many pleasures and some companionship in exchange 555 Life is Good Peace

Watching this Dutch series Van de Valk. Well done and entertaining so far, just 3 episodes. says 2020, but just showed up on my 133X downloads

Shop owners can still charge what they want cant they? Price fixing for profit. It happens Peace

Think we are talking about 2 different women. The rich, alcoholic, lush (sophisticated???) living in the mansion who was the boys mother, yes 1 out of 2 scenes total where she was in bed and asked Clint to sit down....minor character. The woman Marta was in many scenes with Clint and they danced together. Last half of the movie when they stayed in the one town for a few weeks. Only spent 33 Million on the movie, about 1/3 of the average Hollywood movie.

I have women 30-40 years younger than I trying to get me into the sack here in Pattaya, and I cannot heal animals or break horses like Clint's character does. Marta had to be 60 in my view, attractive, but not young. I liked the movie. Simple, real people as characters, and a good story. Similar to how he cast Gran Torino. It's all good man Peace

8% will not vaccinate. Good for hospital business in Pattaya. Likely 3200 expats will be spending their life savings to save themselves instead of having fun in Pattaya when things open up. You cannot fly home with a fever so your free medical care in home country is useless AFAIK. ????

You got your Thai wife, best ask her. Have you tried a search on Google maps, just type in "restaurants near me" Is there some reason you did not spend time finding out about Buriram before "moving" there? It's all good man ???? Peace

The only direction forward IMO. Quit relying on imported oil and get rid of or convert all cars to EV. EV Motorcycles are easily available here now, Deco Green Energy is a THailand based company that makes them. , EV scooters are sufficient in cities for transport. How I wish I could go for a walk without smelling ICE exhaust and hearing the obnoxious noises from 100 exhaust pipes

Yet foreign tourists likely will not come because of bars and entertainment closures. Gov. needs to stop using the word Open, and use Partially Open. News from TAT and CCSA needs to stop, they have no power to open of change anything AFAIK Domestic tourism is much better in Pattaya now on weekends. But in no way are the numbers high enough to help all the small Thai businesses IMO

Never going to happen. 30-40% refuse vaccines. Look at UK and US

LOL...Money, it is all about the money. Delude yourself all you want, but it isn't because your exotic, erotic, or handsome. Also face. If you have nice car, condo, or job even better. If you give them all the money the want, you will be all these things to them. Life is temporary, and so is Love in Thailand IMO Overly cynical? Peace

With no bars open and restaurants only allowing 50% capacity, do not see a problem. In reality, only YOU are responsible for your health consequences. If vaccinated and sitting outside at a restaurant you will be fine. IMO New Normal is about protecting yourself, you see a restaurant overcrowded and not following distancing rules, do not go there that day. We have a couple Russian families here and several individuals I see regularly at my condo that never wear masks (they drive and enter the elevators from 2-4 floors to circumvent security) . If they get on the elevator I am on, I just exit there and wait for next one - pretty simple

Yes, too tragic to imagine for any parent. In America believe it is a law that pools have barriers if children live in the house. Locked doors are not enough, my son could drag a chair to the door and unlock it at 3 years old

The New Normal for sure since April. My girlfriend and I go to the local thai market for beer and/or Hong Thong (try to stay away from spending at CP all) We engage in nightlife activities at the condo pool or on my balcony. Music, dancing, swimming, conversing with neighbors and friends....It's all good man Peace

Possibly OP is one of the few people without a smartphone???

Peaky Blinders has the best Aussie beef hamburger I have had in Pattaya for the price. 195baht with fries. Bottom of Pratumnak near the bali hai overpass

The virus is already here. Duh. No one ever said being vaccinated will prevent you from getting the C19 virus. Being vaccinated greatly reduces symptoms and keeps you out of the hospital.

Yes they work by keeping you out of the hospital. Yes you can still get covid after being vaccinated. No one ever said the vaccine will keep you from getting the virus. Duh, where have you been for the last 9 months?

You need to drink beer after hard alcohol. Never go from beer to the hard stuff. 40 years of alcohol experiences, but am not a Doctor 555

I first came to this forum seeking Visa advice....thought it was only about Visa's as named ThaiVisa. Ubonjoe still here giving excellent VIsa advice, which is always appreciated Plenty of other fun stuff and people posting their opinions and comments Everything changes Nothing is as it was It's all good man Peace

Have read that the Pfizer vaccine can only be stored for 30 days. Believe that is why most 2nd shots are within 2-3 weeks