madmen

She was actually correct , you should have showed PROOF OF PAYMENT !!

kidding ????

Seriously though getting angry achieves nothing and will work against you especially over the phone.

16 minutes ago, RoadWarrior371 said:

correct, there is no baht bus to Pratumnak.  Lots of other options.  My condo has a dedicated truck for pick-up\droppoff at Central, main road, etc.  Also, Grab is 100b to downtown from the beachfront.  Jomtien baht bus is a hole anyway.

A warning to those thinking Pratumnak. I lived there for a while HUGE mistake. You are at the mercy of motocy taxis and taxis and baht buses running as taxis.  100 - 150 baht into pattaya and minimum 150 baht back from Pattaya and good luck during december when they become extortionists !

And your at the mercy of those scum whenever you want to go anywhere.

There is a reason why most airbnb listings are mostly empty there and cheaper than Jomtien

Stick to the 10 baht bus route and your life will easy and a hell of a lot cheaper!

Just now, ChipButty said:

40 Years in Aussie jail will feel like paradise compared to his mate in a Thai jail

I dont know about that. firstly Thai prisoners rarely go after pedos unlike the ozzies do in fact Thaiss very rarely attack farang in prison, lots of youtube videos interviewing farang who confirm it

Secondly there is a lot more freedom within the jail if you have money you can buy what you want plus the king regularly issues reductions.

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

Thats not really local business though , ex-pat felangs are more likely to live out the way somewhere and use local businesses , especially those living away from cities

Sure but you won't see any chinese there so it a moot point.

On 6/1/2019 at 7:11 PM, yellowboat said:

Me ? No.   We are talking about the average Thai who makes less than his Asian counter parts but pays more, which is galling.  If memory serves, the subway and skytrain STILL do not have interchangeable, common fares, whereas most cities in other Asian countries do.

 

Curtailed freedoms, authoritarianism and poor governance and you want to talk about my ability to afford the skytrain, an interesting set of priorities. 

 

I live in KL. 

 

 

The average Thai using BTS MRT has money . My ex was on 80k per month and the one before that was also up there. The days of Thais worshipping big bwana and his pension are long gone . Bangkok Thais for the majority do NOT have any problem paying a $1

Just look at the cars on Sukhumvit. Every single one a late model and not a klunker amongst them..and then go and take a look at the west where there is no shortage of rust buckets. All have the latest smart phones .Anyone thinking Bangkok Thais are poor is living in the dinosaur era

4 hours ago, cheapcanuck said:

Cambodia or Vietnam are upping their tourist game.

really, in what way?

What doom and gloom? Thailand has a massive 220 billion Dollars in reserves so the economy doing well with the baht flying but you would have to be nuts to buy now with the strength of the baht unless your a yank

Having said that any of the view talay buildings in Jomtien are value at 50000baht / sqm. I stay in them regularly and they are solid buildings well maintained

The Russians are the only reason I stopped going to Jomtien in high season. Trying to get to Pattaya in a baht bus meant waiting as around a dozen or more buses passed by with Russians packed in like sardines half of them already drunk and trying to get back to Jomtien They storm The baht buses (usually the first 2) like they were evacuating a war zone

They are not zero dollar tourists but your hard pressed to see them in restaurauants unless its central world food court or Jomtien markets and most certainly never in bars unless you include 711s

Vietnam can have them good riddance

No chance they love walking st way to much. Nothing like that in Vietnam

9 hours ago, rtco said:

I bet the guy on the left is enjoying administering whatever he is administering ????

He is checking for internal injuries

2 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Brexit of course has something to do with it, but generally the baht has been going stronger against all major currencies over the past 4-5 years. 20% against the Euro, 25-30% against UKP and AUD, and a "modest" 10% against the USD.

 

It goes against common sense due to the political situation, however tourism sharply increased close to 100% over the same time period, and 400% over the last 15 years. A large percentage of the Thai economy currently runs on foreign money buying the baht. Add Chinese and other investors buying property, and of course expats bringing in western salaries, and combine it with the fact Thailand exports more than it imports, and it starts making sense.

 

Sadly, the baht will likely only stop appreciating when it becomes too expensive for tourists to vacation here, retirees to live here, and the strong baht will cripple exports. We're already seeing signs of those though - less tourism this year, retirees who can't afford it leaving, and exporters complaining about the strong baht.

Nothing to do with tourists . Its the massive $220 billion reserves 

On 9/3/2013 at 2:10 PM, balo said:

Where can we buy this in Pattaya ? I want to kill some cockroaches.

lazada 

I used Borax which is the same thing.  after 4 weeks a serious roach problem completely eliminated and not a single roach anywhere 10 weeks since treatment

Index is well made and in the medium price range. Bought a whole house full 10 years ago and still looks near new

19 minutes ago, mlkik said:

Drinking in a comfortable air con bar with a toilet and plenty of quiet space is what I prefer,not

drinking a beer from 7/11 sitting in the airport on an uncomfortable seat.

Living here I want to relax and enjoy my cold beer!

I use it when waiting for the bus to Jomtien

 Those seats are wider with unlimited leg space , far better than the seat your about to spend 9 hours on  lol

4 hours ago, moontang said:

https://www.inspirebangkok.com/bangkok/new-promotion-aussie-hours-at-the-australian-pub-1-30-june-2019/

June only

4 hours ago, mlkik said:

Sukhumvit soi 4 the Irish theme bar sell pints between 8am and 8 pm at 99 baht a pint. I often have a few in there before going to the airport to catch my flight to Udon.

Airport pints are 270 a pint.

All bars sell 99baht lower sukhumvit with the pub under nana bts going till 8

The airport 7/11 in the basement as you came out of the skytrain are similar price beer as any 7/11, maybe 5 to10 baht more and plenty seats

Just go right down the beach where the last baht bus stop is. Nothing much going on down there