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4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

You can't change the mindset... but you can change the personal at city hall which is where most of the damage stems from.

Time for a change of leadership, and a huge shake-up from the top to the bottom.

But like most "brands" it takes decades to build up and a few seconds to lose it all.. Thailand not just Pattaya has lost it's brand name, exploiting everything until it's damaged beyond repair!

I hope all the owners invested wisely there's going to be some very lean times ahead for some!

 

NO I love them and they protect the city - Kamnan Pho's sons have done well. On a serious note the free concert at Bali Hi leading up to NYW was first class with some amazing Thai bands , brilliant sound , staging and all for free. 

4 hours ago, Thian said:

The stoplights at the zebra's on beachroad don't work...the bahtbuses horn nonstop, taxi's don't use meters, it stinks, coconuts hanging above the sidewalk, the wider beach has been washed away, the new Bali Hai pier is crappy, annoying watchvendors who come into restaurants, annoying ladyboys who sexually harass pedestrians, dirty sea, bad air.....need i go on?

But apart from that it's ok then ?

6 hours ago, DefaultName said:

As to prostitutes, I haven't seen any today.  Mind you, I haven't left my condo yet.  ????

 

Don't, whatever you do, leave your condo it's the wild west out there. 

11 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I have never been there, but I thought it was a World class family resort,

well according to TAT.

regards Worgeordie

 

You don't know what you're not missing then. Go on give it a try before you die - that could almost be their new slogan. It does have the cleanest restaurants in Thailand for real though. 

26 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

The theory behind the franchise is that they have proven the market, they've developed the sourcing and distribution and inventory system.  Basically, you're buying a complete system that generates cash.  If you work it, you bought a job.  If you hire someone to work it, you've bought a cash flow- contingent on some smarts on your part.

 

The franchisees all know that going in...  

 

I would love to know what the average franchisee gets pa and for what investment. 

1 hour ago, bwpage3 said:

Here is something odd I will share will you.

 

In my wife's village, I never see any birds

 

She told me the villagers have killed and eaten them all.

 

Same with rice rats

 

BIL went out all night and only got 1.

 

Farming in some areas is not as bountiful as it use to be.

Been going on for ever with Isaan folk - be careful they don't eat you when your back's turned. 

https://www.greenprophet.com/2011/06/hunting-thai-food-israe/

22 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

So you have been to Pattaya then

World class tourist resort mate -world class ruled by the famous five no less. Thunderbirds are GO !

4 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Well mate Im sure you feel better with your Off Topic Daily Hate. I thought you might be interested in the significant legal issue as opposed to reading off the CNN Cheat Sheet.

 

Hows the air? Want to get a break, you can have my condo for a two weeks cheap?

Play the man not the ball, nice one. 

8 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

I'd like Prawit to explain to me in details the vulnerabilities of TLS 1.0 and how TLS 1.2 is better, but why it's still vulnerable. Or why WPS should not be used and how it can be cracked.

 

Or at least show me his Comptia Security+ certification...

Falang you think too much. 

54 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Just how would he have obtained a work permit to sell fake watches? ..... TiT.

I think there is a lot of sarcasm and irony here which is often taken at face value. 

On 1/9/2020 at 12:10 AM, John Sutherland said:

When in Thailand your son only has Thai nationality.  Also in America, he only has American nationality. In the rest of the world he is a dual national.

I live for part of the time in VT2A , you choose well way back when - the foreigner quota has long been full but they rarely sell unless they are keenly priced in this market. You can transfer from foreign quota to Thai quota with no issues and the difference in value now without foreigners queuing up to buy won't be much I would have thought. 

22 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said:

I just sold a condo in Pattaya today . Found a buyer in 5 weeks and got 8 visits during these 5 weeks. The market is far to be dead ! 

Let's have a look then please.

2 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

You must be crazy. You know how many Thai men have kids and dont pay a thing.

For that matter whole Philippines is also like that.

This week i was reading about Thai woman dumping her kid, as the real father didnt want it and also the new father didnt want it, so mom dumped her ! Maybe you can suggest that to your rented gf.

Now you want to screw a Britt? 

SO she should have married him, then in Thailand you have as man the obligation for your own child.

Once a Thai woman said to me, she stayed married just for the support (Thai law?), but would divorce when another man would come forward.   

 

Probably this story is fake, just to have an item running and see the responses

Just had a look at the OP post count - damn you are right. Happening a lot recently must be the weather or something. Won't be fooled again. 

6 hours ago, LiamB80 said:

This is Mark after his motorbike accident about 5 years ago. He still has a good size circular dent in his skull from the accident. Always wear a helmet.

I wouldn't  mess with him. Works out and shaves his chest.

25 minutes ago, DLock said:

Some of these fakes are pretty good these days, with good movements, and very hard to spot AAA copies.

 

The guys commenting of 500baht Rolex copies are out of touch and still think it's 1998

 

Seems Mark was doing ok...until it all came crashing down. So don't feel sorry of him. He rolled the dice... 

Ouch serious criminal enterprise then. Don't boast either on t'internet you are just asking for trouble. 

13 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

When did I say that? I am just stating the hard facts, that Brits have a much higher percentage of people behaving bad, overstay or engage in criminal acts in Thailand than any other foreign country´s citizens.
 

About my place? Ok, because you asked. It´s a whole planet of desirable fun, called Planet Matzzon.

Oi 2 world wars one world cup doo dah doo dah ...

On 1/13/2020 at 9:30 PM, Orton Rd said:

There should be a neither option

Wherever I lay my hat that's my home....

"I wonder where these lowlifes originates from. Find them, jail them for a minimum of 1 year and deport as well as blacklist forever."

8 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

What would be the alternative for that cabby?

Take the money and spend it alone?

Take the money and spend it with his friends?

Hide it and maybe use it later?

The person who left that money was obviously negligent. But what would she have done when she missed the million baht? There are so many cameras these days that it's likely that that cabby would be found sometime soon. And then? He would probably go to jail if he spent any of the money which she forgot.

Realistically the cabby didn't have much choice but return it.

And then receiving a "finders fee" of 1.5%. Cheap Charly or Charlini or whatever that is called for women.

 

I admire your would weary cynicism - he was clever enough to know he couldn't nick it. She though, should be expecting a call form the tax authorities and the requirement for another brown envelope no doubt or maybe her trip to TAT was to head them off at the pass ?

1 hour ago, bristolboy said:

And as a result of that assassination US troops are now in a defensive posture and no longer engaging with Isis.

Piffling detail - Trump has a 'win' and that is all that matters to The Great Orange One and his army of 'deplorables'.

On 1/13/2020 at 9:52 AM, BritManToo said:

On the other hand .....

I'm a Brit with our Thai son, and her Thai daughter ....... and moms gone (while I'm financing her daughters university education).

Parents who don't want to raise or pay for their kids isn't just limited to men, as far as I can see abandoning your kids to be raised by grandparents, or other family members is endemic in Thailand.

“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”
― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

On 12/28/2019 at 1:24 PM, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Are you being serious? You want to assist your "rented" girlfriend AKA hooker in extorting child support from another guy who no doubt fled because he wanted nothing to do with her? If you want to pay for her that's one thing, but trying to make another man pay for her is a whole different level.

There is a child , his child most 'hookers' are single mums struggling to look after their child(ren). If he is in receipt of income in the UK than it looks like, at a stretch and with a lot of due process she may be able to receive some income.