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The ORCs are finished, slava Ukraine

Thailand will pick another side when the ORCs flee Ukraine as some have already started

Lavruf is a lying Kremlin mafia lieutenant mouth piece

Looks like they will do the same the other side

Water level will have to be 5cm before entering drain so road will hold some water

As an alternative speed ramp there is no warning and its a main road so doubly hazardous

it seem anything goes when it comes to road works lately

Where cars are parked over them it looks ok

Why are the new installed drains raised and not level with the road surface anybody?

They appear to be the same all along the road i am lost here

Who knows if she does this `on a regular and goes with suitable customers.

then she is not there as a civi but how can a tourist dispute police are judge and jury with a pay day

Two wrong doesn't make it right TIT

might dent a certain market

I was there last night i was inappropriately touched several times seriously considering going back tonight because its that kind of street

She knows pattaya is a dance teacher may skirt the industry their in her profession so why is she complaining, revenue from this street pays a lot of people.

I wouldn't do it even to a working girl unless it had potential to go further and with eye contact of course.

6 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

Rightfully, so many people have been asking for helmets to be enforced for years. Now Thailand increases no helmet fine from 500 to 2000 and people still finding ways to criticize the move

 

I reckon there'll be a massive helmet checking exercise once it becomes law and I for one won't be risking a 2000 baht fine for no helmet (and that's a massive fine for a lot of Thai's)

 

That could be a weeks wages for a thai's is jail threat for not paying. I think it will be targeted

42 minutes ago, kinyara said:

How would you know what anyone coming here is paid, Indian or otherwise, are you at the airport checking their payslips at immigration. There is a clear rascist stereotype towards Indian tourists evident on this forum that fails to even acknowledge the existence of their higher spending tourists. If you look at the figures from TAT Western tourists spend more in total by virtue of the length of their holiday not particularly their daily spend, however obviously they are significantly in the minority numbers wise in the overall scheme of things. ( Not seen many wine drinkers amongst the Westerner fraternity, Chang, Leo and Singha is de-rigeur price wise just as much as it is for Non-Westerners ).

Taking india as an example I have said 90% might fit this category with 10% wealthy  

At the bottom of the income pyramid are households that earn less than Rs 100,000 a year. The next group earns between Rs 100,000 and Rs. 200,000 a year and is called the lower middle class. The third group of households earns between Rs 200,000 and Rs 500,000 a year and belong to the middle income class. 500rs = 6.29US$

I will stand by my assertion that thai's are better paid unless you can find a link to dispute

I drink wine with my western food I have friends come for the visa exempt period they spend and live well anywhere from €4 to 6 k expats are not to be confused with western holidaymakers

8 hours ago, kinyara said:

Try telling Westerners that, they seem to think Thailand's tourist industry is entirely dependent on themselves. Outdated colonialism.

As we travel further longhaul so stay longer live a western life style which is highly taxed in thailand wine+western food of course we spend more 90% indians who come here are paid less than thai's

where western standards with poor service are not cheap and we are right to complain.

Benefits still out weight what we get in the west

1 hour ago, kevc said:

He must be a friend of the copper that said people go to Pattaya for the nature not for the bars.

Pattaya, phuket and Bkk are also heavily dependent on a vibrant nightlife with established businesses to cater for those needs longer opening dosent always mean more drinking

hardened drinkers do it all day long and are unlikely to be around at 4am

A hint of nimbyism has crept into covid reopening

Its a standard thai response flee accident scene because it gets you out of harms way

here they may have waited for medics to arrive but not held to account because hiso has more clout and it was a merc not a vigo

a corrupt govt needs a similar police force.

They are racking it in pattaya bar owners having to pay after 12am opening charges

Different opening times around streets is controlled by police 12 - 2am couple of bar owners have told me 1 who is thai who closes at 12 on the dot wont give police anything.

Think the LD 150/160 in bars is pushing it.

the continued restrictions are pointless and will keep tourists numbers down great time to be in thailand

20 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I'm okay with making face mask wearing optional.

As for 2am closure of "nightlife venues" I'm in disagreement.

There is a restaurant near me that has a stage and live band every night banging out live music as late as possible, it's situated right in the middle of a residential area.

Before Covid it would stay open until 2am and would do the same again, keeping the whole area awake.

I believe open-air pubs/bars/restaurants should close at midnight, allowing the enclosed bars clubs etc to stay open until 2am.

 

me thinks there should be no nightlife where i choose to live even if its central pattaya, covid was great for this i have my pension so <deleted> off especially if they thinks they can open up fully again.

How about close the window and put on the aircon if you have

2am closure why, just normalize <deleted> businesses have a right to to this after 2+ years covid is not a threat anymore " i had it its a joke"

Mask wearing outside is pointless

Its the weekend madness with lots of road infrastructure crumbling after years of bad management most dont care when the city offers many other delights

welcome to amasking thailand and nightlife restricted removes young and families

still attractive for sex tourists

Thai pass still required

No helmet but wearing a mask is almost the new normal.

1/2 the world have a discretion-ally policy thats the camp I am in after 2 years and a mild bout of covid its done.

A good rub down for 1 hour warrants a 100b tip imo pattaya is an expensive place to live for the girls.

There are wealthy indians in pattaya that own some prime real estate but the one's i am seeing in the tour groups are low end spenders and all thats willing to come here, its TAT numbers game maintaining policies and broken infrastructure that makes pattaya a sex tourist attraction more than ever and if you dont like <deleted> off

It maybe a coincidence, busloads of mainly young males have been arriving to a hotel beside my condo I am on a high floor and can look down to there swimming pool which is now a dirty shade of green some still swimming in it by contrast the pool in my building is spotless

Had a shoulder op 2years ago cost the same as my home top quality but was done on a date i requested so that was the difference ins cover was in the plan when i moved here.

Foreigners charged the same as in there own country TIT