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3 hours ago, Jacques Clouseau said:

You really gotta be a moron or a top-notch entrepreneur to open a bar in this city.

Navigating the industry must have been difficult enough in the past but since covid and inflation, it must be ridiculously hard to make a decent return on your investment.

 

I don't drink very often but I got myself a beer yesterday in a bar along beach road.

85thb for a small Leo.... lol

I don't even wanna know how much a drink is in beer bars or gogos these days.

Probably as expensive as in the Europe.

Plus ladies harassing you for special f-you drinks... :))

 

There's a guy on Youtube. Can't remember his name but is channel is called Everything Pattaya.

The bleak take he has on the industry and where it's headed probably has some truth to it.

Many entertainment venues have become too greedy for their own good.

 

I remember 10 years ago, going at Nana Plaza with friends and getting fck up for something like 1000 thb.

Nowadays it wouldn't be possible. Well... To be fair I haven't tried but I wouldn't be surprised if I had to spend 2000-3000 thb for the same kind of fun these days.

 

The times, they are a-changin' !

 

 

"The Old Days were better" - 

         Socrates

8 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

You seem overly sensitive..... I said absolutely zilch about busy bars. 

i apologize, I quoted the wrong post.

33 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Well I have a different opinion. In LK area today I saw quite a few bars under renovation. That indicates optimism for the future and high/peak seasons. Pulse, Pandoras and Champagne Club, plus a repurposed place I hope to see open soon, Fever A-Go-Go. This is on top of relatively new LK Angels and Las Vegas.

I am not suggesting that all bars in Pattaya are doomed. The purpose of this topic is to list bars that have closed, or are for sale.

If you want to talk about busy bars, please start your own topic.

6 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

The fact that you have to explain what the thread is about every 2nd post means you've really got the title wrong...get rid of "death watch"

I am so sorry the title of this topic offends you. I will try to do better next time.

Meanwhile, another bar is for sale.

13 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

It can mean absolutely nothing  negative if a bar is for sale.  I know several owners who have upgraded to bigger spaces or sold for personal reasons. 99% reopen especially in the prime areas.

This topic does not imply that Pattaya is dying, or why any particular bar has closed. It is merely a listing of bars that have closed, or are for sale.

FWIW, I expect the upcoming High Season to be the busiest ever.

20 minutes ago, Olmate said:

So why the death watch tag? 

Death watch for specific bars, not the Pattaya scene.

Just now, Olmate said:

News Flash... hundreds of Pattaya bars Not For Sale! 

Great. You can create a topic called "Bars Not For Sale". But this topic is about bars that have closed or are for sale.

11 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Not necessarily! There are many reasons to close and sell and not just because of failure!

Owner may have family problems and needs to move on.

Police may have banned the owner.

Owner may have died.

Owner may have moved to another bar etc!

 

This topic isn't about why bars close, it is just a listing of bars that close, for whatever reason.

2 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

I'm over the darkside, and there is a new bar opening up every week.

 

A new bar seems to open every day on Soi Chaiyapoon.

This is not a "Pattaya is dying" topic, it's just about bars that are closed or for sale. Even in High Season, some bars close.

MILF bar on Soi Chaiyapoon is for sale.

Paparazzi bar on Soi Honey is for sale.

This topic is specifically about bars that have closed, or are up for sale.

I saw a good number around Soi Buakhow yesterday.

i own a lot of US stocks, and was thinking of transferring some to a Thai lady. I know that requires her to have a US Tax ID, but what are the other requirements for a Thai citizen to own US stocks?

If they force everyone re-applying for a non-O visa to go home to re-apply, there will be a reaction.

This is done every 2 years.

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

Probably because Brazil speaks Portuguese and whilst it's similar to Spanish, there are a lot of differences.

Correct.

Just like there are differences between the Shan and Thai languages, but after a few days, a Thai speaker should be able to understand some Shan.

According to Wikipedia, the majority in Mae Hong Son province are now Shan speakers, refugees from the Shan state.

The Shan language diverged from Thai maybe 1,000 years ago, maybe more, about the time that Polish diverged from Russia. So, the grammer is probably similar, and there are many words in common, but a lot of differences.

Having suffered through Spanish/Portuguese and Russian/Ukrainian, I can relate.

When going to Brazil, the first day or two, I can't understand anything, even though I am fluent in Spanish. A couple of days more, and I can get by in the local language.

12 minutes ago, bignok said:

Ryobi are budget end, not very good.

The older models were so-so, the newer 18+ models are decent, and cordless.

Farangs tend to think of people living in Myanmar as Burmese and thus mostly illegal immigrants here who can't speak Thai.  But there are 5 million Tai speaking people living in the Shan state just north of Thailand in Myanmar.

Without knowing the history, one would think of the Shan state as just a part of Thailand that was separated for one reason or another, but that's not the case. The Tai people in the Shan state came from China, as did the Thai people, but much later than the Thais, and they didn't pass through Laos or Thailand, they came south from China with the Mongols (Kublai Khan), entered central Burma, and then were tasked with conquering Northeast Burma for the Mongols.

So, even though they originated in the same areas of China as the Thai people, they have no common history, after the Thai departure from China.

Despite that, Thailand conquered the Shan state during WWII, because they could (Britain held colonial oversight over Burma before WWII, but Japan mostly dislodged them during the war). The end of WWII forced Thailand to return the Shan state, and as far as I know, there is no longer any interest in Thailand in reunification.

There is a civil war in Myanmar now, and some rebels express interest in a free Tai state. 

Any insights you may have in the Shan state would be appreciated.

On 7/14/2023 at 9:35 AM, bignok said:

Anyone whos you buy good brand. Stihl, Makita, Honda are top brands.

I go with Ryobi, which seems to be entering the Thailand market just now.

Some bar girls dream of marrying a Farang, but often times the dream becomes a nightmare.

If the Farang is young, money may be tight, and after a long marriage, the lady may find herself back in the bar, older and poorer.

If the Farang is old, he may be smart enough to avoid showering the lady with cash and gold, and when the relationship ends, she may have to go back to the bar.

I have seen these scenarios many times. Especially in the case of old Farang husbands, the lady may become very frustrated that she is trapped in a marriage and not rolling in cash. This frustration can play out many ways, none good.

12 hours ago, bignok said:

Mine is 185

Mine used to be higher, but has dropped considerably after reading this topic.

On 7/4/2023 at 3:18 PM, Goat said:

It is because there are not any female rocket scientists. Rockets were invented by men. Women really havent contributed much to mankind.

I am writing this message to you on a computer made by man on the man made internet. I flew to Thailand on a man made plane and am about to get a cold beer from my man made fridge.

 

I am so sick of the pro feminist woke claims that weaker men have been bullied into believing.

 

You are woefully misinformed.

Ever heard of Ada Babbage? Did you know that the term "computer bugs" was invented by a woman?

There is a movie waiting for you called "Hidden Figures".

You may think the term "woke" is funny, but the flip side is funnier: "ignorant".