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Of course, I'm not going to deposit 800,000 baht indefinitely in a Thai account, where it's devalued every year. It's much more interesting to apply for a retirement visa based on monthly income and invest the 800,000 baht. It's true that I'll need to accumulate a year's pension on my bank statement for that, but during that year I can travel around Southeast Asia every couple of months (which I was planning to do anyway).

Most of the foreigners who cause problems are not residents, but tourists.

There are. For obvious reasons, there are numerous flights from Spain to Latin America: Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, etc.

When I opened my account at Bangkok Bank (several years ago), I found that the branch that presented the least problems opening an account was the one in Pattaya on Beach Road.

You can use your baseball cap under motorcycle taxi's helmet.

British 'woman'? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Refugees? There's no war in Morocco.

All the countries in Western Europe: France, Germany, Spain, Holland, Belgium,... even give them accommodation, free healthcare, and an allowance. And they don't even need a passport.

In other words: they're losing customers because they're trying to exploit customers by raising prices and lowering quality, while landlords are abusively raising the rent. But the solution is to seek out tourists with greater purchasing power and raise prices even more, while also preventing any bargains and low prices. This is the typical Thai way of screwing up something that's driven by greed. It seems they invented the story of "the goose that lays the golden eggs."

The Stones' House, more than a restaurant with live music, is a bar with music that also serves food. The only time I've been there, there was a band playing Thai pop music at a deafening volume. I endured as long as I could, but eventually I left and haven't returned.

They're all nice places to visit for a few days, but I wouldn't live there. As for Pattaya, it's usually called a dump by those who've never been there, or by those who, when they do, never leave the red-light districts and think the whole city is like that. It's like saying Bangkok is a dump because you've never left Soi Cowboy.

Rock Factory, if you're looking for rock and heavy metal. It's more for the music than the food, but they have several food options. But it's not quiet like Hops and it's open-air, without air conditioning.

The best in what sense? Variety, quality, price...

I like the threads indicating which places allow smoking and which allow dogs. That way, smokers and dog owners know where to go, and the rest of us know where not to go.

https://www.thailandtaxitransfer.com/view services/?services=012 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Pattaya 1300 Baht

BACK-FABRIK http://www.back-fabrik.com/ https://maps.app.goo.gl/FNsqpfXLPxdeAeSN9

In the photo you can also see another tourist, perhaps her partner, sitting shirtless on a cloth sofa.

I miss Vietnamese egg coffee. Does anyone know of a place in Pattaya that serves it?

Kung's Soi Lengkee https://maps.app.goo.gl/2TrPtbPF9kkewJXS9

Taipei‘s Taste 嚐室 Since 1994 https://maps.app.goo.gl/KrGqveG3zx8bNpt19

I did to Taipei. Good company.

It's about time they remember the farangs. We all knew that prioritizing Indian and Chinese tourism was ruinous because they don't spend. Only Westerners go there in a "two-week millionaire" mode, spending lavishly. Now the Chinese have ignored them, and Indians sleep on the beach. They only go to Indian clubs, Indian restaurants, or directly to 7/11. Ruinous. If you look at the bars and restaurants, the only foreign customers are Westerners.

Their pastrami sandwiches are amazing, but they cost over 500 baht.

A new governor, probably means a cheaper baht, as the government wants.

Don't worry: for every coal-fired power plant we Europeans close to save the planet, the Chinese open two more to get cheap electricity to compete with us by manufacturing at a better price.