Pattaya is a beautiful place.
Well, beautiful is always in the eye of the beholder !
I like some beaches here,the very beautiful back country,My apartment, only 80 meters from the beach with unobstructed views of Koh Larn island,the huge restaurant selection and the, now very good, shopping malls.
I also like the women!!! The nightlife is no longer my thing, after 30 years living in Thailand, of which now 25 years in Pattaya!
Iranians,Chinese,Arabs,Indians,Russians,etc. have never bothered me here,I am a "foreigner" here myself ????
But it is now times in such a way, which all foreigners living here, in their own area live!
So the Germans had their "Little Germany" in Naklua, the Arabs their seat in the area around the Marina, Russians remain mostly among themselves, etc. Disturbed me the different Nattionalitäten have actually never....From some German except ????
I am one myself!
In Pattaya never seen a young British???? Maybe a visual impairment?
Most of them don't have a sign on their chest "I am British".
The same is true for Phuket!
But you can always see what you want to see!
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