JimTripper

Where were you when this happened? Exact location?

The older you get, the worse it looks.

There are more people "on edge" in pattaya then other areas in thailand i have lived. the potential for problems is greater. personally, i don't see people being happy in pattaya, but others disagree.

The problem is you. Some people don't need a/c or think it's a sweatbox.

When you see those blokes who like wine and air conditioning here, you know they won't last long here.

They saw it, just don't admit it. Think that by ignoring things it's not there. Or, think that since it's not bad for everyone (like somebody from a slum) that it's not "really bad" or unsightly.

a man with a tool (i mean a man who is a tool)

They had noodles. Have not seen a newbie video in awhile. At least no food poisoning! The guesthouse must have been grungy and cheap. I wonder if they did it? Time to move on to college, career & family, and fond memories of "doing bangkok".

they like watches

Bingo, yes! They were meant to be vacation rooms, not condo's. Felt very similar to cabins on a cruise ship, or a Disneyland hotel. These short term vacation rooms are rented out as condo's & apartments by the real estate agents here. I think that's what confuses many people. They see a year lease and think it's appropriate for long term stays. The older places are more like genuine living spaces.

It sucks

I stayed in something similar in VT2B when I first came to pattaya while I looked for a long term place. I hated it after about a month. It was just too small. I would walk down the hallway and it was just door after door the same. Lots of old guys around "stuck" there in the small rooms. I'm just glad I could afford something bigger in a less crowded building. Would probably be ok if I was younger, but as an older guy (50's) the prospect of long term living or retirement in a place like that is pretty bleak.

You were just lucky you sold while prices were rising. My advice would be to take the money and not reinvest in property.

It should not be an investment anyway. Buying real estate should be about setting down roots & staying put, or family. Trying to make money on real estate is pretty much a gamble. You're trying to time the market both buying & selling which doss not work for non-professionals. Like everything else it does not always go up, like real estste agents say, and when it crashes most people can't stay solvent and hold through the crash because circumstances change in other areas, like inflation, that make you need the money back.

People of lesser means don't ever (with few exceptions like maybe monks) really like people of more means. You can twist around the response with smiles or whatever, but it's envy at the root. Envy eventually leads to contempt and worse. It looks to tear you down so you no longer have more. It applies worldwide and across cultures.

We need to do many of those sorts of things now to even get a retirement visa, do it's not that ridiculous.

looks like a pretty lowlife scene. sorry ????????‍♂️.

How did they escape with that clear of a photo?

But not yet. Maybe in a couple years when real estate goes down 40%.

Colored wallpaper and nice kitchen faucets are not good enough for me. I need character in structure (ie walls, shapes of rooms, etc). A prison cell can have different color tiles and wallpaper.

A near fatal accident and no police report or record of the person who hit her and stopped? Sounds corrupt.

Sounds like she was on a moto taxi. I don't take motorbike taxi's. They are too dangerous and the drivers could be drunk. They like drinking whiskey.

After reflecting on this for some time, the best option I can come up with is doing a cash purchase of a small cabin on land in my home country in a semi rural affordable location, then just renting half the year in a vacation destination. If I buy a place in a foreign country, chances are I need to move back to home country at 70's or so anyhow. Happened to my neighbor.

A lot of the comments on this thread seem idiotic. The Thai's are not going to interpret things the way people are used to. The thinking is backwards here. The tax code will be interpreted in many different ways depending on who is talking, even if it's written down. The closest example I can think of is going to court and pleading guilty even if you're innocent, like they do here to save the court face or whatever.

the view talay condo's are cookie cutter condo's. every room is nearly the same. lookup and you see balconies all the same. no character. you are packed in with many people. view talay residences are much better.