billythehat

Anyone lived in or visited Phuket regularly the last decade can easily confirm that

Billytheheat have many valid points in his observation.

However when it comes to Billytheheat`s experience from Patong and Bangla Road I can not follow him any more due to the simple reason that anyone which voluntary seeking company in that area should use their judgement and thereby have the possibility to avoid the place.

Wise words Felt35, but I was a little confused by the the wording in the second paragraph.

I did not ask anyone to follow me! (maybe English is not your first language, so no problem.)

Billy the Heat! - I love that one!

Hi, this is my first post here, and it's my take on some of the comments on this submission topic.

First off, can I state that I have never made a vow in my life!

here goes....................

quoting Faultytower:

I found this on Stickmans submission section and thought it was spot on.

Phuket in my mind has become a very ugly place - greed, violence has replaced what used to be a tranquil and beautiful place. many many are starting to turn their back on phuket.....................so but a reality

My comment:

it's not just me then?!!

thanks for the feed-back FT.

quoting N47HAN:

Through the hype and fanasty, kind of agree with this post, very well written with no sides taken

Life is the same wherever you maybe in the world.

My comment:

Yep, I concur with this point. There are much worse places in the world.

Jo'berg in South Africa comes to mind. A very lawless and violent place.

quoting britmaveric:

Whinger, and utter tripe.

My comment:

Also a delicious dish from the north of England I hear.

I can see you are obviously a keen writer yourself.

Please show all of us what you can do. I cant wait.

quoting patongpanda:

I just want to shout at them: “YOU CANT LOSE FACE YOU IDIOT, YOU’RE NOT THAI. STUPID, YES, BUT FACE SAVING IS THEIR HANG UP, NOT YOURS. GOT IT? IT’S NOT THAT DIFFICULT, IS IT?” (er...did I just lose face there?!!)

I disagree. Aren't the English equally concerned about maintaining face as Thais? I would say face is more important to the English. Observe their behaviour in the pub or at a dinner party its all about face.

They even have an expression for it - 'to lose face'.

My comment:

Not quite correct patongpanda, but I get the giste of what you are trying to say. My point was that these guys were trying use a value that was not the same value that they understood as 'face.' That's all.

Further, I did not say that I was English either.

quoting jdinasia:

You should actually come to Thailand once before kaming a statement.

My comment:

You lost me there jd!

quoting britmaveric:

Patters is much cheaper, so not really a comparison if you are comparing prices.

jivetalker replied:

Not at all!

Still visit Patong (semi) regularly. Don't pretend Phuket is some kind of upmarket exotic hideaway like many on here though.

My comment:

Exactly jivetalker!

quoting ben@h3-digital:

I don't expect to have to say "No Thank you" 50 times in an hour, that maybe your idea of fun but its just dull for me.

If you don't think Patong is full of touts and generally overpriced, then I think you are probably in the minority, nice try at being "Holier than thou" though.

How can you reconcile the term "Free Market" with Tuk-Tuks, Its a monopoly based on bullying, violence and threats - It has no competition because they beat up Taxi Drivers, Bus Drivers etc... that try and compete.

Its not a case of supply and demand, take a look up the beach road - hundreds upon hundreds of Tuk-Tuk drivers unsuccessfully offering their business, this is a case of dramatic oversupply, in a FREE market this would drive the price down until supply and demand are in equilibrium. You obviously know very little about economics and the rest of your post doesn't really make any sense either.

Like learning Thai just to tell a Tuk-Tuk driver no, you still have to answer them every 5 minutes and its not like they don't understand no, I don't see how thats gonna work for a Tourist.

For example I could state that you would not be in a position to complain to the police if someone broke into your house here in Thailand, stole all your clothes, beat you up and killed your dog - YOU have made a FREE PERSONAL CHOICE to live there after all!

I dislike Patong beacuse of the reasons I have stated, hence I don't go often - however this does not mean that I can't voice my opinions on this or any other subject for those that may be unwary.

My comment:

Well said Ben. Some good valid points made.

quoting taxin:

Is it me or does it always seem impossible for a Phuket thread to not mention the subject of tuk-tuks ?

Afterall, our friend Billy the sex pest didnt complain once about tuk-tuks in his little rant ......

My comment:

'Billy the sex pest'. Oh please don't come out with things like this any more! My stitches have only just healed from reading some of the others slatings. More to the point, I object to anyone who is not a member of my Bridge Club, infering kinship in any form.

I didn't discuss tuk-tuks for the simple reason I never use them. I hire a car or motosai, but if these are not available, I simply levitate using the power of my own hot air.

I hope this clears up any confusion you may have.

quoting aquiesce:

As Billy boarded his final flight out of Phuket he swears he could hear the island doing a rendition of against all odds by Phil Collins.

My comment:

Sir, I laughed loud, but you weren't even close. I cant stand the hippy c**t!

Phil Collins? Why, you must have been on that island a long, long time!

quoting borracho:

Off to an Indonesian Sheitehole no doubt.

Thailand will miss him.

My comment:

Not quite right there with the geography Boreracho!

Sorry to disappoint, but it is was back to Ireland for me.

I feel my life is know incomplete, as I wish I could have met such an enlightened being

such as yourself during my visits to LOS.

Perhaps your amazing powers of perception could be used foretelling next weeks' winning lottery numbers?

The Thais' love knuckleheads with money.

"Thailand will miss him." er............. I take it you have a Thai passport then, or perhaps suffering from that dreadful and incurable disease called 'Superior Expat Syndrome'!

Makes bird-flu seem like a mild sniffle, I hear.

Sad, very sad.

Epilogue:

When I was originally writing my submission, I knew what was possibly in store for me, with regard to having to take flack for what I had to say.

This didn't deter me in the slightest as no dialogue that has something to say will fall on neutral ground.

For anyone who is considering writing about their point of view on a particular topic, please just have a go and don't be put off by any detractors. To hel_l with them and ask them for something they've written so we can pull them to pieces! It's easy for them to snipe as it's easy, cheap and requires no effort.

So, go on then, write a submission and get it off yer chest. Some people WILL like it!

Chock dii khrap,

Billy.