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25 minutes ago, dddave said:
Wasn't there a "Larry's Dive" bar & restaurant on 22?
Yes, there was. Lived up to its name too.
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12 hours ago, Glaswegian2 said:
I think you'll find, if you check, that he is perfectly entitled to do what is doing. If you don't agree with it then perhaps you should just say you don't agree with but in any case, it's neither here nor there and his opinion being valid is not dependent upon you or anyone else agreeing with it.
What are you talking about? I didn't say he wasn't entitled to live wherever he wants and post whatever he wants. I was merely asking what motivates him (or others like him) to come daily to read a forum about a country they hate and post and join in discussions to say how much they dislike it and how relieved they are that they are no longer living here. I am genuinely curious as it doesn't make sense to me. To me it's almost like they are trying to convince themselves they are better without Thailand when deep down they are still obsessed with it.
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16 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:
Well I am glad I left that banana republic years ago
I would love to know why people who are so glad to have left Thailand - banana republic, 3rd world country etc - still frequent a forum about Thailand and post about how much they hate it and how glad they are that they're not here. Why? I am genuinely curious what motivates you and others like you.
To me it is like people after a break up that bleat on about how they don't miss their ex, better off without them, not giving them a second thought, yet they are constantly looking at what they're doing on Facebook to see if they look happy or have a new boyfriend, hoping to see they are depressed and upset when in fact they have moved on and are perfectly happy.
If I hated a country and was relieved and so happy to be out of it I would not be on a forum dedicated to that country every day, I would just move on.
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22 minutes ago, lavender19 said:
Also a massive battery drainer
How much extra drain did it put on your battery exactly?
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2 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said:
An Asian Oriental city. I think calling an Oriental person Asian just lumps the Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Laos, Cambodian and Thai's into a group from which they prefer to be separate. Singapore with their major race of Chinese is certainly Oriental, but at a much higher price (IMO).
What I meant was that in Bangkok you feel as though you are in Asia - the noise, the smells, the chaos, all the experiences. Whereas in Singapore you don't - it is just a generic city and you don't get any of that assault on your senses that you normally associate with Asia.
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23 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:
I wonder when srina karin will be open ...
Srinakarin has noting to do with the BTS Green Line. It is on the yelllow line which goes in to operation early 2022 I think.
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3 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:right, if I said the above, the resident trolls would have already shouted: conspirary
It was just too ridiculous to even justify a response.
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On 1/6/2021 at 11:13 AM, Patong2021 said:I love Singapore but it comes at a price. When I worked in Singapore the list below is what made it better for me than Thailand. To have long stay, you need to have big money. Singapore is not for people with modest financial state. If you have money, life is excellent. Expat community has many in finance , oil sales and shipping, so some can be cowboys, but overall, expat community is younger with families compared to retirement people of Thailand. I did not meet people with really bad mental illness like I have in Thailand. We all have problems, but I think Thailand attracts some very crazy foreigners. Singapore has low tolerance for sketchy foreign real estate, investment promotion. There are few if any big deal foreign sale people for "investments". Singapore is more upscale.
Singapore compared to Bangkok;
- Same quality standards if not higher than Japan, western EU. This means I not worry if I have electrocution from hot water heater in shower or electric appliance. Safe, clean and can eat street food with few worries if using common sense.
- Street layout is clear and easy to find things.
- traffic is much better and so is public transit.
- Easy to communicate because everyone can speak some English.
- Police are honest and helpful.
- Immigration office professional and never ask for tea money.
- Taxis are reliable use meters that are not played with.
- I can use Singapore tap water even for drinking. My laundry not smell bad after wash because water is not polluted like in Bangkok.
- Easy to get to a beach and beaches are clean and free of people trying to take advantage. No jet ski scum.
- Drivers are more polite and safer than many western countries, but not as good as in Japan.
- Excellent quality of healthcare and hospitals.
- Relatively good air quality
- Can walk on sidewalk without worrying about hole or fall.
- People are mostly higher quality and Singapore has a solid core of educated people because it has world class university and technical school.
- Massage people know what they are doing.
- Can find good Thai food, but also quality European and Asian food easier to find than Bangkok. Can eat sushi with no worries.
- There are many nice Chinese and Japanese professional ladies to meet and most everyone is good quality.
Singapore has a darkside including sex trade, but I did not participate. If you want, it is easy to find but not the same as Bangkok. if you break the law in Singapore you pay the price. No bribing to get out of the problem.
You seem very sensitive. You can't eat sushi in Bangkok? Why on earth not? I've had the best sushi outside of Japan here.
If your clothes smell after washing I would suggest you get your washing machine seen to or check your body odour - you can't blame the Bangkok tap water for that.
Taxis are better yes, but they are vastly more expensive. Singapore for beaches?? Really??? Maybe if you like swimming in diesel oil. And massage people know what they are doing. Hmmm, in Orchard Towers you mean? Also disagree with you about food. I've been eating street food here for 25 years and have never once got sick. And the quality of fine dining here is just as good as Singapore with more variety. Agree with you on some points though - pollution (apart from Indonesian burning season when I have had visibility of about 100 metres in Singapore), cleanliness, electricity, transport.
Bangkok wins hands down for me. I travel to Singapore often for work (pre-Covid) and I have also worked there, but it's not a place to live for me. Upsides of Singapore:
- Low tax.- Clean and green.
- Nice bars.- Transport.
- Language.
Downsides:
- Expensive.
- It's a small island.
- The ACCENT!- Lack of variety.
- Expats generally a bit chavvy (bankers etc)
Normally I couldn't wait to leave.
I understand why some people don't like Bangkok - if you don't like vibrant big chaotic cities then it's not for you. But for me Bangkok has everything: For bars, restaurants, shopping, you have high end luxury, down and dirty, and everything in between. In Thailand you have Thai people which are much more fun to hang out with than Singaporeans. In Bangkok you feel you are in an Asian city with all that encompasses. Singapore is like Asia for beginners.-
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2 hours ago, Hugh Lao said:
Spent a fair bit of time in the square in the 90s. Lived for a while at Bourbon st. Enjoyed that little area. Worked just around there as well. I remember there was a movie theatre there that changed to something else although what to escapes me now, as my aged memory dims.
It was the Mambo Cabaret.
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47 minutes ago, Hugh Lao said:
I remember staying at the African themed hotel (forget the name). They did a decent breakfast.
Livingstones.
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7 hours ago, dddave said:
INot long after release he ran for governor of Bangkok, plastering the city with posters of himself, Colt 45 in hand.
I think your memory is playing tricks on you - that never happened. He has never had a poster of himself with a gun - nor would that be permitted.
Angry pointing, yes. Posing with a pitbull, yes. Raising a sledgehammer, yes. Shaking a fist, yes. But with a gun in hand, don't be silly, never happened. With such a colourful character there is no need to make things up.
He's an easily (and rightfully) criticised man and has done a lot wrong but I like the fact he is / was not a hypocrite. When he got sentenced to jail he turned up with his toothbrush, did not appeal, and went and did his time. More honour than most. Not defending his past which is reprehensible, just found him a breath of fresh air as he took on the establishment in a comical yet admirable way in his later years.-
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17 hours ago, H1w4yR1da said:What was Soi Zero originally called?
Buckskin Joe's Village.
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31 minutes ago, ballpoint said:
A couple of other departed ones that I haven't seen mentioned: Woodstock in Nana Plaza - though I've heard it's moved elsewhere.
It moved to Thonglor 13 but closed down 7-8 years ago now.
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1 hour ago, ChipButty said:
I used to go Hard Rock a few times I think same owners in KL and Singapore, what was that nightclub called in the Novatel?
CM2
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15 hours ago, wordchild said:used to go to the Irish pub on soi convent on a Friday night after work , forget the name of that bar , now long gone,
It was Delaneys originally. Then it changed its name a couple of times to Shenanigans then Molly Malone's.
The Bull's Head is kind of still there but now as the Royal Oak and just not the same.-
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15 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
I generally agree with your above comment except for one exception...
You can't judge someone's performance halfway thru the race... It's where they are when the race is done at the finish line that ultimately counts...
And it would appear, Thailand's nowhere near the finish line as yet.
Yes, that is true, but I can only judge based on where we are now, and up to now they have done a decent job.
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17 hours ago, Pilotman said:choosing for myself, it most definitely would not be Bangkok, or indeed any big City in Thailand. Everywhere in Bangkok is as bad as everywhere else. and good luck dealing with Bangkok Immigration.
What's the point of posting this? He didn't ask if you liked Bangkok, he was asking about different areas. Your comment is not helpful, it is just a moan just because you like expressing how much you dislike things here.
Bangkok is a great city, I love it. I've have been working here for 25 years and never once had a problem at Bangkok immigration - always courteous helpful and polite. CW can be busy but that's the only hassle.
In answer to the OP I would go for Thonglor - it has everything you are asking for with the exception of shopping malls. Bars, restaurants, supermarkets (Villa, Tops, Makro), nice rooftop at the Amari, BTS access to everywhere (one stop to Emporium / Emquartier and Benjasiri park).
Also I back the idea of another poster who recommends trying Airbnbs - it's a good idea. I had a friend who moved here last year and he would do two week spells in Airbnbs in different areas of the city until he decided which area he liked best then rented an apartment.-
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18 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:
Just my personal observation but I think Thailand has handled Covid-19 during most of 2020 better than almost any other country in the world!
Granted, it was at the price of the economic health of many Thai people unfortunately, but until the recent events during the past couple of weeks, Thailand has been a very safe place to be living, compared with almost any other country in the world.
Unfortunately, I think this fact lulled a lot of people into letting their guard down (both Thai government officials and the public at large), and so here we go again...back to square one!
Hopefully though, we will be able to end the present lockdowns far more quickly based on the demonstrated fast and decisive action of the authorities and (hopefully) a renewed vigilance of a much better-informed public.
Personally, I'm optimistic that 2021 will be a much better year than 2020 ????
I agree with you. Thailand has handled it better than most and we have been far safer here than most other countires around the world. Just that fact alone really really winds up the bashers and they hate it - they just can't bring themselves to admit that Thailand has done an ok job.
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3 hours ago, joecoolfrog said:
It was an incredibly crass statement , should it just be forgotten? In any democratic nation he would have been kicked out of office and rightly so.
Yes, it was crass. Yes, he is immensely dislikable. But come on, ten months ago! Why do people have to bang on about it in nearly every single thread, it is very tiresome now.
And you don't live in the real world if you think "in any democratic nation" he would have been kicked out. You need to get real. They are all just as bad as each other. Look at some of the vile stuff that Jacob Rees-Mogg has come out with: after Grenfell is a good example. Also his comments supporting a right wing racist German party. And plenty of others.
Boris Johnson has come out with some appalling stuff; referring to gays as "tank topped bum boys", black people "piccaninnies with watermelon smiles", Muslim women "letterboxes" and "bank robbers". And he's our PM!
Tons more offensive stuff from many of our esteemed democratically elected MPs in the UK. And don't forget the US has a president who is incredibly offensive, racist, homophobic and sexist.
None of them have been kicked out because of it. The West is not a utopia.
And once again, it was one comment made ten months ago. Get over it.-
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3 hours ago, joecoolfrog said:
Despite all the boasting Thailand has been utterly deficient in testing , vaccine preperation and in supporting individuals and small businesses decimated by the pandemic.
Lets see where the UK and Thailand stand in 6 months time !
Oh yeah, because the UK is a shining example! Jeeez.
Please, watch this and then come back and tell me how the UK is doing. This exposes the incompetence and rampant and blatant corruption involved in the UK's Covid fight - it is utterly disgraceful.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJECq7H6YN/?igshid=b1yp6melrv88&fbclid=IwAR3U5neYaaYblTV77iz8eAMnI_2Y3j49Cnl9JuyeD8qE_dkoyuIk49YAjmE-
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2 hours ago, SupermarineS6B said:
Ooooh, this is going to get tasty very shortly...... I wonder when they'll round up all the "Dirty Farangs" and deport them ?
It's almost 10 months since Anutin made that comment. When do you plan on getting over it?
Can't belief the TVF brigade can cling on to something for so long. Zzzzzzzzzz,-
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2 hours ago, EricTh said:
This is a ridiculous ruling. Eating meals (but not snacks) and drinking shouldn't be a problem, how does it spread virus when it is packaged and only opened just before eating?
It's not the food itself but the fact you have to take your mask off to eat it.
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15 hours ago, worldexpress said:
Seeing the title of the thread, my initial thought was baseball players do those all the time... what's the big deal.
They do that on public transport? Really???
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23 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:
if this was a foreigner he/she would have been lynched at the next bus stop.
Yawn.
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Yeah, they definitely should have built the BTS somewhere empty that no-one wanted to go to, that would have been much better. I mean what a strange idea to have the main line go through the heart of the city.