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We get it, you don't want to go to Hua Hin. If that's the case you have nothing to worry about. As far as 10K for a weekend trip being expensive for many people that is nothing. 10K wouldn't pay my room for two days whether the room is in Pattaya or Hua Hin. 
 
 

My understanding is that Huahin is a small coastal town with shops, hotels, restaurant, bars and beaches. Currently a 6 hour journey now only one and a half it will encourage me to visit there. The fact that so many TV board members of a certain type are promising to boycot the ferry is both promising and encouraging.  Count me in-its cheap at the price and fast. As for the Pattaya to Koh Lan ferry being 30 baht-it should be increased to a 100 baht to give all the staff better wages. 

I used to live in New York and there it is standard practice of tenants to just not pay the last month of rent on the contract, letting the landlord keep the security deposit as the last month's rent. Much cleaner and simpler that way. Of course in the US rentals are typically not furnished in any way and certainly no glasses or dishes or furniture to be broken. The only wear and tear often is that the home needs a new re-painting of all the walls between tenants moving in and out but that's standard and all landlords would normally do that anyway. So, at least there, if your rent was $1000 per month and you had to pay $3000 to move in - $1000 for first month, $1000 for last month, and $1000 for security deposit - you normally would just skip the last 2 month's rental payments. I'm not sure how well that would fly in Thailand.
 
If you think that's bad, I also was once a landlord in Florida where the common joke among tenants signing leases is that if a house is offered at $1000 per month, they joke that they'd pay $2000 up front, the first and last month's rent, the joke being that the 2nd $1000 is the last monthly rent payment that they'd ever make, and quite often that would be true, as after making that $2000 payment and skipping a few month's rent, it would take a year it more to evict them, many years if they have kids, and then they'd just go find another landlord victim.

 

you of little experience!  It doesn't matter if it is a western lady or a Thai lady. The guy always picks up the tab. Think about it?

That's no longer the case in the west and hasn't been for many years. Western women are very independent earning similar wages to men and refuse to be bought off buy guys flashing cash. In fact loads are happy just using a guy for sex.. Tables have turned

When living with Western women I always shared all expenses

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After 2 or 3 visits, Koh Larn isn't really a unique experience.  After 20 or 30 visits, I imagine I'd want to try something different.

I want to support this service I really do but leaving pattaya for a dumbed down version of it just doesn't make any sense.
If I want a unique experience I will go to koh larn for 30 baht with far better beaches than those other two

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Nai harn beach is a completely different place, from what it was a couple of years ago... there's no doubt that a difference is being made.
 
the question is, how fast will it revert to what it was, once a government is elected.

 
I have to disagree, yes there are hookers on dating sites, they are pretty easy to identify and filter out. Maybe 10-20%.
I have met and dated lots of girls from dating sites, school teachers, bank workers, even a girl that worked at an immigration office. 

Stork8ng you why would I be l. you stated no condos for 7k can you just admit your wrong gracefully. Accept you were mistaken. stop changing your statements to suit.

What I don't understand is why anyone would leave pattaya to go to hua hin? Bangkok to hua hin I can understand but pattaya?

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The army should be sent in to clean up the rat mafia

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So now it's the location before it was 7k condos did not exist  at least your consistent in your defence. the post was 7k condos you said "I've lived there 12 years and never seen such a thing "
Pointed out there is, so there is no need to change the parameters of your statement to try justify yourself. 

Better that you move to the south. BangWa is old area. No one wants to live there anymore.

The joys of renting. Can you afford to buy? You have a family and your kid will inherit anyway. Do your self a favour and get off the rental merry go round and abusive landlords

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Very expensive if taking a partner. That price will come back quickly if no bums on seats

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good idea asking for things to do, I like these types of informative threads!
 
Mine is taking the ferry across to Ko Larn, 30 baht each way, sunbed 100 baht and a few bottles of water 40-60 baht and a Khow pat gai 80- 120 altogether around 300 baht but great day in the sun, on the beach.

Any westerner who finds himself in a 7k "very nice" condo on the outskirts of Bangkok where nobody speaks English will be in a deep Deep depression within a month.

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I've ordered a ton of stuff through lazada, easy, hassle free.

What is that your struggling with on lazada specifically?

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Once was walking beach rd pattaya with girl in toe.....on seeing the rats she made the remark "the rats in pattaya/bangkok
not same rats up-country.....not taste so good".All i said in reply was 'i'll take your word for it".In my own mind, i'm
thinking things would have to get 'rambo' like for me to try one.....I'd turn to trees first![emoji2]

I didn't know detectives wrote tickets, anyway what a despicable cowardly attack. RIP

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just another example of the greedy mindset - take take take but not willing to spend 1 baht on the environmental mess they create, aren't all the Islands the same - isn't there a very obvious problem that has been going on for years

i know a canadian guy. cops stopped him on his scooter and asked for some cash for him not having a helmet. he started having a go at them about corruption. cop wrote him a ticket, he wasted half a day at the cop shop paying the ticket. he keeps his mouth shut  now.
so true about all the foreigners loosing their property if they decide to clamp down on that.
we should enjoy it for the way it is, or leave. its not going to change. the army are just having a turn at the trough. wont last for ever. thaksins third cousin once removed will be back after the road map has been completed or the cops can get enough money to start some riots.