Bar Closure during funeral week

[scottiejohn]

4 minutes ago, millwall_fan said:

By the way 10 years on Thai Visa. 2,000 posts about 4 per week. I like to pace myself!!! 

Happy 2,000th post    

[brewsterbudgen]

So are bars in Pattaya and Bangkok free to disregard this 'request'?

I doubt it. Seems restaurants are being closed too. Until midnight.

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[heybruce]

I can understand the reason for the closing.  What is the reason for not letting businesses and customers (people who wanted to go out for dinner and/or drinks) know in advance?

[thaibeachlovers]

16 hours ago, heybruce said:

I just drove past many bars in the Nimmanhamin area at 7 pm and they were all closed.  Is this the state of affairs in the rest of Chiang Mai?

That was a public holiday and the bars everywhere were supposed to be closed.

[thaibeachlovers]

13 hours ago, heybruce said:

I can understand the reason for the closing.  What is the reason for not letting businesses and customers (people who wanted to go out for dinner and/or drinks) know in advance?

IMO the only reason we are even discussing this at all, is because the authorities had no plan of what was going to happen, and just made something up at the last minute.

Had this been decided 6 months ago, and published, there wouldn't be anything to get upset about.

I can just imagine what tourists that booked a holiday thinking they would be able to enjoy themselves must be thinking when they find they can't get a drink at a bar and they can't even watch a movie on the hotel tv. Even more so for those that booked for the FMP only to have it closed after they arrived. Then being harassed by the army when they try to enjoy themselves on the beach.

This should have been published 6 months ago, except they probably knew the tourists wouldn't be coming for October, and that would look bad on the TAT stats.

[thaibeachlovers]

15 hours ago, millwall_fan said:

So are bars in Pattaya and Bangkok free to disregard this 'request'?

Not been long in LOS then?

[millwall_fan]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not been long in LOS then?

About 20 years. Try looking up 'irony' in your favourite online dictionary....

[heybruce]

19 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

There is no ban on retail sales of alcohol. Bars are being asked to close as a mark of respect but can open again after midnight.

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Bars open after midnight?  Not in Chiang Mai.

[brewsterbudgen]

Bars open after midnight?  Not in Chiang Mai.

Inconsistency is not entirely unexpected!

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[narkeddiver]

7 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Inconsistency is not entirely unexpected!

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Indeed - the only consistency here is inconsistency

[thaibeachlovers]

On ‎10‎/‎14‎/‎2017 at 4:17 PM, brewsterbudgen said:

Inconsistency is not entirely unexpected!

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You misunderstand. The bars close at around midnight every day.

It all goes to help make the fun devoid zone that is Chiang Mai.