webfact Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Sun, sea, sand... and a £5bn sex trade: Seedy side of Brit crooks' Thai haven Pattaya is at the centre of Thailand’s sex tourism industry, where women and girls are pimped for sex – often for just a few pounds ByAmanda Killelea File photo: Walking Street: With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas, Pattaya could be the definition of paradise. But scratch beneath the surface of this little piece of Thai heaven, and there is something much more sordid going on. On the resort’s infamous Walking Street, where thousands of so-called bar girls ply their trade, tourists can buy T-shirts with the slogan: Good guys go to heaven, bad guys go to Pattaya. The strip is lined with gaudy go-go bars lit with neon signs promising pole dancing, sex shows, cheap drinks and more. Women in barely there outfits and skyscraper heels offer tourists massages while signs ask: Do you like sexy ladies? Full story: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sun-sea-sand-5bn-sex-11824796 -- Mirror 2018-01-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essecola Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Is this supposed to be breaking news or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, webfact said: With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas can someone tell me where the crystal clear blue sea is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I suspect that the British population of Pattaya will double in the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Best advert for Pattaya in a long time. This will have some old Brits hobbling down to Lunn Poly to book their flights asap. Will have the Spanish tourist board in an uproar . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said: I suspect that the British population of Pattaya will double in the next few weeks. Yes, I foresee an influx of families to the "Family Resort" too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 There are an estimated 2.8 million prostitutes in the country, with around 40,000 of them children who are forced into selling sex. I keep on hearing/reading this but have never seen it myself in Thailand. And those children must have parents who are Thai as well i assume. I just wished Thailand could clean it's name about childprostitution....my wife doesn't even dare to say she's Thai when in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 blimey, who'd have thunk it! thai visa team; thanks so much for this ground breaking journalism and enlightening article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilacme Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Supposition, estimates, vulnerable, subjective, this report is a nothingburger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyg Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Thian said: There are an estimated 2.8 million prostitutes in the country, with around 40,000 of them children who are forced into selling sex. I keep on hearing/reading this but have never seen it myself in Thailand. And those children must have parents who are Thai as well i assume. I just wished Thailand could clean it's name about childprostitution....my wife doesn't even dare to say she's Thai when in Europe. True plus 95% of "Johns" are Thai men... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygreg44 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 "With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas" "2.8 million prostitutes" . . the mind boggles!!! Faker than fake ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 hey luv ... ya funcy a trap ta Pattaya far tha holideys ..... oh yer luv, tha wood be luvly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 "With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas,", Amanda has obviously never been to Pattaya,and is just using the press release from TAT.and she should be sued under the trade description act. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Oh no here we go again...govt denials alongside police crackdowns!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Ron Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 LOL I doubt many Brits returning home in the next few months for a visit or whatever will be as vocal about where they live. "I live in Pattaya" will become "I live in Chiang Mai" Wonder why? The way I see it, if you're so proud of what you do out here, why wouldn't you want everyone to know about it? That being said, I can see Bob, the ex-truck driver from Nuneaton cancelling his traditional jolly to Benidorm and limping on to a plane for Pattaya with a pocketful of cash courtesy of an Ocean Finance secured loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Well blow me - no I'd better rephrase that - knock me down with a feather, so that's what goes on in Pattaya! Well ,well, well, golly!"It must be true - it was in The Mirror"!Sent from my KENNY using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nong Khai Man Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 18 minutes ago, worgeordie said: "With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas,", Amanda has obviously never been to Pattaya,and is just using the press release from TAT.and she should be sued under the trade description act. regards worgeordie Yeah Had to Laugh when I Read that 1st Line...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas, Pattaya could be the definition of paradise. I think The Mirror should sack the journalist for fake reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangdonger Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Here we go, a tabloid run down on Thailand based on the basis of some of the very tragic events over the past week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas, Pattaya Please, tell me where, when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Off topic trolling posts and replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Do you like sexy ladies? What a dumb question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Essecola said: Is this supposed to be breaking news or something? ha ha . i nearly choked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, Borzandy said: Please, tell me where, when. I already asked that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas, Pattaya could be the definition of paradise A little O.T.T. ....right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, steven100 said: can someone tell me where the crystal clear blue sea is ? The author has obviously not been to Pattaya to research her story but wrote it from the comfort of a London office, sifting through various news stories. Look at the pictures accompanying the article; without exception they're all file photos from Getty Images. Junk journalism very typical of The Mirror. Edited January 10, 2018 by Misterwhisper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark01 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 "A few pounds" - I wish. Those days are long gone. Ahhh! the good old days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I think they got Pattaya mixed up with Skegness..... Its so bracing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: On the resort’s infamous Walking Street, where thousands of so-called bar girls ply their trade, tourists can buy T-shirts with the slogan: Good guys go to heaven, bad guys go to Pattaya. Forget about the girls, it is selling those darn T-shirts with silly slogans on them that gives Pattaya the bad global name......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Ah!! Journalism. It ain't what it used to be.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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