Rimmer Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Some off topic posts removed, topic is not about cars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg1947 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Naaaahhhhh ..... if you don’t like Pattaya - please leave . The OPEN door point North to BKK-SUV and BKK-DMK . no need to close the door behind you . IF and WHEN ... you find a good / better place in S.E.Asia please let us know . give us a “ cost comparison “ and ” bureaucratic ease “ comparison . Thank you for your effort ...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justfine Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 hour ago, kg1947 said: Naaaahhhhh ..... if you don’t like Pattaya - please leave . The OPEN door point North to BKK-SUV and BKK-DMK . no need to close the door behind you . IF and WHEN ... you find a good / better place in S.E.Asia please let us know . give us a “ cost comparison “ and ” bureaucratic ease “ comparison . Thank you for your effort ...... They have. People bash it from elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahab Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Pattaya is not that cheap compared to the rest of Thailand. I think it is very expensive compared to the country. Phuket, Hua Hin, and some areas of Rayong might fit what you are looking for in a destination. Pattaya to me is the armpit of Thailand, and I personally cannot understand why anyone would holiday there except for the sex. The beach is a smelly mess, the beer is overpriced, as well as most of the food. If you are looking for shear numbers and quality of sex workers, then it is probably the best place to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justfine Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Ahab said: Pattaya is not that cheap compared to the rest of Thailand. I think it is very expensive compared to the country. Phuket, Hua Hin, and some areas of Rayong might fit what you are looking for in a destination. Pattaya to me is the armpit of Thailand, and I personally cannot understand why anyone would holiday there except for the sex. The beach is a smelly mess, the beer is overpriced, as well as most of the food. If you are looking for shear numbers and quality of sex workers, then it is probably the best place to go. Phuket/HH are more expensive. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahab Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just now, Justfine said: Phuket/HH are more expensive. Not by very much (if anything). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justfine Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just now, Ahab said: Not by very much (if anything). 25% more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sandyf Posted February 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2018 Pattaya is what you make it, there will always be the good, the bad and the ugly. When I first came to live here my wife's family perceived it as a cesspit and not for decent folk. Now they are quite happy to go for the day, nice buffet breakfast at the LK Empress and peruse the markets, we were there Sunday and I took some liquid refreshment in the Greenery bar, 60 baht for a large Chang, if it was any cheaper you would be on the steps of 7 eleven. The weekend before last we were in Hua Hin and if there is anything cheaper than Pattaya, it is not that obvious, can cost an arm and a leg just to get about. One of the great things about Pattaya and Bang Saen for anyone on a budget is that you can get about on baht cabs for next to nothing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 7:09 PM, Justfine said: Phuket/HH are more expensive. And Bangkok. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 12:30 AM, catman20 said: i thought that place was a sxxt hole No need to self edit, you can write shithole quite safely since the recent tweet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justfine Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 16 hours ago, sandyf said: Pattaya is what you make it, there will always be the good, the bad and the ugly. When I first came to live here my wife's family perceived it as a cesspit and not for decent folk. Now they are quite happy to go for the day, nice buffet breakfast at the LK Empress and peruse the markets, we were there Sunday and I took some liquid refreshment in the Greenery bar, 60 baht for a large Chang, if it was any cheaper you would be on the steps of 7 eleven. The weekend before last we were in Hua Hin and if there is anything cheaper than Pattaya, it is not that obvious, can cost an arm and a leg just to get about. One of the great things about Pattaya and Bang Saen for anyone on a budget is that you can get about on baht cabs for next to nothing. HH resorts and seafood restaurants are a ripoff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted February 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/10/2018 at 3:04 PM, KKr said: depends what you want to do. anyway, Pattaya is not cheap, relatively speaking. Only people that don't know where to go in Pattaya think it's not cheap. I doubt there is anywhere on the planet with the same level of services, transport, hotels, apartments, entertainment and health care options cheaper than Pattaya. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted February 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2018 22 hours ago, sandyf said: Pattaya is what you make it, there will always be the good, the bad and the ugly. When I first came to live here my wife's family perceived it as a cesspit and not for decent folk. Now they are quite happy to go for the day, nice buffet breakfast at the LK Empress and peruse the markets, we were there Sunday and I took some liquid refreshment in the Greenery bar, 60 baht for a large Chang, if it was any cheaper you would be on the steps of 7 eleven. The weekend before last we were in Hua Hin and if there is anything cheaper than Pattaya, it is not that obvious, can cost an arm and a leg just to get about. One of the great things about Pattaya and Bang Saen for anyone on a budget is that you can get about on baht cabs for next to nothing. Transport in H H sucks of the most suckiest that I ever found in a so called tourist resort. Mind you, I haven't been back to Samui in a few years and I understand their round the island songtheaws are a rip off now. The taxis always were. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 7:07 PM, Ahab said: Pattaya is not that cheap compared to the rest of Thailand. I think it is very expensive compared to the country. Phuket, Hua Hin, and some areas of Rayong might fit what you are looking for in a destination. Pattaya to me is the armpit of Thailand, and I personally cannot understand why anyone would holiday there except for the sex. The beach is a smelly mess, the beer is overpriced, as well as most of the food. If you are looking for shear numbers and quality of sex workers, then it is probably the best place to go. Why are you comparing Pattaya to the country? There is no comparison whatsoever, not even close. Phuket is such a revolting hole since decades that I refuse to even go there anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 12:30 AM, catman20 said: i thought that place was a sxxt hole It is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ahab Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 14 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Why are you comparing Pattaya to the country? There is no comparison whatsoever, not even close. Phuket is such a revolting hole since decades that I refuse to even go there anymore. Perhaps it is because the OP referenced that city in his original post and I was replying to his post. Concur with you comment on Phuket. I have found some amazing remote beaches in Thailand and have zero interest in Phuket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 20 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Transport in H H sucks of the most suckiest that I ever found in a so called tourist resort. Mind you, I haven't been back to Samui in a few years and I understand their round the island songtheaws are a rip off now. The taxis always were. We went to Samui about 15 months ago and had been warned about the taxis so hired a car for most of the week. Got the car from the airport and when we took it back the day before leaving, the girl on the desk offered to run us back to the hotel a couple of miles away for 300 baht, said it would be half the price of a taxi. Been there, wouldn't go back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrska Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 7:07 PM, Ahab said: Pattaya is not that cheap compared to the rest of Thailand. I think it is very expensive compared to the country. Phuket, Hua Hin, and some areas of Rayong might fit what you are looking for in a destination. Pattaya to me is the armpit of Thailand, and I personally cannot understand why anyone would holiday there except for the sex. The beach is a smelly mess, the beer is overpriced, as well as most of the food. If you are looking for shear numbers and quality of sex workers, then it is probably the best place to go. Pattaya still loves you, in spite of your self-loathing and negativity! That's what is so great about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 As I slide down the Bannister of life I will remember Pattaya as a splinter up the arse. That's me in sarcasm mode by the way The above can be applied to all things in life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 9 hours ago, norrska said: Pattaya still loves you, in spite of your self-loathing and negativity! That's what is so great about it! And loves you so much it wants you to be happy by just leaving and forgetting all about it. Some have what it takes to become a cesspoolian; others just don't, bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) On 10/02/2018 at 2:33 PM, Guderian said: Try Angeles City, after a few weeks there you'll think Pattaya is wonderful again. I have always enjoyed AC and think it is an OK alternative to Pats. The "food is bad" is stupid as there are many alternatives to local food just walk around the malls and see all the western places. There is no beach but so what. I rent a motorbike, play golf, go to the gym, walk the malls, go to the movie, visit the VFW meet some great folks and hear some interesting stories. And of course, I find the girls there sweet speaking English and more then willing to please. Seems many enjoy LT more then the current Pats ladies. If the stated problem is some crime exaggeration, I have never had a problem walk around the place at all hours. Many fulltimers there former military that love the place. Will be going back during Songran and looking forward to it. PS: One other thing. There are no Chinese or tour buses, no Russians or Arabs in significant numbers I have seen. The only Asians are mostly Koreans and some Japanese. Edited February 16, 2018 by bkk6060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahab Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 11 hours ago, norrska said: Pattaya still loves you, in spite of your self-loathing and negativity! That's what is so great about it! Loathing someplace that I do not prefer to be is not "self loathing", there was a healthy dose of deserved negativity in that post though. If you like Pattaya more power to you, but it is not someplace I would choose to go in Thailand. I definitely would not fly halfway around the world to vacation in that place, but if that is your choice go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Baiting/flame posts removed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post newnative Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Ahab said: Loathing someplace that I do not prefer to be is not "self loathing", there was a healthy dose of deserved negativity in that post though. If you like Pattaya more power to you, but it is not someplace I would choose to go in Thailand. I definitely would not fly halfway around the world to vacation in that place, but if that is your choice go for it. So, why are you even posting about it if you loathe it and will never visit? Do you post about all the cities in the World that you loathe? Posts like yours continue to puzzle me. Why does lil 'ol Pattaya warrant your time? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahab Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 6 hours ago, newnative said: So, why are you even posting about it if you loathe it and will never visit? Do you post about all the cities in the World that you loathe? Posts like yours continue to puzzle me. Why does lil 'ol Pattaya warrant your time? Who said I had never visited Pattaya. I have been there three times, I don't loathe Pattaya, I just don't like it. If you like it, great but it is not my cup of tea. Read the original post in this thread and you might get a clue as to why I am talking about Pattaya in my post. The original post was asking about .....wait for it....Pattaya and other possible destinations in Thailand. Lil 'ol Pattaya does not warrant my time, did I mention I don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 ?.... on 5 years here and discovering more serenity by inward reflection, and not by barstool resentments.Great comment, so true. Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrska Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, bkk6060 said: I have always enjoyed AC and think it is an OK alternative to Pats. The "food is bad" is stupid as there are many alternatives to local food just walk around the malls and see all the western places. There is no beach but so what. I rent a motorbike, play golf, go to the gym, walk the malls, go to the movie, visit the VFW meet some great folks and hear some interesting stories. And of course, I find the girls there sweet speaking English and more then willing to please. Seems many enjoy LT more then the current Pats ladies. If the stated problem is some crime exaggeration, I have never had a problem walk around the place at all hours. Many fulltimers there former military that love the place. Will be going back during Songran and looking forward to it. PS: One other thing. There are no Chinese or tour buses, no Russians or Arabs in significant numbers I have seen. The only Asians are mostly Koreans and some Japanese. Alot of people dont like shopping mall fast food. Also walking around a shopping mall for entertainment is not everyone's cup of tea. It grows old real fast, unless you are going there for the free aircon. Edited February 17, 2018 by norrska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, norrska said: Alot of people dont like shopping mall fast food. Also walking around a shopping mall for entertainment is not everyone's cup of tea. It grows old real fast, unless you are going there for the free aircon. Is Central mall or any large mall all fast food?? There are many restaurants fast food is a small component. Modern movie theatres, coffee shops, markets. Yes, some people like to spend a few hours walking around. A big plus the malls in AC are also a gold mine for girl watching and meeting. But, may not be your thing either. Seems obvious you have no clue as you have never been there. Edited February 17, 2018 by bkk6060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Some baiting, off topic and troll posts have been removed, topic is Where then? Not what mall do you visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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