Traveling around, visiting various places is always a great thing to do and most have some desirable qualities. AC is an especially desirable destination at Songkran.

 

For expats the question becomes where to live for long periods. Some take to Pattaya immediately, as I did; for others, it takes more time to become a true cesspoolian and appreciate the total package, the overall value, how it offers something for everyone. We've ALWAYS heard other countries touted, Cambodia, Vietnam, even Australia (where most Brit expats live) as superior:

 

rgs2001uk Posted May 18, 2009:

 

Where are the pretty women? . . . . Waza, I was in Adelaide earlier this year, from what I saw, why bother going to Thailand, Australia offers better value for money, plenty of Asian women available. Its not only I who feel this way, my brother lives in Adelaide and has visited Thailand many times, he said to me he can have a better time up the Gold Coast and all thats on offer there, and doesnt have to put up with all that travelling to Thailand entails, with he would spend on airfare he can get accommodation, beer and spirits better quality and cheaper than Thailand, there is something wrong when a Thai lady is cheaper in Australia than Thailand.

 

Why bother coming here?

 

 

Note that for almost 10 years Pattaya has lacked pretty women. No reason to come here.  (Some basher porn for ya, gents.) Yeah, nothing new. And Pattaya's dead, BTW.

 

Trouble is, when you hear from people who've made the transition you find out that the other places have far more disadvantages than advantages when compared to Pattaya. You can read through the threads on the Southeast Asia forum and get an earful about the problems living in Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Phils. We've had Ozzies posting who can't wait to leave Australia and come to Pattaya.

 

We have some members such as KittenKong, hard nosed and one of our most knowledgeable about values (he should charge consulting fees), who avow they can live most anywhere they wish but overall, even with its faults (I can point you to some lists of those; yes, I know what they are), the advantages of Pattaya outweigh for the price. And I agree. Bashers, haters, whingers, bigots: you need attitude adjustment!  And if you just can't adapt--members plagued by the dreaded brain-eating Whither Pattaya and Whither Thailand space monkeys have it most difficult--then anywhere's probably better for you, though most seem to do best if they just move back to the UK, where there's proper pork scratchings and all that.

 

 

1 hour ago, JSixpack said:

 best if they just move back to the UK, where there's proper pork scratchings and all that.

 

 

Can they make fried eggs the proper way there?? :)

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Lil 'ol Pattaya does not warrant my time, did I mention I don't like it.

Soooooo, why are you even commenting on it in a subforum about PATTAYA? Do you just enjoy complaining about it?

We know some don't like it, but most that don't won't be posting on here.

     Ahab doesn't like Pattaya but he's visited THREE times!  Gotta hand it to Pattaya--even when people don't like it, Pattaya seems to have some sort of magic that draws them back--and then they comment on it seemingly for the rest of their lives.

2 minutes ago, newnative said:

     Ahab doesn't like Pattaya but he's visited THREE times!  Gotta hand it to Pattaya--even when people don't like it, Pattaya seems to have some sort of magic that draws them back--and then they comment on it seemingly for the rest of their lives.

 

 "You can check out but you can never leave."

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