They came to bask on golden sands: But Pattaya tourists are surrounded by trash and ruin

[webfact]

They came to bask on golden sands: But Pattaya tourists are surrounded by trash and ruin

 

Pictures (2): Manager Online

 

Manager laid into Pattaya yesterday after a morning visit to Phra Tumnak Beach revealed a complete mess.

 

Tourists who had come from the other side of the world for their beach holiday were lying in washed-up and discarded trash.

 

The whole area was overgrown with weeds, grass and unkempt vegetation.

 

Litter was everywhere uncollected by the local authority.

 

Paths and sidewalks were in a state of ruin and hard to walk along.

 

 

A hexagonal shelter that once afforded protection from the sun lay in further ruins - no one had bothered to clear the site.

 

The CCTV was broken down raising security fears.

 

An emergency call box listing a 2310 number was run down and unusable.

 

Manager said the whole area - an important place for both Thai and foreign tourism - was an utter disgrace.

 

Source: Manager Online

 

 

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[ezzra]

That's ok, as long as you not allowed to smoke on the beach or have a massage or by some food from vendors and other multitude of restrictions the rubbish and ruins are part of Pattaya charm... 

[NCC1701A]

"Manager said the whole area - an important place for both Thai and foreign tourism - was an utter disgrace."

 

this story is a exaggeration. I walk up and down Soi Six sometimes weeks at a time and everything is fine. 

 

by the way, where is the beach?

Edited August 24, 2018 by NCC1701A

[SoilSpoil]

 I witnessed a 'farang' picking up garbage from the beach the other day. The resort owner thanked him and burnt it right away. Lovely plastic fumes allover. Better leave it on the beach imho.

[sungod]

4 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

"Manager said the whole area - an important place for both Thai and foreign tourism - was an utter disgrace."

 

this story is a exaggeration. I walk up and down Soi Six sometimes weeks at a time and everything is fine. 

 

by the way, where is the beach?

I'm told it starts 10m after the last bar.

[edwinchester]

Those pink swimming trunks warrant a 500 bht fine at the very least.

[lanista]

26 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Those pink swimming trunks warrant a 500 bht fine at the very least.

 

27 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Those pink swimming trunks warrant a 500 bht fine at the very least.

  LOL LOL LOL    

 He's probably Russian.  Swimming togs wouldnt be very high on the retail shop agenda in land locked and arctic locked Russia.

If you wore those on Bondi beach you would  be propostitioned  by Adam and Steve.

[apalink_thailand]

I’m told by a reliable source that the mafia is paid to remove garbage from the islands and dump it into the sea late at night. 

[NCC1701A]

Photo caption, man on beach:

 

"Honey I am homesick now, reminds me of the Soviets People's Nuclear Waste Dump near my home where I grew up."  

[lanista]

Actually thats the best photo of Pattaya beach ive seen in years.  I can see some sand although it helps you cant see the Gulf.  The guy in the pink (underwear) spoils it as does the second photo which does show the Gulf.

Oh well.

Stay classy Pattaya.

[sungod]

I thought it was 'guess the date of the photo' competition, with the budgie smugglers I put it circa 1955, then someone said the guy was Russian, it blew it wide open so now I must hazard a guess that its either 20th or 21st century.

[Thakkar]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Pattaya tourists are surrounded by trash and ruin

 

...and that’s just in the bars!

[shackleton]

You don't hear or read any more stories of Farangs picking up the rubbish and helping to keep the beaches clean 

why is this they should be doing their part and showing the Thai public the way forward lead by example 

[mok199]

pattaya beach is just a boat launch ,the sand rejuvenation is only to widen the buffer between the beach chairs and the power boats which shuttle the chiniese too and from the parasail platforms.for their free parasial..any given day from 630 am to 330 pm it is absolutely taken over by buses and power boats...

[pattayadgw]

The never ending story of the 'beautification of pattaya'... when are people going to get it.... you don't go to Pattaya for it's swimming and it's beaches!!

 

[Destiny1990]

Nice natural death beach without shades and restaurants 

[kcpattaya]

Everywhere you go in Pattaya/Jomtien it is dirty.
It is unbelievable that from the BILLIONS that are earned on tourism, ZERO is spend on cleaning up the mess.
Attached photo along the main-road Jomtien 2nd road corner Soi 9. Taken on a relatively "clean day".

[Pattaya28]

I think people are missing the point here.

It's "hi-quality" trash. 

Think the authorities are "having a laugh" here. 

[smew]

It’s all lies, fake news ...go to google and you’ll find picturesque pristine clean beautiful beach and lavish vegetation... you can not believe what you read here .... or can you......heeheehaa tourists suckers believe anything......

[pattayadon]

3 hours ago, pattayadgw said:

The never ending story of the 'beautification of pattaya'... when are people going to get it.... you don't go to Pattaya for it's swimming and it's beaches!!

 

Great line dgw!  It's all about the p***y

[spidermike007]

If you are looking for great beaches, go elsewhere. If you are looking for an area, where the local administrators have alot of pride, and are willing to spend the massive budgets they have to work with, to keep the place immaculate, go elsewhere. Pattaya is for carting, golf, drinking, or sex. If you want a great beach, consider any of the following ones:

 

Tikehau Island, French Polynesia. Can't decide whether you want white- or pink-sand beaches? ... 

Dreamland Beach, Bali. ... 

Bathsheba Beach, Barbados. ... 

Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. ... 

Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda. ... 

Harbour Island, Bahamas. ... 

Blue Beach (La Chiva), Vieques, Puerto Rico. ... 

Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI.

Maipio Valley Beach, Big Island, Hawaii

Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos

Lindquist Beach, St. Thomas

Palm Beach, Aruba

Honopu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

[Small Joke]

Tourist 1: What do you think of it so far?

Tourist 2: Rubbish!

[Denim]

They came to bask on golden sands ?

 

Er .... No.

 

Poke around a venus mound more like.

[Rayscape]

5 hours ago, shackleton said:

You don't hear or read any more stories of Farangs picking up the rubbish and helping to keep the beaches clean 

why is this they should be doing their part and showing the Thai public the way forward lead by example 

You need a work permit to do anything in Thailand. Unless of course you are Thai, then an expert job will be completed on a daily basis. Ha Ha Ha !!!!!!!

 

[MaxYakov]

Get the tourists to clean up the beach. They're lying around not doing much anyway!

[CLW]

I think the only ones who believe that people come to central Pattaya for the beach are in their city hall.
Even Thai people come here for other reasons but surely not for the beach

[wicketkeeper]

You go for it's apostrophes'.

[Small Joke]

8 minutes ago, Denim said:

They came to bask on golden sands ?

 

Er .... No.

 

Poke around a venus mound more like.

New teacher takes first class.

One lad enters late, and apologises, "Sorry Sir, I was playing on Sandy Hill"

Five minutes later another lad shows up, same excuse.

Then another, and another...

Finally a breathless young lass bursts into the class "And I suppose you've been playing on sandy hill too?" says the teacher resignedly.

"No sir, I am Sandy Hill".

 

[PaulDee]

Hata off to the Manager and TV for shaming city officials.

Edited August 24, 2018 by PaulDee
misspelling

[Small Joke]

24 minutes ago, MaxYakov said:

Get the tourists to clean up the beach. They're lying around not doing much anyway!

Give them a break, sperm donation is an exhausting business

 

10 minutes ago, PaulDee said:

Hata off to the Manager and TV for shaming city officials.

'Shame'? Not in the Pattaya Arsehat Lexicon. However, "Defamation" can be found after "Bribe" and "Corruption"

Edited August 24, 2018 by Small Joke