Bad feeling about Pattaya

[Pattayabeerbacon]

Just finished a trip to pattaya and have opted to stay in bangkok instead.

 

Reason being is i dont think pattaya is safe at all and Scams like theft and bill padding are on the rise.

 

Normal non tourist thai people still remain very helpful and friendly.

 

Just an unfriendly sketchy feeling in pattaya.

 

I noticed they were friendly some times then unfriendly at others, Quite the moody vibe amongst all pattaya people.

 

 

 

Edited April 10, 2019 by Pattayabeerbacon

[madmen]

bill padding is easy to avoid,  dont play with lady boys , dont get smashed and wonder into a karaoke

What other scams you talking about? 

[johng]

Maybe you want to the wrong places ?

[newnative]

Walk it off.

[balo]

Really , I have not been scammed and lived here 7 years....

[dabhand]

Yup, no scams in Bangkok.

[mike787]

Well, try BKK...see how you like it.  But, as others have said, it aint that bad.  Don't look for trouble, and exercise common sense.  no common sense, start working on learning from life's lessons...we all need more...

[twocatsmac]

3 minutes ago, mike787 said:

Well, try BKK...see how you like it.  But, as others have said, it aint that bad.  Don't look for trouble, and exercise common sense.  no common sense, start working on learning from life's lessons...we all need more...

Yep, Bangkok sounds ok, just remember to wear an oxygen mask at all times. 

[Pattayabeerbacon]

2 hours ago, madmen said:

bill padding is easy to avoid,  dont play with lady boys , dont get smashed and wonder into a karaoke

What other scams you talking about? 

I guess im losing my edge.

 

Fell for bill padding once, Got ripped off 1000 baht from a ST soi 6 lady and got one bank card stolen all in 24 hours.

 

 

[White Christmas13]

1 hour ago, twocatsmac said:

Yep, Bangkok sounds ok, just remember to wear an oxygen mask at all times. 

he is not going to Chiang mai

[twocatsmac]

16 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

he is not going to Chiang mai

White Christmas 13, a good handle for a turkey. Read a little more news before you gobble. 

Kids have recently been prevented attending school due to BANGKOK pollution. 

Edited April 10, 2019 by twocatsmac

[White Christmas13]

  2 hours ago, twocatsmac said:

Yep, Bangkok sounds ok, just remember to wear an oxygen mask at all times. 

I replied to that just in case you can't read either

[sammieuk1]

The bill padding is similar to bra padding as you can never say a woman has small breasts giving you a large padded bill just gets around any insults  I think????

[LennyW]

9 hours ago, Pattayabeerbacon said:

I guess im losing my edge.

 

Fell for bill padding once, Got ripped off 1000 baht from a ST soi 6 lady and got one bank card stolen all in 24 hours.

 

 

Says a lot about your problems.

 

12 hours ago, Pattayabeerbacon said:

Quite the moody vibe amongst all pattaya people.

Did you really take the time to meet all of Pattaya's residents??

[Pattayabeerbacon]

56 minutes ago, LennyW said:

Says a lot about your problems.

 

Did you really take the time to meet all of Pattaya's residents??

Not all.

 

Vibe was funny last trip, couldnt put my finger on it.

 

Too much scowl and attitude, A sense of true misery lurks in Pattaya as of late.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2019 by Pattayabeerbacon

[Bootstrap]

Tosh

[Jip99]

12 hours ago, Pattayabeerbacon said:

I guess im losing my edge.

 

Fell for bill padding once, Got ripped off 1000 baht from a ST soi 6 lady and got one bank card stolen all in 24 hours.

 

 

 

 

first post, previous visits, ST soi 6 knowledge......................... troll post.

[wreckingcountry]

White Christmas 13, a good handle for a turkey. Read a little more news before you gobble. 
Kids have recently been prevented attending school due to BANGKOK pollution. 

Nonsense ! Air quality far better in BKK than CM, Korat and other smaller cities !


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[CharlieH]

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[Pattayabeerbacon]

28 minutes ago, wreckingcountry said:

Nonsense ! Air quality far better in BKK than CM, Korat and other smaller cities !


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Yep korat above 100 aqi and CM at above 200.

 

Bangkok floating at just under 60 , Nothing i cannot handle.

 

 

[Pattayabeerbacon]

49 minutes ago, Bootstrap said:

Tosh

Just arrived in BKK yesterday and the vibe is OK, no real stresses or underlying issue, just regular thai people going about there day.

 

Its only the ones heavily involved in the tourist industry who appeared unstable and sketchy/ moody as no customers to keep them afloat so they do what they always do and scare away existing customers with scowling sour faces and general unfriendlyness.

 

[Vacuum]

15 hours ago, balo said:

Really , I have not been scammed and lived here 7 years....

Lack of perception? 

[connda]

Don't feel bad.  I was in Pattaya in 1986 and loved it.  Came back in 2007, spent one night and left.  Haven't been back since.  Can't see it getting any better.

[Kadilo]

Pattaya hasn’t changed, people change. 

[1FinickyOne]

3 hours ago, Pattayabeerbacon said:

Its only the ones heavily involved in the tourist industry who appeared unstable and sketch

so, maybe it is time to venture out into the countryside. Country people are wonderful and it is very safe... if the Phuket, Pattaya vibe is not for you, maybe time is right for exploring baan nork.. 

[Lumbini]

Pattaya has completely changed and will never be the unique / hip almost magical circus it once was ....... even the stunning young girls that were once so plentiful everywhere have all but vanished . Tour groups and tackyness along with trash and traffic have replaced what was once a kind of artful paradise .

Edited April 11, 2019 by Lumbini

[wreckingcountry]

Pattaya hasn’t changed, people change. 

The people make the place! So it has changed


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[mercman24]

4 years in BKK coughing my guts up due to exhaust pollution, (hospital report) and the scammers are there also, its JOMTIEN for me,  lovely sea air,  baht bus into PATS, wont get me going back to BKK

[peterb17]

Mmm

 

Pattaya works on different levels - if you swim amongst the lowest level - ie Soi 6 ( have lived here for years and am not quite sure where it is) - but everyone on TV seems to mention it all the time.

 

So if you frequent one of the seediest parts of town , what on earth do you expect? The bar girls are going to be genuine and honest. Wake up. 

 

 

[murraynz]

20 hours ago, johng said:

Maybe you want to the wrong places ?

i agree...i go to many gogo bars on my weekly 'night out'.

because the bars are always changing, i go to different ones on LK  metro and walking st..

most bars have electronic tabs..i sometimes buy quite a few lady drinks,.

i always check every transaction.. never found them to be incorrect--never found my change to be incorrect. i leave any bar where they pressure me to buy lady drinks.

i buy when it suits me. 

ive watched other 'punters' and the ones that are likely to get ripped off, are the ones that are careless with their money and buy drinks willy nilly...

even if ive had a lot to drink--i still watch my money closely..