WOW! The water is actually CLEAN and CLEAR on Jomtien Beach

[webfact]

WOW! The water is actually CLEAN and CLEAR on Jomtien Beach

 

Thai caption: Clear water at Jomtien Beach!

 

77kaoded reported that they had been contacted by tourists at Jomtien Beach. 

 

But in stark contrast to the normal stories about pollution and trash on Thailand's shores the news was actually good. 

 

They were told that the sea was crystal clear and you could see the sand beneath. 

 

Woooowwwww! They said in their headline indicating perhaps a touch of Thai irony. 

 

77kaoded

 

Reporters hotfooted it there and found many foreign tourists enjoying the rippling waves and the beautiful clear water and sands. Many were sunbathing, others lolling in the gentle surf.

 

Thais were toddling about collecting shellfish. 

 

Foreigners were marvelling at the fish that had come to say hello. 

 

It was a wonderful and peaceful scene, they said, and really quite normal for Jomtien at this time of the year. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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[Nong Khai Man]

The Fish came to say Hello ?? So you were DREAMING Then ??

[mok199]

Wash , soak, spin ...then repeat ..the agitation cycle in Thailand....

[ExpatOilWorker]

But of cause, the sewage problem was fixed in May.

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/the-really-really-crazy-solution-for-pattayas-sewage-and-wastewater-problem

[KhunKenAP]

This is normal at certain times of the year. Come back in a month and a different story.

 

Anyone know if they stopped dumping the garbage from the garbage scows in the Gulf of Thailand?

[jonclark]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Foreigners were marvelling at the fish that had come to say hello. 

 

Nice bit of journalistic license there. 

[Thunder26]

The water becomes overall clear during North East monsoon, which started 2 weeks earlier this year.

[Emdog]

Clear does not necessarily mean clean. Duh. I suppose those tourists had water test kits? Check for fecal matter, chemicals, etc?

The beaches are cleaner, thanks to people hired to clean up (mostly sidewalks, but it's a start). Thai tourists are also helping out by leaving their trash on the sidewalks rather than the beach.

[Jane Dough]

2 hours ago, jonclark said:

 

Nice bit of journalistic license there. 

In my translation from the Thai there is some license but I was trying to convey the sense of the story from one language to another. It struck me that 77kaoded were 'avin' a laff with this too. 

 

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[PatOngo]

4 hours ago, Nong Khai Man said:

The Fish came to say Hello ?? So you were DREAMING Then ??

They actually said sawasdee khup….they are Thai fish!

[quandow]

If a fish comes from Cambodia, is it required to do a TM30 within 24 hours?

[madmen]

1 hour ago, Emdog said:

Clear does not necessarily mean clean. Duh. I suppose those tourists had water test kits?

There are a million beaches around the world where you can't see the sand below so Jomtien is looking better

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

77kaoded reported that they had been contacted by tourists at Jomtien Beach.

Course they did.

[quandow]

50 minutes ago, madmen said:

There are a million beaches around the world where you can't see the sand below so Jomtien is looking better

There is a beach in Puerto Galera, Philippines, whose water looks pristine to the eyes, but there is no water treatment plant. As a result, raw sewage seeps into the water. The local scuba instructors get horrible infections if they teach on that beach. Where exactly is the water treatment plant in Jomtien?

[Cake Monster]

An article that appears to be written by somebody on the Wacky Baccy.

" Thais were toddling about collecting shellfish, and Fish coming to say " hello " "

What a load of Tosh

[Tropposurfer]

Ahh ... maybe don't touch the shells as they'll probably glow in the dark for the pollution they have absorbed over time lol lol 

[kevinmartyn]

Well this is a "lie" i was their just 2 weeks ago and it was black with dog poo everwhere so someone must be blind

[wisperone]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Foreigners were marvelling at the fish that had come to say hello. 

Must have been tourist fish since they spoke English.

[HeyHeyHey]

Normally I would ask what are you smoking, and where can I get some

 

But I don't want to be THAT delusional 

[neeray]

 Coming soon:

TAT will announce many new arrivals as people book their holiday for Jomtiem after reading this news. 

It will be a great spin. 

[Mick501]

Went in ankle deep on Pattaya beach today, playing with a toddler.  Water was slightly less disgusting than usual, but still expecting said limbs will have to be amputated in the next couple of weeks.

[Jip99]

5 minutes ago, Mick501 said:

Went in ankle deep on Pattaya beach today, playing with a toddler.  Water was slightly less disgusting than usual, but still expecting said limbs will have to be amputated in the next couple of weeks.

 

 

Are you saying that you actually 'went in' without any form of protection.... ?

[Mick501]

5 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

 

 

Are you saying that you actually 'went in' without any form of protection.... ?

Lol, yep.  Any idea of the usual life expectancy?  Is there time to get my affairs in order?

[Jip99]

40 minutes ago, Mick501 said:

Lol, yep.  Any idea of the usual life expectancy?  Is there time to get my affairs in order?

 

 

I have heard that with some medical attention, therapy and regular medications you can virtually live a normal life.......

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, wisperone said:

Must have been tourist fish since they spoke English.

Finnish.....

[mikebell]

18 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Course they did.

I've been to many countries as a tourist and never once thought to ring up a local paper to report a clean beach or sewage free water.

[gk10002000]

On 9/25/2019 at 7:53 AM, Mick501 said:

Lol, yep.  Any idea of the usual life expectancy?  Is there time to get my affairs in order?

Just be damn careful not to get any foot or leg scratches in the next few days

[Awinkl]

On 9/25/2019 at 3:07 PM, madmen said:

There are a million beaches around the world where you can't see the sand below so Jomtien is looking better

No matter how "clean" it looks ..... In my 14 years of coming here, I have NEVER entered the waters off Jomtien Beach or Pattaya Beach ... and will NEVER do in the future. I leave that to the Tourists ......

[CygnusX1]

8 hours ago, Awinkl said:

No matter how "clean" it looks ..... In my 14 years of coming here, I have NEVER entered the waters off Jomtien Beach or Pattaya Beach ... and will NEVER do in the future. I leave that to the Tourists ......

Over the course of several high season visits, I would have spent a couple of hundred hours or so in total swimming at Jomtien beach. Never made me sick yet, maybe I’m just spectacularly lucky.

[gk10002000]

9 hours ago, Awinkl said:

No matter how "clean" it looks ..... In my 14 years of coming here, I have NEVER entered the waters off Jomtien Beach or Pattaya Beach ... and will NEVER do in the future. I leave that to the Tourists ......

I think Jomtien used to be OK maybe ten years ago which is the last time I swam in it.  Sure I would see some plastic and stuff floating around, but I never had any issues.  Now after the condo construction glut, there is just too much waste and sewer runoff.  Things were not great before all those high rises, so just where do you think they pump or dump all that grey water