moontang Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I am missing the beer culture, where it is common to see people casually drinking beers all over the place. I miss seeing all the uni girls throughout the day, even if they are a bit young. Also, am missing trips to the malls for a cone and a look. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thainess Posted April 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2020 I'm not missing anything. It's much better at the moment, more quiet and less traffic and pollution. Long may it continue. 6 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JRG23 Posted April 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2020 Beer and girls 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikesil Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 The smog, the really heavy blankets of smog. I used to ride my motorbike all day without a helmet and the cops couldn't see me. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSky Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Planning anything mid to long term is on hold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebGuy Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) Night markets and eating outside. Swimming pools Edited April 23, 2020 by WebGuy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fairynuff Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 None of what the OP says, actually the post makes me feel quite uneasy 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 3 hours ago, JRG23 said: Beer and girls Both you can still find if you miss them enough . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat Tom Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Soi Cowboy and Nana....come on people!!! It's a joke!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Nothing, may it last. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, tomazbodner said: Nothing, may it last. While it has been the best Songkran in years, and there is an air of peace and quiet out there, the reality is that without a functioning economy, things will start looking like Mad Max, Asia. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post unblocktheplanet Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 Smog in the red zone. No seats on the Skytrain. Queuing. Come on! This is the way BKK should be: Thai. Before the selfish, the greedheads, the generals, the car owners got hold of it. Before a hundred shopping malls of the same stuff, a hundred thousand useless condos. Bring back street food! Bring back Pak Klong Talat. Let's get back to being Thai, the reason most of us came here in the first place! Before Immig got to be so tight-as. It is about the economy: local folks making a living offering whatever they do best right in the neighbourhood. I'm not seeing any anger, any impatience, just cheerful resignation, making a go of it. We foreigners are here because we love it, just like Thais. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said: Smog in the red zone. No seats on the Skytrain. Queuing. Come on! This is the way BKK should be: Thai. Before the selfish, the greedheads, the generals, the car owners got hold of it. Before a hundred shopping malls of the same stuff, a hundred thousand useless condos. Bring back street food! Bring back Pak Klong Talat. Let's get back to being Thai, the reason most of us came here in the first place! Before Immig got to be so tight-as. It is about the economy: local folks making a living offering whatever they do best right in the neighbourhood. I'm not seeing any anger, any impatience, just cheerful resignation, making a go of it. We foreigners are here because we love it, just like Thais. Queues for the BTS or queues (and riots) for small quantities of noodles and rice. Take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Taking a walk in a park. Meeting friends for dinner and drinks. Other than that, the relative peace and quiet suits me just fine. In particular, I don't miss overcrowded BTS trains and shopping malls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoshowJones Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said: Smog in the red zone. No seats on the Skytrain. Queuing. Come on! This is the way BKK should be: Thai. Before the selfish, the greedheads, the generals, the car owners got hold of it. Before a hundred shopping malls of the same stuff, a hundred thousand useless condos. Bring back street food! Bring back Pak Klong Talat. Let's get back to being Thai, the reason most of us came here in the first place! Before Immig got to be so tight-as. It is about the economy: local folks making a living offering whatever they do best right in the neighbourhood. I'm not seeing any anger, any impatience, just cheerful resignation, making a go of it. We foreigners are here because we love it, just like Thais. "Bring back street food!" Yes. This is an excellent post, and I think the Thai government made a mess of banning a lot of vendors and putting them out of work. But in saying that, the pavements have to be kept clear up to a point because I got really angry when myself and others had to go on to a busy road to get past. I don't ever want to see that happening again, as it used to be on the pavement on the odd Soi numbers in lower Sukhumvit. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Golf Gym Swim Pub Restaurants Eye candy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Word Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, moontang said: While it has been the best Songkran in years, and there is an air of peace and quiet out there, the reality is that without a functioning economy, things will start looking like Mad Max, Asia. The economy is functioning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Let me think.... traffic? No... just thought maybe 10+ years coming here before moving here before the newer expressway. Always puzzled that almost every policeman directing traffic had mask on.. presumably from pollution... they were ahead of the curve.. oh and a lot of half built structures that looked abanded.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Word Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, possum1931 said: "Bring back street food!" Yes. This is an excellent post, and I think the Thai government made a mess of banning a lot of vendors and putting them out of work. I seem to remember that the government did not "put the all the vendors (who had been illegally obstructing the public pavements for years) out of work" but actually offered all of them alternative legal sites where they could operate that most accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Word said: I seem to remember that the government did not "put the all the vendors (who had been illegally obstructing the public pavements for years) out of work" but actually offered all of them alternative legal sites where they could operate that most accepted. Which resulted in them disappearing. There was a reason for their original locations, and reasons why the corrals did not work. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 minute ago, timendres said: Which resulted in them disappearing. There was a reason for their original locations, and reasons why the corrals did not work. Any place like that, as well as any rented pub are always on borrowed time. Landowners actually have rights, here. There are still many tourists, who rarely go 2 km from Asoke. Build a place on cheap food and drink, and the corporations will destroy it in the name of being family friendly. Same thing happened in Las Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Word Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, timendres said: 25 minutes ago, The Word said: I seem to remember that the government did not "put the all the vendors (who had been illegally obstructing the public pavements for years) out of work" but actually offered all of them alternative legal sites where they could operate that most accepted. Which resulted in them disappearing. There was a reason for their original locations, and reasons why the corrals did not work. So my comment was accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, moontang said: Any place like that, as well as any rented pub are always on borrowed time. Landowners actually have rights, here. There are still many tourists, who rarely go 2 km from Asoke. Build a place on cheap food and drink, and the corporations will destroy it in the name of being family friendly. Same thing happened in Las Vegas. Thailand has the concept that a "cart" (essentially a service on wheels) can ply it's business anywhere. And that is a good concept. The problem begins when those carts "put down roots" by setting up a business on the sidewalk by setting out tables and chairs. This was accepted for a long time, due to it's convenience. It has nothing to do with tourists. These were serving a very legitimate need of local Thais for lunch and dinner. Unfortunately, there is a clash between this and pedestrian traffic. Carts are not the issue. Pseudo restaurants are, and this is what was trying to be addressed. Unfortunately, the corral solution was not really workable in many cases. Not sure what the best solution is, but I do miss those setups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I'm missing the parks, the food-court at Centralworld (where I still work every day), eating in at restaurants, and most importantly my wife and son who are locked-down in another country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, timendres said: Thailand has the concept that a "cart" (essentially a service on wheels) can ply it's business anywhere. And that is a good concept. The problem begins when those carts "put down roots" by setting up a business on the sidewalk by setting out tables and chairs. This was accepted for a long time, due to it's convenience. It has nothing to do with tourists. These were serving a very legitimate need of local Thais for lunch and dinner. Unfortunately, there is a clash between this and pedestrian traffic. Carts are not the issue. Pseudo restaurants are, and this is what was trying to be addressed. Unfortunately, the corral solution was not really workable in many cases. Not sure what the best solution is, but I do miss those setups. Anything on lower Sukhumvit relates to tourism. They have had identical issues on KSR, too, but KSR has always sucked. Edited April 23, 2020 by moontang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, The Word said: I seem to remember that the government did not "put the all the vendors (who had been illegally obstructing the public pavements for years) out of work" but actually offered all of them alternative legal sites where they could operate that most accepted. There was a few good food venders near my regular hotel who have disappeared, none of them was causing any obstruction, there was plenty of room for all the pedestrians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman2547 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 23 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said: Smog in the red zone. No seats on the Skytrain. Queuing. Come on! This is the way BKK should be: Thai. Before the selfish, the greedheads, the generals, the car owners got hold of it. Before a hundred shopping malls of the same stuff, a hundred thousand useless condos. Bring back street food! Bring back Pak Klong Talat. Let's get back to being Thai, the reason most of us came here in the first place! Before Immig got to be so tight-as. It is about the economy: local folks making a living offering whatever they do best right in the neighbourhood. I'm not seeing any anger, any impatience, just cheerful resignation, making a go of it. We foreigners are here because we love it, just like Thais. You must be talking about 1985. Although there were still a lot of cars about and the generals were always around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Word Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 20 hours ago, possum1931 said: There was a few good food venders near my regular hotel who have disappeared, none of them was causing any obstruction, there was plenty of room for all the pedestrians. They were there legally? If they were operating on the public pavement they were causing obstructions, by definition; they were taking up space designed for pedestrians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhickson Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I miss seeing all the uni girls throughout the day, even if they are a bit young. this guy sounds like a perv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I'm a homeboy anyway but my life in Bangkok is always influenced by what comes into it via TV and the internet. To wit, I am desperate for the resumption of international sport. Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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