Khao San nightlife operators fear new rules will kill buzz

By The Nation

 

 

Operators of pubs and bars in Bangkok’s Khao San area say it will be difficult to follow the rules imposed by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) when they reopen in the next few weeks.

 

Venues and bars in the tourist hotspot are preparing to resume business after four months in lockdown.

 

A staff member at one Khao San venue revealed that the owner is now waiting anxiously to hear how the new rules will change operations. The pool table will have to be removed in line with one of the 22 requirements, while the number of tables for customers must be reduced to meet the social distancing rule.

 

Fifty per cent of the area is covered by entertainment businesses, pubs and bars, according to Sanga Ruangwattanakul, president of the Khao San Business Association.

 

He believes that entertainment operators will find it difficult to comply with about 20 per cent of the new rules, especially the limit of five people per table, since they will not know how many tourists will come at the same time.

 

The rule against singing, shouting and dancing will also be hard to impose as people visit Khao San at night to relax, he added.

 

As for the requirement that drinks be sold in glasses, not bottles, he said most visitors like to buy bottled drinks and usually don’t share them with others.

 

Meanwhile, shops and venues in the area are cleaning up and checking their sound equipment ahead of the scheduled reopening in July.

 

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

As for the requirement that drinks be sold in glasses, not bottles, he said most visitors like to buy bottled drinks and usually don’t share them with others.

no <deleted>; these people don't have a clue

If it's too difficult for the owners to enforce the rules, stay closed... their choice.

I think it would be impossible for a business to operate and adher strictly to the 22 rules.

He really means that KSR won't be the same without the backpackers and dreadlocks.

If an owner can't adhere to the rules imposed for social distancing etc.. then he should be shut down ..... 

 

 

Edited June 24, 20206 yr by steven100

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Khao San nightlife operators fear new rules will kill buzz

 

No challenge is too big for the cutting edge brilliance and collective genius of the CCSA.

 

One solution might be to quarantine all visitors in their 100% pathogen-free hotel rooms. Old recordings of the Khao San of yore could then be played on in-house CCTV. This way the modern day backpackers will be able to enjoy the original, groovy “buzz’ of Khao San without ever leaving their safe, hermetically sealed and well-guarded hotel.

 

“The New Normal Khao San…it’s sort of like being somewhere...but not really .”

 

 

 

Edited June 24, 20206 yr by Hayduke

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

He really means that KSR won't be the same without the backpackers and dreadlocks.

If an owner can't adhere to the rules imposed for social distancing etc.. then he should be shut down ..... 

No, he doesn't "really" mean that. I think you've never been to KSR, actually, just like bashing what you imagine it's like nowadays.

 

Here's what it "really" is. Show us all the dreadlocks:

 

 

 

18 hours ago, webfact said:

He believes that entertainment operators will find it difficult to comply with about 20 per cent of the new rules, especially the limit of five people per table, since they will not know how many tourists will come at the same time.

Should be an even number... six people =3 couples or max 6 friends.. limit the table size and chairs.

Not too difficult to comply with.

If a group arrive with 5/6 + people they have to keep tables separated as apposed to pulling them together.

1 Glass and 5 straws for 5 people ????????

Hate to be a wet blanket with these reopening ideas plans etc, but as soon as you include alcohol and the frontal lobe and amygdala get nice n warm alcohol flooded then people are gunna ignore rules And it will all go to poop ???? again.

I’m in Phuket n I am now seeing lots, I mean lots of folks ignoring masks n distancing all over the shop. 
If the big boss n all them important medico folks in BKK said it’s ok we don’t need to wear them anymore then great ???? ok I’m glad cause I don’t enjoy the face covering at all, but as far as I’m aware we are required to wear them.

I admit, given what’s happening across the globe with increased infection rates in some spots (a lot) my fear that as soon as borders are opened again we’ll end up back in lockdown.

Edited June 24, 20206 yr by Tropposurfer

If they allow to open the nightlife they will not care much about the regulations. Not the owners, not the staff and not the customers. Everything else I would call a miracle. 

Jeez man.

laugh a minute this new look Thailand innit. No singing, no dancing and only warm pints served in a dirty glass.

 

i can definitely see why people

still want to come here on holiday, paying thousands for flights and hotels in the process....NOT!!????

10 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Jeez man.

laugh a minute this new look Thailand innit. No singing, no dancing and only warm pints served in a dirty glass.

 

i can definitely see why people

still want to come here on holiday, paying thousands for flights and hotels in the process....NOT!!????

They can't come anyway. But I think the people underestimate the consequences if there really comes a bigger second wave again. 

4 hours ago, Henryford said:

I think it would be impossible for a business to operate and adhere strictly to the 22 rules.

Just means the brown paper envelopes become stuffed with extra cash to keep the blind eyes turned. That's all it will do.

20 minutes ago, Muzzique said:

Just means the brown paper envelopes become stuffed with extra cash to keep the blind eyes turned. That's all it will do.

There will be so many violations that they would have to come with a suitcase ????

6 hours ago, paulbrow said:

If it's too difficult for the owners to enforce the rules, stay closed... their choice.

Of course if the writers of the rules had any idea they would and should have written the rules differently. However as they have likely never been to Khao San road they are following the Mad Hatters rules, an unwritten one of which is, that nobody is allowed to enjoy themselves.

 

A lesson on how not to bring happiness and reconciliation to the Thai people.

Edited June 24, 20206 yr by billd766
edited for bad spelling after I had posted, again.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

As for the requirement that drinks be sold in glasses, not bottles, he said most visitors like to buy bottled drinks and usually don’t share them with others.

 

On every video from kaosarnroad you see touts promoting buckets for 150 baht....they are for sharing...and who knows what's inside?

The Department of Covid Health Dept will be enforcing this one not the BIB.

BIB only the time 5pm to 1am

Before Covid never saw the Health Dept after 5pm but these Inspectors may have learned how to save for a new car

25 minutes ago, Youlike said:

On every video from kaosarnroad you see touts promoting buckets for 150 baht....they are for sharing...and who knows what's inside?

I am wondering why not a single one is promoting it for 149 only... Seems to be a very regulated place. 

 

Edited June 24, 20206 yr by Oldie

1 hour ago, Oldie said:

1 hour ago, Muzzique said:

Just means the brown paper envelopes become stuffed with extra cash to keep the blind eyes turned. That's all it will do.

There will be so many violations that they would have to come with a suitcase

good thing. there is about 3 months or so of lost income to make up for. 

22 hours ago, webfact said:

He believes that entertainment operators will find it difficult to comply with about 20 per cent of the new rules, especially the limit of five people per table, since they will not know how many tourists will come at the same time.

Well, not a huge problem in the nearest future, as there probably will be no tourists coming – they might not be allowed inside the Kingdom – and when the tourists are coming, they might be high-end tourists from bubble-zones only, probably not many typical Khao San Road-backpackers...????

22 hours ago, webfact said:

He believes that entertainment operators will find it difficult to comply with about 20 per cent of the new rules, especially the limit of five people per table, since they will not know how many tourists will come at the same time.

Well in that case the PM will be forced to extend the emergency decree indefinitely. 
"Bars and pubs will not obey.  All citizens must be punished."

You learn that method from your drill instructor in bootcamp.  Easy breezy. 

Backpackers= the great unwashed

These were the dumbest of the dumb before the pandemic. ????

Yes partial opening with no Pool playing, as you cannot touch the balls, and for goodness

sakes you cannot play with gloves on as that would totally wreck your shot.  What a country

seems to be lead by monkeys. In another story I seen some monkeys getting sterilized.

  Thailand  LOS.  Land of Silly

Geezer