Pattaya: Rebranded "24 hour Walking Street" opens its arms to Thais - and one way traffic!

[newnative]

1 minute ago, jacko45k said:

Seems to be a contradiction in that when Beach Rd became a special food and tat market for whatever the reason, it was closed to traffic, but when Walking St does the same, it gets opened!

    Right.  Same contradiction to 'rebrand 24-hour Walking Street' when it will no longer even be a 'walking street' at all.  It's not '24-hour Walking Street', it's now 24-hour Driving Street.  

[Oldie]

6 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I thought they were going to tear walking street up and bury the cables? What happened to that?....You can not have car driving on walking street if the street in torn up....??

They decided to bury the Walking Street and not only the cables. ????

[Longchop]

Well I suppose that when the chinese return it will be handy for them to just gawk out the tour bus window as it chugs along WS instead of having to walk behind the flag

[ChakaKhan]

Perhaps a rename should this fails   Boulevard of Broken Dreams?   I miss you teelak...please send more $$$

[ChakaKhan]

20 hours ago, sungod said:

Maybe they could sell it along the same lines as the wildlife safari park, just drive through slowly observing all the various species that can be found in their natural habitat. The Thai's love a rubber neck.

But seem to hate rubbers..

[ChakaKhan]

18 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Thais will be greeted with open arms.......foreigners will be greeted with open.......?

greeted if come with open wallet....

[ChakaKhan]

18 hours ago, johng said:

2006   10 Years of "Walking Street"

 

 

last pic..the golden girls...somchai in the yellow shirt and grandpa in orange.....faces say it all....

[ChakaKhan]

14 hours ago, soalbundy said:

They will have to lower their prices though, pay by the centimeter

I tried that technique with a bargirl, she didnt understand my offer.....needed a conversion chart

[ChakaKhan]

25 minutes ago, Longchop said:

Well I suppose that when the chinese return it will be handy for them to just gawk out the tour bus window as it chugs along WS instead of having to walk behind the flag

Came here to say this...a convoy of chinese tour buses rolling thru..camera flashes poppin....a hot mess

 

With plans and ideas such as this that may be good news as they may just have to give in and open borders

[Longchop]

Only hi so thais cud afford to pay 1k bf and 5k st and I can't see many of them rushing to razzle an easan farmgirl whos main job has been homping fat old smelly unwashed farangs

[ray richards]

We used to have a great show on u.k tv. 25 years ago called The Comedians it was very funny.

Sounds like it's made a comeback in Thailand now.

[brianthainess]

20 hours ago, AbeNormal said:

many more streets in Pattaya should be pedestrian only, this idea is going the wrong direction

I have never understood why so many small sio's are not one-way anyway, 11, 12 etc.

[brianthainess]

8 hours ago, Isaanfreak said:

In 20 years I have never seen "one way traffic " in Thailand. 

Then take a trip to Chanthaburi.

[brianthainess]

Nice to see the doorman/cop  in the photo, completely ignoring the menu stand blocking the footpath, well done. does the other side of the manager's sign read foreigner's not served ?

[Vicki Coghlan]

ONLY open to Thais. 

Sounds so racist.  

I am seeing so much anti farung due to the chinese bat flu virus pandemic.  Thanks china for once again screwing everyone around. 

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[Rookiescot]

So Thais are going to flock to the place so they can get some somtam?

[Jimbo53]

19 hours ago, cxxis said:

Great opportunity though for all the folk from up north east to come see their daugters and mothers.

I think you will find it is the other way around,a lot have already headed for the hills,probably never to return...for a while at least...????????????

[Jimbo53]

18 hours ago, Expat Tom said:

This country is run by idiots.

What makes you think that? 555! TIT.

[overherebc]

3 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:

last pic..the golden girls...somchai in the yellow shirt and grandpa in orange.....faces say it all....

I think the centre photo is 

'If you can get through without hitting one of these pillars you're sober enough to drive along the street'.

[Burma Bill]

I hope these road signs have been erected:-

 

[smudger1951]

13 hours ago, tomauasia said:

They have no idea how to restore a once thriving economy and continue to avoid farang at all costs. It is a failed government that not only made no attempt to restore and welcome future farangs back. They also promoted hatred against the very people that fed the country for decades. You honestly deserve what's coming.

tomauasia, How very true, even before the pandemic started the mood music towards farangs was changing. Unable to extend my VOA I returned home last December in spite of ten years in Thailand. With more impoverished thais across the economy one wonders what is coming ?

[Rookiescot]

13 hours ago, tomauasia said:

They have no idea how to restore a once thriving economy and continue to avoid farang at all costs. It is a failed government that not only made no attempt to restore and welcome future farangs back. They also promoted hatred against the very people that fed the country for decades. You honestly deserve what's coming.

Thing is I honestly believe it is government policy to discourage westerners from coming here.

How this government could blame "dirty farrangs" for the spread of the virus while trying their best to get Chinese tourists back is beyond me. It was the Chinese who brought the virus here.

China sees south east asia as its back yard. The Chinese dont want us here and will be coercing the Thai government to slowly make things difficult for us.

10 years from now I believe there will be a fraction of expats still here and very few western tourists. Some will hang on because of family and other reasons but the writing is on the wall.

China can crush the Thai economy and move its own people in. 

Essentially it has already done it with Laos and Cambodia.  

[sapson]

Next they will be making Nana plaza into a giant food court and the Nana hotel will become a holistic wellness retreat...

[essox essox]

always thought it was CLOSED FROM 7 PM AND THAT one could drive towards balihai during the day time......one way only....but of course motorbike drivers do what ever they want/wanted !!!

[Longchop]

Opening arms will be a new experience for the girls, they was always opening de lower limbs

[Pattaya Spotter]

On 8/8/2020 at 12:48 PM, sungod said:

Maybe they could sell it along the same lines as the wildlife safari park, just drive through slowly observing all the various species that can be found in their natural habitat. The Thai's love a rubber neck.

Without all the drunken farang stumbling about and engaging in bizarre courtship rituals, there isn't much to see.

[Pattaya Spotter]

On 8/8/2020 at 2:38 PM, Pilotman said:

So its not 'Walking Street' at all, its just 'A Street'. Just one more down market soi in Pattaya.  They never learn how to produce some better class amenity. 

I dunno...Central Beach Mall, T21, and the Centara Mirage Hotel are certainly better than what were there previously.

[Leaver]

1 hour ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Without all the drunken farang stumbling about and engaging in bizarre courtship rituals, there isn't much to see.

But those drunken farang spent over 150 baht a drink in order to get drunk, then bought lady drinks, and then paid a bar fine to be able to engage in a bizarre courtship ritual.  

 

In Thailand, Money Number One, and no one cares what there is to see, or who sees it, as long as the money is flowing. 

 

[Trujillo]

So will they change back if tourists are ever allowed back in? 

[balo]

This is really weird, what happens if a foreigner shows up ?

So this is basically just another street with Thai food.