Giving up on Pattaya

[Polaky]

On 8/26/2020 at 10:44 PM, Pilotman said:

'better times'? it's never been better here in LOS and in Pattaya in particular. Very pleasant place now it's not maxed out with people. 

I cannot understand how you guy's like a place that is dead, there are no tourists, no clubs, no ladies, I mean that was the attraction, not a dormant convent, still each to their own I suppose.

[Pilotman]

1 minute ago, Polaky said:

I cannot understand how you guy's like a place that is dead, there are no tourists, no clubs, no ladies, I mean that was the attraction, not a dormant convent, still each to their own I suppose.

indeed so. Pattaya has just become a 'normal'. quote attractive seaside city, with all the amenities you would ever want. Plenty of ladies around if that is what you want. 

[dodgybros]

39 minutes ago, Polaky said:

I cannot understand how you guy's like a place that is dead, there are no tourists, no clubs, no ladies, I mean that was the attraction, not a dormant convent, still each to their own I suppose.

Not sure what rabbit hole you are looking in, ladies and clubs aplenty in Jomtien and Ban Chang

[bkk6060]

This to me could be the greatest time ever to live in Pattaya.

If you like golf discounts, girl discounts, food discounts, lack of crowds, no Covid.

OMG, what else would a current retired male with a little money want?

Can't think of a better place to be.  Must be lots of jealous dudes out there reading about the good times now. So sorry.

Never better..

 

Edited August 28, 2020 by bkk6060

[tingtongfarang]

On 8/27/2020 at 9:51 AM, Henryford said:

I am hetro and am attracted to ladyboys. They are (in general) more attractive than girls, better figures, better dressed, more attentive. I am willing to overlook the odd drawback.

Curious if you are a shirt lifter or pillow bitter, honestly just curious

[moontang]

7 hours ago, kinyara said:

If you're happy with living here the fact that others are choosing to throw the towel in now has its benefits. Fewer one year visas being issued will hopefully lessen the prospect of any significant restriction or change to the requirements on that front for the forseeable future, especially if the level of tourism recovery is going to pan out as long as some govt ministers or official bodies suggest.

 

I'm personally hoping for another decade of easy living here at which point I'll return to my native country for what I regard as better healthcare treatment if required. The best laid plans and all that.... 

Few foreigners means you are that much more likely to be extorted.  Thais raise prices, when business is down.

[Polaky]

29 minutes ago, dodgybros said:

Not sure what rabbit hole you are looking in, ladies and clubs aplenty in Jomtien and Ban Chang

I am sure simpletons still enjoy it, however I do not consider it a great place for a holiday in it's present state, many are married to Thai's and have little choice but to stay there and wear the virus out, except for accommodation it is expensive to live there, the excise on a bottle of scotch is through the roof, things like butter, milk, and you cannot find a decent loaf of bread that is affordable anywhere, chicken is cheap but don't move to the salmon Isle, many items you just cannot get there that is plentiful in other countries, They do have exotic fruits though, still as I said each to their own, I would rather be in Egypt atm but cannot leave same as op.  

[Rimmer]

Off topic post removed

[kinyara]

3 hours ago, moontang said:

Few foreigners means you are that much more likely to be extorted.  Thais raise prices, when business is down.

There was a thread a while back when Covid started expressing the extortion worry, it died a death fairly quickly probably because no one was able to produce any first hand evidence to support that theory. I still think the police have been less visible with no tourists around. 

 

The deals currently available on hotels around Thailand don't support the price rise theory either. Got a great deal myself in Bangkok the other week and where I go regularly shopping the outlets were prepared to give me discounts to a level they've never offered before. Urban myth. 

[BigStar]

6 hours ago, moontang said:

Few foreigners means you are that much more likely to be extorted.  Thais raise prices, when business is down.

No, that's merely part of the TVF catechism. They may or may not raise prices, depending, and may have rational reasons for doing so. Western-owned businesses may do the same, BTW. On the contrary, I've found a number of discounts around town and my patronage even seems a bit more appreciated than before.

Edited August 28, 2020 by BigStar

[BigStar]

5 hours ago, Polaky said:

I am sure simpletons still enjoy it, however I do not consider it a great place for a holiday in it's present state, many are married to Thai's and have little choice but to stay there and wear the virus out, except for accommodation it is expensive to live there, the excise on a bottle of scotch is through the roof, things like butter, milk, and you cannot find a decent loaf of bread that is affordable anywhere, chicken is cheap but don't move to the salmon Isle, many items you just cannot get there that is plentiful in other countries, They do have exotic fruits though, still as I said each to their own, I would rather be in Egypt atm but cannot leave same as op.  

I find it's mostly simpletons or the skint who don't enjoy our beloved cesspool in all seasons. Most expats, including myself, stay by choice. Overall, living here needn't be expensive at all. Fortunately, I can afford a bottle of Scotch as desired, though I prefer bourbon, and may enjoy a good cigar with it on occasion. Yes, there are in fact things like butter and milk, and lots of beer. I don't eat bread, and most expats obviously eat far too much of it. I have several salmon steaks weekly, thank you; in fact, one's on the menu for tomorrow evening. Many might also prefer you be in Egypt, and best wishes for moving there ASAP. ????

Edited August 28, 2020 by BigStar

[Seik]

51 minutes ago, BigStar said:

I don't eat bread, and most expats obviously eat far too much of it. I have several salmon steaks weekly, thank you; in fact,

Salmon multiple times a week is pretty bad for your health, as a big fish it has a high concentration of heavy metals... I suggest mixing it up with some smaller fishes, perhaps ones containing omega 3, excellent for the brain. I do agree that farang (although it's getting more and more popular among thais as well, hence the amount of fatties going about) eat way too much bread.

[olfu]

On 8/26/2020 at 7:06 PM, samtab said:

Thank you to all people who are leaving, we are ready to buy your property as cheap as possible !

 

 

Yes, I will buy Talay 6 price negotiable.

[daveAustin]

On 8/27/2020 at 3:51 AM, Henryford said:

I am hetro and am attracted to ladyboys. They are (in general) more attractive than girls, better figures, better dressed, more attentive. I am willing to overlook the odd drawback.

Big hands and pain? ????

[thaibeachlovers]

9 hours ago, Polaky said:

I am sure simpletons still enjoy it, however I do not consider it a great place for a holiday in it's present state, many are married to Thai's and have little choice but to stay there and wear the virus out, except for accommodation it is expensive to live there, the excise on a bottle of scotch is through the roof, things like butter, milk, and you cannot find a decent loaf of bread that is affordable anywhere, chicken is cheap but don't move to the salmon Isle, many items you just cannot get there that is plentiful in other countries, They do have exotic fruits though, still as I said each to their own, I would rather be in Egypt atm but cannot leave same as op.  

If booze is too expensive give it up, if don't like Thai bread eat rice etc etc etc. If you insist on a western style life I don't know why you were in LOS in the first place

 

BTW I and millions of Thais ate chicken all the time and never got sick from it. Don't know what you are on about.

[thaibeachlovers]

10 hours ago, tingtongfarang said:

Curious if you are a shirt lifter or pillow bitter, honestly just curious

Sure you are.

[scubascuba3]

7 hours ago, kinyara said:

There was a thread a while back when Covid started expressing the extortion worry, it died a death fairly quickly probably because no one was able to produce any first hand evidence to support that theory. I still think the police have been less visible with no tourists around. 

 

The deals currently available on hotels around Thailand don't support the price rise theory either. Got a great deal myself in Bangkok the other week and where I go regularly shopping the outlets were prepared to give me discounts to a level they've never offered before. Urban myth. 

Scooters on soi 6 raised beer prices to 90 baht, it's now closed. As for police the last few months they've mostly stopped pulling over farang, they've definitely been told to back off

 

 

[J Town]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Scooters on soi 6 raised beer prices to 90 baht, it's now closed. As for police the last few months they've mostly stopped pulling over farang, they've definitely been told to back off.

I noticed that as well. I haven't seen a single "check point" in at least a month. Doesn't mean they aren't doing them, I just travel the roads where they usually occur and they aren't there for now.

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, Polaky said:

I cannot understand how you guy's like a place that is dead, there are no tourists, no clubs, no ladies, I mean that was the attraction, not a dormant convent, still each to their own I suppose.

I presume you are not here in Thailand right now.

Correct there are no tourists, but my interaction with them was limited.

Incorrect that there are no ladies, there are plenty, and keen to mix. There is a much better girl to punter ratio, well from my perspective.

No clubs, wrong again. Some bars and venues have not reopened, but those were the 100% tourist ones, a particular type of place that often did not attract the Expats anyhow. Insomnia, Ibar and many are open, Gentlemen's Clubs are open, I might say new ones are springing up. Quite a lot of GGBs are open. Been in places where you can't get a seat....

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, moontang said:

Few foreigners means you are that much more likely to be extorted.  Thais raise prices, when business is down.

And yet a beer can be had for under 50 baht in a bar with girls......

[Don Mega]

14 hours ago, Polaky said:

I cannot understand how you guy's like a place that is dead, there are no tourists, no clubs, no ladies, I mean that was the attraction, not a dormant convent, still each to their own I suppose.

Not everyones life revolves around a bar stool... but their is plenty of ladies to be  had.

[Don Mega]

12 hours ago, Polaky said:

 and you cannot find a decent loaf of bread that is affordable anywhere

Bakery just up the road from me makes great bread, nice thick 1inch slices too and at Bt.40.00 a loaf I don't find that to be expensive.

[johng]

12 hours ago, Polaky said:

you cannot find a decent loaf of bread that is affordable anywhere,

Have a look in "Friendship"  and "Foodmart" supermarkets

[J Town]

1 minute ago, johng said:

13 hours ago, Polaky said:

you cannot find a decent loaf of bread that is affordable anywhere,

Have a look in "Friendship"  and "Foodmart" supermarkets

Some people will whinge even if you hang them with a shiny new rope.

[Olmate]

18 minutes ago, J Town said:

Some people will whinge even if you hang them with a shiny new rope.

Not Ned Kelly...Such is Life! But he was Ozzie.

[kinyara]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Scooters on soi 6 raised beer prices to 90 baht, it's now closed. As for police the last few months they've mostly stopped pulling over farang, they've definitely been told to back off

 

 

Scooters Soi 6 is owned by an Englishman and they were operating an extended all day happy hour of 60 baht on beer since they reopened up to closure. Didn't save them from the lack of custom on that street unfortunately. 

[scubascuba3]

4 minutes ago, kinyara said:

Scooters Soi 6 is owned by an Englishman and they were operating an extended all day happy hour of 60 baht on beer since they reopened up to closure. Didn't save them from the lack of custom on that street unfortunately. 

Nah i was there a few weeks ago and bottled beer was 90 baht around 9pmish, he probably realized it wasn't working and switched to 60 baht

[kinyara]

19 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Nah i was there a few weeks ago and bottled beer was 90 baht around 9pmish, he probably realized it wasn't working and switched to 60 baht

I think it just goes to show that even if you do reduce your prices, Thai or Farang, when there are so few customers around it may maake an insignificant difference to your takings. Only place I used on the Soi. 

[Pattaya Spotter]

1 hour ago, Don Mega said:

Bakery just up the road from me makes great bread, nice thick 1inch slices too and at Bt.40.00 a loaf I don't find that to be expensive.

And Big C Extra is a veritable French/Italian bakery...of course you have to pay for quality.

[RoadWarrior371]

Why leave for good?  Save your Baht for a year, and come back refreshed at a later date.  You can even play "baby seal swarmed by Orcas" when you get back.  Baby oil is optional.