Changed to Chinatown 

38 minutes ago, abrahamzvi said:

It is absolutely possible with a lot of efforts to make dreams become reality. Pattaya has the basic elements to become the Neo Pattaya, being dreamt of, and all it needs is serious efforts to change many things in Pattya and then its image will change.

Why on hearth do you want to put a lot of efforts (And money)

to change what Pattaya was the best in the world for (An adult entertainment playground) ?

 

There are not already enough boring family oriented sea side resorts ? They have a well better

environment and they are very far from being saturated with people yet (Hua Hin, Koh Samui...)

 

Why all this war to make disapear one of the last places on earth for adult fun and entertainment ?

 

You guys, with your greedy real estate mates. religions masters and other hypocrits excuses

you are very anonying to say the least 

So how does the Pattaya Walking Street into this?

If they want to change the reputation the city got worldwide, something more than neo is needed. 

31 minutes ago, Scot123 said:

Go to a business meeting and casually say  "I'm off to Pattaya for my vacation this year" and watch all the raised eyebrows and your credibility take a nose dive as you say "No, No! It's a very high class family destination". As you get wheeled out to the funny farm with a suspected breakdown. 

30, 40 years ago I avoided to tell anyone that I was going to Thailand on vacation. At this time I always went to Koh Samui. And when I came back some might have thought that I now have AIDS (but I was so scared that I never used an entertainer).

 

To say that you go to Pattaya might even by still a problem these days. When people ask me where I live in Thailand I always say Chonburi. One day I could not avoid that an old friend visited me here in Pattaya. It was his first visit to Thailand. He said - my goodness you live in a brothel. I have to admit that I was ashamed at that moment. After this I never allowed old friends to visit me here again. 

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Neo Pattaya is no longer about seedy bars and nightlife

 

What else they going to do there, pick up the garbage on the beach? 

Build it Neo Pattaya and the sex tourists won't come.

5 minutes ago, Venom said:

 

What else they going to do there, pick up the garbage on the beach? 

But even for this you might have to pay ????

1 hour ago, Traubert said:

4 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Pavements you can't walk along.....atrocious air quality,....choked with traffic (when busy)....scams left, right and centre....over priced drinks......aggressive ladyboys.....drugs and the 'p' word.........all fixed with the prefix NEO.

 

Amazing Thailand.

 

It is the last place on Earth high end tourists would want to go.

Predictable.

 

is there truth to the points made by the poster ? if so then why were they the first things that came to the posters mind ? is it because they hate pattaya and thailand so much they want everyone to know. or are they simply stating what they see on a regular basis in their daily lives ? maybe the points actually come from a standpoint of caring. the poster may be broken hearted to see these things continue in a place they like to be ? day in day out watching places like pattaya become more and more like the poster states. and you simply say predictable ? 

 

predictable. 

IMO the OP should have had a sarcasm alert.

15 minutes ago, Oldie said:

 I have to admit that I was ashamed at that moment. After this I never allowed old friends to visit me here again.

 

never be ashamed of what someone else may or may not think of you. ????

 

 

They could just keep doing what they are already doing but improving the quality if they want locals to vacation here.  Perhaps a separate entertainment district not completely staffed by folks from Isan.   

15 minutes ago, Oldie said:

30, 40 years ago I avoided to tell anyone that I was going to Thailand on vacation. At this time I always went to Koh Samui. And when I came back some might have thought that I now have AIDS (but I was so scared that I never used an entertainer).

 

To say that you go to Pattaya might even by still a problem these days. When people ask me where I live in Thailand I always say Chonburi. One day I could not avoid that an old friend visited me here in Pattaya. It was his first visit to Thailand. He said - my goodness you live in a brothel. I have to admit that I was ashamed at that moment. After this I never allowed old friends to visit me here again. 

It astonishes me that expats living here should give a toss about what their friends in their home country think about their lifestyle here. I never have, and I am quite sure most of them are envious.

I've never understood people who need to accumulate possessions to impress their friends and neighbors, or who need their approval. March to the beat of your own drum.

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

Out has gone the old name - Pattaya is no more.

 

Now is the new name : NEO PATTAYA

 

 classical .. love it 

6 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

It astonishes me that expats living here should give a toss about what their friends in their home country think about their lifestyle here. I never have, and I am quite sure most of them are envious.

I've never understood people who need to accumulate possessions to impress their friends and neighbors, or who need their approval. March to the beat of your own drum.

that's fit to give the king..........pa rum bum bum bum 

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

And they want more and more FIT tourists - Fully Independent Travellers

 

Fall in Trap could be another ..

1 hour ago, Scot123 said:

Go to a business meeting and casually say  "I'm off to Pattaya for my vacation this year" and watch all the raised eyebrows and your credibility take a nose dive as you say "No, No! It's a very high class family destination". As you get wheeled out to the funny farm with a suspected breakdown. 

 

Thats why all the top brand hospitality chains have hotels in Pattaya then......

 

I think you just made that up ????

26 minutes ago, mr mr said:

1 hour ago, Traubert said:

4 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Pavements you can't walk along.....atrocious air quality,....choked with traffic (when busy)....scams left, right and centre....over priced drinks......aggressive ladyboys.....drugs and the 'p' word.........all fixed with the prefix NEO.

 

Amazing Thailand.

 

It is the last place on Earth high end tourists would want to go.

Predictable.

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is there truth to the points made by the poster ? if so then why were they the first things that came to the posters mind ? is it because they hate pattaya and thailand so much they want everyone to know. or are they simply stating what they see on a regular basis in their daily lives ? maybe the points actually come from a standpoint of caring. the poster may be broken hearted to see these things continue in a place they like to be ? day in day out watching places like pattaya become more and more like the poster states. and you simply say predictable ? 

 

predictable. 

 

I thought he was talking about Bangkok?

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"High Quality, High Value, High Spending"

High-ly Unlikely

2 minutes ago, sungod said:

 

I thought he was talking about Bangkok?

potato potato ? 

1 hour ago, Spellforce said:

"Neo" is only for marketing. That's not really "new" that seedy bars are disappearing near beach road for instance. First area was soi 2 and now that's the turn for soi 7 & 8. Nowadays seedy bars have already moved near soi Bukao and with the years they will move even further to the East... With the years the bright side of Pattaya will be emptied of this kind of bars.

The first major move was when they bulldozed from the showbar Tokyo 21 through to Beach Road and built Central. My mate had a bar other side of the wall on Soi 9 next to the police Station, he moved to a new complex on 2nd road and then that got flattened, moved to Chok Chai and washed cars.

Wind of change has been blowing for a long time. 

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

"High Quality, High Value, High Spending"

High... As a Kite?

11 minutes ago, sungod said:

 

Thats why all the top brand hospitality chains have hotels in Pattaya then......

 

I think you just made that up ????

Quite. Since they built Central with the Hilton many big names in the hotel business have appeared on the scene.

Breakfasts don't come much better than on the 6th floor of the Holiday Inn.

4 minutes ago, sandyf said:

The first major move was when they bulldozed from the showbar Tokyo 21 through to Beach Road and built Central. My mate had a bar other side of the wall on Soi 9 next to the police Station, he moved to a new complex on 2nd road and then that got flattened, moved to Chok Chai and washed cars.

Wind of change has been blowing for a long time. 

Yes it's been going that way for years. I used to visit Pattaya before central or third road was built up.You could walk beach road early morning and only Thai vendors setting up for the day and  a very few farangs would be about.Jomtien was very pleasant.It didn't seem to wake up until lunchtime.Last time I visited  it was a rolling  traffic jam  more expensive than ever and heaving with people.But that's progress.

"High Quality, High Value, High Spending" and high hopes.

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

These lofty ideals would be accomplished with activities like taking yachts to "hidden islands

 

Sounds a bit Goldeneye .. but will Janus be waiting to greet them ..

2 hours ago, Traubert said:

1. 5 hours ago, Surelynot said:

   1. Pavements you can't walk along.....atrocious air quality,....choked with traffic (when busy)....scams left, right and centre....over priced drinks......aggressive ladyboys.....drugs and the 'p' word.........all fixed with the prefix NEO.
   2.  
   3. Amazing Thailand.
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   5. It is the last place on Earth high end tourists would want to go.

Predictable.

Don't get me wrong......I love Pattaya (and a lot of the people who work there)..... my comment is meant to illustrate the absurdity of it being somewhere that aspires to attract high end tourists.........as a long term (very long term) aim fine.....but if that is the objective you have to have all the plans in place to achieve it....not jump the gun and just stick Neo in front of its name.

6 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Pavements you can't walk along.....atrocious air quality,....choked with traffic (when busy)....scams left, right and centre....over priced drinks......aggressive ladyboys.....drugs and the 'p' word.........all fixed with the prefix NEO.

 

Amazing Thailand.

 

It is the last place on Earth high end tourists would want to go.

Oh yeah, i can see em all picking up sticks in Bermuda and heading towards the new paradise........ Pattaya !......   What are these lot on ?   

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

#Pattaya mai maa daay ngai or #How on earth can't you come!

Sometimes if I drink too much I can't 

Neo Massage Price.  As I was walking through Gaysorn the other day, I noticed that a salon there was charging 1,500 for their neck, shoulder and body massage.  Does anybody really pay these prices?