Thai Towns in Western Countries.

[WineOh]

Morning all,

hope you are all not too hungover today ???? 

 

A friend of mine has just faced timed me from Thai town in sydney.

Said he was spending the day there with his aussie mrs eating Thai food.

 

What are your thoughts on these Thai towns?

I know they have quite a few dotted around the world,

never been to one myself..

When he rang it did raise the question in my brain..

'What would happen if we made an English town in Thailand?'

Would it be possible,, could be a good idea when the world opens up.

bakerys selling pies, cottage pie stalls, bettting shops, english pubs, few nice parks and a snow machine for those high on nostalgia. 

 

sorry if this post seems a bit left field but im still a bit drunk.

merry christmas one and all! 

[mr mr]

13 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

 

hope you are all not too hungover today ???? 

 

apparently you are with this idea. i love it but thailand no hab. 

[CharlieH]

"Farangland" ?...55555...????????

[WineOh]

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

"Farangland" ?...55555...????????

Yes.

could be a good place to go on a sunday afternoon. 

[phetphet]

For a start, it would be an English ( or whichever nationality) town in rented property as Foreigners cannot own land here. Also would probably be populated by mainly foreign men, or mixed race couples as "foreign couples would be a minority here.

 

I think there are already areas in Bangkok where different nationalities congregate together. E.g. Japanese around Thonglor. A bit like Little India in Singapore, or Chinatown in London I suppose.

 

I wouldn't mind a half decent "Expat Shop" myself. One that stocked all those little things that one sometimes misses from home.

 

 Can you imagine it? "Love! I'm just popping out for some pie and mash, then going to William Hills for a bet."

 

 

[tonray]

25 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

'What would happen if we made an English town in Thailand?'

Chang and Leo in real English pint sized glasses ?

[WineOh]

6 minutes ago, phetphet said:

I wouldn't mind a half decent "Expat Shop" myself. One that stocked all those little things that one sometimes misses from home

Farang Town/Little England.
anytime you miss home, just pop down there for an hour and your good.

I'm talkin english style bulidngs, food, drink, taxis, shops, the lot.

even a red post box and a BT phone box.

[tonray]

6 minutes ago, phetphet said:

Also would probably be populated by mainly foreign men

Doesn't sound too promising at that...ha ha ha h a

[tonray]

1 minute ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Farang Town/Little England.
anytime you miss home, just pop down there for an hour and your good.

I'm talkin english style bulidngs, food, drink, taxis, shops, the lot.

even a red post box and a BT phone box.

Maybe even an occasional visit from Dr. Who

[WineOh]

1 minute ago, tonray said:

Chang and Leo in real English pint sized glasses ?

Boddingtons and tetleys smooth on tap mate!

not to mention the vast choice of enlgish ciders available.

sod it, throw in a wetherspoons as well.

[tonray]

2 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Boddingtons and tetleys smooth on tap mate!

not to mention the vast choice of enlgish ciders available.

sod it, throw in a wetherspoons as well.

Hmm...where is that dart board set ? I know it's around here somewhere

[WineOh]

1 minute ago, tonray said:

Hmm...where is that dart board set ? I know it's around here somewhere

It's on the wall down the red lion mate ????

darts are behind the bar, just ask the blonde bird with the big knockers. 

[Peterw42]

OP, the little England places already exist in Pattaya, Hua Hin.

 

You can spend the whole day in an English pub, drinking English beer, eating English food, watching English sport. In pattaya you can listen to a Brit radio station, the supermarkets a full of English food and snacks.

 

Its already here

 

[CharlieH]

If nothing else you would provide an ideal hunting ground for Thai ladies to patrol....charge them admission....5555 .....be like shooting fish in a barrel for them.

[ChipButty]

24 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Boddingtons and tetleys smooth on tap mate!

not to mention the vast choice of enlgish ciders available.

sod it, throw in a wetherspoons as well.

Wetherspoons would go down a bomb in Thailand with their beer prices, Pie and a Pint for 99 pence

[ChipButty]

2 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

If nothing else you would provide an ideal hunting ground for Thai ladies to patrol....charge them admission....5555 .....be like shooting fish in a barrel for them.

Farang price and Thai price?

[CharlieH]

Just now, ChipButty said:

Farang price and Thai price?

Thai pay more...555 of course.????????

[Bruce Aussie]

What about an Aussie town. Sit round drinking p#ss talking BS and watching the sheila s

Nuh got something like that already.

????❤????????

[Grusa]

42 minutes ago, phetphet said:

 

 

I wouldn't mind a half decent "Expat Shop" myself. One that stocked all those little things that one sometimes misses from home.

 

 

Try Siamburi's in Pattaya

Siamburi’s
Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
063 183 8707
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kz8RKhCDqAizA1zM6

[ChipButty]

12 minutes ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

What about an Aussie town. Sit round drinking p#ss talking BS and watching the sheila s

Nuh got something like that already.

????❤????????

We already have in many Thai towns

[phetphet]

21 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

If nothing else you would provide an ideal hunting ground for Thai ladies to patrol....charge them admission....5555 .....be like shooting fish in a barrel for them.

Like flies around a jam jar. ????

[FritsSikkink]

1 hour ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Morning all,

hope you are all not too hungover today ???? 

 

A friend of mine has just faced timed me from Thai town in sydney.

Said he was spending the day there with his aussie mrs eating Thai food.

 

What are your thoughts on these Thai towns?

I know they have quite a few dotted around the world,

never been to one myself..

When he rang it did raise the question in my brain..

'What would happen if we made an English town in Thailand?'

Would it be possible,, could be a good idea when the world opens up.

bakerys selling pies, cottage pie stalls, bettting shops, english pubs, few nice parks and a snow machine for those high on nostalgia. 

 

sorry if this post seems a bit left field but im still a bit drunk.

merry christmas one and all! 

Let Thailand stay Thailand and go back to England if you miss it that much

[Natai Beach]

55 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

OP, the little England places already exist in Pattaya, Hua Hin.

 

You can spend the whole day in an English pub, drinking English beer, eating English food, watching English sport. In pattaya you can listen to a Brit radio station, the supermarkets a full of English food and snacks.

 

Its already here

 

Yes, the best of British in soi 6 and 7 Pattaya.

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, Liverpoolfan said:

What would happen if we made an English town in Thailand?'

My Thai wife lived with me in England for 3 years.

I found a Thai temple near the Wimbledon area and there many Thais in that area shops and restaurants to.

I believe there's a temple in Birmingham and Edinburgh but didn't go to them.

Most Thais we met were mostly integrated into a lot of areas also some from Philippines.

If there were a great many Thais I guess there would be community set up like so many other races in and around UK.

 

[rott]

14 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

Yes, the best of British in soi 6 and 7 Pattaya.

Been to Soi 7 recently.? 

[Natai Beach]

2 hours ago, CharlieH said:

"Farangland" ?...55555...????????

 

We already have one a few kilometers from the exclusive Natai Beach Phangnga.

 

Has been here since the tin mining days. They even named a main Soi and all the side sois off it and a village in the honor of these early three brave UK pioneers. 

It is called Soi Baan Farang. It is where they lived in a grand Sino Portuguese style mansion with many servants.

 

One of them married a stunningly beautiful girl from Khok Kloy town who was the local gamnan’s daughter, had six children with her who were among the first Look Kruengs that are now so common, but returned to the UK after the mines closed.
 

One drowned while working a tin mine offshore at Kao Pilai and left a widow in Natai that still mourns him at the temple daily and three sons. She never remarried.

 

And the other one mysteriously disappeared after getting drunk and fighting with a local. Rumor has it that he is buried down a shaft on Mount Farang, which sits above Village Farang and can be seen in the photo I took. 

 

 

I was going to post it before but I didn’t want to upset some people who falsely believe that Farang is a racist word.

But since Charlie moderator said it, here you go.

 

Soi Baan Farang. A beautiful place named in honor of the Farang.

 

[Natai Beach]

30 minutes ago, rott said:

Been to Soi 7 recently.? 

No. 
I am not English.

i usually try to avoid them in bar areas. Some can get a little volatile on the drink.

[robblok]

5 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

No. 
I am not English.

i usually try to avoid them in bar areas. Some can get a little volatile on the drink.

Not only English get volatile when they drink. Many people do when drinking. The bane of alcohol consumption violent / beligirent drunks. 

[robblok]

I would say there are already many foreigners in towns like Pattaya and Bangkok.

When i look around the neigborhood here in Thong lor I see many many white faces. There are shops selling foreign products. Its not much different then asian parts of town in western towns. Maybe a lil less foreign products as most people want things at the cheap and that is just not possible so its hard to have a good shop here and make a profit of just foreigners. 

 

Importing stuff yourself is always cheaper and loads of people rather go for cheap then support a shop (i know i choose for importing myself instead of paying too much).

 

Thai / asian parts in Amsterdam or other places are not fully occupied by Asians just more of them but not only Asians. Though I believe its different in the US in some towns. 

 

Personally Id say no need for this we can get everything already its just not viable. 

[Natai Beach]

2 hours ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

What about an Aussie town. Sit round drinking p#ss talking BS and watching the sheila s

Nuh got something like that already.

????❤????????

Have you been to Bali?