Pattaya: Lukewarm response to renewed opening

[shackleton]

Would be interesting to hear from some bar owners here on Thai visa 

How they are doing plus who are their customers over this period

Ie retired expats or are they waiting for the influx from Bangkok ect ?

[thailand49]

36 minutes ago, BigStar said:

"What I saw wasn't happening." Right. How drunk were you, anyway? 

 

Here's the question: Was there dancing or not?

I don't drink!  when I say wasn't happening I mean none of the restriction in place was being applied, yes there was music and dancing at Golden Time I was knee deep in girls with no social distance with plenty of skin in the game.????

[Shiver]

I have a wonderful girl.  Only two issues; she thinks female, she thinks Thai herd.  Aside from those two minor nuances she's amazing.  She's actually saved my life at least one time for sure, and possibly twice.  Only way I can get her attention though is to cause a squabble, otherwise she's too busy doing 'stuff'.  Yak Yak is soooo not my thing though.

 

[herwin1234]

2 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

oh probably some foreign drunk, needy, slobbering senior citizen who couldn't have a normal relationship with a woman if they're life depended on it..

"normal". lol. that sounds boring. 

[desert dueller]

5 hours ago, adammike said:

Is it the year of the Bat?

Yes, the Wombat

[sungod]

7 hours ago, tonysilly said:

There are no Freaking Tourists!!! Jesus!! Open up for what!!  For 2 Cheap Charlie Expats!!! 

LK was busy. Where were you?

[sungod]

1 hour ago, herwin1234 said:

"normal"

define 'normal' ????

[Ron jeremy]

There is a YouTube video , guy is walking down LK metro checking out the scene 

it was very very quiet. From billabong to Diana was dark. Busy? Not in this video.

[impulse]

4 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

oh probably some foreign drunk, needy, slobbering senior citizen who couldn't have a normal relationship with a woman if they're life depended on it..

 

I think that's the target demographic.   It's been a winning formula for decades.

 

Edited February 3, 2021 by impulse

[impulse]

2 hours ago, thailand49 said:

I don't drink!  when I say wasn't happening I mean none of the restriction in place was being applied, yes there was music and dancing at Golden Time I was knee deep in girls with no social distance with plenty of skin in the game.

 

Knee deep?  What good is that?

 

[hottrader77]

8 hours ago, tonysilly said:

There are no Freaking Tourists!!! Jesus!! Open up for what!!  For 2 Cheap Charlie Expats!!! 

Make it 70 baht to  GBP then there might be some interest it too frigging expensive here !!!

[spiekerjozef]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya: Lukewarm response to renewed opening

Who is LukeNOTSOwarm?

[NCC1701A]

6 hours ago, pattayadude said:

to sit in a red-light street bar with a drunk, loud, needy  middle aged  sex worker if there is a deadly virus and death in the air???

this is Hua Hin on a good day. 

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

There are far too many bars even before Covid. It's easy to find an empty bar to get the photo op narrative, give it a chance, its mid week, mostly retired local farangs would be out. 

 

Wait until next weekend, it's a national holiday on Friday so there should be a few expats coming to the bars from BKK and a few Thais to fill the hotels seafood places etc. 

[Meat Pie 47]

1 hour ago, desert dueller said:

Yes, the Wombat

Well they cant' fly yet

[rcuthbert]

Does Thailand have Unemployment Insurance, Old Age Pension, or a Welfare system?

[Timwin]

9 hours ago, wombat said:

as one who resembles that remark i have to say, unreservedly, yes.

Well, that is already THREE cheap charlies! Things are looking up and up! ????

[Stargeezr]

Until international tourist can fly into and out of Thailand in a normal manner, stay luke warm..

  Do not be dreaming like TAT does. I think that txhe first half of 2021 will be pretty quiet as

most countries are still trying to get their populations vaccinated, and trying to keep the 

covid death numbers down.  Maybe by October, there may start to be a trickle of people

coming to Thailand early to escape the Winter.  I have heard that most places are like

Pattaya, ghost towns during the week and a bit of local tourists on Friday nights to Sunday.

   Good Luck Thailand, stay healthy.

Geezer

[whaleboneman]

5 hours ago, Shiver said:

I have a wonderful girl.  Only two issues; she thinks female, she thinks Thai herd.  Aside from those two minor nuances she's amazing.  She's actually saved my life at least one time for sure, and possibly twice.  Only way I can get her attention though is to cause a squabble, otherwise she's too busy doing 'stuff'.  Yak Yak is soooo not my thing though.

 

Maybe you want to try a ladyboy - more likely to think male.

[daveAustin]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

But the picture that accompanied their brief story was an all too familiar scene - a deserted bar area with a lady looking out forlornly.

Social distancing: one lady per bar 

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

LK Metro and soi Bukhao bars are not really for locals!

Well more accurately then, not for Thais... I suggest they are for people living locally. 

[thailand49]

10 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Knee deep?  What good is that?

 

My regulars like to work their way up!????????

[BobinBKK]

18 hours ago, tonysilly said:

There are no Freaking Tourists!!! Jesus!! Open up for what!!  For 2 Cheap Charlie Expats!!! 

Reopen everything and order all the hotels closed until further notice. Makes perfect sense to me ????

[cauldlad]

The "journalist" obviously didn't visit LK Metro!

 

Correct, LK Metro has been busy in the evenings since reopening.

[fulhamster]

20 hours ago, tonysilly said:

There are no Freaking Tourists!!! Jesus!! Open up for what!!  For 2 Cheap Charlie Expats!!! 

Over the lockdowns etc we have learnt that a small beer costs 35 baht.

So why pay double that ?

Anyway most expats prefer to drink large bottles, which many bars don't stock

[Sametboy2019]

19 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

Who’s celebrating CNW , I personally am NOT 

Thai people

[DBath]

“If you build it they will come.”  Truer words have never been spoken, outside a major pandemic. 

[sandhurstmolonski]

17 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

oh probably some foreign drunk, needy, slobbering senior citizen who couldn't have a normal relationship with a woman if they're life depended on it..

Define the word " Normal " and you've answered the question 55555555 

 

[Ireland32]

1 hour ago, Sametboy2019 said:

Thai people

I don’t know too many who are Happy  with Chinese but 30% have Chinese DNA , just another reason to party , not celebrating Chinese , and no one want Chinese Vaccine 

[rott]

11 hours ago, cauldlad said:

The "journalist" obviously didn't visit LK Metro!

 

Correct, LK Metro has been busy in the evenings since reopening.

It wasn't busy on Wednesday night at 9.00 pm when I walked through.