Goodbye Pattaya! Almost everyone in the entertainment industry has left - apartment complexes empty

[Chivas]

16 hours ago, RandolphGB said:

When will the Soi 6 creeps leave for good?

 

I'd imagine most of the bars have been liquidated already. Theres no recovery from this. If Thailand are not even rolling out vaccine until June at 5m a month (link from Thaivisa news) then we have to accept that it will take 12 months plus to get through the Thais so probably at best we're unlikely to see an open border till 18 months from now

Theres virtually nothing left in Pattaya now and in 18 months time just the bricks and mortar will remain

[mikeymike100]

4 minutes ago, AmySeeker said:

 

Why do some get so hung up on this? Every major city in the world has 'prostitution'. 

 

I am from London, and in the heart of the tourism centre of the West End in Soho is one of London biggest Red Light district. Tokyo, Sydney, Delhi, Paris, New York all have prostitution. Hell most major cities prostitution is legal - be it Amsterdam, German cities, Las Vegas ! 

 

Thailand is not the only city with prostitution. Get over it !

You are correct, but the difference is in Amsterdam, Las Vegas etc the authorities accept that it happens and make it legal. In Thailand the authorities do not accept prostitution happens, even though it is pretty much everywhere! Like a lot of things in Thailand they bury their head in the sand

[saminoz]

1 hour ago, Big Yuley said:

lol

i have more money now than what i did at the start of the pandemic

Me too!

I had naff all at the start and found 5 Baht on the road today!!  woohoo!

[saminoz]

49 minutes ago, bullseye66 said:

Get rid of quarentine..... tourists will return. Not rocket science.

Dumbest post today?  This week?  This month?

EVER?

[Ventenio]

5 hours ago, Susco said:

Yes kick them when they're down seems to be your tactic, looking at this and your previous post.

 

Hope they give you a run for your money once this is all over

 

hahahahhahahahahahaa

 

your iphone costs 5 baht to make.......you buy it for 800,000 baht

facebook makes 3 zillion on selling your info

etc....

 

bro, this is the world..........when Laos opens, why I pay more because my country?

 

why why why??????      

 

i feel bad for the 10 people who sold me their bitcoins last year.....no i don't!!!!!  

[saminoz]

14 minutes ago, AmySeeker said:

 

Why do some get so hung up on this? Every major city in the world has 'prostitution'. 

 

I am from London, and in the heart of the tourism centre of the West End in Soho is one of London biggest Red Light district. Tokyo, Sydney, Delhi, Paris, New York all have prostitution. Hell most major cities prostitution is legal - be it Amsterdam, German cities, Las Vegas ! 

 

Thailand is not the only city with prostitution. Get over it !

Ahhhh, the famous city of Thailand!!

[Ventenio]

4 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

You are correct, but the difference is in Amsterdam, Las Vegas etc the authorities accept that it happens and make it legal. In Thailand the authorities do not accept prostitution happens, even though it is pretty much everywhere! Like a lot of things in Thailand they bury their head in the sand

in most countries, I don't get approached by someone wanting sex for money.......maybe once in a few decades!!!  

 

here.....at least every 10 minutes.......everyone.   everyone.  it's an everyday thing, no question

 

you see it everyday

 

everyday

 

every store there might be a lady who says "hi" and then later asks for money for sex.  

[mikeymike100]

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

It has been estimated that eradication across the world will take almost 7 years from two  recent studies, even with vaccinations.

 

 

The corona-virus, Covid19, much like the common flu is very unlikely to be eradicated completely! We have had the common flu, another corona-virus,  around for 200 years, even with vaccines we still get it.

https://www.acsh.org/news/2020/11/05/covid-why-we-will-never-eradicate-coronavirus-15132

 

[maddox41]

18 hours ago, Surelynot said:

I guess the price of apartments and rentals must be rocketing......

Yes the thai way when things are quite jack up the prices  insane thinking 

[RichardColeman]

Think I'd have a plan to vaccinate AND get the baht down running simultaneously 

[owl sees all]

19 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

in most countries, I don't get approached by someone wanting sex for money.......maybe once in a few decades!!!  

 

here.....at least every 10 minutes.......everyone.   everyone.  it's an everyday thing, no question

 

you see it everyday

 

everyday

 

every store there might be a lady who says "hi" and then later asks for money for sex.  

I'm in Isaan and I get asked for money with no mention of sex.

 

Some guys get all the luck.

[taxin]

Quote

..."Then just when it looked like there was to be a recovery along came the second wave"...

 

Really ? I dont remember seeing any evidence of a recovery.

 

Quote

..."His tenants were all people who worked in the entertainment industry and they have just gone home to save money"...

 

So it took all these people 9 months to realise it was game over for Pattaya ?

 

[ttrd]

15 hours ago, john davis said:

very sad days ahead  first time in 17 years i have missed coming tourist wont return till the baht rate improves

Yes, indeed and gives a good opportunity to get the keys fixed on the keyboard ... 

[VBF]

15 hours ago, john davis said:

very sad days ahead  first time in 17 years i have missed coming tourist wont return till the baht rate improves

Same here (12 years though)

 

Stuff the Baht rate......   this tourist wont return till the quarantine is lifted - 2 weeks of that would cost me much more than rate variations.

In fact, the rate is actually better for Brits now than it was this time last year! (More than 41 as I write this; 40.something on the street a year ago!)

 

Actually from TransferWise receipts:

1 GBP = 40.1367 THB    Jan 28, 2020
1 GBP = 40.898 THB      Jan 19, 2021

 

So, in reality, negligible change...as i said, it's the quarantine and associated admin that is the issue at present. 

 

 

[Shocked farang]

8 hours ago, madmen said:

OMG is Pattaya finally truly, really dead? 

I really don't think that it ever will. Pattaya has no competition, you can compare it with any sea resort city in Southeast Asia and none comes close. It's a Cheap Charlie's paradise and it will always be. Once the pandemic is over it will resurrect, no doubts about it. 

[Andrew65]

6 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

Commeth the devastation; commeth the opportunity.

 

This is Pattaya's chance to bring in culture. Hua Hin is just across the bay and look how they are faring.

 

Chess clubs. Scrabble. Line dancing. Fishing. Zoos for extinct animals (or almost extinct). Documentary hub for the film industry. The list goes on. Imagination needed; that's all.

 

 

 

 

 

Then again, HH isn't Soi Cowboy-on-the-beach. Probably would've lived there eventually.

[VBF]

6 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Same here......no hesitation.

And when those of us with more than one brain cell get vaccinated, things will  start to improve, albeit slowly.

Airlines are ready to go when countries open doors to tourists - look at the Emirates, BA etc website or follow this site https://simpleflying.com/

[Shocked farang]

39 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

You are correct, but the difference is in Amsterdam, Las Vegas etc the authorities accept that it happens and make it legal. In Thailand the authorities do not accept prostitution happens, even though it is pretty much everywhere! Like a lot of things in Thailand they bury their head in the sand

Actually they know exactly what's going on but they can extort the venues if prostitution remains illegal. 

[Andrew65]

5 minutes ago, Shocked farang said:

I really don't think that it ever will. Pattaya has no competition, you can compare it with any sea resort city in Southeast Asia and none comes close. It's a Cheap Charlie's paradise and it will always be. Once the pandemic is over it will resurrect, no doubts about it. 

I'm probably wrong, but I think this has had such a devastating effect, that it won't come back as it was before.

[Phaser]

Should be really strong motivation for Thai government to speed up the vaccine distribution with multiple sources not just AstraZeneca and allow private hospitals to source and distribute- and minimize any quarantine for vaccinated international travelers....so much can be done but I don’t see it happening with real urgency. My friends in CA in their 70’s are already vaccinated with Pfizer. In the USA alone over 1.5 Million are being vaccinated Each Day with Moderna or Pfizer. AstraZeneca is not even approved yet in the USA but Thailand is apparently relying solely on that less effective vaccine. 

[Shocked farang]

2 minutes ago, Phaser said:

Should be really strong motivation for Thai government to speed up the vaccine distribution with multiple sources not just AstraZeneca and allow private hospitals to source and distribute- and minimize any quarantine for vaccinated international travelers....so much can be done but I don’t see it happening with real urgency. My friends in CA in their 70’s are already vaccinated with Pfizer. In the USA alone over 1.5 Million are being vaccinated Each Day with Moderna or Pfizer. AstraZeneca is not even approved yet in the USA but Thailand is apparently relying solely on that less effective vaccine. 

Thailand should be considering Sputinik V from Russia. This vaccine was being mocked everywhere and now that the results were published on Lancet magazine, even Germany wants to buy it. It's more than 90% effective. Pfizer is out of question for Thailand as the production is very limited at the moment. 

[bluedoc]

19 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

When I go to Pattaya these days (about once a month), I stay at a typical Thai apartment building just off third road. A courtyard of 3 buildings of 4 floors each. I'd say out of the rooms there, maybe 20% are actually occupied - at most. Typically these big rooms with air con, reasonable bathroom size and rear balcony cooking area, rent for 4,000 Baht per month. Ideal for two or more ladies to share. More luxury and expensive or poorly located places are just completely deserted.

 

Can you give me the address please

[ChrisKC]

I feel for those people having given up hope. Its not their fault. Like their "entertainment" businesses or not, legal or not, seedy or not, they prospered in the good days and there was no reason for them to believe it would end like this!

 

For those living in and around Pattaya, including ex-pats, there can't be that many who would wish what is now a reality and knowing quite a bit of the heart and soul has left the place.

 

And it isn't just Pattaya!

 

The world is suffering. Let's hear it for resolution to this pandemic.

[Surelynot]

47 minutes ago, maddox41 said:

Yes the thai way when things are quite jack up the prices  insane thinking 

Same with beer...Mamasan, why has beer gone up to 160 baht?......We have no customers...doh!

[Surelynot]

25 minutes ago, VBF said:

And when those of us with more than one brain cell get vaccinated, things will  start to improve, albeit slowly.

Airlines are ready to go when countries open doors to tourists - look at the Emirates, BA etc website or follow this site https://simpleflying.com/

Tempted to jump back into air company shares again.........

[VBF]

Just now, Surelynot said:

Tempted to jump back into air company shares again.........

I don't do individual shares, but some of my managed funds are doing just that....these guys have stood me in good stead until now so........

[laislica]

18 hours ago, Leaver said:

The realization that the vaccination of farang in their home country is not the only part of reviving tourism to Thailand. 

 

The vaccine has to roll out across Thailand also, before vaccinated farang will be allowed to visit, and obviously Thai's here don't have confidence in their government to expedite that.  

Some things to consider and a question, what does your government say?

 

If I get vaccinated:

1.      Can I stop wearing the mask?
A government Response - No

2.      Can they reopen restaurants, pubs, bars etc and everyone work normally?
A government Response - No

3.      Will I be resistant to covid?
A government Response - Maybe, but we don't know exactly, it probably won't stop you getting it

4.      At least I won't be contagious to others anymore?
A government Response - No you can still pass it on, possibly, nobody knows.

5.      If we vaccinate all children, will school resume normally?
A government Response - No

6.      If I am vaccinated, can I stop social distancing?
A government Response – No

7.      If I am vaccinated, can I stop disinfecting my hands?
A government Response – No

8.      If I vaccinate myself and my grandfather, can we hug each other?
 A government Response - No

9.      Will cinemas, theaters and stadiums be reopened thanks to vaccines?
A government Response - No

10.  Will the vaccinated be able to gather?
A government Response - No

11.  What is the real benefit of vaccination?
A government Response - The virus won't kill you.

12.  Are you sure it won't kill me?
A government Response - No

13.  If statistically the virus won't kill me anyway ... Why would I get vaccinated?"
A government Response - To protect others.

14.  So if I get vaccinated, the others are 100% sure I'm not infecting them?
A government Response - No

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, VBF said:

I don't do individual shares, but some of my managed funds are doing just that....these guys have stood me in good stead until now so........

Agree......90% in funds....some of the returns are ridiculous......like 35% in 3 months on one fund.....dabble in some individual shares......God knows why......I always get my fingers burnt....

[Call]

I just tell you all wise guys out there, MONORAIL!

[RJRS1301]

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

The vaccines that are currently being rolled out - AZ - Pf- Mod - are not vaccines at all. They are experimental drugs* that have DNA enhancing/altering sequences of RNA in them. I have not researched the China and Russian 'vaccines', or others, but I am led to understand that they are based on more traditional 'vaccine' science.

 

I'm not advocating vitamin therapy (per se) but a more holistic approach to one's body. In short; give the body what it needs to fight toxins and poisons.

 

* CDC has put them on their list to be classed experimental until Dec' 2023.

They are vaccines, and mRNAsequencing  have been being formulated for over 5 years,(also in Thailand for Thai specific diseases, with Euro/USA partners) they have been attenuated to no longer cause the inflammatory resopnses found in previous trials, so to say they are not "vaccines" is untrue. 

 

The efficacy will be seen fairly soon in various countries, and cotonavirus type vaccines have been researched for several decades and approved in many countries for many decades.