metisdead Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 A post using an offensive slang comment toward the Chinese has been reported and removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil2407 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 But I bet the price for condos for sale or rent doesn't go down! Probably the opposite as they need money & still have debts / overheads to pay It's the Thai way - no customers just up the price to compensate Some money better than no money but they can't seem to grasp that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Madeline Thompson Posted February 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2021 Really is heart-breaking, that such a vibrant city could simply disappear in less than a year. If it could happen there, it can happen anywhere. I'd love to see Pattaya rescued - of course everything has died there, it couldn't withstand such severe lockdowns. Didn't help that the ruling government is very embarrassed by the 'sex trade' that has been Pattaya's metier for years. During the evenings, that's what it was, lots of people enjoying themselves; during the daytime - gorgeous beaches, thriving businsses, lots and lots of people enjoying themselves. Very prosperous city. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: I go for the 200bt Orange juice(freshly squeezed?)..i stay for the stimulating conversations ???? Considering you don't know the place you have a lot to say about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Skallywag said: Walking street "nightlife" isn't about the "street". Photos showing no activity outside is a good thing. Mongers are all inside where the action is, spending money, and enjoying themselves. That is what it is all about. Thankfully they do let the obnoxious video bloggers take photos or videos anywhere near the gogo's. The truth is there are more lady companions per foreigner available than ever ????. Maybe the vloggers are kept away because of the legal implications, such as the 1996 act on the suppression of prostitution. Just one article 9 of it: Any person who procures, seduces or takes away any person for the prostitution of such person, even with her or his consent and irrespective of whether the various acts which constitute an offence are committed within or outside the Kingdom, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of one to ten years and to a fine of twenty thousand to two hundred thousand Baht. If the offence under paragraph one is committed against a person over fifteen but not over eighteen years of age, the offender shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of five to fifteen years and to a fine of one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand Baht. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rott Posted February 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 hours ago, ezzra said: This article is probably the 10th or so times it comes around lamenting the faith of Pattaya, and each time the answers are the same, what ever they are, things will get better when the rest of the world will be better and not a moment sooner... Yes, surprise surprise a resort that is based on foreign tourism is being battered by the pandemic induced lockdowns and the restrictions on foreign tourism. It is very very quiet compared to normal times, so will they please tell us something we don't know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted February 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 hours ago, H1w4yR1da said: 8 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: In my over 12+ yrs spent in LOS, Ive spent less than 24 hrs in Patts....shady AF Sketchy Vibes indeed.. Looks like we have a winner of the 'Sanctimonious, here for the culture' BS Award. I lived there for the best part of 18 years and never came across any "Sketchy Vibes". l feel I have been ripped off. Is there a place where I can file an official complaint? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Natai Beach Posted February 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2021 8 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: In my over 12+ yrs spent in LOS, Ive spent less than 24 hrs in Patts But thanks for commenting anyway. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 8 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: First time you notice that there are no street lights Strange, isn't it. And if you walk around even in Bangkok at night you'll see the same. Nearly all the light comes from shop windows. And I'm talking main streets like Sukhumvit, not just the side roads. Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, phil2407 said: But I bet the price for condos for sale or rent doesn't go down! Probably the opposite as they need money & still have debts / overheads to pay It's the Thai way - no customers just up the price to compensate Some money better than no money but they can't seem to grasp that Bet it does. Mate of mine just looked at a place up for 3.4M, he offered 2,2 and they've agreed on 2.4. Bargains are there and more on the way. This place is 104sqm in a good location as well, decent gaff, comes with all furniture ( nothing special tbh ). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Long time residents still know where to go for whatever they want ( booze/ girls / boys, combination of all... ). The daytime naughty places are very busy just now, plenty of booze / girls / boys or combo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Taco said: Who cares about walking street. How’s soi 6 doing? Much much better options than this now. Before it was unique coz of the daytime services that were offered, many many better places to spend the afternoons / evenings now and much more descrete if you're playing away from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Ireland32 said: I will go back to Phils when Durty Duterte is booted out Phils is <deleted>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 5 hours ago, bert bloggs said: Me to,i would love to get back to the UK but worried i would not be allowed back home here,the only good thing these days is that video calls are free and i can spend time on there . As we get older its just a matter of time until we cannot travel no matter what , i cant see things changing this year. If you meet the criteria you can return here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomauasia Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Antiparovian said: Wasn't Walking Street mainly for the 2 week Millionaires? Surely very few local expats went there. Dreadful place. Rubbish. Warm your tea pot up. Pull up the rug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Robert Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 hours ago, popabear said: Cashed up, with lots of time to kill, but can't get out of Australia ( COVID BAND FROM LEAVING ) and if I could leave, there is just to many hoops to jump through getting into Thailand. Might try some where else , like the Philippines , were it's a little more realistic in it's rules of entry . This is a disastrous time, for old folks like me, with time running out and your ability to travel getting shorter by the day, If I could get out of Australia and Thailand made it easy to get in for long term visa's , I would be happy to cop the 14 day quarantine for the sake of a long stay visa, but Thai immigration require health insurance for such a visa ,which because of my age I can't get. .. Regards ,,,,Popa Why would you travel without insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Don't worry Chinese New Year is this Friday for a 3 day holiday People will be leaving Bangkok to Pattaya get a drink of alcohol With their meals as nothing in Bangkok Will be interesting to get the numbers after the weekend of how businesses hotels restaurants bars ect done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, Rocking Robert said: Why would you travel without insurance especially if you're 'cashed up'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Hareways Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 9 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: In my over 12+ yrs spent in LOS, Ive spent less than 24 hrs in Patts....shady AF Sketchy Vibes indeed.. Cool story bro???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Madeline Thompson said: Really is heart-breaking, that such a vibrant city 2021 Rose-colored glasses award ............. goes to MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rioD Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I lived in Pattaya for 3 years and left just a few months before COVID hit. I'm not onto bargirls but would party with friends on the walking street about once a month. It's a fun place when you're new or visiting short term but gets old. I do hope it return full scale someday. It's good for the city and the people who rely on it for income. Tourist rarely come solely for polluted beaches and temples. they come for the nightlife and women. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Muzzique Posted February 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Madeline Thompson said: I'd love to see Pattaya rescued In order to be rescued it needs to have somewhere to be rescued to. Pattaya is like the Titanic except it has no lifeboats and there are no other ships anywhere in the ocean. Unless you can continue to swim in the ocean for 3 years drinking sea water and eating fish your chances of rescue are zero. What is there will have to sink below the waves and only then can they build something new once this is all over. The sex industry and bar girls are almost gone and even if it reemerges it will face tough competition from other places. COVID is not going away, even now the one of the new vaccines is ineffective against the South African variant. It's going to be a long road. The problem is at the moment you run a mile along it and the mutations mean the road gets a 1.5 miles longer. At the moment we get a new variant roughly every 4 months but it takes 6 months to have an altered immunization to deal with it. The faster the infection rate grows globally, the faster new mutated variants will appear. In the immediate future (1-2 years) it's likely that we will have to learn to live with it and any other virus that emerges like it. There are some people who will risk it I'm sure and still go to Pattaya (if anything is still left there) to consort with the girls there, but to add long distance travel through multiple airports plus risk getting infected by close contact with the girls will make most people look closer to home to satisfy their urges. Perhaps their wives might get even more attention now )) COVID is a moving target and until we are up to the speed where we can create reengineered vaccines faster than it mutates we can't win the race. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulikens Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 half the bars in walking street have always been empty, they're a front for something else!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, HashBrownHarry said: Bet it does. Mate of mine just looked at a place up for 3.4M, he offered 2,2 and they've agreed on 2.4. Bargains are there and more on the way. This place is 104sqm in a good location as well, decent gaff, comes with all furniture ( nothing special tbh ). That's still fifty eight thousand quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, NanLaew said: That's still fifty eight thousand quid. yip, pennies i agree. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony125 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 9 hours ago, popabear said: Cashed up, with lots of time to kill, but can't get out of Australia ( COVID BAND FROM LEAVING ) and if I could leave, there is just to many hoops to jump through getting into Thailand. Might try some where else , like the Philippines , were it's a little more realistic in it's rules of entry . This is a disastrous time, for old folks like me, with time running out and your ability to travel getting shorter by the day, If I could get out of Australia and Thailand made it easy to get in for long term visa's , I would be happy to cop the 14 day quarantine for the sake of a long stay visa, but Thai immigration require health insurance for such a visa ,which because of my age I can't get. .. Regards ,,,,Popa Health insurance for a tourist visa or visa exempt is not required. You are given 45 days for visa exempt and can extend that for an additional 30 days. Can extend that for a non-o based on retirement within Thailand (or marriage ) for 1 year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritkaew Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 when i see the marine bar closed, so sad.. there i find 4 of my 5 wife's... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 "In addition there were holes everywhere dug by City Hall to bury the cables and make Walking Street beautiful again. " ooooh interesting - can we see the photos please....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, paulikens said: half the bars in walking street have always been empty, they're a front for something else!! what are the Russians doing these days to occupy themselves? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupermarineS6B Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 11 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: In my over 12+ yrs spent in LOS, Ive spent less than 24 hrs in Patts....shady AF Sketchy Vibes indeed.. Been once in thirty odd years...... no thanks...... Bangkok used to be the best when it was rocking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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