2 hours ago, steven100 said:

yes,   did she say wait because she busy too mut now ......

No. I expect because he always comes early.????

On 10/23/2021 at 6:36 PM, Caldera said:

I'm curious what a tourist is supposed to do at nighttime, in the TAT's opinion. If everything remains closed, lifting the curfew is just window dressing.

Where did you read that 'everything remains closed'?

On 10/23/2021 at 8:07 PM, kiwikeith said:

Won't girls be allowed into hotel rooms either, maybe a RT PCR 48 hours before engagement will suffice 

Load up with a bundle of RTK test kits before heading to the fleshpots of Thailand? I hear they are free in most countries. Administer them to your love interest but it's up to you to chose the appropriate time to do it (pre- or post-barfine).

13 hours ago, possum1931 said:

What other countries are run with people with low IQs like the Banana Republic of Thailand?

Qld, NT and WA.

13 hours ago, stubuzz said:

What if you need to go to a province not on the list?

You run the gauntlet of the arbitrary enforcement of the 'old' rules or nothing happening.

 

YMMV

Conspiracy post reported and removed.

On 10/23/2021 at 12:58 PM, dinsdale said:

Sensible, measured approach is don't open until at least 70% - 80% of the population is double (or triple for sinovac) vaccinated. Like the rest of the world. 

Indeed , but of course most of the rest of the world bought themselves time by subsidising small business and their workforce.

Thailand has left a large percentage  of its citizens to rot , consequently the government is panicking.

On 10/23/2021 at 12:09 AM, Kadilo said:

“Entertainment venues, pubs, bars and karaoke shops in these areas will have to remain closed for the time being.”

 

 My guess would be that this will be the case for the duration of November then, depending on the data remaining positive, the next phase will be reopening bars etc in time for the main tourism to arrive for Xmas/new year period.

 

Its a sensible, measured approach.  

If their current rate of vaccinations continues, they could be close to 60% of the population by Dec 1. Maybe that's a threshold that gives them the confidence to open these venues.  It's probably already well past when they can attract any other than the most spontaneus travelers

On 10/23/2021 at 1:02 PM, overherebc said:

Well, it's closed for those who came for 2/3/4 weeks, whatever, for beer and sex.

You need to read other forums man, plenty of single vacationers coming here and enjoying beer and carnal activities. 

Girls and guys can actually drink in their condos and hotels when bars are closed believe it or not.

November 1 will begin a boom in Pattaya for sure.

Peace

22 minutes ago, nattaya09 said:

If their current rate of vaccinations continues, they could be close to 60% of the population by Dec 1. Maybe that's a threshold that gives them the confidence to open these venues.  It's probably already well past when they can attract any other than the most spontaneous travelers

Pretty simple IMO.  Once everyone who wants a vaccine has had 2 shots, you have to open.

Entertainment and bars should be open to all vaccinated people.  

There is absolutely nothing wrong/unsafe with that.  

IMO groceries, markets, malls, and even 7-11 should require vaccinations to enter.

If unvaccinated,  you must order what you want on Grab or Line apps

11 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

November 1 will begin a boom in Pattaya for sure.

Is that like 'boom boom' but with a 50% discount? ????????

22 hours ago, Lazybones said:

Don't know of any other country with liquor bans though

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Somalia...else I would be there!

22 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

You need to read other forums man, plenty of single vacationers coming here and enjoying beer and carnal activities. 

Girls and guys can actually drink in their condos and hotels when bars are closed believe it or not.

November 1 will begin a boom in Pattaya for sure.

Peace

So that means the bar industry isn't needed?

Not quite sure if hotel room orgies are going to save the tourist industry.

On 10/23/2021 at 8:41 PM, Bkk Brian said:

Only 3 in which world do you describe 3 as many? the majority of the others for opening on the 1st Nov for 46 countries which is what this is about are not and will not be by then.

If the government redirected all tourists to Udon Thani we would have a serious issue on our hands, given the numbers you presented. But since most tourists will be going to the three provinces with the highest rate of vaccinations, the risk is not as high as it first appears. The numbers for Krabi are however a cause for more immediate concern. 

2 hours ago, Skallywag said:

Pretty simple IMO.  Once everyone who wants a vaccine has had 2 shots, you have to open.

Entertainment and bars should be open to all vaccinated people.  

There is absolutely nothing wrong/unsafe with that.  

IMO groceries, markets, malls, and even 7-11 should require vaccinations to enter.

If unvaccinated,  you must order what you want on Grab or Line apps

Won't those same Grab drivers deliver stuff to you right after?

2 hours ago, Skallywag said:

Pretty simple IMO.  Once everyone who wants a vaccine has had 2 shots, you have to open.

Entertainment and bars should be open to all vaccinated people.  

There is absolutely nothing wrong/unsafe with that.  

IMO groceries, markets, malls, and even 7-11 should require vaccinations to enter.

If unvaccinated,  you must order what you want on Grab or Line apps

Order what you want on Grab or Line apps.

Would that include your night time 'entertainment' for your hotel room?

Edit.

Could you insist that your delivery had been double jabbed ( with vaccine that is )?

Ok, so if Thais don't need to have insurance because I guess is they are on the S.S. system...

Do we "people with jobs who paid S.S for years" have to if we show that we are working?

3 hours ago, jaiyenyen said:

Is that like 'boom boom' but with a 50% discount? ????????

More likely a 50% surcharge for double vaxxed models. ????????

16 hours ago, Nsp64 said:

Nah.....they did well with their rip offs and scams. Bill padding, drinks watered down, lack of respect for foreigners.  Let them suffer a bit longer. Maybe they will understand foreigners are not here just for their personal enrichment.

Given it another six months and see if they get it !

Nothing is going to be cheaper when it all starts again.

The business idea of fewer customers so raise the prices will never die.

On 10/23/2021 at 6:50 PM, Cherrytreeview said:

No one's whinging.

No one cares about the future of Thailand.

You seem to think Asean culture is superior.

If your idea of superior is Thailand being turned into Chinese casino colonies and the money going back to the motherland, then i think your dream may come true.

The busted flush of overbuilt and oversupplied condo's and property in Thailand is the perfect match for the Chinese Evergrande and the CCP holding it up by stumping up monthly debt payments owed.

Regarding "jumping into bed with strangers" it's the world's oldest profession whether you live in London, New York, Bangkok or Shanghai.

A comment like this shows how little knowledge of the real world you have outside your basement.

For those of us that could come and go to Thailand as and when we wished, we have options.

If it becomes a satellite of the CCP we take our dollars elsewhere. No loss to us.

 

 

Agreed, the Chinese can't wait for the Thai authorities to bulldoze all the bar and nightclub districts so they can do exactlywhat they doo in China. They build thousands of Apartment buildings that no one can afford to live in that then just fall to bits because they don't maintain them. Where I used to live in Sichuan the last 15 minutes coming into the city was just row after row of empty apartment buildings. They hacwe built entire cities that no one lives in but they don't care because they have already been paid to build them and have shipped the money out of the country. They'll do the same here at the drop of a hat because it'll be easier to get the money out of the country without Uncle Xi seeing them do it. 

On 10/23/2021 at 11:44 PM, possum1931 said:

I read somewhere a good few years back that it is reckoned that two thirds of the Thai adult male population use prostitution in some form.

Two thirds?  I didn't think it was that low!

On 10/23/2021 at 5:43 AM, overherebc said:

A lot of other countries have busy tourist businesses that don't rely on an in  your face sex industry.

That's true but it's also what differeniates Thailand from the other countries.

Thailand boasts of 40 million visitors a year but that doesn't translate as 40 million unique visitors. A good proportion of those travel 2-3 times a year to wet their wang in places like Pattaya.

 

 

 

On 10/23/2021 at 7:08 AM, smedly said:

seems clear that the puritans running this country are absolutely determined in their effort to not only destroy the entertainment/pub industry but also take tourism down with it 

 

They really have no clue as to the damage they are causing 

 

it is quite frankly incredible stupidity 

Oh, I think they know EXACTLY what they are doing...