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The head of the Thai Restaurant Association reported huge numbers of Thais, Thai families and friends visited restaurants to celebrate New Year.

 

Denied the chance to go to pubs and nightclubs the population was instead opting for places offering entertainment such as live music as well as food. 

 

Such "half and half" places where they could have an alcoholic beverage and a good time. 

 

Thaniwan Kulmongkhol said that the feeling of many was that they had been cooped up at home for too long.

 

The cry from them was "Let us Out!" despite the understandable concern about catching Covid by going out.

 

She told the Thai media that the New Year period showed a 100% return of business to restaurants.

 

Smaller establishment owners and street food outlets also benefitted by remaining open and not going home for the holidays.

 

But while the period of December 30th to January 2nd was good it would remain to be seen if the upsurge was sustained through to mid January.

 

Figures to come would confirm if the people were really getting out more or if it was just a New Year thing. 

 

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20 minutes ago, webfact said:

Denied the chance to go to pubs and nightclubs the population was instead opting for places offering entertainment such as live music as well as food. 

understandable, virus doesn't transfer into the restaurants, Only in pubs and nightclubs  555

 

P.S== the above comment may be of sarcasm intent

But none were able to supply the panther customer the dish of fatpig poacher he wanted.

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

P.S== the above comment may be of sarcasm intent

Good... because we have all seen exactly that or similar comments so many times now they contain little else!

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Good... because we have all seen exactly that or similar comments so many times now they contain little else!

and you point is.....  if you don't like the comment why read it

22 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

and you point is.....  if you don't like the comment why read it

Our eyes  are drawn to text so its natural read the text  but the real question is not why do people read  stupid unoriginal comments but why do people write them?

True. I’m amazed how packed expensive restaurants are now . 

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

and you point is.....  if you don't like the comment why read it

Please teach us how to like/dislike a comment without reading it, master.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

She told the Thai media that the New Year period showed a 100% return of business to restaurants.

And January will show a 50% drop back to normal.

Mighty be all the millionaire tourists Thailand is attracting who are filling the restaurants.

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

And January will show a 50% drop back to normal.

Actually, I think with the latest Pattaya lockdown that will be a 99% drop in revenue for the local restaurants.

13 hours ago, Mavideol said:

and you point is.....  if you don't like the comment why read it

Because, until I have read it, I do not know how vacuous it is!

11 hours ago, stoutfella said:

Mighty be all the millionaire tourists Thailand is attracting

Mmm. I'm one of the quality big spending tourists here at my humble Issan farang bar.

 

For NYE, me and the wife got 2 steak plates, filet mignon and a burrito, 2 beers, 2 cocktails. 900 baht. Woo-hoo!

15 hours ago, arithai12 said:

Please teach us how to like/dislike a comment without reading it, master.

Have someone read it first? 555 Like a taster.