Songkran - Reports from Pattaya

[JensenZ]

9 hours ago, scotsdude said:

You must have been upset...

You think? My point is that is it not always possible to predict how I might feel after a water assault, so for me at least, I stay out of it. My assault after the water assault could land me in trouble.

 

I'm not going into an area to play - that's different. I'm trying to undertake normal daily tasks without getting wet. Who likes to turn up at a shopping mall totally soaked? Who appreciates getting their groceries wet? Songkran is fine for people hiding in cars. It's the bane of motorcyclists and people on foot (or riding in Songthaew).

 

We're talking about at least a week in Pattaya, not one day of fun.

Edited April 14, 2023 by JensenZ

[Pattaya57]

7 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

You think? My point is that is it not always possible to predict how I might feel after a water assault, so for me at least, I stay out of it. My assault after the water assault could land me in trouble.

 

I'm not going into an area to play - that's different. I'm trying to undertake normal daily tasks without getting wet. Who likes to turn up at a shopping mall totally soaked? Who appreciates getting their groceries wet? Songkran is fine for people hiding in cars. It's the bane of motorcycles and people on foot (or riding in Songthaew). We're talking about at least a week in Pattaya, not one day of fun.

Sorry to be you man, seen so many young Thai families have fun today enjoying their day. Maybe you should go home to your own country during this time of happiness

[ozimoron]

Pattaya is very busy at the moment with lots of ordinary tourists wandering around with water pistols and flowered shirts.

[JensenZ]

19 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Sorry to be you man, seen so many young Thai families have fun today enjoying their day. Maybe you should go home to your own country during this time of happiness

A waste of time talking to people like you about Songkran. I don't care about families having fun - at the discomfort and annoyance of others. They can have fun dumping buckets of ice water on each other and people like you who enjoy it. Believe it or not, I have been out enjoying Songkran on Songkran day - which is an entirely different matter.

 

I don't need to leave the country. I have endured Songkran "fun" since 2005, so staying out of it is not too much inconvenience. I was relating a story that happened in my early years here.

 

btw, a lot of young Thai families are not so happy about Songkran:

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by JensenZ

[brian2322]

has anyone been to lk metro or walking street after dark?  are they still splashing or not? 

[pixelaoffy]

48 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

A waste of time talking to people like you about Songkran. I don't care about families having fun - at the discomfort and annoyance of others. They can have fun dumping buckets of ice water on each other and people like you who enjoy it. Believe it or not, I have been out enjoying Songkran on Songkran day - which is an entirely different matter.

 

I don't need to leave the country. I have endured Songkran "fun" since 2005, so staying out of it is not too much inconvenience. I was relating a story that happened in my early years here.

 

btw, a lot of young Thai families are not so happy about Songkran:

 

exactly ! if you dont want to play water nonsense why is it thrown at you... Well remember few years ago i broke up one of those large water guns after a m***n ignored me to leave off . And yes I was ready for the fight if he wanted to try.

[couchpotato]

3 minutes ago, pixelaoffy said:

exactly ! if you dont want to play water nonsense why is it thrown at you... Well remember few years ago i broke up one of those large water guns after a m***n ignored me to leave off . And yes I was ready for the fight if he wanted to try.

You must be so much fun to be around☹️

[redwood1]

Just now, couchpotato said:

You must be so much fun to be around☹️

I undertand him......Many a time I wish I had a baseball bat to do some real damage to the water throwers..

[brian2322]

it would be nice to just keep it factual.  where are they playing, are they playing after dark, etc.  then if you want to go, you know where to go, and if you don't, you can avoid it.  

 

cosy beach area is respecting after dark rules, what about elsewhere?  

[couchpotato]

5 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

I undertand him......Many a time I wish I had a baseball bat to do some real damage to the water throwers..

Agree many of us have got angry sometimes at being wet during Songkran, but I'm sure you don't go about smashing waterguns and looking for a fight.

[pixelaoffy]

26 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

You must be so much fun to be around☹️

of course .we know your definition of 'fun' 

[couchpotato]

4 minutes ago, pixelaoffy said:

typical idiotic reply. who was looking for a fight. You cant read can you. Archetypal Asean now *** 

I wondered where I was going to get my laughs for the day--thanks for that.

[BigStar]

2 hours ago, brian2322 said:

it would be nice to just keep it factual. 

We can't do that. Next.

[JensenZ]

10 hours ago, couchpotato said:

Agree many of us have got angry sometimes at being wet during Songkran, but I'm sure you don't go about smashing waterguns and looking for a fight.

What do you do when someone sprays water at high pressure and close proximity to your face? I've grabbed a few water guns in my time. Who's looking for a fight? The sprayer or sprayee? You've got it the wrong way around buddy. Grabbing a water gun that's in your face is not "looking for a fight".

 

Throwing buckets of ice water on passing motorcycles or spraying water at high pressure at a person's head is not Songkran fun and should not be tolerated. 

[Danderman123]

11 hours ago, brian2322 said:

has anyone been to lk metro or walking street after dark?  are they still splashing or not? 

yes

[JensenZ]

11 hours ago, couchpotato said:

You must be so much fun to be around☹️

I agree - it would be a lot of fun to watch him going around smashing water guns.

 

 

[Danderman123]

I bit the bullet, dressed for going to the beach, and went to LK Metro last night. Except no Bolt taxis were available. So I took a baht bus.

 

And it was Hell. People were throwing water everywhere on 2nd Road.

 

I walked down Soi Honey, where ladies were throwing buckets of water in an attempt to drive customers away from their bar.

 

Soi Boakhow was imposible, water throwers everywhere.  

 

This was at nine o clock at night.

 

[bradiston]

6 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

I bit the bullet, dressed for going to the beach, and went to LK Metro last night. Except no Bolt taxis were available. So I took a baht bus.

 

And it was Hell. People were throwing water everywhere on 2nd Road.

 

I walked down Soi Honey, where ladies were throwing buckets of water in an attempt to drive customers away from their bar.

 

Soi Boakhow was imposible, water throwers everywhere.  

 

This was at nine o clock at night.

 

It's more fun in Thailand, NOT!

[Mickeymaus]

Water is one problem at this bar festival - it doesn't have much to do with Songkran. The other problem is noise. In Tree Town for instance some bars make as much noise as possible. This in a residential area. Nobody cares how many people they annoy. These bars are above the law and can do whatever they want. This city is ruled by bars.

[atpeace]

I take the opposite approach of dressing beach casual.  Bought a trench coat and duck taped my helmet shield and the ice water is of  little consequence.  A minor inconvenience. 

 

 Not that I would do this myself but a squirt gun filled with piss might be a better option than fighting.  Some of the farangs that get great pleasure out of blasting riders in the face deserve a thorough piss drenching and they wouldn't even notice.  I think most people are just having fun and 10% are the problem.  Many ways to have fun at their expense and at the same time not cause any lasting damage.  Fight back but have fun doing it!

[scubascuba3]

Walking Street had water fighting into the night, i had to swerve it using side streets to go to the agogos

[petermik]

31 minutes ago, Mickeymaus said:

Water is one problem at this bar festival - it doesn't have much to do with Songkran. The other problem is noise. In Tree Town for instance some bars make as much noise as possible. This in a residential area. Nobody cares how many people they annoy. These bars are above the law and can do whatever they want. This city is ruled by bars.

Try living over the darkside...Tree Town a residential area?.... nonsense.

[Mickeymaus]

6 minutes ago, petermik said:

Try living over the darkside...Tree Town a residential area?.... nonsense.

Tree Town is surrounded by hotels and condominiums. But of course bars don't have to care about others. And the darkside. If a bar opens next to your home you will have the same problem. Not so long ago there was no Tree Town here. And it is not only Tree Town. It is a general problem that bars can do what they want.

[jacko45k]

13 minutes ago, petermik said:

Try living over the darkside...Tree Town a residential area?.... nonsense.

It was when they built Diana Estate!

[StayinThailand2much]

Where I’m staying, it really started yesterday (as for daytime splashing)...

[HappyExpat57]

Wow! I came here to see what fun was being waged in Pattaya. Instead, I find a bunch of haters hating, and the haters of haters hating right back. Ferchrissake, lighten up! I personally hate participating in Songkran, having had my fill years ago, so now I just go hide in my bunker and let the revelers go to town. I honestly hope they're having a great time, and post about it here.

 

Haters - go away.

[Rimmer]

Some bickering and baiting posts removed also replies

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Wow! I came here to see what fun was being waged in Pattaya. Instead, I find a bunch of haters hating, and the haters of haters hating right back. Ferchrissake, lighten up! I personally hate participating in Songkran, having had my fill years ago, so now I just go hide in my bunker and let the revelers go to town. I honestly hope they're having a great time, and post about it here.

 

Haters - go away.

Daft post.

 

I got some of that powder paint stuff on my motorbike seat, so far impossible to get off, tried 3 times, so much for it being harmless, it's all only harmless fun ????

Edited April 15, 2023 by scubascuba3

[HappyExpat57]

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Daft post.

 

I got some of that powder paint stuff on my motorbike seat, so far impossible to get off, tried 3 times, so much for it being harmless, it's all only harmless fun ????

Good. Sum num na.

[redwood1]

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Wow! I came here to see what fun was being waged in Pattaya. Instead, I find a bunch of haters hating, and the haters of haters hating right back. Ferchrissake, lighten up! I personally hate participating in Songkran, having had my fill years ago, so now I just go hide in my bunker and let the revelers go to town. I honestly hope they're having a great time, and post about it here.

 

Haters - go away.

Sir you should start the sunshine and rainbows Songkran thread....The rest of us are just fine with hating Songkran..