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26 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Close but not quite. The answer is Vang Vieng 😉

 

I've recently lived in both towns.  Luang Prabang is still as beautiful as before, but the numbers of 'locust' tourists in increasing rapidly since the train line opened.  Plus the burning season pollution gets worse every year (and that is what finally drove me to leave..).

 

Vang Vieng might be OK for a short holiday, but as a long-term stay it is definitely not! Thinking of relocating from Luang Prabang, I stayed in VV for 2 weeks, riding around by motorbike to seek out houses to rent.  The choice was abysmal - everything was targeted at short-stay tourists.  Plus eateries were expensive and 'useful' shops (supermarkets etc) almost non-existant.

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10 hours ago, Hummin said:

Also visiting and use all venues as well travelling with motorbikes in the near area, I would choose Hua Hin over Pattaya any day if I had to. 

 

You would.. But the OP and other interested parties must consider that despite your vast travels you know nothing more about Pattaya than does any typically ignorant monger. It's rather like Thais who travel to Paris but never really leave Udon Thani. Serious inquirers should listen to long-time residents such as @newnative or @scubascuba3and see whether Pattaya can't fit most lifestyles pretty well. Many members here have stated their preference for Pattaya over Hua Hin, BTW, based on a number of factors.

 

 

 

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33 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

You would.. But the OP and other interested parties must consider that despite your vast travels you know nothing more about Pattaya than does any typically ignorant monger. It's rather like Thais who travel to Paris but never really leave Udon Thani. Serious inquirers should listen to long-time residents such as @newnative or @scubascuba3and see whether Pattaya can't fit most lifestyles pretty well. Many members here have stated their preference for Pattaya over Hua Hin, BTW, based on a number of factors.

 

 

 

You wish I was a monger, 

 

Good luck convince everyone else than yourself and alike. 

 

Pattayas reputation doesn't need help from me, it speaks for itself

 

 

All this started with 

"I would relocate to Koh Phangan anytime", and your short time friend started ranting about Pattaya had everything I was looking for, which I did not agree with, since Pattaya have nothing of those things I'm looking for.  clear water, cleaner air and beach bungalows.

 

Stop this nonsens now, you just making a laugh out of yourself 

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1 hour ago, BigStar said:

Pattaya over Hua Hin, BTW, based on a number of factors.

well, at least one of those posters had admitted he likes to partake in the bar scene.

 

what percentage of girls living in pattaya are bar girls? 92%? your chances of meeting a non bargirl for dating seem slim there. if that's what you want. 

 

oddly, you seem to play your cards close to your chest and not admit that you enjoy the bar scene. 

 

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5 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

well, at least one of those posters had admitted he likes to partake in the bar scene.

 

what percentage of girls living in pattaya are bar girls? 92%? your chances of meeting a non bargirl for dating seem slim there. if that's what you want. 

 

oddly, you seem to play your cards close to your chest and not admit that you enjoy the bar scene. 

 

I have been to Pats many times and have never been to a bar and have many friends who don't work in the bar scene 

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21 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I have been to Pats many times and have never been to a bar and have many friends who don't work in the bar scene 

I dont believe you.

Jesus was the only male to ever go to Pattaya and not take part in the bar scene.

Cuz he didnt need cheap sex. He found God. 

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2 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I dont believe you.

Jesus was the only male to ever go to Pattaya and not take part in the bar scene.

Cuz he didnt need cheap sex. He found God. 

Well meet Jesus, I have 4 friends who all work at the Hilton (and no not in the bar) and some more who have their own business I also check on my property in Ratchaburi (not in my name)

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3 hours ago, still kicking said:

Well meet Jesus, I have 4 friends who all work at the Hilton (and no not in the bar) and some more who have their own business I also check on my property in Ratchaburi (not in my name)

where will you meet jesus?

you tell your wife you're flying to pattaya just to meet up with "the boys" and she believes you? 

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Obviously we do not know what the OP likes. For me, I am not a beach or big city person. First trip to Thailand i went straight to Udon Thani after researching it extensively online (yes, i was conversing with a girl there). Never met the girl, but was pleasantly surprised and felt at home straight away (2008). moved there in 2010, married now with daughter.

 

Plus factors -

low cost of living especially accommodation.

Very little 'Farang pricing'.

Reasonable levels of English spoken

Quite a few retired expats, so some shops and bars serve this community.

Airport only 20 minutes away (for me, as on other side of town). most of city is less than 15 minutes away by car

City small enough you can actually walk everywhere if you have to.

Good weather in cool season.

Few tourists

Quite a few women in their 30s and 40s looking for a partner 

Air quality rarely bad.

Good road system.

Reasonable hospitals.

 

Negative factors -

Hot season is hot!

Wet season is humid and still quite hot

Not a beautiful city, just OK

Not a city for the younger expat.

 

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57 minutes ago, rickudon said:

Obviously we do not know what the OP likes. For me, I am not a beach or big city person. First trip to Thailand i went straight to Udon Thani after researching it extensively online (yes, i was conversing with a girl there). Never met the girl, but was pleasantly surprised and felt at home straight away (2008). moved there in 2010, married now with daughter.

 

Plus factors -

low cost of living especially accommodation.

Very little 'Farang pricing'.

Reasonable levels of English spoken

Quite a few retired expats, so some shops and bars serve this community.

Airport only 20 minutes away (for me, as on other side of town). most of city is less than 15 minutes away by car

City small enough you can actually walk everywhere if you have to.

Good weather in cool season.

Few tourists

Quite a few women in their 30s and 40s looking for a partner 

Air quality rarely bad.

Good road system.

Reasonable hospitals.

 

Negative factors -

Hot season is hot!

Wet season is humid and still quite hot

Not a beautiful city, just OK

Not a city for the younger expat.

 

Nice summary. I'm considering udon, do you think 56 is old enough to fit in? 😂

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5 hours ago, save the frogs said:

I dont believe you.

Jesus was the only male to ever go to Pattaya and not take part in the bar scene.

Cuz he didnt need cheap sex. He found God. 

He married the first bar girl he met and has been happy ever since, except he is in Australia and she's in Thailand

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22 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

 

Korat and Khon Kaen are some of the better places in the country to find a GF. Not tainted and sick in the head like Pattaya.

 

I thought all the women in Pattaya came from those places. How do they remain "untainted" when it's only a six hour drive away?

 

To come here and right off the bat move to the sticks with no personal connections or language skills must be a rare occurrence. 

 

Anyone here done it?

 

My private language teacher is beautiful in that cute Thai way and comes from Khorat. And we def chat a lot besides doing language-learning. But I def get that ultra-goodgirl, long courtship, blah in bed vibe. 

 

So give me a decadent fat whitie any day of the week, thanks.

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, still kicking said:

Well meet Jesus, I have 4 friends who all work at the Hilton (and no not in the bar) and some more who have their own business I also check on my property in Ratchaburi (not in my name)

     Jesus 2 here.  And, many of my friends.  Save the frogs is just totally clueless--especially with his utterly ridiculous statement that 92% of the women in Pattaya are bargirls.   Guess he missed all the women working in the thousands of retail establishments, in all the hotels and tourist businesses, in the hundreds and hundreds of restaurants, in the 4 or 5 large hospitals Pattaya has, plus its numerous optical stores, pharmacies, general and dental clinics, etc., etc.  Yet another one who visited Pattaya and, from his laughable comments, never left Walking Street.   

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1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

He married the first bar girl he met and has been happy ever since, except he is in Australia and she's in Thailand

what about bigstar? has he ever admitted that he partakes in the bar scene or does he claim he's in pattaya for the cheap Indian suits? 

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