8 minutes ago, MarkBR said:

as Pattaya's reputation is operating 24/7.

correct 😄

On 9/13/2024 at 5:56 PM, Pattaya57 said:

Sorry, I've just found another thing that really grinds my gears...

 

^ Why do people that hate Pattaya so much always come into the Pattaya forum to post their hatred of Pattaya. If you hate it so much, why keep reading and posting about it.

 

They should all be made to post where they live so that us Pattaya people can go on their forum page to express our thoughts on where they choose to live 😉

 

     Grinds my gears, too.  And, I've asked myself the same question.  Why such an interest in Pattaya?  Do they also read and post on the Peoria Forum?    Heck, we even have posters who have never even been to Pattaya coming on and posting.  Don't they have anything better to do with their time?   Apparently, not.

     I finally decided the answer is, they just can't quit Pattaya.  Wherever they ended up, likely some cold, dreary, boring,  spot that leaves them with plenty of free time on their hands, huddled by a space heater, they hanker to be in Pattaya. Don't they ever.   And, don't they just so envy those of us who are here--usually in the form of extreme sour grapes, brought to us time and again with disparaging, usually clueless, often woefully outdated, and sometimes just plain mean Pattaya posts. 

    The closest they can get to Pattaya seems to be the Pattaya Forum.  That is, until I took pity on them and created the Just Can't Quit Pattaya Fan Club.  Now these poor, unfortunate folk have a club all their own, where they can meet on-line--or perhaps in person if they are both living in the same godforsaken place--and commiserate with each other about not being where they really want to be--Pattaya.   No charge, of course.  My only remuneration is the satisfaction knowing I've brought some small comfort to these folk living their lives of quiet desperation--somewhere, alas, not Pattaya.

     But I digress.  One grind remains Pattaya allowing a relative handful of cars to continue to park on some of the major, very busy roads, instead of creating more traffic lanes from the parking spaces that would, instead, benefit thousands of travelers on these roads.    

7 minutes ago, newnative said:

     Grinds my gears, too.  And, I've asked myself the same question.  Why such an interest in Pattaya?  Do they also read and post on the Peoria Forum?    Heck, we even have posters who have never even been to Pattaya coming on and posting.  Don't they have anything better to do with their time?   Apparently, not.

     I finally decided the answer is, they just can't quit Pattaya.  Wherever they ended up, likely some cold, dreary, boring,  spot that leaves them with plenty of free time on their hands, huddled by a space heater, they hanker to be in Pattaya. Don't they ever.   And, don't they just so envy those of us who are here--usually in the form of extreme sour grapes, brought to us time and again with disparaging, usually clueless, often woefully outdated, and sometimes just plain mean Pattaya posts. 

    The closest they can get to Pattaya seems to be the Pattaya Forum.  That is, until I took pity on them and created the Just Can't Quit Pattaya Fan Club.  Now these poor, unfortunate folk have a club all their own, where they can meet on-line--or perhaps in person if they are both living in the same godforsaken place--and commiserate with each other about not being where they really want to be--Pattaya.   No charge, of course.  My only remuneration is the satisfaction knowing I've brought some small comfort to these folk living their lives of quiet desperation--somewhere, alas, not Pattaya.

     But I digress.  One grind remains Pattaya allowing a relative handful of cars to continue to park on some of the major, very busy roads, instead of creating more traffic lanes from the parking spaces that would, instead, benefit thousands of travelers on these roads.    

 

Pattaya is of interest because it hosts some of the  oddest crimes in Thailand.  Lady boy thieves hiding under a bed is classic Pattaya crime. Blessed with an active news media, Pattaya crimes are quickly broadcast and make for  light entertainment.  That's why people are fixated.    What I don't like about Pattaya is the lack of access from across the sea.  Pattaya  offers a nice day or two of shopping. It has  selections as broad as in Bangkok, but targeted for the  foreign market. Unfortunately, it is a hassle to get to Pattaya ever since the  stopped the ferry between Hua Hin and Pattaya. It used to be 3 hours on a good day and you were dropped off in close proximity to the hotel district. Now one has to either fly by charter or drive the semi circle. Taking the bus  is an excruciating 5 hours+, And no fast train options.

21 hours ago, Hummin said:

How can you reckon Thailand as home, when you are here on a limited, very restricted permit to stay year by year and never gain any rights whatsoever? You are a guest not a citizen.

Well more like home than my birthplace these days, but I accept the point I am kept dangling on a 12 month string, like being under the sword of Damocles. 

What grinds my gears in Pattaya:

On 9/19/2024 at 10:47 PM, Patong2021 said:

 

Pattaya is of interest because it hosts some of the  oddest crimes in Thailand.  Lady boy thieves hiding under a bed is classic Pattaya crime. 

Wait! What?

 

On 9/20/2024 at 10:47 AM, Patong2021 said:

What I don't like about Pattaya is the lack of access from across the sea.  Pattaya  offers a nice day or two of shopping. It has  selections as broad as in Bangkok, but targeted for the  foreign market. Unfortunately, it is a hassle to get to Pattaya ever since the  stopped the ferry between Hua Hin and Pattaya. It used to be 3 hours on a good day and you were dropped off in close proximity to the hotel district. Now one has to either fly by charter or drive the semi circle. Taking the bus  is an excruciating 5 hours+, And no fast train options.

So what you don’t like about Pattaya is that it’s too far away from Hua Hin? 

The fact that it’s closer to >99% of the rest of the world (given its closer proximity to a decent airport) doesn’t come into it… 

 

It’s just too far away from Hua Hin… 

42 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

 

Filmed in London's Dockland area which stood in for Da Nang.

On 9/20/2024 at 10:47 AM, Patong2021 said:

 

Pattaya is of interest because it hosts some of the  oddest crimes in Thailand.  Lady boy thieves hiding under a bed is classic Pattaya crime. Blessed with an active news media, Pattaya crimes are quickly broadcast and make for  light entertainment.  That's why people are fixated.    What I don't like about Pattaya is the lack of access from across the sea.  Pattaya  offers a nice day or two of shopping. It has  selections as broad as in Bangkok, but targeted for the  foreign market. Unfortunately, it is a hassle to get to Pattaya ever since the  stopped the ferry between Hua Hin and Pattaya. It used to be 3 hours on a good day and you were dropped off in close proximity to the hotel district. Now one has to either fly by charter or drive the semi circle. Taking the bus  is an excruciating 5 hours+, And no fast train options.

      Odd crimes being the reason all these non-Pattaya folk are 'fixated' on Pattaya?   I highly doubt that's the reason--although it's true that Asean Now seems to delight in using any Pattaya crime, no matter how minor, as one of it's two lead stories far too often.   However, I'll pass your idea along to the Just Can't Quit Pattaya Fan Club and, perhaps, they'll chew on it a bit at their next meeting.  Also, an application to the club is on its way to you!

1 hour ago, newnative said:

      Odd crimes being the reason all these non-Pattaya folk are 'fixated' on Pattaya?   I highly doubt that's the reason--although it's true that Asean Now seems to delight in using any Pattaya crime, no matter how minor, as one of it's two lead stories far too often.   However, I'll pass your idea along to the Just Can't Quit Pattaya Fan Club and, perhaps, they'll chew on it a bit at their next meeting.  Also, an application to the club is on its way to you!

 

Honestly, in all the years of reading crime news in Thailand, I have come to the belief that Thailand's foreign  tourist destinations are associated with  specific types of crime. If it is any consolation, Phuket is probably the foreign crime hub of Thailand,  and that the likelihood of violent crime in Pattaya is much less than on Phuket.  And despite all the  negative imagery tied to minors in the sex trade in Pattaya, I offer that Udon Thani is much worse. If one stays out of the sex trade district, Pattaya is a relatively safe destination.  Almost all of the serious crime reported for Pattaya ties back to the seedy walking street  beer bars & clubs and to the gay ghetto section. Pattaya would be a much more economically vibrant city if it got rid of the seedy sex industry strip and went upscale.

Tourists in Makro!!

On 9/13/2024 at 8:32 PM, DonniePeverley said:

I dislike how Pattaya is now catering for Indian tourists on an extreme cheap budget. 

Thailand has no pride when it comes to money. They don't care where it comes from. 

18 hours ago, drgoon said:

Thailand has no pride when it comes to money. They don't care where it comes from. 

And of course, Pattaya will take all comers!

On 9/15/2024 at 3:13 PM, scubascuba3 said:

I chose Pratumnak, out of the worst of central but walkable to walking st and Buakhao

 

On 9/13/2024 at 3:08 PM, Pattaya57 said:

When I went to America I didn't start driving on the left because that's what I did at home

 

 

You wouldn't get very far if you did try that.

Bloody electronic food ordering kiosks.

 

just went to KFC in Central mall basement and you can now only use those stupid electronic order machines. They've even taken all the menus off the wall and taken the cash register away so you can't order at the counter like McDonalds. 

 

I thought ok time to get over myself and use the machine and it gave me 6 options to pay, none of which I had, i.e. I only had cash (well I didn't see cash as an option if it is there)

 

Walked out in disgust. I guess that's it for KFC in Pattaya for me. I wonder how much their sales drop in November?

 

3 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

Bloody electronic food ordering kiosks.

 

just went to KFC in Central mall basement and you can now only use those stupid electronic order machines. They've even taken all the menus off the wall and taken the cash register away so you can't order at the counter like McDonalds. 

 

I thought ok time to get over myself and use the machine and it gave me 6 options to pay, none of which I had, i.e. I only had cash (well I didn't see cash as an option if it is there)

 

Walked out in disgust. I guess that's it for KFC in Pattaya for me. I wonder how much their sales drop in November?

 

Every post of yours seems to be complaining?

I have been there to that KFC and never had any problem 

You walked out in disgust , as if they care ,

Embrace the technology GrandDad

20 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Every post of yours seems to be complaining?

I have been there to that KFC and never had any problem 

You walked out in disgust , as if they care ,

Embrace the technology GrandDad

Hey genius, this thread is a complaining thread, you know where people can complain about "what grinds their gears" 😀

 

I also doubt the KFC order machines were fitted when you were here so what's the relevance that you've been there before and never had a problem. I've probably been there 100 times with no problems when they didn't have the order machines

 

 

3 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

Hey genius, this thread is a complaining thread, you know where people can complain about "what grinds their gears" 😀

 

I also doubt the KFC order machines were fitted when you were here so what's the relevance that you've been there before and never had a problem. I've probably been there 100 times with no problems when they didn't have the order machines

 

 

Oh so you don't like it when I say it back you old  hypocrite 

 

 

15 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Oh so you don't like it when I say it back you old  hypocrite 

I'm not old like you, I'm 57. Maybe I started this thread so you could confine your posting to this thread only since every thread you start is complaining about something 😆 

On 9/13/2024 at 2:51 PM, Pattaya57 said:

For me it's something new I've only just seen in the last 5 months I've been back.

 

Indian tourists walk 4-5 abreast on the small Soi's. Cars and bikes beep their horns behind them and they just ignore them and make them go around.

 

Where does this arrogance come from? Why haven't we heard of more tourists being hit as some of the car and bike riders I've seen have gotten really angry at them.

 

And it just happened right in front of me, Indians waking 3 abreast on 2nd road just took out a bike Grab rider in front of Bodega bar (all okay).

 

Why would anyone walk 3 abreast on 2nd road. Grab driver rode off but I would have been asking for at least 1000 baht as he dropped his bike so must have had some scratches.

 

10 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

 

And it just happened right in front of me, Indians waking 3 abreast on 2nd road just took out a bike Grab rider in front of Bodega bar (all okay).

 

Why would anyone walk 3 abreast on 2nd road. Grab driver rode off but I would have been asking for at least 1000 baht as he dropped his bike so must have had some scratches.

 

Ignorant lot, have no walking etiquette

17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Ignorant lot, have no walking etiquette

 

Don't think they think about it tbh.

 

'Jeets just don't GAF - India makes Thailand look logical and orderly!

 

 

AQI is around 150 this morning, just like yesterday morning. Another day without a morning walk because it's too unhealthy imo. The combination of poor air quality and heavy traffic is becoming increasingly frustrating.

 

Lately, I've been considering moving to Bangkok. The air quality is similar, it's a more convenient starting point for travel, and the rapid transit system makes it easier to get around. Bangkok also offers more decent park options for morning walkers, something sorely lacking around Pattaya imo.

14 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

 

And it just happened right in front of me, Indians waking 3 abreast on 2nd road just took out a bike Grab rider in front of Bodega bar (all okay).

 

Why would anyone walk 3 abreast on 2nd road. Grab driver rode off but I would have been asking for at least 1000 baht as he dropped his bike so must have had some scratches.

 

Oh please there is no need for prejudice against a particular race of people 

Indians are beautiful people

 

There was no need to mention race 

 

They didn't know you possibly shouldn't walk 3 abreast  ,poor buggers,I hope they aren't traumatised by the incident 

5 minutes ago, shdmn said:

AQI is around 150 again this morning.  Same as yesterday morning.  Another day that I can't go outside for a morning walk because it's too unhealthy.  That and the traffic just totally ruins the place for me.

 

where do you get the 150 number from ?

 

https://aqicn.org/station/thailand-pattaya-city

 

48 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

where do you get the 150 number from ?

 

https://aqicn.org/station/thailand-pattaya-city

 

I can tell you that website is wrong just by looking out the window.

 

https://www.iqair.com/th-en/thailand/chon-buri/pattaya-city

 

 

22 minutes ago, shdmn said:

AQI is around 150 this morning, just like yesterday morning. Another day without a morning walk because it's too unhealthy imo. The combination of poor air quality and heavy traffic is becoming increasingly frustrating.

 

Lately, I've been considering moving to Bangkok. The air quality is similar, it's a more convenient starting point for travel, and the rapid transit system makes it easier to get around. Bangkok also offers more decent park options for morning walkers, something sorely lacking around Pattaya imo.

Traffic, which is a 'heavy' in Pattaya by your metric, is far far worse in Bangkok.

Open walking areas exist in the Pattaya area,, simply not in the Beach Rd, North Rd, 3rd Rd and South Rd rectangle. I think even Jomtien beach offers a good walk. 

57 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

They didn't know you possibly shouldn't walk 3 abreast  ,poor buggers,I hope they aren't traumatised by the incident 

How could anyone that sees Pattaya 2nd Road with 2 lanes of busy traffic say "let's take up half of one lane of traffic by walking 3 abreast, they'll go around us". And that's what happened, car veered into next lane to avoid them, bike following car couldn't see them until too late