Pattaya beach turns into unregulated booze and kratom market

[Taco]

Sounds good to me. Beach is the people’s land right?  Love me a Kratom sunset

[PETERTHEEATER]

7 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

What about snatches with gold chains  

The bargirls can't afford them. A Brazilian if your lucky.

[ModdaPunk]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Pattaya Beach, a once serene paradise

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 08:08 AM by ModdaPunk

[ModdaPunk]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

leaving residents and tourists baffled by the seemingly powerless enforcement

 

Fake news.

Nobody gives a sh/t.

Edited Saturday at 08:07 AM by ModdaPunk

[newnative]

    Oh, dear.  Now Pattaya is 'teetering on the edge of chaos'.   Wasn't it just the other day that Pattaya residents were in a 'panic' about something or other.  And, before that something had 'shocked' all the residents, only after having just gotten over being 'terrorized' by something else I can't remember it was so forgettable.  I suspect we hardy residents will survive living on 'the edge of chaos', as well.   

     Meanwhile, enjoyed a good laugh with the article, especially the part about the venders just setting up shop again when the coppers leave.  Hmm.  Maybe don't leave then.  Establishing a regular police presence in such a popular tourist area could be just the ticket, and might even prevent us going over 'the edge of chaos'.  By the way, just thinking that The Edge of Chaos sounds like a good movie title for one of those cheesy disaster flicks.

[heybuz]

8 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

What about snatches with gold chains  

What about snatches, female 

[kwilco]

There is undoubtedly a police role in this.

[Bobthegimp]

9 hours ago, quake said:

I wonder if they are just fools with an axe to grind,  after getting burned by a Bar Girls

 

They go to sodomize/be sodomized by the men dressed in women's clothing.  

[suspectdevice]

14 hours ago, jacko45k said:

This isn't Russia you know!

No you're right. That title belongs to Phuket!

[Patong2021]

18 hours ago, renaissanc said:

Do I really need to go to Pattaya to tell the Police how to solve the problem? Just arrest them one by one, fine them 50,000 Baht, and confiscate their stalls. If they reoffend, jail! Problem solved!

 

The vendors typically rent the carts/stalls. What's the point in fining them? They don't have the money to pay and when they go away, a new sucker comes along to take their place. Like all criminal activity in Pattaya, the activity is linked to one of the crime syndicates that operates. They are everywhere; Extorting protection money, pimping, distributing drugs, trafficking women and children,  and operating  legitimate and money laundering businesses. They are well known to local authorities and are untouchable.

[Jiggo]

They (Police) can not enforce the blatant non wearing of underware in public, let alone beach food sellers.

[sambum]

On 11/16/2024 at 12:18 PM, sungod said:

 

try to keep up, or at least be original.

 

Oh, I've done my best to keep up with all all the shenanigans going on in Pattaya, but there are SO many that it makes my head spin! 

[sungod]

3 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

Oh, I've done my best to keep up with all all the shenanigans going on in Pattaya, but there are SO many that it makes my head spin! 

Well at least be original then 🙂

[sambum]

7 minutes ago, sungod said:

Well at least be original then 🙂

 

Why? The authorities are always quoting Pattaya as a "family friendly resort" so why shouldn't I? 🙂 I'm pretty sure that whoever coined that phrase must have had their tongue in their cheek whilst saying it!

[sungod]

11 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

Why? The authorities are always quoting Pattaya as a "family friendly resort" so why shouldn't I? 🙂 I'm pretty sure that whoever coined that phrase must have had their tongue in their cheek whilst saying it!

It was just that you were about the 8th person to say it on the same thread, a little bit repetitive and very boring.

[sambum]

6 hours ago, sungod said:

It was just that you were about the 8th person to say it on the same thread, a little bit repetitive and very boring.

 

No, there's a couple of posts mentioning "family resort", and a few replies to them  - that's not the same as being "about the 8th person to say it".

 

However, I get your drift, but I can almost guarantee that within the next couple of days there will be a "happening" in Pattaya reported on here that will certainly not be depicting Patttaya as the "family friendly resort". 

Edited 12 hours ago by sambum

[Caldera]

Excellent news for all those who like to party on the beach at night.

[gk10012001]

Oh man I remember my first few trips starting back in 2004.  Palm trees and shade trees were great.  There were flower beds all along the walkway.  There were metal benches one could sit on and relax and enjoy the sights.  The walkway on the North end was still usable and you could walk to Won Amat beach area.  It was such a pretty serene place. 

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, sambum said:

 

Why? The authorities are always quoting Pattaya as a "family friendly resort" so why shouldn't I? 🙂 I'm pretty sure that whoever coined that phrase must have had their tongue in their cheek whilst saying it!

Or someone at TAT liked the sound of it. Now it is commonly used and a bit of a giggle. 

[newnative]

8 hours ago, sambum said:

 

No, there's a couple of posts mentioning "family resort", and a few replies to them  - that's not the same as being "about the 8th person to say it".

 

However, I get your drift, but I can almost guarantee that within the next couple of days there will be a "happening" in Pattaya reported on here that will certainly not be depicting Patttaya as the "family friendly resort". 

     And, 'I can almost guarantee' that whatever the "happening" is, it will be blown way out of proportion, as this story was, by AN, and likely the Pattaya residents will be collectively described as 'shocked', 'outraged', 'terrorized', or some such other ridiculous, inappropriate moniker.

     Some will think it's all harmless but I believe it was you who posted that 92% of the crime in Thailand was committed in Pattaya.  When I called you on it, you then stated that it was your 'impression' based on reading AN.  So, with you, and likely others, your very negative and also false 'impression' of Pattaya, and its amount of crime, directly relates to how AN covers Pattaya "happenings".   

     Pattaya is a big city, and has been in the top 20 of most visited cities in the world.  It hosts huge numbers of tourists.  Of course there will be "happenings", just as there are in Phuket, Bangkok, and other tourist destinations with large numbers of visitors.  I think I can 'almost guarantee' that if there are "happenings" on the same day in Bangkok, Phuket, and Pattaya, the one in Pattaya will get top billing.  Gotta maintain your 'impression' that 92% of the crime in Thailand occurs in Pattaya.  

[sungod]

9 hours ago, sambum said:

 

No, there's a couple of posts mentioning "family resort", and a few replies to them  - that's not the same as being "about the 8th person to say it".

 

However, I get your drift, but I can almost guarantee that within the next couple of days there will be a "happening" in Pattaya reported on here that will certainly not be depicting Patttaya as the "family friendly resort". 

 And you will get your chance to be repetitive and boring once again!

 

What part of utopia do you live in?

Edited 3 hours ago by sungod

[sungod]

5 minutes ago, newnative said:

     And, 'I can almost guarantee' that whatever the "happening" is, it will be blown way out of proportion, as this story was, by AN, and likely the Pattaya residents will be collectively described as 'shocked', 'outraged', 'terrorized', or some such other ridiculous, inappropriate moniker.

     Some will think it's all harmless but I believe it was you who posted that 92% of the crime in Thailand was committed in Pattaya.  When I called you on it, you then stated that it was your 'impression' based on reading AN.  So, with you, and likely others, your very negative and also false 'impression' of Pattaya, and its amount of crime, directly relates to how AN covers Pattaya "happenings".   

     Pattaya is a big city, and has been in the top 20 of most visited cities in the world.  It hosts huge numbers of tourists.  Of course there will be "happenings", just as there are in Phuket, Bangkok, and other tourist destinations with large numbers of visitors.  I think I can 'almost guarantee' that if there are "happenings" on the same day in Bangkok, Phuket, and Pattaya, the one in Pattaya will get top billing.  Gotta maintain your 'impression' that 92% of the crime in Thailand occurs in Pattaya.  

 

It also has a large foreign language media which is why the 'happenings' may seem disproportionate to the rest of the country. 

[lordgrinz]

They really need to put together a tourist pamphlet with all these wonderful oddities, it could attract just the right people from across the globe. Should read something like "Welcome to real Sin City!"

[sambum]

1 hour ago, newnative said:

     And, 'I can almost guarantee' that whatever the "happening" is, it will be blown way out of proportion, as this story was, by AN, and likely the Pattaya residents will be collectively described as 'shocked', 'outraged', 'terrorized', or some such other ridiculous, inappropriate moniker.

     Some will think it's all harmless but I believe it was you who posted that 92% of the crime in Thailand was committed in Pattaya.  When I called you on it, you then stated that it was your 'impression' based on reading AN.  So, with you, and likely others, your very negative and also false 'impression' of Pattaya, and its amount of crime, directly relates to how AN covers Pattaya "happenings".   

     Pattaya is a big city, and has been in the top 20 of most visited cities in the world.  It hosts huge numbers of tourists.  Of course there will be "happenings", just as there are in Phuket, Bangkok, and other tourist destinations with large numbers of visitors.  I think I can 'almost guarantee' that if there are "happenings" on the same day in Bangkok, Phuket, and Pattaya, the one in Pattaya will get top billing.  Gotta maintain your 'impression' that 92% of the crime in Thailand occurs in Pattaya.  

 

I think I may have mentioned that one gets the impression that the vast majority

1 hour ago, sungod said:

 And you will get your chance to be repetitive and boring once again!

 

What part of utopia do you live in?

of crime committed in Thailand would appear to be committed in Pattaya - not sure if I said 82% - where would I get that figure from?

We "farangs"  get most of our news from AN, and if they seem unduly biased towards reporting the crime in Pattaya rather than anywhere else in the country, there must be a reason for it, why don't you ask them?

For your info, I live in one of the island resorts, and although there are quite a few ladyboys/transgender persons  working in the bars, I never see or hear of the kind of trouble here that seems to happpen in Pattaya on a regular basis (Indians - ladyboy - gold necklace - theft). I am not saying that it doesn't happen, in the same way that I have never actually seen a fight in all the 20 years that I have been here doesn't mean to say that they don't happen - just that I have never seen one. Maybe that is why there are seldom reports of bag/necklace snatches, muggings, beatings up by bouncers/taxi drivers on AN because they rarely happen here? And I do go to the bar areas frequently (2 or 3 times a week) so it's not like I am living the life of a hermit in my Utopia! 

Someone a while ago implied that I had not even been to Pattaya - not true - I was there for 2 or 3 days with a couple of mates a few years ago, and although I enjoyed it, I won't be rushing back - I certainly didn't feel as safe there as I do in "my Utopia"! 

Edited 2 hours ago by sambum