Bidding farewell

[OJAS]

13 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

particularly after I was assaulted in Lopburi and no action was taken 

 

Looks like you could well be jumping from the frying pan into the fire, then, if you're headed for Melbourne or Sydney!

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14445241/melbourne-crime.html

 

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/violence-is-coming-from-the-edge-sydney-s-horror-week-20240419-p5fl3u

 

[Sigmund]

It's not just Pattaya. It's most of the popular beach town resorts with foreigners. Overpriced. Cheating from everything to anything. Rude attitude from some locals towards foreigners. Quite sad to see the turn things have taken...yes, yes..."you no like it, you leave.."...yes, yes we know that...but still....if all falangs leave, no more money to pay back the loan for the pick up, the car of the Missus, the 3 homes back in the village and the lifestyle of the Missus and the Mia Noi's. So perhaps think it over ?

[kinyara]

Bye bye little black duck, poor you.

[advancebooking]

Wait until OP gets back to the nanny state of Oz and cant get laid. He will be back here by xmas. 

[PomPolo]

2 hours ago, still kicking said:

According to your posts, you haven't reached puberty yet.

Hahaha according to your posts all you seem to care about is beef, maybe you are trying to over compensate for something?
Also you have a basic lack of understanding of the English language and grammar seeing as how in another thread you can't spell "marbels" 
Its all good though nothing to be shy about in this community we will guide you through your inadequacies 😉 

[DavisH]

14 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

If I was an Academic which I am to a degree ,I would do a thesis on how many single farangs GO BACK to their home country , disillusioned at retiring in Pattaya 

Really I should be called Dr George because I study this ...

 

But let's paint a rosy colour 

"Oh I wake up every morning, go for my walk on the nice beach 

 

Then have my $2 big breakfast of bacon eggs and sausages 

Then I head to get a $2 foot massage 

 

And then have a afternoon nap 

 

Then I go to a lovely bar and talk to Roger the dodger  blah blah blah 

And wake up....and do it again 

 

 

And in Australia you will be doing what exactly? Pay 20 bucks at a local cafe for a coffee and bun? Go home and watch the footy? At least your weekly doctor visits will be free 555

[Jim Blue]

15 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

 

 

I will spend the day lodging complaint with Airbnb I'm sick of it 

So it's back to washing your own smalls  in Az George ?

[sharot724]

a friend passed me a note he wanted you to read 

good riddens

[Ctkong]

22 hours ago, Sigmund said:

It's not just Pattaya. It's most of the popular beach town resorts with foreigners. Overpriced. Cheating from everything to anything. Rude attitude from some locals towards foreigners. Quite sad to see the turn things have taken...yes, yes..."you no like it, you leave.."...yes, yes we know that...but still....if all falangs leave, no more money to pay back the loan for the pick up, the car of the Missus, the 3 homes back in the village and the lifestyle of the Missus and the Mia Noi's. So perhaps think it over ?

Not every farang is rich and supportive of local economy. If a Thai ask you to leave if you do not like it here, take it up to his/her superior. Make money work for you. 
thais generally equate money to power and power to subservience. It is in their patriarchal patronage culture. If you stayed in an upscale community or hotel, you get respect and good service from all walks of life. It is what it is. 
If Thais treat you lesser than you think you deserved, then if their eyes, you matter not much in their sphere of existence. 

[Bobthegimp]

On 4/3/2025 at 6:44 AM, georgegeorgia said:

will be heading back to that woke

 

On 4/3/2025 at 7:57 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Oh please ,there no need for prejudice

 

On 4/3/2025 at 7:44 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Oh please there's no need for racism !!

 

George, do you know what 'woke' means?  You're the AN posterboy for wokeness 555

 

I just spent 8 months at Dusit Grand Park. My room was 27m2 with a kitchen and a washing machine on the poolside patio. I walked out of my room and jumped into the pool whenever I felt like it. Rent was 10k/month.  Tons of great looking Russian women lounging around the pool- sorry - you're gay so that doesn't mean much to you but it's a bonus for the rest of us. At night the area is bustling with young Russian families; the debauched Pattaya lifestyle nowhere in sight, yet one could access it if the urge took them. 

 

It's 400m (I measured it) to Rompho and there are Thai food stalls outside the gate under a covered area that sell delicious khrapao for 50 baht. I probably passed you a few times on my motorbike. There isn't much room for pedestrians on that stretch of road. 

 

None of what I've described would be an ideal place for many people, but I loved it. Wake up early, go for a swim, then breakfast and a long motorbike ride.  To me, ownership of my time and good weather are 99 percent of the retirement equation. No need to get up to an alarm clock and put on the mask many of us wear in our daily lives. Everything else is gravy. 

 

All of that said, motorbike trips up to Isaan and the north added a lot of joy when the daily routine got to be too routine. Isaan is a great region, it's easy to understand why many men choose to live there. 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 4/3/2025 at 12:44 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I will be heading back to that woke highly taxed  country Australia this weekend,

 

I have decided on this trip to Thailand particularly Pattaya that again I won't be retiring this year , particularly after I was assaulted in Lopburi and no action was taken 

 

I woke up this morning early in my Jomtien Airbnb which I must say is the size of a motel room but had good faculties, very very long swimming pool and good gym

Grand Dusit or whatever it's silly name is ,it's about 10 minutes walk to Rompho markets 

 

How the hell could someone live in a room this size 21sqm , so I laid on the bed here this morning thinking , " George if you retired this is your life " 

Waking up everyday in a room , maybe go to the gym , swimming pool , then what .......

 

Oh they make it so good don't they the rosy rose coloured glass crowd 

They start off " oh I woke up went to the gym and then swimming then went for a lovely breakfast then went to the beach then had a beautiful massage blah blah blah 

 

Boring day after day and depressing .

I really feel sorry for you single old men who have to get through each day waking up by yourself in Pattaya thinking what the hell would I be doing today because you gave up your job and life in the west to sit in a box of a room and NO ROUTINE 

 

Life just drifts on , some of you may even turn to bars , alcohol etc to get company,others may just withdraw 

 

It's great for 5 months and yes I used 5 instead of 6 months just to be different 

And you know you can't spend as much being an expat as a tourist so you end up staying in that box most nights of the week 

 

You realise the ladies of the night are now expensive your living here ,2000 baht etc plus bar fines ,drinks 

 

 

You have no real friends in Pattaya only others you see in a bar or bookshop cafe ,they wouldn't do anything for you without payment 

 

 

So eventually your rose coloured glasses come off

Pattaya is not so good for retirement now is it you think

 

 

 

Rubbish. If you want to stay in Pattaya you deserve to be bored. The best of Thailand is not found in any city, but your loss.

You won't live any different in Oz, but it'll cost you more.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 4/4/2025 at 1:52 AM, Sigmund said:

It's not just Pattaya. It's most of the popular beach town resorts with foreigners. Overpriced. Cheating from everything to anything. Rude attitude from some locals towards foreigners. Quite sad to see the turn things have taken...yes, yes..."you no like it, you leave.."...yes, yes we know that...but still....if all falangs leave, no more money to pay back the loan for the pick up, the car of the Missus, the 3 homes back in the village and the lifestyle of the Missus and the Mia Noi's. So perhaps think it over ?

It's you. I never had any of that sort of problem, but of course it's going to be more expensive than Nakon Nowhere. Up to you.

[MadMuhammad]

On 4/3/2025 at 7:25 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Yes 

Very long swimming pool

It's called the Grand Dusit , although there's another Dusit opposite

 

I don't like the location though, walk on a road to Rompho markets with motorbikes screaming past you 

Room is very small ,no microwave no cooking 

So the room was booked by someone else and you were forced to stay there, I’m guessing? 

[wavodavo]

On 4/3/2025 at 9:44 AM, georgegeorgia said:

I will be heading back to that woke highly taxed  country Australia this weekend,

 

I have decided on this trip to Thailand particularly Pattaya that again I won't be retiring this year , particularly after I was assaulted in Lopburi and no action was taken 

 

I woke up this morning early in my Jomtien Airbnb which I must say is the size of a motel room but had good faculties, very very long swimming pool and good gym

Grand Dusit or whatever it's silly name is ,it's about 10 minutes walk to Rompho markets 

 

How the hell could someone live in a room this size 21sqm , so I laid on the bed here this morning thinking , " George if you retired this is your life " 

Waking up everyday in a room , maybe go to the gym , swimming pool , then what .......

 

Oh they make it so good don't they the rosy rose coloured glass crowd 

They start off " oh I woke up went to the gym and then swimming then went for a lovely breakfast then went to the beach then had a beautiful massage blah blah blah 

 

Boring day after day and depressing .

I really feel sorry for you single old men who have to get through each day waking up by yourself in Pattaya thinking what the hell would I be doing today because you gave up your job and life in the west to sit in a box of a room and NO ROUTINE 

 

Life just drifts on , some of you may even turn to bars , alcohol etc to get company,others may just withdraw 

 

It's great for 5 months and yes I used 5 instead of 6 months just to be different 

And you know you can't spend as much being an expat as a tourist so you end up staying in that box most nights of the week 

 

You realise the ladies of the night are now expensive your living here ,2000 baht etc plus bar fines ,drinks 

 

 

You have no real friends in Pattaya only others you see in a bar or bookshop cafe ,they wouldn't do anything for you without payment 

 

 

So eventually your rose coloured glasses come off

Pattaya is not so good for retirement now is it you think

 

 

 

Yourproblem Georgie Boy is you gotta stop trying to pork monkeys and keep out of the monkey enclosure.  Life would be a whole lot better for you if you took my advice.

[PomPolo]

On 4/3/2025 at 7:13 AM, Harrisfan said:

78 provinces to choose from. 

 

Ever thought of that?

 

I spend lots of time in Udon, Khon Kaen, Nong Khai.

Not a truer statement I have lived in all those places and 10 times better than the tourist trap resorts, lack of beaches but who goes to those anyways?

[Dan747]

"GOOD LUCK"

[EVENKEEL]

Make sure to bring a book for the plane ride. I'm hopeful the flight attendants will be accommodating and help you with the zimmer.

[still kicking]

41 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Make sure to bring a book for the plane ride. I'm hopeful the flight attendants will be accommodating and help you with the zimmer.

Zimmer is not allowed in airplanes

[EVENKEEL]

9 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Zimmer is not allowed in airplanes

Will you be picking him up at the airport?

[still kicking]

6 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Will you be picking him up at the airport?

I doubt it I don't have a car anymore I am in a wheelchair and 4000 km away Australia is a continent 

[georgegeorgia]

8 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Make sure to bring a book for the plane ride. I'm hopeful the flight attendants will be accommodating and help you with the zimmer.

Yes well I don't mix with the "peasants"... I will be in business Class with the academics 

[georgegeorgia]

7 hours ago, still kicking said:

I doubt it I don't have a car anymore I am in a wheelchair and 4000 km away Australia is a continent 

You have never once helped me , at least you could be as good as EKeel and drive to pick me up

 

I'm an old man !  Have some respect for the old age!!!