How come they don't understand that week-long water throwing is actually bad for business?

[Ralf001]

2 hours ago, Dionigi said:

Not everybody worships money as their god

Money IS my god.

[quake]

24 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Money IS my god.

 

Pussy is my goddess.  

[steven100]

On 4/10/2025 at 10:07 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

There is more to life for Thais than profit, which is a hard concept for capitalists, I know

I don't think  7-11 CP owners would agree with you ....  

[steven100]

32 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Money IS my god.

well,     money & beer 

[steven100]

9 minutes ago, quake said:

 

Pussy is my goddess.  

[Ralf001]

11 minutes ago, quake said:

 

Pussy is my goddess.  

I worship pink or stink.....so long as they on the same person.

[Ralf001]

3 minutes ago, steven100 said:

well,     money & beer 

My god buys my beer.

[jimmybcool]

4 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

 

Most don't lose profit because they either charge for the water or you have to buy a drink.  I don't remember seeing any less people in bars or walking street.  Same for nana lots of people lots of drinking.

 

Most bars accept it as the cost of doing business 

 

Lot of restaurants have to close for a week in Pattaya.  They lose business.

[Ralf001]

Just now, jimmybcool said:

 

Lot of restaurants have to close for a week in Pattaya.  They lose business.

 

They choose to close... lose of bussiness is on them.

[petermik]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

They choose to close... lose of bussiness is on them.

loss of business Ralf....ok na kha...

And they close because mindless idiots have no respect for others 🙄

[JackGats]

This year I'm off to Jakarta for 10 days. A good use of Thai Airways miles that were to expire soon.

[Ralf001]

16 minutes ago, petermik said:

loss of business Ralf....ok na kha...

And they close because mindless idiots have no respect for others 🙄

Their call to close.

 

[Ralf001]

3 minutes ago, JackGats said:

This year I'm off to Jakarta for 10 days. A good use of Thai Airways miles that were to expire soon.

 

When do you fly out ?

[JackGats]

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

When do you fly out ?

Sunday. When exactly do they start throwing water in Pattaya? Tomorrow (Saturday?). I nearly got doused today in Soi Post Office. I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't at it already this very evening.

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, JackGats said:

Sunday. When exactly do they start throwing water in Pattaya? Tomorrow (Saturday?). I nearly got doused today in Soi Post Office. I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't at it already this very evening.

yeah tomoz it will slowly ramp up.

[BangkokReady]

On 4/10/2025 at 9:55 AM, hotsun said:

The holiday is theirs only, they deserve to be proud of it

 

The Buddhist New Year is actually celebrated in several countries and in no way belongs to Thailand.

[BangkokReady]

On 4/10/2025 at 9:46 AM, JoseThailand said:

When people get soaked in water, they don't go into restaurants, bars or clubs. And many avoid going out altogether! Either way, businesses lose a lot of money.

 

How is it possible to be so stupid and not understand this?

 

It's a religious festival.  The Buddhist New Year.

 

This is like asking why businesses close for Christmas and New Year in the West.

[brewsterbudgen]

36 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

It's a religious festival.  The Buddhist New Year.

 

This is like asking why businesses close for Christmas and New Year in the West.

Is it religious?  Some people might go the temple, but it's not one of the Buddhist holidays.  More of a cultural festival with religious influences, especially from Buddhism, but not a purely religious event.

[BangkokReady]

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Is it religious?  Some people might go the temple, but it's not one of the Buddhist holidays. 

 

"In Bangkok, the Buddhist New Year, also known as Songkran, is celebrated annually for three days, from April 13th to 15th. This festival is a major cultural event in Thailand, celebrated with traditional water fights, visits to temples, and other rituals."

 

(From the AI blurb in Google.)

 

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

More of a cultural festival with religious influences, especially from Buddhism, but not a purely religious event.

 

It's a religious festival.  How many people go to church on Christmas day in the West?  Hardly anyone, but we still know that it is a religious festival.

[suspectdevice]

On 4/10/2025 at 5:03 AM, Patong2021 said:

 

The water throwing typically stops by nightfall anyway. Songkran in many places is 3 days only  anyway.

Typically the water throwing  goes on all night for the 7 days in Pattaya!💦

[jimmybcool]

3 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

They choose to close... lose of bussiness is on them.

 

Kind of hard to stay open when idiots walk into the restaurant and spray people and the food with water.  Or when people can't come into your place without being dripping wet.  But hey per you loss of business on them.  🙄

[jimmybcool]

2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

It's a religious festival.  The Buddhist New Year.

 

This is like asking why businesses close for Christmas and New Year in the West.

 

Whatever it is in Pattaya it isn't the same as other parts of Thailand.  it is ruined by the idiot falangs.  And it runs for 7 or more days. 

[BangkokReady]

10 minutes ago, jimmybcool said:

it is ruined by the idiot falangs

 

How so?

[Patong2021]

3 hours ago, suspectdevice said:

Typically the water throwing  goes on all night for the 7 days in Pattaya!💦

Ok. but Pattaya is a foreign tourist hub. Many of the tourists are in Pattaya for the festival.

[UserC923]

Thailand has already hosted a month-long Songkran festival. So how exactly does Songkran negatively affect the economy? In case you didn’t know the total tourism revenue from both domestic and international tourists during Songkran 2023 was approximately 18.5 billion baht. That was the year Thailand celebrated Songkran for the entire month.

[rattlesnake]

On 4/10/2025 at 4:46 AM, JoseThailand said:

How come they don't understand that week-long water throwing is actually bad for business?

 

Everything isn't about business and there is nothing to understand. This is Thailand and the Thais love Songkran.

[jimmybcool]

5 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

How so?

 

Why not visit Pattaya while it's going on and report back?  Or read back several posts that describe the antics that take place there during Song Kran.  Not sure repeating them will make a difference. 

[jacko45k]

7 hours ago, suspectdevice said:

Typically the water throwing  goes on all night for the 7 days in Pattaya!💦

Many years ago it mostly stopped soon after sunset..... Pattaya has gone it's own way since on this celebration. 

[Gottfrid]

16 hours ago, KannikaP said:

No word-bending intended. 

So Song Kran is a Thai New Year celebration, celebrated differently in tourist areas, mostly by stupid tourists, encouraged by stupid Thai, usually girls. Am I correct please?

And now you change your info nd want somebody to admit you are right. How pathetic!

[Ralf001]

20 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Most stores have delivery,

7-11, Makro, Pizza co, just stay in and get your food delivered.

 

Or just stock the fridge and pantry like normal people do...

 

Seriously who the <deleted> goes grocery shopping everyday ?