Report Thailand Eases Alcohol Restrictions on Buddhist Holidays with Exceptions

[CFCol]

Tomorrow's buddha day is also an election day on Samui so any new rules will only apply after 1700 till midnight on Sunday, therefore still no alcohol 1700 Saturday till 1700 Sunday.

[AhFarangJa]

12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

So basically nothing. The "exceptions" is basically all of Thailand. What about voting days? This is complete BS spin.

Already causing total confusion in Hua Hin. There are elections this weekend so the mayor has a ban on alcohol, but some people are saying hotels can sell it, etc. etc. I can see this weekend being very lucrative for the old B.I.B...

[frank83628]

11 hours ago, connda said:

Still can't have a beer on the beach between 2pm to 5pm.  Freaking stupid rules.  And as people get fed up and figure there are other places to go, it will be...

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!

 

And then the weeping..."We don't understand.  Why does Vietnam get so many tourist who used to come to Thailand." 😢

I'll take a shot at that - They can have a beer on the beach between 2pm and 5pm and the entire Thai cultural isn't "SHOCKED, SHOCKED I SAY BY BAD TOURISTS" whom they now want to be kicked out of their country. 

Headline News: "Foreigner Sits On Sacred Wall."
Confused Tourist: "It's just a bunch of bricks."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!!  KICK ALL FOREIGNER OUT!!!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Leans Against Sacred Tree."
Confused Tourist: "The tree out in the middle of nowhere has a ribbon around it.  I leaned against to get out of the heat."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD BAD FARANGS.  KICK THEM OUT!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Drinks Beer On Beach At 3PM.  Arrested By Police!"
Confused Tourist: "I was drinking beer in Vietnam on the beach at 3PM last week.  What's this stupid Thai law? I didn't even know there was a law!"
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD DRUNK FARANGS DISRESPECT THAI SACRED BEACH WITH AFTERNOON BEER.  GET RID OF THEM!"

What beach can you not drink on? Certainly not a thing in samui, phangan, Tao, chumphon.

[jcmj]

Just Zban the Thais from drinking on their holidays and elections. Sure that would go over well, but it is intended for them anyway. 

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, connda said:

That's essentially how it is right now defacto.

Where are you living? It isn't like that in my Lotus, 7/11 etc.

[cdemundo]

1 hour ago, riverhigh said:

I love these "I'm better than you" comments. Comment nothing to with the validity of the alcohol sales ban more about self-promotion (smile).

Haha, sorry if I offended you.

A little sensitive maybe.

 

 

 

[damo1967]

12 hours ago, connda said:

Still can't have a beer on the beach between 2pm to 5pm.  Freaking stupid rules.  And as people get fed up and figure there are other places to go, it will be...

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!

 

And then the weeping..."We don't understand.  Why does Vietnam get so many tourist who used to come to Thailand." 😢

I'll take a shot at that - They can have a beer on the beach between 2pm and 5pm and the entire Thai cultural isn't "SHOCKED, SHOCKED I SAY BY BAD TOURISTS" whom they now want to be kicked out of their country. 

Headline News: "Foreigner Sits On Sacred Wall."
Confused Tourist: "It's just a bunch of bricks."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!!  KICK ALL FOREIGNER OUT!!!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Leans Against Sacred Tree."
Confused Tourist: "The tree out in the middle of nowhere has a ribbon around it.  I leaned against to get out of the heat."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD BAD FARANGS.  KICK THEM OUT!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Drinks Beer On Beach At 3PM.  Arrested By Police!"
Confused Tourist: "I was drinking beer in Vietnam on the beach at 3PM last week.  What's this stupid Thai law? I didn't even know there was a law!"
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD DRUNK FARANGS DISRESPECT THAI SACRED BEACH WITH AFTERNOON BEER.  GET RID OF THEM!"

 

One of the more stupidest posts I have read... go back home whinger.

[Sydebolle]

What they actually meant to say - but could not wrap up in clear words = see "Thai-style" is, that the five mentioned categories are conclusive. 

All other establishments could never care to start with so we're all good to go now. 

Unclear though is my lack of understanding; what is the difference between Thai Buddhism and the philosophy celebrated and followed in neighbouring Burma/Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia - as in all those places there is no such thing as prohibiting booze - just asking 

[ignore it]

Good news for monks everywhere!

[Aussie999]

So, will we see open slather, as was the lifting of the cannabis ban, which was for medicinal purposes only... 555, and we know how that went, from the very first day.

[Aussie999]

3 hours ago, cdemundo said:

Meh.

Either way, don't care.

I can go hours without liquor.

I can go a bit longer... 40 years, might need a drink soon, Thailand's immigration laws, and bank not allowing new accounts, for whatever reasons that suits them, are doing my head in... 555

[Mannekenpis]

3 hours ago, lavender19 said:

What about restaurants? Do they come under service establishments ?

Apparently not. It seems ok to get <deleted> faced in a nightclub but not to have a glass of wine with your meal 

[fulhamster]

13 hours ago, connda said:

Still can't have a beer on the beach between 2pm to 5pm.  Freaking stupid rules.  And as people get fed up and figure there are other places to go, it will be...

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!

 

And then the weeping..."We don't understand.  Why does Vietnam get so many tourist who used to come to Thailand." 😢

I'll take a shot at that - They can have a beer on the beach between 2pm and 5pm and the entire Thai cultural isn't "SHOCKED, SHOCKED I SAY BY BAD TOURISTS" whom they now want to be kicked out of their country. 

Headline News: "Foreigner Sits On Sacred Wall."
Confused Tourist: "It's just a bunch of bricks."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!!  KICK ALL FOREIGNER OUT!!!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Leans Against Sacred Tree."
Confused Tourist: "The tree out in the middle of nowhere has a ribbon around it.  I leaned against to get out of the heat."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD BAD FARANGS.  KICK THEM OUT!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Drinks Beer On Beach At 3PM.  Arrested By Police!"
Confused Tourist: "I was drinking beer in Vietnam on the beach at 3PM last week.  What's this stupid Thai law? I didn't even know there was a law!"
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD DRUNK FARANGS DISRESPECT THAI SACRED BEACH WITH AFTERNOON BEER.  GET RID OF THEM!"

Sad but very true

[daveAustin]

12 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Are you ok?

Sounds like they need a beer 😋

[HK MacPhooey]

14 hours ago, connda said:

Still can't have a beer on the beach between 2pm to 5pm.  Freaking stupid rules.  And as people get fed up and figure there are other places to go, it will be...

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!

 

And then the weeping..."We don't understand.  Why does Vietnam get so many tourist who used to come to Thailand." 😢

I'll take a shot at that - They can have a beer on the beach between 2pm and 5pm and the entire Thai cultural isn't "SHOCKED, SHOCKED I SAY BY BAD TOURISTS" whom they now want to be kicked out of their country. 

Headline News: "Foreigner Sits On Sacred Wall."
Confused Tourist: "It's just a bunch of bricks."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!!  KICK ALL FOREIGNER OUT!!!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Leans Against Sacred Tree."
Confused Tourist: "The tree out in the middle of nowhere has a ribbon around it.  I leaned against to get out of the heat."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD BAD FARANGS.  KICK THEM OUT!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Drinks Beer On Beach At 3PM.  Arrested By Police!"
Confused Tourist: "I was drinking beer in Vietnam on the beach at 3PM last week.  What's this stupid Thai law? I didn't even know there was a law!"
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD DRUNK FARANGS DISRESPECT THAI SACRED BEACH WITH AFTERNOON BEER.  GET RID OF THEM!"

 

14 hours ago, connda said:

Still can't have a beer on the beach between 2pm to 5pm.  Freaking stupid rules.  And as people get fed up and figure there are other places to go, it will be...

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!

 

And then the weeping..."We don't understand.  Why does Vietnam get so many tourist who used to come to Thailand." 😢

I'll take a shot at that - They can have a beer on the beach between 2pm and 5pm and the entire Thai cultural isn't "SHOCKED, SHOCKED I SAY BY BAD TOURISTS" whom they now want to be kicked out of their country. 

Headline News: "Foreigner Sits On Sacred Wall."
Confused Tourist: "It's just a bunch of bricks."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!!  KICK ALL FOREIGNER OUT!!!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Leans Against Sacred Tree."
Confused Tourist: "The tree out in the middle of nowhere has a ribbon around it.  I leaned against to get out of the heat."
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD BAD FARANGS.  KICK THEM OUT!"

Headline News: "Foreigner Drinks Beer On Beach At 3PM.  Arrested By Police!"
Confused Tourist: "I was drinking beer in Vietnam on the beach at 3PM last week.  What's this stupid Thai law? I didn't even know there was a law!"
Thais: "WE'RE SHOCKED!  SHOCKED!!!! BAD DRUNK FARANGS DISRESPECT THAI SACRED BEACH WITH AFTERNOON BEER.  GET RID OF THEM!"

 

[HK MacPhooey]

Stupid tourist who lean on sacred trees usually only do it one time as they are usually attacked by ferocious red ants

[Nickcage49]

As always, short on hard facts.