Advice On Moving Back To Pattaya

[Mark1969]

I lived in Pattaya previously for over a year about one year ago. I was planning to move back to Pattaya, into the Central or Jomtein area.

 

However, I just saw a bunch of Youtube video's saying Pattaya getting real bad with people from India taking over, sleeping on the beach, using beach as a public toilet, etc, but I'm not sure if it's really that bad or if the video's are just focusing on negatives for attention. I don't like males from India much, but i do like the food.

 

How different is it from a year ago?

[Ralf001]

Its all that and more, stay away.

[josephbloggs]

9 minutes ago, Mark1969 said:

I lived in Pattaya previously for over a year about one year ago. I was planning to move back to Pattaya, into the Central or Jomtein area. The other option I'm considering is Hua Hin.

 

However, I just saw a bunch of Youtube video's saying Pattaya getting real bad with people from India taking over, sleeping on the beach, using beach as a public toilet, etc. I don't like people from India much (not the men), but i do like the food.

 

Is it just talk or is it really a no-go? How different is it from a year ago?

The Indians sleeping on the beach and using it as a toilet was a fake story. 

But everything else about Pattaya is nasty.

[garygooner]

Move back from where .... Bangkok? 

[novacova]

2 hours ago, Mark1969 said:

Advice On Moving Back To Pattaya

Don’t.

Unless you like the idea of being involved in a probable mayhem incident.

[newnative]

     There's another thread running fairly close to your topic called  "Moving a family to Pattaya from Bangkok".   I would check the comments there, paying attention to those from posters who actually live in Pattaya and know what they are talking about, as opposed to all the others who are, basically, totally clueless.   Paattaya is a large city with many different neighborhoods to choose from.  I live here year-round and have no problem--or interaction--with Indians, rowdy tourists, or the nightlife.  It's very easy to avoid them.

[ThreeCardMonte]

4 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

The Indians sleeping on the beach and using it as a toilet was a fake story. 

But everything else about Pattaya is nasty.

Fake?

 

 

[TimBKK]

4 hours ago, Mark1969 said:

I lived in Pattaya previously for over a year about one year ago. I was planning to move back to Pattaya, into the Central or Jomtein area.

 

However, I just saw a bunch of Youtube video's saying Pattaya getting real bad with people from India taking over, sleeping on the beach, using beach as a public toilet, etc, but I'm not sure if it's really that bad or if the video's are just focusing on negatives for attention. I don't like males from India much, but i do like the food.

 

How different is it from a year ago?

The level of Indian annoyance is not so different from a year ago.  They still don’t know how to walk in a civilized fashion, that hasn’t changed - but the annoyances are generally avoidable with only minor inconveniences.  My context is central Pattaya, have no idea about Jomtien.
 

[daveAustin]

Advice On Moving Back To Pattaya

Don't. 

 

So, by Indian's sleeping on benches, would that imply they've booted the brits off? 😋

[MalcolmB]

5 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

So, by Indian's sleeping on benches, would that imply they've booted the brits off? 

No, we have an iron grip on the soi6 and similar venues.

Which is why it is so good now.

[scubascuba3]

Same as a year ago, just more stories on social media 

[sungod]

2 hours ago, novacova said:

Don’t.

Unless you like the idea of being involved in a probable mayhem incident.

 

Really, guess I'm lucky with nearly 30 years here and no hassle.

[Ralf001]

5 minutes ago, sungod said:

 

Really, guess I'm lucky with nearly 30 years here and no hassle.

 

Yeah 20 for me.... terrible terrible place to live.

[newnative]

12 minutes ago, sungod said:

 

Really, guess I'm lucky with nearly 30 years here and no hassle.

Me, too, never an incident in 15 years.  

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Fake?

 

 

Yes, fake.

There were pictures/videos of what people were saying were Indian tourists sleeping and camping all over the beach. "The Indian invasion" etc etc.

Fake, because they were migrant workers who camped on the beach for one night while waiting for transport to work sites elsewhere in the country. One night only. Not tourists. And not Indian. Just fake news posted by people with an agenda, or - best case - people who are just ignorant and can't be bothered doing any research at all.

And yes, the migrant workers did leave the beach filthy.

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

Fair enough.

 

Wonder why they weren’t transported directly to the worksite (where) from where they were coming from (where) and by who.

 

Perhaps they just wanted a night of Rest and Relaxation before work.

 

Someone paid to sponsor them to at and at the job site but couldn’t afford to get them a fan room for the night 

 

A episode for Unsolved Mysteries.

 

[mran66]

If you want to spend majority of your time hanging on pattaya beach road and/or end of 2nd road near walking street AND don't like Indians, better not come. 

 

But if you spend most of your time elsewhere, no issues even if you would not like Indians. In pratamnak where I live not much Indians.