Is there a shop in Pattaya where I can buy a weatherproof UK flag to attach to a small pole on my motorbike?

 

The reason will sound crazy (to some)!!

 

Although I've just retired (getting my UK pension), I have decided for the moment not to return to the UK (as I previously posted in the UK forum), because renting property seems rather difficult etc.

 

Instead, I will return to teach again in Myanmar and to continue my educational charity work in the Inle Lake region 🙂

 

From 12 years of previous experience of riding my motorbike in Myanmar, there exists a real risk in the countryside that I could be mistaken for a local and shot at by trigger-happy soldiers!  Previously, I have ridden in the countryside without my full-face helmet, so that soldiers can identify that I'm not local.

 

I'll be teaching in Shan State and I want to also fly a UK flag on my motorbike, (this might make soldiers more keen to shoot a Brit, based on Burmese history, but I'll take that chance...)  I'm only in Pattaya for a few days, so concrete information where I might buy a suitable flag (and maybe a flak jacket) is appreciated!

I wouldn't like to be a target on a bike...........🤗

2 minutes ago, transam said:

I wouldn't like to be a target on a bike...........🤗

Last time in Mandalay I was almost 'press-ganged' into the army when walking home to my hotel in the dark.  The press-gang truck pulled up right next to me and only stopped when they realised that I was a foreigner!  (Local Myanmar men don't go outside after dark in case they are press-ganged into the military...)

This would probably not be allowed in some UK locations, in case it caused 'offence'

1 minute ago, proton said:

This would probably not be allowed in some UK locations, in case it caused 'offence'

lol, which part?

13 minutes ago, proton said:

This would probably not be allowed in some UK locations, in case it caused 'offence'

Yup, the U.K. is quickly becoming the hub of “ party poopers “ where any hint of a laugh, or even a smile, is frowned upon !!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c62069e85kzo

28 minutes ago, simon43 said:

and maybe a flak jacket

Best check with authorities in each country on that, as body armor could be interpreted as falling under "arms and ammunition" and need special permits.

52 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

Best check with authorities in each country on that, as body armor could be interpreted as falling under "arms and ammunition" and need special permits.

That part about flak jackets was actually a joke!  Only the flag is needed....

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

mistaken for a local and shot at by trigger-happy soldiers! 

Get a Rainbow or Palestinian flag, they're the flavour of the month at the moment. 🌈😂

 

Sadly, Australia flags are in short supply, they had a few idiots burning them on the Harbour Bridge recently. 🇦🇺

 

I've got a few bulletproof vests lying around the house if required. 

 

 

if you're on 3 wheel mobility bike i wouldn't worry about it

2 hours ago, simon43 said:

Is there a shop in Pattaya where I can buy a weatherproof UK flag to attach to a small pole on my motorbike?

UK Flags available on Lazada

21 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Get a Rainbow or Palestinian flag, they're the flavour of the month at the moment. 🌈😂

 

Sadly, Australia flags are in short supply, they had a few idiots burning them on the Harbour Bridge recently. 🇦🇺

 

I've got a few bulletproof vests lying around the house if required. 

 

 

 

Rainbow flags are so 2024.

25 minutes ago, Stocky said:

UK Flags available on Lazada

Not enough time to get online - I leave on Saturday morning.  I'll wander around the shops tomorrow and see if I can find something.

Look through these old thread 

 

 

 

Another forum... 

 

https://forums.pattayatalk.com/topic/31725-buy-flags-in-pattaya/

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Not enough time to get online - I leave on Saturday morning.  I'll wander around the shops tomorrow and see if I can find something.

 

Contact the online seller.  Depends on where the seller has distribution warehouses.  We've ordered on Lazada and received packages in under 24 hours. 

 

Samut Prakan

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/pdp-i5290015216.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.14.412aa2894dEOJp

Try an American one we'll soon be the 50 + state anyway

3 minutes ago, Negita43 said:

Try an American one we'll soon be the 50 + state anyway

 

You wish.

 

Get in line behind Panama, Greenland, Canada and Alaska!

7 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

You wish.

 

Get in line behind Panama, Greenland, Canada and Alaska!

 

Alaska?

If there is a school supply shop anywhere near you they usually have many flag. Union Jack is a popular one so should be easy.

2 hours ago, simon43 said:

Is there a shop in Pattaya where I can buy a weatherproof UK flag to attach to a small pole on my motorbike?

 

The reason will sound crazy (to some)!!

 

Although I've just retired (getting my UK pension), I have decided for the moment not to return to the UK (as I previously posted in the UK forum), because renting property seems rather difficult etc.

 

Instead, I will return to teach again in Myanmar and to continue my educational charity work in the Inle Lake region 🙂

 

From 12 years of previous experience of riding my motorbike in Myanmar, there exists a real risk in the countryside that I could be mistaken for a local and shot at by trigger-happy soldiers!  Previously, I have ridden in the countryside without my full-face helmet, so that soldiers can identify that I'm not local.

 

I'll be teaching in Shan State and I want to also fly a UK flag on my motorbike, (this might make soldiers more keen to shoot a Brit, based on Burmese history, but I'll take that chance...)  I'm only in Pattaya for a few days, so concrete information where I might buy a suitable flag (and maybe a flak jacket) is appreciated!

Nice try, on an we may seem naive to you but you could be seriously mistaken. Your fairy tale is a facade for something much more down to earth. Your goal is to parade around Pattaya on your fat bike with the UK flag on the back to impress the girls and show how tough you are

Make one out of a cushion cover online or at Index 🤔

11 minutes ago, Sophon said:

 

Alaska?

 

‘I’m going to Russia’: Trump appears to forget Alaska is in US as he frets over facing Putin 

43 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Not enough time to get online - I leave on Saturday morning.  I'll wander around the shops tomorrow and see if I can find something.

 

Easier to print one and get it laminated. A photography store will be able to do that. Take the file on a thumb drive.

I would keep that crap under wraps when in a foreign country if I were you. 

3 hours ago, proton said:

This would probably not be allowed in some UK locations, in case it caused 'offence'

 

It's also an offence in Thailand to fly any flag other than Thai

When I was supervising an American contractor working for a Pakistani client in what was formerly the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in northwest Pakistan, my security was paramount and for my daily field trips I was urged to keep a low profile and don't attract attention like wearing a baseball cap. For their part, the client provided me with a brand-new white Land Rover, two armed, uniformed Pakistani militia guards... and an obnoxious Baluchi driver. Talk about a target? Stuck out like the proverbial dog's balls!

 

I visited the base camp of a Chinese contractor working for the same client in the area, and I noted that all the staff, Chinese and locals alike, were dressed like locals. So I stopped using the Landy and armed guards, got shot of the Baluchi driver, dressed like a Pashtun (without the AK-47 of course) and travelled around safely in the back of a Toyota pickup for my two months.

 

When I worked in Sagaing region of northwest Myanmar back around 2018, I used 125 cc motorbikes to get around the dirt roads, same as the locals, and carried a square-tipped machete in a plywood sheath strapped to my hip under my pahkahmah, like the locals.

 

My advice to the OP is dress like a local, blend in and don't mess with any flags.

 

And don't be tempted to buy Kevlar here either, as the Thai authorities classify it as a war weapon. If they find it, you will be arrested.

 

Good luck on your Myanmar re-adventures.

14 hours ago, simon43 said:

The reason will sound crazy (to some)!!

 

You seem crazy to move to Myanmar but good luck with your flag project. 

 

 

4 hours ago, simon43 said:

Is there a shop in Pattaya where I can buy a weatherproof UK flag to attach to a small pole on my motorbike?

 

The reason will sound crazy (to some)!!

 

Although I've just retired (getting my UK pension), I have decided for the moment not to return to the UK (as I previously posted in the UK forum), because renting property seems rather difficult etc.

 

Instead, I will return to teach again in Myanmar and to continue my educational charity work in the Inle Lake region 🙂

 

From 12 years of previous experience of riding my motorbike in Myanmar, there exists a real risk in the countryside that I could be mistaken for a local and shot at by trigger-happy soldiers!  Previously, I have ridden in the countryside without my full-face helmet, so that soldiers can identify that I'm not local.

 

I'll be teaching in Shan State and I want to also fly a UK flag on my motorbike, (this might make soldiers more keen to shoot a Brit, based on Burmese history, but I'll take that chance...)  I'm only in Pattaya for a few days, so concrete information where I might buy a suitable flag (and maybe a flak jacket) is appreciated!

Make your mind up then.

1 hour ago, vangrop said:

Nice try, on an we may seem naive to you but you could be seriously mistaken. Your fairy tale is a facade for something much more down to earth. Your goal is to parade around Pattaya on your fat bike with the UK flag on the back to impress the girls and show how tough you are

I'm not sure anyone would be impressed by a UK flag nowadays.....

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Easier to print one and get it laminated. A photography store will be able to do that. Take the file on a thumb drive.

Good idea!  I need to print a couple of things at my favourite print shop tomorrow 🙂