funfun Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 what is it with us europeans and americans etc we settle here and we go on thaivisa.com and when some one asks about anything say, in bangkok, to vist, all pattaya people will do is slag it off ,as a rats nest and same with us all from samui phucket chang mai etc, we all seem to live in the perfect place and everyone else who dosent live there lives in a sh@thole! just wondered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) All of the top places: Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, and Chiang Mai have both strong negatives and strong positives. By trashing the other places, perhaps this serves as psychological reinforcement to self rationalize/justify putting up with the negatives of their choice? It indeed is not a pretty part of human nature. I love all of those places (maybe my insides are pretty?), but for me, Pattaya is the best fit, by far. Edited October 23, 2007 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funfun Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 All of the top places: Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, and Chiang Mai have both strong negatives and strong positives. By trashing the other places, perhaps this serves as psychological reinforcement to self rationalize/justify putting up with the negatives of their choice? It indeed is not a pretty part of human nature. I love all of those places (maybe my insides are pretty?), but for me, Pattaya is the best fit, by far. psychological reinforcement to self rationalize/justify now am i gonna have to google all that lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethevigoman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 what is it with us europeans and americans etc we settle here and we go on thaivisa.com and when some one asks about anything say, in bangkok, to vist, all pattaya people will do is slag it off ,as a rats nest and same with us all from samui phucket chang mai etc, we all seem to live in the perfect place and everyone else who dosent live there lives in a sh@thole!just wondered! Snobs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 This isn't limited to Thailand. San Francisco and LA people trash each other. Same with Sydney and Melbourne, and I am sure numerous other international examples. Human nature, as Trink used to say, MANURE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 This isn't limited to Thailand. Agreed jingthing, we were at it all the time in England thumbing our noses up at the different surrouding cities. Did some one say snobs????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 This isn't limited to Thailand.San Francisco and LA people trash each other. Same with Sydney and Melbourne, and I am sure numerous other international examples. Human nature, as Trink used to say, MANURE. That's why the Aussies invented Canberra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 It can happen between countries too. Take Aust. and NZ for example, well not a good example as the Aussies do have every good reason to knock the Kiwis, like really...who calls an esky a chilli bin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) US and Canada: Blame Canada! Edited October 23, 2007 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 US and Canada: Blame Canada! i like everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The rest of them are all jealous. They just wish they could live in Pattaya, but they know they can't handle it, so they slag it instead. Compared to where I am now though, just about anywhere (outside of Iraq, Iran or the Sudan) seems like paradise ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethevigoman Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 This isn't limited to Thailand. Agreed jingthing, we were at it all the time in England thumbing our noses up at the different surrouding cities. Did some one say snobs????????? Twas me, i can even remember two small towns in devon england 10 miles apart hating each other in the uk,must be an old tribal/terrotorial thing dating back to doomsday !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethevigoman Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 (edited) The rest of them are all jealous. They just wish they could live in Pattaya, but they know they can't handle it, so they slag it instead.Compared to where I am now though, just about anywhere (outside of Iraq, Iran or the Sudan) seems like paradise ! Or their wives wont let them live in pattaya Edited October 24, 2007 by mikethevigoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ercorn Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 It can happen between countries too.Take Aust. and NZ for example, well not a good example as the Aussies do have every good reason to knock the Kiwis, like really...who calls an esky a chilli bin? Yeah and thongs are sexy underwear but aussie`s try and wear them on their feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suszzy Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 It can happen between countries too.Take Aust. and NZ for example, well not a good example as the Aussies do have every good reason to knock the Kiwis, like really...who calls an esky a chilli bin? Yeah and thongs are sexy underwear but aussie`s try and wear them on their feet. What..??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I'm mostly Bangkok based and like Phuket and Pattaya. As I mentioned before, I think it has more to do with the particular individual hating one's own life, rather than a particular place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Because, truth be told, Phuket has no violence, there is no prostitution, all German restaurants serve fresh food, there is no overcharging and there is no double pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangsaenguy Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 The rest of them are all jealous. They just wish they could live in Pattaya, but they know they can't handle it, so they slag it instead.Compared to where I am now though, just about anywhere (outside of Iraq, Iran or the Sudan) seems like paradise ! Or their wives wont let them live in pattaya I know mine won't. An hour away from Pattaya or BKK is as close as allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 psychological reinforcement to self rationalize/justifynow am i gonna have to google all that lot! Sorry about that. I made my money in the bs biz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Because, truth be told, Phuket has no violence, there is no prostitution, all German restaurants serve fresh food, there is no overcharging and there is no double pricing. Just like Pattaya then. Except that there are also no tattood, beer swilling, shaven headed lager louts in Patters either. Seriously, I think the reason others slag off Pattaya is that they are desperately trying to distance themselves from the sleazy side of the town. The best way, in their minds, to do that is to slag off the whole place, all it's inhabitants and anyone who visits there. It's like the folks who sound off about the guys who take up with bar girls, they are just protesting their innocense and cleanliness by dam_ning all that do indulge to the eternal fires of hel_l instead of just adopting an "up to them" stance. I lived there twelve years and, whilst accepting that it aint everyone's cup of tea, loved the fact that there was so much to do around the area. I personally don't like Bangkok but I've never made a posting slagging the place off, well not to my memory anyway. (just in case one of the TV nitpickers searches all my posts to find any slight negative thing I've said about the place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgriffith Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Here's some more examples at the municipal, provincial and national level: Laguna Beach vs. Newport Beach (California) Britain vs. France California vs. New York State Czech vs. Slovakia (Republic) And the list goes on and on and on..... Can't we all just get along? I have been in well over 60 countries worldwide, and lived for a time in some of them. Every place has its unique treasures and benefits.....So for Patts, is it Jenny's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai_narak Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 you don't have to look somewhere else, why do you have your neighbor? because he has greener grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 What's wrong with Pattaya? Seems like an easy enough place to live. Phuket has gotten pretty congested and crime seems on the increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 It can happen between countries too.Take Aust. and NZ for example, well not a good example as the Aussies do have every good reason to knock the Kiwis, like really...who calls an esky a chilli bin? Yeah and thongs are sexy underwear but aussie`s try and wear them on their feet. What..??? The Aussie thong... Perhaps the thong bikini was named after the part of the thong that hold it on ya foot right? Doesn't it look just like the bit of the G String that tries to cover the behind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I pity those poor English newspaper scribes who have a 35 year mortgage on a garden shed and simply cannot ever contemplate a retirement to Pattaya ... or anywhere else for that matter. Naka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 ah, the Springfield vs Shelbyville dillema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 what is it with us europeans and americans etc we settle here and we go on thaivisa.com and when some one asks about anything say, in bangkok, to vist, all pattaya people will do is slag it off ,as a rats nest and same with us all from samui phucket chang mai etc, we all seem to live in the perfect place and everyone else who dosent live there lives in a sh@thole!just wondered! Because Pattaya people won't even bother to learn how to spell Phuket and Chiang Mai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I've lived in LOS for about 5 years and have been to most places of note. One place I have never been to, and hope I never will, is Pattaya. I hear everyone there smells of pla ra and eats babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 There is no way I'd want to live in Phucket! Everytime the wife would like to do something I could see myself saying "Ahhhh, I'm too lazy - Phucket!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intumult Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Always the same. A bit like North v South. Like Yorkshiremen and Lancastrians Usually all in good fun except for those who take it too seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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