Monday Mayhem Returns To The Streets Of Bkk

[bkkjames]

Just read this in the Bangkok Post and I must say I don't agree with the Gov's decision.

IMO, Monday's have been somewhat more easy to live with since they removed all the street sellers for street clean up etc during office hours.

I appreciate that tourists (and most likely all the Thais in my office) will welcome this return to sidewalk stagnation, I for one do not.

Yesterday it was a pleasure to walk outside my office at lunch time without having to play dodge the dao with umbrella in hand between t-shirt hawkers and fried chicken sellers in my area.

Alas, too good to be true and we will revert back next week.

[britmaveric]

Both sides of Suk???

[bkkjames]

Both sides of Suk???

All of Bangkok I understand, saw the news in Bk post or nation today.

[britmaveric]

Well the street vendours will be chuffed. (businesses behind them will make dosh on rent again)

[bkkjames]

Well the street vendours will be chuffed. (businesses behind them will make dosh on rent again)

it was the vendours that wanted this change!

[DP25]

Thank God. Monday is my least favorite day of the week because of the lack of food vendors.

[Checker]

I wondered why Victory Monument was nice and quite yesterday... and it looked clean.

[bkkjames]

I wondered why Victory Monument was nice and quite yesterday... and it looked clean.

All but a faded memory now I am afraid. The one day of the week Bangkok looks like a civilised city and boom, nope can't have that - and it's gone.