Tourist Numbers

[BANGLABILL]

Anyone report on the tourist numbers in patong at the moment, is bangla busy i heard that some of the sois are very quiet an the bars are really struggling?.

[ScubaBuddha]

Very slow now. I haven't been down Bangla in a couple weeks, but I drive by it often. There are people there, but the crowd is thin. I refuse to get out of my car in Patong anymore because the touts have gotten so desperate and aggressive. Everyone from the massage girl, tuk tuk driver, restauraunt host, and ESPECIALLY the "Indian" (read: paki, bangledeshi, etc) tailors. I know it's not your question, but related I think. One of them started yelling at me when he asked me where I am from. I said "I live here" he went off on me, "I didn't ask where you lived! I asked where your from!!!" really yelling. I wanted to deck him. The questions come at you so fast that if you chose to respond, there is not time to answer one before the next one is posed. I end up just laughing it's so crazy. God I hate Patong. I don't understand why anyone would want to holiday there. It's a million times more enjoyable walking the relatively calm streets of Kata and Karon.

Edited July 22, 2009 by Scubabuddha

[barney42bb]

Very slow now. I haven't been down Bangla in a couple weeks, but I drive by it often. There are people there, but the crowd is thin. I refuse to get out of my car in Patong anymore because the touts have gotten so desperate and aggressive. Everyone from the massage girl, tuk tuk driver, restauraunt host, and ESPECIALLY the "Indian" (read: paki, bangledeshi, etc) tailors. I know it's not your question, but related I think. One of them started yelling at me when he asked me where I am from. I said "I live here" he went off on me, "I didn't ask where you lived! I asked where your from!!!" really yelling. I wanted to deck him. The questions come at you so fast that if you chose to respond, there is not time to answer one before the next one is posed. I end up just laughing it's so crazy. God I hate Patong. I don't understand why anyone would want to holiday there. It's a million times more enjoyable walking the relatively calm streets of Kata and Karon.

So good to hear the lot are struggling big time...just reward for many of these ripping off tourists...to wit... over priced beer, meals, sunbeds street food and of course check bin scams...should be really fun in High season...when it's just as dead. whoooopeeee

[katabeachbum]

Anyone report on the tourist numbers in patong at the moment, is bangla busy i heard that some of the sois are very quiet an the bars are really struggling?.

Some of the sois are quiet, but Bangla is very busy and the discos and clubs crowded after midnight.

As for the touts I just smile at them and never reply, and their off.

The good thing this low season, its possible to park car very close to Bangla

Edited July 23, 2009 by katabeachbum

[sadman]

ESPECIALLY the "Indian" (read: paki, bangledeshi, etc) tailors. I know it's not your question, but related I think. One of them started yelling at me when he asked me where I am from. I said "I live here" he went off on me, "I didn't ask where you lived! I asked where your from!!!" really yelling. I wanted to deck him. The questions come at you so fast that if you chose to respond, there is not time to answer one before the next one is posed. I end up just laughing it's so crazy. God I hate Patong. I don't understand why anyone would want to holiday there. It's a million times more enjoyable walking the relatively calm streets of Kata and Karon.

If I have to listen to "luvverly jubbly" one more time......

I agree about Karon. I stayed there the first time I went to Phuket in 2000, and although it's changed quite a bit, I still like it.