More Useless Junk On Pattaya’s Sidewalks

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More useless junk on Pattaya’s sidewalks

PATTAYA: -- At last I think I understand now why someone at City hall has dumped “Jomtien Second Road” signs along the length of Thappraya Road.

It isn’t just another questionable sign project dreamed up for enrichment purposes, nor is it just a mistake, but a very poor attempt at logic.

Thinking along the lines of Pattaya itself, where Beach Road is effectively “First Road”, with Second Road behind it, some genius has decided that the entire length of Thappraya Road should be called Second Road, even though it is really only Jomtien’s “Second Road” from the Hanuman statue southwards, as it runs parallel to Jomtien Beach Road.

For the rest of the way, from the Hanuman statue into Pattaya, this road should properly be called Thappraya Road, as it has been and forever will be, signs or no signs to the contrary, as there is no Beach Road running parallel to it, unless the beach access trackway qualifies.

Then we have the gigantic, “helpful” signs pointlessly pointing the way to the beach on signs so huge they block the sidewalk at pedestrian level. There can be no excuse for these, except one, of course.

And to the above mess, we can now add the dodgy-looking metal constructions now being dumped at random along Thappraya Road, masquerading as bus shelters, for buses we don’t (and never will ) have, presumably.

Full story and pictures HERE

-- IN PATTAYA NOW 2011-12-23

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