Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Sitting at McDonald's looking the people walk past. I counted 5 westerners in the last 5 minutes. That's including the two westerners sitting in the bar next door. What happened? Where are all the westerners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted August 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2014 Burger King 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post iancnx Posted August 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2014 They are hiding, wondering how they can get legal on the right visa, so that they might one day sit in any restaurant and not worry about being arrested. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To be honest I didn't know there is a McDonalds on Soi 5 but.. Well it is Soi 5! From Soi 7 to Soi 5 is not called Soweto Alley for nothing. Then there is the Soi 5 to Soi 3 and belong , well lets call it the Arab Quarter. Then again not all westerners fit your perception! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I remember when it was just an open garden ,with the old "haunted house" standing in it , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canardo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuibeachcomber Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Burger King you beat me to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FireMedic Posted August 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2014 They all went to a country that actually treats them well........The other 5 will follow when they figure out where that is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneG Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Western tourists are probably on holiday in Spain, Greece or Italy. Too hot and rainy in Thailand now. Best time Dec/Jan/Feb nice and warm and dry, perfect for holidays. I'm booked for January already. ToneG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 We're in Thonglor eating sushi. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choochoo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 1/4 lbs burgers would do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up-country_sinclair Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Eating Thai food. They are probably in Thailand on vacation after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneG Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Some people like it hot and wet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loptr Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 McDonald's? That crap will kill you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I guess that member thinks an Arab is a westerner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To be honest I didn't know there is a McDonalds on Soi 5 but.. Well it is Soi 5! From Soi 7 to Soi 5 is not called Soweto Alley for nothing. Then there is the Soi 5 to Soi 3 and belong , well lets call it the Arab Quarter. Then again not all westerners fit your perception! It's on the corner, Soi 5 and Sukhumvit. It hasn't been open very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Does the lack of westerners mean they have been replaced with "Quality Tourists"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeegator Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To be honest I didn't know there is a McDonalds on Soi 5 but.. Well it is Soi 5! From Soi 7 to Soi 5 is not called Soweto Alley for nothing. Then there is the Soi 5 to Soi 3 and belong , well lets call it the Arab Quarter. Then again not all westerners fit your perception! Never heard that stretch of Sukhumvit called that. Is it referred to as that because of all the South Africans that go there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneG Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To be honest I didn't know there is a McDonalds on Soi 5 but.. Well it is Soi 5! From Soi 7 to Soi 5 is not called Soweto Alley for nothing. Then there is the Soi 5 to Soi 3 and belong , well lets call it the Arab Quarter. Then again not all westerners fit your perception! Never heard that stretch of Sukhumvit called that. Is it referred to as that because of all the South Africans that go there? I think he's referring to an alleyway that runs parallel to Suk about 20 yds up, it runs from Soi 5 through to Soi 7 it's a bit rough walking through there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Your TV name explains all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Tourism has dropped off in Thailand because of the coup.Give it 6 months to aka year.Many farangs would rather eat thai food when their in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thainess Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Carl's Jr., dummy! Anyone who's tried it knows it's 4 times better than McDonalds or Burger King, although it is double the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Damn... I just like their fries if they are hot. McDonald's like to forget food expiration dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teatree Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 The OP wasn't asking why there weren't many westerners in McD's...rather why there weren't more walking past on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Who would want to be hanging out in sukhumvit soi 5 anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Never knew there was a McShite there. Haven't been in that Soi for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwall_fan Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I like the bar opposite the new McD's for a people watching beer. All life goes past! The area does have a large number of African chaps as well as Arabs and others, giving the area quite a special feel: I find smoking a hookah pipe with a cup of mint tea and a hummus and pitta bread on soi 3 is a thoroughly enjoyable experience - for an hour or so I can be transported to the Levant before returning to Thailand a short soi away. As to the lack of Westerners outside McD's on soi 5, there are lots of reasons: There is still a recession in much of Europe so less money for foreign holidays. Western tourists are quite squeamish about men with guns running countries. The Military Dictators are doing their very best to force out anyone who doesn't conform to the 'few days in Bangkok, week on the beach, few days in Chiang Mai looking at temples then piss off' model of tourist behaviour. Also in my experience the August 'mini high season' tends to attract the youth and student flashpacker types from Europe/N.America who are coming to commune with the natives and eat Pad Thai rather than looking for an 'Arab experience' or the other more obvious attractions of lower Sukhumvit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Have you seen the zoo of people that frequent that particular McDonalds? Someone failed to do proper due diligence. Whilst I rarely eat McDonalds, unless I want to be propositioned by a street walker, transvestite or drug dealer...I prefer walk to Carl's Jr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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