I see this all the time tourists with the wife and kids walking down walking street.

Walking down soi 6,7,8 or down massage streets with girls yelling hey sexy man, or you want massage.

What kind of horrible parents bring there kids to Pattaya especially in these areas?

Maybe People do not know that Pattaya is full of sex Tourists. Thailand tends to hide this. If people who are morally upstanding would never think to look before Buying a holiday there.

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by Thongkorn

Maybe People do not know that Pattaya is full of sex Tourists. Thailand tends to hide this. If people who are morally upstanding would never think to look before Buying a holiday there.

Bad day today ?

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

Why can't he go to someones house if he has a problem? Does everyone you know live in a dodgy street like that? Seems crazy to me.

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

Why can't he go to someones house if he has a problem? Does everyone you know live in a dodgy street like that? Seems crazy to me.

Obviously he can, and Soi 6 is certainly is not my first choice, but if we're out on Beach Road and get separated, I'd want him to have somewhere closer than Naklua to go to. He has a cell phone and I can't imagine that we'll ever be separated, so chances are he'll never be in a situation where he has to go there. But if it was your kid, wouldn't you want him to know some safe spots throughout the city to go to if there was an emergency?

I also failed to mention that he's not your typical 13 year old. He's six feet tall and weighs 220. We're not talking about a little kid here.

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

Why can't he go to someones house if he has a problem? Does everyone you know live in a dodgy street like that? Seems crazy to me.

Obviously he can, and Soi 6 is certainly is not my first choice, but if we're out on Beach Road and get separated, I'd want him to have somewhere closer than Naklua to go to. He has a cell phone and I can't imagine that we'll ever be separated, so chances are he'll never be in a situation where he has to go there. But if it was your kid, wouldn't you want him to know some safe spots throughout the city to go to if there was an emergency?

It just feels wrong to expose a child to that environment. Especially that street it is probably the worst in all of Pattaya.

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

You are going to put a 13 year old kid on a motor cycle taxi!? Are you nuts? I don't care if he is 6 foot and weighs over 200 lbs.

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Edited October 28, 201411 yr by benj005

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

You are going to put a 13 year old kid on a motor cycle taxi!? Are you nuts? I don't care if he is 6 foot and weighs over 200 lbs.

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Ha! In an emergency, yes. Normally, he'll be on riding with me.

It just feels wrong to expose a child to that environment. Especially that street it is probably the worst in all of Pattaya.

I don't disagree that it's not ideal. And again, I hope he never needs to go there. But, when we first get there, I'm going with the people that I already know and trust. That bar owner just happens to be one of them. There are others as well and they are not on Soi 6, so no worries. That won't be his only place to go.

I'm not going to stick blinders on him and make him think we're living in Disneyland. That's naive and dangerous in my opinion. I'm certainly not going to shove it in his face, but when he asks questions (and he will) I'll tell him the truth and explain why that side of the culture exists and why it's an adults only industry. I'd rather arm him with information than shove it under the rug and pretend it's not there.

In every city in the uk there is a red light district, explain to your kids (when you feel they are mature enough) what the deal is, don't mask your kids eyes of life, deal with it.

In every city in the uk there is a red light district, explain to your kids (when you feel they are mature enough) what the deal is, don't mask your kids eyes of life, deal with it.

They can know about it it's just not a place they should go into.

In every city in the uk there is a red light district, explain to your kids (when you feel they are mature enough) what the deal is, don't mask your kids eyes of life, deal with it.

They can know about it it's just not a place they should go into.

I could not agree more. And my son won't go there unless it's an emergency. There's almost a zero percent chance of it ever happening, but again, he'll have the information about where to go and who to trust if he has to.

Not just kids. I have seen muslim women in full veils on walking street and soi 6.

The one and only time I took my wife and 8 year old Son to Jomtien for a weekend at the beach was a bad experience. We took a songtao to Big C and these two fat, middle aged Farangs were in the back openly and loudly talking about their sex antics the night before! half way through the fing and cing I asked them to tone it down as there were children present. The Buffoons told me to get out if I didn't like it. To me, the whole place stinks of sex, crime and drugs. It's everywhere. I will never again take my family anywhere near the place.

The Pattaya bashers are up early today i see.

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

13years old surely he already playing doctors and nurses at home,so let him have some fun in patts,there is plenty his age.

wished i had, had that chance instead of trying to get a grope of gwyneth in the school yard.

I also failed to mention that he's not your typical 13 year old. He's six feet tall and weighs 220. We're not talking about a little kid here.

sounds like the "ladies" on soi6 might enjoy your son approaching the bar of your friend...

In every city in the uk there is a red light district, explain to your kids (when you feel they are mature enough) what the deal is, don't mask your kids eyes of life, deal with it.

They can know about it it's just not a place they should go into.

I could not agree more. And my son won't go there unless it's an emergency. There's almost a zero percent chance of it ever happening, but again, he'll have the information about where to go and who to trust if he has to.

Lady: IF there is an emergency, then your son should

- either go to the police station on beach road

- or go to McDonalds in Central Festival

- or go inside Mulligans on beach road at Central Festival

- or go to ANY other place than the one you suggest...

and then call you from there... your idea of telling him to get a motocycle up soi6 is clearly the most stupid thing I have ever heard...

Maybe People do not know that Pattaya is full of sex Tourists. Thailand tends to hide this. If people who are morally upstanding would never think to look before Buying a holiday there.

People know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Pattaya bashers are up early today i see.

Yeah - easy target.......for the sober early risers......the drunk, slovenly, well dressed, proud, big game BG hunters ought to be checking in - as soon as their 1st Chang or Bloody Mary kicks in - then their big English/American breakfast (need those carb's for the endurance)......have to start their regimen for the new big game BG hunt tonight.....it's 10:40 now - - - - should start getting unbleary about 12-2PM.....

I also failed to mention that he's not your typical 13 year old. He's six feet tall and weighs 220. We're not talking about a little kid here.

sounds like the "ladies" on soi6 might enjoy your son approaching the bar of your friend...

Don't think THAT worry hasn't crossed my mind. But, it wouldn't matter if he was on Soi 6 or in the middle of Naklua. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have some mommas trying to set him up with their daughters at some point even if they aren't ladies of the night.

I was watching porn when I was 9 years old, today with the internet I suspect children are exposed to it even earlier. Who cares if they see a few scantily clad Thai girls or hear a few swear words in english or whatever. The important thing is of course the home environment etc.

Edited October 29, 201411 yr by Kaalle

Lady: IF there is an emergency, then your son should

- either go to the police station on beach road

Oh yes? Home of Pattaya's finest?

- or go to McDonalds in Central Festival

Oh yes? Where there's loads of strangers and staff who mostly won't understand what he's saying.

- or go inside Mulligans on beach road at Central Festival

Oh yes? Same as McDonalds above.

- or go to ANY other place than the one you suggest...

and then call you from there... your idea of telling him to get a motocycle up soi6 is clearly the most stupid thing I have ever heard...

The home of a family friend, someone he knows personally isn't a good idea?

Why is a motocy taxi ride so perilous?

What happens up Soi 6 that is so bloody terrible?

By the same token, the OP's son could call from just about anywhere but why deny going to a family friends house? Just because there are hookers and mongers all around that YOU cannot deal with?

Lady: IF there is an emergency, then your son should

- either go to the police station on beach road

- or go to McDonalds in Central Festival

- or go inside Mulligans on beach road at Central Festival

- or go to ANY other place than the one you suggest...

and then call you from there... your idea of telling him to get a motocycle up soi6 is clearly the most stupid thing I have ever heard...

I never said it would be the first place I'd tell him to head to. It's just somewhere that he could go IF HE HAD TO in an emergency. Clearly, if he can find an officer that speaks enough English to help him or can go into Central Festival or somewhere else public, that would be the first thing he would do. And as I said earlier, he has a cell phone and will always be able to get ahold of me, so the chances of this ever, ever happening are slim to none.

But, it is nice to know that I know someone in the area that he could run to if the need arose. That's all.

Geez, people. I'm not trying to initiate him into the Soi 6 nightlife at the age of 13 regardless of his size. Give me a little credit.

Maybe People do not know that Pattaya is full of sex Tourists. Thailand tends to hide this. If people who are morally upstanding would never think to look before Buying a holiday there.

A quick google search would confirm that Pattaya is a den of sex pests and crime, glad I never went to the black hole.

Perhaps you should visit, save making yourself look foolish with statements like that.

I guess I'm a horrible parent.

I'm bringing my son (13 years old) to Pattaya in January. We'll be living there for at least a year while my husband works in another part of that hemisphere. Will we be traipsing down Walking Street? No. We'll be up in Naklua or down in Jomtien for the most part. But I do have a good friend that owns a bar on Soi 6 and I'll make sure that my son knows how to find a motorcycle taxi that will take him there should he ever be separated from me.

I can't hide every seedy aspect of Pattaya from him and he's old enough to know what a girl in a short, short skirt and stripper heels probably is, but that doesn't mean we'll be hanging out in that end of town.

Contrary to popular belief, that's not all there is to see in Pattaya.

You are going to put a 13 year old kid on a motor cycle taxi!? Are you nuts? I don't care if he is 6 foot and weighs over 200 lbs.

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6 foot and 220 pounds makes being a passenger on a motosy even worse!

Maybe People do not know that Pattaya is full of sex Tourists. Thailand tends to hide this. If people who are morally upstanding would never think to look before Buying a holiday there.

A quick google search would confirm that Pattaya is a den of sex pests and crime, glad I never went to the black hole.

Perhaps you should visit, save making yourself look foolish with statements like that.

I've visited Pattaya. What a horrible den of iniquity it is!

My son is now 18, and I guess I would only take him there to show him how seedy and how scungy people can be.

In every city in the uk there is a red light district, explain to your kids (when you feel they are mature enough) what the deal is, don't mask your kids eyes of life, deal with it.

Yeah. My town attracts literally dozens of tourists and sailors to visit it every year. Red light district? There are more red lights on a standard box junction in the UK.

Deal with it? I couldn't barely find it.

Edited October 29, 201411 yr by Thai at Heart