salavan Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 hi folks i just been reading about police harassment in bkk so i decided to cancel a 4 day shopping trip there, just wondered if the same thing is happening in pattaya, i live in the middle of nowhere and need a break so i thought about pattaya instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxman888 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 4 day shopping trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salavan Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 4 day shopping trip and holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxman888 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 shopping trip for what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longstebe Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 shopping trip for what? Blag gear of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salavan Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 shopping trip for what? christmas presents christmas is comming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Pattaya is fine, the police here seem to know which side of the bread is buttered.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salavan Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Pattaya is fine, the police here seem to know which side of the bread is buttered.... thank you for your input and an intellegent anwer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUNCHER Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Pattaya is fine, the police here seem to know which side of the bread is buttered.... Yeh. Both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I agree. Knocking shop on wood. No such problems here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted December 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2014 Unless you are planning to do your shopping on a jetski, you should be fine in Pattaya. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 As long as you can provide an uncontaminated urine specimen, Pattaya should suit your needs, both for holiday and shopping. ( If you cannot provide an uncontaminated urine specimen, just stay away from Walking Street at night. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtjforyou Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 At Pattaya the problem is KATOEY harrasment !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitemouse Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 No such issues in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitemouse Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 4 day shopping trip What about a 4 day shopping trip to Bangkok makes you fall down, and laugh hysterically, please? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) Come to Bangkok. Don't get within 1Km of Asoke. You'll miss out on Terminal 21 and Emporium- no big loss. (And you can even hit either of those if you stay off the street and on the BTS skywalk) That gives you about 98% of the city, hassle free. For shopping, that beats Pattaya even on its best day... Edited December 10, 2014 by impulse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetrout Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 no problem unless you are riding motor bike without helmet, no license or riding on the right hand side in a one way street. this happened to me on foreshore road. then l had to go to pattaya police station to pay fine. easy money and also there was about 20 farangs wating and more streaming in. good day for the men in green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanno Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love seeing the <deleted> farangs being pinched for riding down the wrong side of roads. Then some come on here and complain about it. Plenty of Thais get pinched for same offence too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Unbelievable to think people are scared of shopping in Bangkok!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetrout Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love seeing the <deleted> farangs being pinched for riding down the wrong side of roads. Then some come on here and complain about it. Plenty of Thais get pinched for same offence too. hey snapper head l was passing a bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Unbelievable to think people are scared of shopping in Bangkok!! I was in Bangkok last week and I did a bit of shopping down Siam Paragon. The biggest threat there is too your wallet. Very exxy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Unbelievable to think people are scared of shopping in Bangkok!! I was in Bangkok last week and I did a bit of shopping down Siam Paragon. The biggest threat there is too your wallet. Very exxy. Exxy. You fly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kaoboi Bebobp Posted December 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) I don't set foot on Asok anymore. Over the last couple of years I've looked down on cops frisking tourists at the corner in front of the Interchange Building. What I'm saying is the stop and search is not new, but it has accelerated and spread to various tourist venues. I take the overhead walk to any of the afore-mentioned shopping places. You also have to be aware of the smoking police between 19 and 15 Sukhumvit, 29 and 33 and Benjasiri Park. And probably many more tourist hunting zones. Edited December 10, 2014 by Kaoboi Bebobp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chwooly Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love seeing the <deleted> farangs being pinched for riding down the wrong side of roads. Then some come on here and complain about it. Plenty of Thais get pinched for same offence too. hey snapper head l was passing a bus So that makes it legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 no problem unless you are riding motor bike without helmet, no license or riding on the right hand side in a one way street. this happened to me on foreshore road. then l had to go to pattaya police station to pay fine. easy money and also there was about 20 farangs wating and more streaming in. good day for the men in green Men in green? Have the BIB been given new Christmas uniforms??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Given the widespread publicity lately of the going on's in Bangkok a few cops are going to get their wrists slapped and told to stop and you wont hear much more about it, just what I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Pattaya police wrote the book on police harassment. Go to BKK, avoid the Asoke area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheungWan Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Lots of people now coming to Pattaya for their shopping at Central Festival. Plenty of weekenders from BKK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrenn Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) Given the widespread publicity lately of the going on's in Bangkok a few cops are going to get their wrists slapped and told to stop and you wont hear much more about it, just what I think. I think so too - reports of tourist shakedowns are starting to appear in the overseas press, and (according to the report below) the British Ambassador has taken the matter up with the Thai authorities: http://www.smh.com.au/world/bangkok-tourists-caught-up-in-shakedown-20141212-125voa.html Edited December 13, 2014 by dbrenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 hi folks i just been reading about police harassment in bkk so i decided to cancel a 4 day shopping trip there, just wondered if the same thing is happening in pattaya, i live in the middle of nowhere and need a break so i thought about pattaya instead. No problem with that in Pattaya. A few police controls - and yes more frequently in December and January because a lot of more people during high season - but nothing I would call harassment. Happened to me a few times to be controlled: they look at your documents and "thank you sir", and you can go. Takes probably less than 1 minute. A good way IMHO to reduced the number of stupid drivers who drive without a valid license and/or insurance, with all the consequences it brings when they cause an accident... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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