goosifer Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Is Pattaya still crowded or have things died down now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Couple of suicides, mate, 2 or 3 killings and some bar fights, otherwise, Pattaya is as good as ever Looking forward to move there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Not crowded, typical before and after Song Kran. Things can get crazy here for a few days as Thais come here for a few days for the Pattaya water festival. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woody1 Posted April 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2015 That would all depend on your definition / idea of what crowded is. If it's complete traffic chaos all over the city, then yes. If it's hoardes of Korean and Chinese tourists wandering aroud aimlessly without spending, then yes. If it's hundreds of tour buses a day blocking any minor road that offers them a shortcut whilst belting out fumes, then yes. If it's gangs of locals at night carrying out muggings, pickpocketing, necklace snatches, and the odd beating, then yes. If it's bars, gogo's, etc, packed with western tourists enjoying themselves and spending money, the girls having a laugh (and seemingly enjoying themselves) then NO! If it's the last point that you're refering to as crowded then Pattaya has significantly died down since 2004 IMHO. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Walked through Royal Garden Plaza Mall at ~8pm earlier this week and i could have been carrying a shotgun for all the bored staff would have cared. No idea how the tenants down there are paying the rent if that was indicative of the patronage they're currently enjoying. The only place where I do have to contend with a mob is shopping for groceries in Big C Extra - the cretins who run that place seem to be back to their old trick of only rostering 6 ladies on at the checkouts while staff literally hide in various departments so they can while away the hours laughing and chatting. Classic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gsxrnz Posted April 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2015 Quiet in Jomtien too. You could blow the Rhompo bar complex up at midnight and probably only kill a few soi dogs and a certain live singer who should have been throttled at birth anyway. Disclaimer: My comments should not be seen in any way as an endorsement to blow up the Rhompo bar complex or throttle said singer. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phycokiller Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 very quiet this week. the food venders are double charging and the girls are much friendlier then usual 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lormakmak Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 very quiet this week. the food venders are double charging and the girls are much friendlier then usual Happy days I got just over a month till I turn up for 10 nights.... who wants crowds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Quiet in Jomtien too. You could blow the Rhompo bar complex up at midnight and probably only kill a few soi dogs and a certain live singer who should have been throttled at birth anyway. Disclaimer: My comments should not be seen in any way as an endorsement to blow up the Rhompo bar complex or throttle said singer. Aw. I was looking forward to doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Flint Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 That would all depend on your definition / idea of what crowded is. If it's complete traffic chaos all over the city, then yes. If it's hoardes of Korean and Chinese tourists wandering aroud aimlessly without spending, then yes. If it's hundreds of tour buses a day blocking any minor road that offers them a shortcut whilst belting out fumes, then yes. If it's gangs of locals at night carrying out muggings, pickpocketing, necklace snatches, and the odd beating, then yes. If it's bars, gogo's, etc, packed with western tourists enjoying themselves and spending money, the girls having a laugh (and seemingly enjoying themselves) then NO! If it's the last point that you're refering to as crowded then Pattaya has significantly died down since 2004 IMHO. Glass half empty again, and why do you think koreans and chinese do not spend money, my gf gets bigger tips from these families than westerners, excluding the russian families, they are the best. Strange your whole viepoint is about the lack of sex tourists in go-go bars, u need to get out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 one word: Chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckingBronco Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Couple of suicides, mate, 2 or 3 killings and some bar fights, otherwise, Pattaya is as good as ever Looking forward to move there I look forward to your move to Pattaya. You might develop a social life and not be seen here 24 hours a day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 That would all depend on your definition / idea of what crowded is. If it's complete traffic chaos all over the city, then yes. If it's hoardes of Korean and Chinese tourists wandering aroud aimlessly without spending, then yes. If it's hundreds of tour buses a day blocking any minor road that offers them a shortcut whilst belting out fumes, then yes. If it's gangs of locals at night carrying out muggings, pickpocketing, necklace snatches, and the odd beating, then yes. If it's bars, gogo's, etc, packed with western tourists enjoying themselves and spending money, the girls having a laugh (and seemingly enjoying themselves) then NO! If it's the last point that you're refering to as crowded then Pattaya has significantly died down since 2004 IMHO. Glass half empty again, and why do you think koreans and chinese do not spend money, my gf gets bigger tips from these families than westerners, excluding the russian families, they are the best. Strange your whole viepoint is about the lack of sex tourists in go-go bars, u need to get out more. Koreans and Chinese in Pattaya don't spend money here because they are all inclusive package tours where everthing has been pre-planned / booked months ago. Do you think that the tour operator is going to allow them time to do anything that doesn't involve them getting a kick back? Why did you see the need to reference, "sex tourists"? I never mentioned sex tourists. BTW, why is your GF getting such good tips? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 It's the quiet before the storm of Songkran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyOliver Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I would imagine going to Pattaya for beer bars and go go,s would be worse during Songkran from what Iv herd most of they girls are back home or out partying with there actual Thai boyfriends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Just booked a room right on Beach Road for the 19th. Plenty of availability....strange.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS 7R Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 How do you intend to go to the hotel, helicopter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 How do you intend to go to the hotel, helicopter ? Drive, just like I did last year. Certain parts are open till about 11am or so. With officers there directing traffic. But fully closed after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 buses lining beach road and Chinese everywhere on the beach walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosifer Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Have the number of Chinese increased in the past couple of days? I mean are there even more right now? Are numbers expected to fall back at the end of Songkran or is this a nightmare without end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Have the number of Chinese increased in the past couple of days? I mean are there even more right now? Are numbers expected to fall back at the end of Songkran or is this a nightmare without end? Why would numbers magically drop off after Songkran ? No shortage of Chinese and Korean tourists here right through low season 2014 - there seem to be more tour buses now, but many are half-empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosifer Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Well, obviously if there are increased numbers specifically for Songkran then there would be a rise just ahead of Songkran and a fall just after....not that hard to understand and no magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Walked through Royal Garden Plaza Mall at ~8pm earlier this week and i could have been carrying a shotgun for all the bored staff would have cared. No idea how the tenants down there are paying the rent if that was indicative of the patronage they're currently enjoying. The only place where I do have to contend with a mob is shopping for groceries in Big C Extra - the cretins who run that place seem to be back to their old trick of only rostering 6 ladies on at the checkouts while staff literally hide in various departments so they can while away the hours laughing and chatting. Classic. Yeah. I noticed Big C can be slow. combining groceries with non groceries makes checkout tedious. I think Big C took lessons from the Super Walmarts here in the USA or vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awohalitsiktoli Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Quiet in Jomtien too. You could blow the Rhompo bar complex up at midnight and probably only kill a few soi dogs and a certain live singer who should have been throttled at birth anyway. Disclaimer: My comments should not be seen in any way as an endorsement to blow up the Rhompo bar complex or throttle said singer. If you mean a certain Thai woman w/ the most horrible, noise polluting, vomit enducing, cat-scratching-on-a blackboard voice on planet earth, then I agree w/ you, given the above disclaimer That same "singer" has been a major nuisance in the area for several years now. About the crowd: Not a lot going on in Jomtien right now (13 April at 10:05 am). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas32 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Looking at the cams around pattaya doesn't look so busy http://www.lk-metro.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loppylugs1 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 This is exactly how the western govt. want it,just talk their currencies down,not much the Thais can do about it,can lower interest rates etc. If you look through the broad spectrum of Asian currencies most reflect the same,not just Thailand tin pot economy,but for sure things will get progressively harder for Thailand,rice farmers already being advised by the general to seek financial help from his agencies,as for rubber not at all rosy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosifer Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 How is the airport queue now, at immigration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Walked through Royal Garden Plaza Mall at ~8pm earlier this week and i could have been carrying a shotgun for all the bored staff would have cared. No idea how the tenants down there are paying the rent if that was indicative of the patronage they're currently enjoying. The only place where I do have to contend with a mob is shopping for groceries in Big C Extra - the cretins who run that place seem to be back to their old trick of only rostering 6 ladies on at the checkouts while staff literally hide in various departments so they can while away the hours laughing and chatting. Classic. I never have any trouble getting quick service at Villa Supermarket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 All these non Thai's hating non Thai's.... I am a better non Thai than you are. Go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 After the mob in Soi 7 yesterday, I expected to see some life in the bars when the sun set : nothing could have been further from the truth. Billabong in LK Metro had a reasonable turnout, but I've never seen the bars on Diana so empty and Buakhow was much the same. Went into Oscar's GoGo on LK at the insistence of one of the girls I was with - there was one other punter and he looked bored. When he left we followed soon after, leaving the girls on stage to their own devices. I'm assured that it will pick up on the 18th and 19th - the last two days of Songkran here in Pattaya - but last night was the pits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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