JacksSmirkingRevenge Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Avoid this place like the plague, unless you like a whole bunch of a-hole backpackers. I went tonight, and cannot believe all the loser backpackers there. I've been several times, though not lately, and have never seen it this crowded or with such lewd behavior. Even the nearby 7/11 was packed with people drinking out front and a 15 minute line. I'd rather party at central than here.... so gross. I cannot stand these backpackers.... i could only imagine khao san rd. Last year I went to Zoe, but was nothing like tonight. if you were there, you know what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm with you. Seems this year it has attracted the absolute lowest form of tourist possible. Most of them look like filthy vagrants, staggering about in the road and acting like idiots. I was driving through last night and a few were standing right in the middle of the road as you turn in from the corner. I paused to wait, and waited, but couldn't go around due to walkers and baht bus, so I did a quick beep. Instantly, one of them wanted to fight me, tossed his beer bottle at the ground and started mouthing off. I'm not trying to end up in jail over one of these low class losers so I just u-turned and drove off. The lot of them look like they had been living on the streets for a few years. Went around the other way and saw the rest of the bar goers in the area and didn't bother stopping. It was a scum show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksSmirkingRevenge Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm with you. Seems this year it has attracted the absolute lowest form of tourist possible. Most of them look like filthy vagrants, staggering about in the road and acting like idiots. I was driving through last night and a few were standing right in the middle of the road as you turn in from the corner. I paused to wait, and waited, but couldn't go around due to walkers and baht bus, so I did a quick beep. Instantly, one of them wanted to fight me, tossed his beer bottle at the ground and started mouthing off. I'm not trying to end up in jail over one of these low class losers so I just u-turned and drove off. The lot of them look like they had been living on the streets for a few years. Went around the other way and saw the rest of the bar goers in the area and didn't bother stopping. It was a scum show. Exactly! Saw the same thing. In addition, I also saw males taking water bottles and going at women's butts with it.... men slapping women on motorbikes, backpackers jumping on cars/motos, backpackers dragging motos with females drivers so they cannot go forward, beer bottle throwers, drunk mess losers, etc.... i expected it, but not like how it was tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Thailand does attract a lot of Dreggs...... I thought most went to Pattaya.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommers Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 A good example of a bar made notorious by regular raids with the attendant press and social media coverage and frequently critical reviews, not least on TV. It is now attracting the basest forms of life and making a fortune in the process! Thank goodness these people have been drawn away from other decent bars where we can drink with less unwanted unpleasant distraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 i avoid it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar2 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 my observation yesterday: 1st of all, tourism must be off by 35% or more? couldn't believe how light the crowds were at KSK Songkran festival. 2nd, there are more backpacker types (and the worst of the backpacker types i've seen in years), really rude, drunk in the street types. 3rd, the 'quality' (as the government calls it) of Chinese tourists are the worst kee nok types imaginable. i saw about 12 of them commissioning a red bus and the lady driver wanted 480 Bath to take them where they wanted to go and drive them around a bit. they countered her with 200 Bath! she explained to them that she would be unable to do anything for about 90 minutes because they wanted to go down Huay Kaew which was at a complete standstill. they were so rude to the driver it was unbelievable. i overheard them raise the offer to 220 at which the driver who was incredibly patient told them to exit the songtaew. at that point a Chinese woman about 25 y/o literally threw the money at the driver and she had to reach down on the ground and pick it up. total scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yellow Zoe has been attracting young backpackers for years. Went there last Halloween..and it was pretty wild. Last Songkran was no different. I think most of us locals already know the deal with yellow zoe. It would be much like saying "don't go to Disneyland because there are too many children". anyways....thanks for the warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thailand does attract a lot of Dreggs...... I thought most went to Pattaya.... What with Khao San Rd etc being in Bangkok, much closer to where they landed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGS1244 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 A good example of a bar made notorious by regular raids with the attendant press and social media coverage and frequently critical reviews, not least on TV. It is now attracting the basest forms of life and making a fortune in the process! Thank goodness these people have been drawn away from other decent bars where we can drink with less unwanted unpleasant distraction. It does not have regular raids, only one this year and then they were found to be free of drugs. Guess you are just bias, no one is forcing you to go and it keeps the tourists happy so what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 used to be a bit better few years ago but i agree it's gone way on down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user82374298374 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Who or what is 'Zoe', in this context? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno2 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Who or what is 'Zoe', in this context? i love google. so easy to use. you just put in what you are looking for and viola.... there it is.....you should try it one day.....https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293917-d3915397-Reviews-Zoe_in_Yellow-Chiang_Mai.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yes, where is Zoe. I've never heard of it, but then I don't get out much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Next to Fat Elvis. If you haven't been; you're not missing much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Hi Johnno2. Thanks. Don't be such an a'hole. I did Google, but I think you knew a little more than Disambiguated and I. So you could give it more context or maybe you Google better then us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'm with you. Seems this year it has attracted the absolute lowest form of tourist possible. Most of them look like filthy vagrants, staggering about in the road and acting like idiots. I was driving through last night and a few were standing right in the middle of the road as you turn in from the corner. I paused to wait, and waited, but couldn't go around due to walkers and baht bus, so I did a quick beep. Instantly, one of them wanted to fight me, tossed his beer bottle at the ground and started mouthing off. I'm not trying to end up in jail over one of these low class losers so I just u-turned and drove off. The lot of them look like they had been living on the streets for a few years. Went around the other way and saw the rest of the bar goers in the area and didn't bother stopping. It was a scum show. what a miserable bunch of old farts you are. perhaps you are just past it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfreeman Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 they normally stagger five a breast down the road at closing time with no concern for traffic, being a farang i drove slowly behind waiting for them to notice or a small beep of the horn the thai tuk tuk drivers give them no quarter and nearly take their heels off, surprised there hasnt been people ran over at closing time full of local women who want money for sex, hilariously though they claim 'im not same lady bar na', apparently you can be a hooker but not a hooker who knew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Who or what is 'Zoe', in this context? i love google. so easy to use. you just put in what you are looking for and viola.... there it is.....you should try it one day.....https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293917-d3915397-Reviews-Zoe_in_Yellow-Chiang_Mai.html The first trip advisor review begins : " Me and my boyfriend ......." so I guess these quality tourists also dabble in a bit of English tuition when they are not munted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) A good example of a bar made notorious by regular raids with the attendant press and social media coverage and frequently critical reviews, not least on TV. It is now attracting the basest forms of life and making a fortune in the process! Thank goodness these people have been drawn away from other decent bars where we can drink with less unwanted unpleasant distraction. It does not have regular raids, only one this year and then they were found to be free of drugs. Guess you are just bias, no one is forcing you to go and it keeps the tourists happy so what? Wasn't it closed for a couple of weeks by the police after the bouncers kicked a foreigner to death earlier this year? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/847649-why-is-zoe-in-yellow-closed/ Not this year, last August. And more tourist beatings here, http://www.thewanderlist.net/thailand/chiang-mai-zoe-in-yellow/ Edited April 14, 2016 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabula Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) The Zombies have arrived! Practice avoidance and let them inflict harm on each other! Save a sink....take it to a room! Edited April 14, 2016 by Kabula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thailand does attract a lot of Dreggs...... I thought most went to Pattaya.... Pattaya was /is a backpacker free zone last time i was there .(last year ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioc Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 used to be a bit better few years ago but i agree it's gone way on down I couldn't agree more.... until 5 or 6 years ago it was not that bad. Now I am not going there anymore. I guess I am getting too old at 54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thailand does attract a lot of Dreggs...... I thought most went to Pattaya.... We get only higher class society's dregs in Pattaya. And they tend to stay in select areas of Pattaya ... the areas that people who claim they would never come here seem to know all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I prefer the walking dead stay in their zones, and nothing compels me to go there, thanks. ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 my observation yesterday: 1st of all, tourism must be off by 35% or more? couldn't believe how light the crowds were at KSK Songkran festival. 2nd, there are more backpacker types (and the worst of the backpacker types i've seen in years), really rude, drunk in the street types. 3rd, the 'quality' (as the government calls it) of Chinese tourists are the worst kee nok types imaginable. i saw about 12 of them commissioning a red bus and the lady driver wanted 480 Bath to take them where they wanted to go and drive them around a bit. they countered her with 200 Bath! she explained to them that she would be unable to do anything for about 90 minutes because they wanted to go down Huay Kaew which was at a complete standstill. they were so rude to the driver it was unbelievable. i overheard them raise the offer to 220 at which the driver who was incredibly patient told them to exit the songtaew. at that point a Chinese woman about 25 y/o literally threw the money at the driver and she had to reach down on the ground and pick it up. total scum. Wow: thanks for posting (at last) some content about (your observations of) the economic context of Songkran in Chiang Mai, this year ! cheers, ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) my observation yesterday: 1st of all, tourism must be off by 35% or more? couldn't believe how light the crowds were at KSK Songkran festival. 2nd, there are more backpacker types (and the worst of the backpacker types i've seen in years), really rude, drunk in the street types. 3rd, the 'quality' (as the government calls it) of Chinese tourists are the worst kee nok types imaginable. i saw about 12 of them commissioning a red bus and the lady driver wanted 480 Bath to take them where they wanted to go and drive them around a bit. they countered her with 200 Bath! she explained to them that she would be unable to do anything for about 90 minutes because they wanted to go down Huay Kaew which was at a complete standstill. they were so rude to the driver it was unbelievable. i overheard them raise the offer to 220 at which the driver who was incredibly patient told them to exit the songtaew. at that point a Chinese woman about 25 y/o literally threw the money at the driver and she had to reach down on the ground and pick it up. total scum. And throwing money at someone in Thailand is a big offence !!! VERY BIG OFFENCE !!!! Money has the ******'s portrait on it !!! To bad no policeman was around ?!? Some large amounts of money would change hands, to avoid prison.! Remember when a Swiss man went to Jail for drawing a moustache on a ******'s portrait....? Best Regards. I wrote ******'s myself to avoid further complications.....?! Edited April 14, 2016 by off road pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMac Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Been in the city before lunch. They just started to throw stinking moat water at each other. Disgusting. Lot's of foreigners, not only asians, also many farangs, who don't know how to walk or drive. Queues in front of 7/11. When the crowd is drunk a bit later, accidents will just happen. The old city is again fully commercialized, sellers of all kind of cr*p everywhere, temples become bazaars, there is nothing traditional at all. Just a big, stinking, dirty mess with lots of id*ots inside. A bit further outside it's different, people have clean water, kids play at the side of the street and have fun. Nice enough for a short stop and a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 And they try and pay for their som tam with their debit cards.Awful, common people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 What a bunch of grumpy old farts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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