Those Pesky Tailors...

[Jai Dee]

Well?

[rocky]

I Say "No Thank you and keep walking," When ever I am walking past a taylor, charity collecter or time share seller, I alwyas keep my hand in my pocket, so no hand shakes.

When I am in a rush, I walk on the beach, to keep away from Those Pesky Tailors

[Axel]

Tell him, that at the present tailor you pay Baht 300 per shirt, 100% cotton, how much can he offer?

[Ulysses G.]

I COMPLETELY ignore them...

[Farma]

On a recent trip to Cairo my guide told me to just ignore the hawkers and don't acknowledge they exist. Treat them as if they aren’t there and you can't hear what they are saying.

I noticed someone else posted the same advice for india in a previous thread.

I took my guides advice and the hawkers left me alone while the other tourists were surrounded by these annoying flies.

I can’t wait to try it out on the Thai tailors.

[Kerryd]

Tailors ? What tailors ?

I probably never notice them the few times I'm down there, as I usually prefer to walk along the beach side of the road. Far more exciting, dodging katoeys/pick-pockets/drunken tourists/potholes and crap.

It's kind of like running an obstacle course, or trying to cross #2 Road during peak traffic times !

When you "walk" along the other side of the road, you have to spend too much time dodging gawker tourists that block the narrow sidewalk as they stare at every shop/bar/vendor along the street. Add in the lamp posts on the sidewalks and motos crammed seat-to-seat along the road and it becomes a slow, tedious effort to get anywere.

As for the tailors. Next time one approaches you, ask them to lend you some money so you can buy a drink. See how fast they pull back their hands and turn their attentions elsewhere !

[Mighty Mouse]

The worst thing that you can do is talk to them. If you do, they'll give the full sales pitch.

I just smile and keep walking, and never, never, never shake their hand.....unless they have money in it.

[aka_jack]

Yes totally ignore them, if i do have to say something it is usally along the lines of " Do i look like i need a suit in this weather!!"

[Buckwheat]

Boy,

Just wait until I see another Tailor on Beach Road.....

I'll angrily say " Thanks to you and your aggressive selling tactics, the "Beach Road Girls" thread got closed...and just for that, I'm not going to by the 4 new suits I need from you"

[Naam]

"those pesky tailors in Pattaya"

is an even more interesting thread than "good thai food for 30 baht" or "is my girlfriend after money?". can hardly wait to read more interesting postings concerning these subjects.

[Jai Dee]

Thanks to you and your aggressive selling tactics, the "Beach Road Girls" thread got closed...

Don't worry Buckwheat... I'm sure the subject will get reincarnated again soon.

[Jingthing]

It seems they mostly prey on lone males.

Dressing really badly is one tack. They don't think you need nice clothes; they think you don't care!

Over time, I do favor the 100 percent ignore them suggestion. At first it may feel as if you are being rude treating human beings this way. But that passes.

And you will find they don't care either. Next mark coming ...

[PeaceBlondie]

It's probably the same there as it was in Hua Hin, in the tourist area. Tailors everywhere. I ignored them. One trick I learned in Ayuttayha, though, worked great (the tout pretended to be with Thai Airways, but wasn't): I only spoke Spanish, saying very nicely that I never touched his mother. Worked fine.

You could feign that you're speaking almost anything, including Gibberage.

[Kerryd]

Thanks to you and your aggressive selling tactics, the "Beach Road Girls" thread got closed...

Don't worry Buckwheat... I'm sure the subject will get reincarnated again soon.

What's that ? You want me to start a new "The Last Word on Beach Road Girls (?)" thread ?

Hmmmm, that might require a lot of first hand, in depth invesigation and studying. That might interfere with my free-lance go-go bar inspector job (and might upset "she-who-must-be-obeyed", not to mention the other "soon-to-be-ex's") !

[PhilHarries]

A mixture of two of the earlier posts. I either say "No thank you" politely and press on or totally blank them. Either way I keep cool no sense in getting wound up, they are a nuisance but not the worst you'll have to endure in Pattaya.

I agree that the beach side of the road is the best option day time at least as the other side is just far too congested. I'll never figure out why folks just have to stop at EVERY stall along the road even though it is the same sh1t on display.

Now if you asked the same question about the time share touts? GGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHH!

[Buckwheat]

"those pesky tailors in Pattaya"

is an even more interesting thread than "good thai food for 30 baht" or "is my girlfriend after money?". can hardly wait to read more interesting postings concerning these subjects.

I agree....your post was much more interesting than the previous ones.

Never mind....I just lost interest again

[PeaceBlondie]

Have you ever tried going on a really long, semi-coherent, fast-paced, nearly insane rant or discourse? Talk a two minute sentence about adjectives in Etruscan dialect versus Anatolian, about a sheepherder you met in Israel, about the fifth amendment to the Constitution of Ireland, about the virtues of Caesarean delivery on the bank balances of gynecologists, and of course, the price of somtam in Picadilly Square, versus the picalilli on hot dogs at Coney Island, and the invention of chile con carne in San Antonio by Canary Islanders. Then thank them and walk away before they can say a word.

Every time you pass by that street and have an extra two minutes, do it again. Soon you'll be Khun Baa, and they'll avoid you.

[Cuban]

Sorry but I think the above approaches are incorrect, totally ignoring people is rude - how would you feel about it. They are simply selling things that you don't want like the fat old hags in Soi 6, a simple bland Thai smile or a "hello" costs you nothing in time nor money and makes their day a little better.

So the next time a lonely tailor offers you his hand as you are walking past his shop, take his hand in a firm but friendly shake, but don't stop walking....

....after about three/four paces he will realise that you are not going to stop and he is being pulled away from his sales area. He lets go and thinks you are a strange farang...

The next time you walk past he'll offer you his hand but remember there is something strange about you, often it is too late and he had been taken again.....

Third time you walk past he'll remember and avoid shaking hands but simply smile, you smile back happy in the knowledge that you have just trained another one of god's creatures.

Time share touts, I have other fun with them but that would be off topic for this thread.

Edited November 30, 2006 by Cuban

[rocky]

Sorry but I think the above approaches are incorrect, totally ignoring people is rude - how would you feel about it. They are simply selling things that you don't want like the fat old hags in Soi 6, a simple bland Thai smile or a "hello" costs you nothing in time nor money and makes their day a little better.

So the next time a lonely tailor offers you his hand as you are walking past his shop, take his hand in a firm but friendly shake, but don't stop walking....

....after about three/four paces he will realise that you are not going to stop and he is being pulled away from his sales area. He lets go and thinks you are a strange farang...

The next time you walk past he'll offer you his hand but remember there is something strange about you, often it is too late and he had been taken again.....

Third time you walk past he'll remember and avoid shaking hands but simply smile, you smile back happy in the knowledge that you have just trained another one of god's creatures.

Time share touts, I have other fun with them but that would be off topic for this thread.

Then wash your hands before you eat,

Cuban you are more patient that me, i wouldnt have the time for hand shakes, how long would it take to walk up beach road shaking any hand offered to you.

[pumpuiman]

Could you make me a suit from a woman's skin? I'll eat her brain with some fava beans and a nice chianti.(make slurping sounds through teeth)

[OneeyedJohn]

Buckwheat u r in top form

When I was there I targeted my least favorite ( big turban and belly and beard to match ) by stopping in his doorway, light up a fag blowing smoke all over his samples and using his hankies to blow my nose, whilst ogling the passing crumpet for ten minutes.

[rocky]

Buckwheat u r in top form

When I was there I targeted my least favorite ( big turban and belly and beard to match ) by stopping in his doorway, light up a fag blowing smoke all over his samples and using his hankies to blow my nose, whilst ogling the passing crumpet for ten minutes.

This might be one of the reasons that sikh's think that many westerns here are wothless pieces of sh^t on their shoes...

You must have far too much time on your hands,

[jumbo]

Well gents

I just dress good. When they see that quality they do not even bother.

Probably you just have to upgrade yourselves to get to this level as well

J

[soic]

I either say "No Thanks" and keep walking, or as I did on one trip to Phuket. Everytime they would ask where I was from, I'd say a different country. After the second day, one of the poor guys asked me where I was from and his mate pulled him back and said.... "China, Australia, America, Japan..." they stopped asking me completely after that. I just smiled and kept walking...

[glenbat]

usually greet them with an overly cheesy smile, nod a number of times and say in a deep broken English accent 'Suit my friend!! Suit for you!! 1 more suit!' and leave them there looking puzzled...

[britmaveric]

Wear a shirt that says I bash indian tailors for fun???

[wolf359]

I just say Foxtrot Oscar, <deleted>> Off or if I am in a realy bad mood then its Foxtrot Romeo Oscar,

<deleted>> right off !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jalla]

For us smokers there is a simple but effective solution; Just turn your siggie between your finger, meaning "hot" end inside and they can shake your hand alle they want

Probably won`t do it again though...

[guardian]

For us smokers there is a simple but effective solution; Just turn your siggie between your finger, meaning "hot" end inside and they can shake your hand alle they want

Probably won`t do it again though...

Careful, you don't want the SPCA on your back for these tortures.

[Jalla]

For us smokers there is a simple but effective solution; Just turn your siggie between your finger, meaning "hot" end inside and they can shake your hand alle they want

Probably won`t do it again though...

Careful, you don't want the SPCA on your back for these tortures.

Who the h*ll is SPCA? Sad Pesky Cottonpickers Association???