saminoz Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Dobredin Ghusputin said: At least they're not yet digging up dead bodies on the beach like Samui. But that's part of the master plan! All the effluent and waste they pump into the sea helps to decompose the bodies much quicker. No need to dig! More room for sunbeds and umbrellas! There's much worse than sh*te in that brown sludge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 7 hours ago, webfact said: In a tagline Sophon ask people to share the video across social media yes, I think this is a very effective way to force authorities to act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Dobredin Ghusputin said: At least they're not yet digging up dead bodies on the beach like Samui. Pattaya is different and cannot be compared to Samui in this sence - in Pattaya the dead are walking from beer bar to beer bar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'm just wondering if the authorities ever check the water cleanliness( laugh) levels?This is law in most countries, and where I live, south of france, it is checked regularly.Most of our beaches, which definitely have more tourists than Thailand, get the Blue Flag award every year. There are water treatments centres everywhere, boats and yachts do not throw their waste into the sea, heavy fines are put on those breaking any law. It's a great pleasure to swim in these beautiful clean waters. The local authorities, and higher up in Bangkok, have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to tourism ! Completely third world ! I'm quite sure if scientific tests were carried out in Thailand , most beaches would get a bad result, with Pattaya area leading the list ! Disgusting lack of governing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaity mandurah Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 6 hours ago, mikebell said: But all the bar-owners are paying towards the clean-up. the bar owners are mostly police aaaand they are busy collecting money from the jet ski owners aaaand their over used scams on un suspecting foreigners unfortunate enough to get done over by these scum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyClifton Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Tony and family just returned from Da Nang where the beach was spotless, the water was clear, and the people were friendly. Nothing more to be said. It's time to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyClifton Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 43 minutes ago, mlmcleod said: Nominal attacks on local "gambling dens" populated by 65 year olds and raids on soapy massage parlors do nothing to improve Pattayas image! Tony has been to these places where the soapy happens. They use real soap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just.a.thought Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) The source for the shit is still there. Strange there has been no water tests done. Had there been tests done,and it was safe to swim in, city hall would surely have told everyone so. Edited July 28, 2017 by just.a.thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyClifton Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, just.a.thought said: The source for the shit is still there. Strang there has been no water tests done. Had there been tests done,and it was safe to swim in, city hall would surely have told everyone so. In 2001 Tony first visited Jomtiem Beach. Tony liked to stay 3 months. Once Tony swam in the ocean in 2008 only to see tampons floating by. Tony never swam in that ocean again. Tony will now seriously look to move Tony and Family to Da Nang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puipuitom Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 My son was depity at a 5* hotel in Koh Samui. Tried to motivate the staff to remove the rubbish, but especially the glass parts out of the (private) beach. Imagine: you pay quite some money per night, want to go to the beach and.. half an hour later you step in a broken bottle... IMPOSSIBLE to tech the Thais to clean up the rubble. Always the same: when a farang does not do it... it will never happen... After 2 months he was fed up seen so many things impossible to teach the Thais and insisted another place in that hotel group, but out of S.E. Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminoz Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, TonyClifton said: In 2001 Tony first visited Jomtiem Beach. Tony liked to stay 3 months. Once Tony swam in the ocean in 2008 only to see tampons floating by. Tony never swam in that ocean again. Tony will now seriously look to move Tony and Family to Da Nang. Off topic a little, but I agree with you Tony. When I took my (Thai) family to Vietnam for a vacation last year, I was really impressed by the cleanliness of the beaches (a machine raked it flat and scooped up any litter nightly) and the friendliness of the people. Many people spoke English and the kids over there were ever eager to try out their English language skills. The beach in Pattaya is just symptomatic of the wider problem of (IMHO) tourist burn-out. The first thing you're likely to see from a Thai in a tourist area these days is a sneer or an insult. In Vietnam it's a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just.a.thought Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, TonyClifton said: In 2001 Tony first visited Jomtiem Beach. Tony liked to stay 3 months. Once Tony swam in the ocean in 2008 only to see tampons floating by. Tony never swam in that ocean again. Tony will now seriously look to move Tony and Family to Da Nang. I understand Tony very well,same thing has crossed my mind,time to move the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 In a way it just sums up Pattaya in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avander Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 After 4 years here our time is over due to commitments back home plus the kids schooling options being better. Have to say I'm not that unhappy to be going back and as my wife is Thai we may be back some day....... I'm not sure what area we may come back to but it be researched first and won't be the Pattaya/Chonburi area again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard60 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 7 hours ago, Dobredin Ghusputin said: At least they're not yet digging up dead bodies on the beach like Samui. wait, maybe coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnapat Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Still aiming for high class tourists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Better come to Hua-hin, or Cha-am, there is everything clean. I have nice studio's for rent or buy....;-))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpharma Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 And....how can we call it this time?!...Thailand the HUB of............???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Reinforces my decision to live in Chiang Mai, about as far away from a beach as you can get in Thailand. It's not perfect, floods a bit, alleged smokey season that never bothers me and lots of Chinese, but at least the bars are under control, there are few Russians, and surrounded by lovely countryside and mountains. If I want a swim, I use a pool. Not an invitation, plenty of farangs enjoying it already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyShadow Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Reinforces my decision to live in Chiang Mai, about as far away from a beach as you can get in Thailand. It's not perfect, floods a bit, alleged smokey season that never bothers me and lots of Chinese, but at least the bars are under control, there are few Russians, and surrounded by lovely countryside and mountains. If I want a swim, I use a pool. Not an invitation, plenty of farangs enjoying it already!Lung cancer vs skin cancer same same but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homburg Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Is this a genuine attempt to clean up Pattaya beach, or are they just going through the motions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminoz Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, Homburg said: Is this a genuine attempt to clean up Pattaya beach, or are they just going through the motions? I think they're swimming and wading through the "motions", by the sound of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyClifton Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Tony knows that the only way to clean up any beach is to have the locals treat their beach with respect. Tony saw this in Da Nang where the beach was mainly used by the Vietnamese People. Tony saw pride in the beach by the Vietnamese locals but Tony fails to see any pride in the Thais who destroy the once wonderful beaches of Thailand. Tony knows it is time to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 "alleged smokey season that never bothers me and lots of Chinese," got a good laugh out of this, it took my GF six weeks to recover from the lung problems and we couldn't see the lovely mountains for the smoke. The airport was closed many times which is apparently a regular occurence. It seemed to be a nice place even if you don't wear rose-tinted glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FitnessHealthTravel Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 If you don't use it, abuse it. Typical of most of the world especially Asia. They just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 another crisis revealed by the media; want to bet any remedial effort will be sustainable ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky mike Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Pushing shit uphill ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbuman Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 9 hours ago, Dobredin Ghusputin said: At least they're not yet digging up dead bodies on the beach like Samui. Not yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadgw Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Get on a boat and go halfway from pattaya to hua hin... look in the water and report what you see... i know what you will see in the middle of the gulf of thailand.... plastic and platic and plastic as far ss u can see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Peterphuket said: Better come to Hua-hin, or Cha-am, there is everything clean. I have nice studio's for rent or buy....;-))) I have been in JomTien for a week now, was looking at a place to rent, loads of them, then I went down to JomTien beach, although I didn't see anything close to what is on the video, it still is pretty f'd up. Might take a ride over to Hua Hin for a week and check out the area, i am in no hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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