[Pattaya Bar/Go-Go Death Watch]

51 minutes ago, VBF said:

To be fair, whilst the promotion in Billabong is ridiculous, it's actually quite fair IF you plan on an even number of drinks!

It works out as "Pay almost the price of 2 beers and get 2 beers" so a small saving.

If you have an odd number of drinks though, it's expensive - THAT'S where they catch the unwary.

 

Triangle bar ("Pothole") operates a similar system.

Scooters in Soi Bukhao did at one time as well.

[Pattaya Bar/Go-Go Death Watch]

1 hour ago, FalangJaiDee said:

Yea I’m sure she was a stunner 😁

Absolutely!

[Pattaya Bar/Go-Go Death Watch]

39 minutes ago, topt said:

is this normal in these places -

Along with what appears to be tied distribution (all be it the English phraseology is terrible)

 

Similar to franchisee pubs in England, you are tied to buy the alcohol/products from owner at an inflated price.

[Pattaya Bar/Go-Go Death Watch]

7 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Billabong Bar in LK Metro reportedly for sale, 39 million baht.

Take a lot of customers to warrant that price albeit it is usually busy, the last time I was in there one of the ladies approached me, quite a stunner really and said my p**** is open 24 hours a day, straight forward and to the point, I didn’t take her up on it though.

[Big C Extra food court like school dinners experience]

3 hours ago, noobexpat said:

 

They are not bothered? ...you asked them all? dumb comment

 

Why are they with them then ?

[Big C Extra food court like school dinners experience]

2 minutes ago, noobexpat said:

 

If its all they can afford then why is there usually a lady in tow?

 

Its a shame they can't make an effort like the women do. Both visually and socially. They shame they must endure, being seen with these scruffy people.

They are are not bothered not many Thais are as judgmental as you plus it’s putting food in their stomachs.

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

Water throwing allowed only from Second Road Sois to Beach Road, keep Soi Bukhao water free then again who is going to Police it ?

[Big C Extra food court like school dinners experience]

23 hours ago, noobexpat said:

Gods waiting room.

Full of teeth pickers and old men with their sandals off.

Place makes me sick.

 

I can't sit in these places. The people just give off low class vibes.

 

 

You are being very judgmental, it’s probably all these people can afford, criticising people you don’t even know, just because they dress down doesn’t make them lower class or bad people, what’s do you regard yourself as ?

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

22 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

A couple of my favourite street food places have closed a couple days ago, probably gone home for Songkran, even they don't like it, massage shops getting less and less business.

 

I haven't seen anything on Buakhao yet but the atmosphere is building 

People going home but also eating places and carts get no business for a week as customers don’t want to be drenched and the people with carts don’t want their food ruined with water.

 

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

1 minute ago, JoseThailand said:

Soi 7 and Soi 8 have started already, no kidding!

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2024/04/11/pattaya-city-embraces-early-songkran-2024-festivities-amidst-soaring-temperatures/

 

 

 

On my walk abouts on afternoon in the last few weeks down Soi 7 & 8 the bars are empty some closed, is this their way of trying attract customers  ?

[Anyone experience with re-registering cars without blue book? Let me buy you coffee]

1 hour ago, bogozy said:

You can changes the lock 

Remote control, push button start, all electronic.

[Fun drought: Songkran water festivities scaled back, says tourism minister]

I would like to know when Songkran developed into a water throwing event with water pistols etc instead of the cleansing of hands ?

[Anyone experience with re-registering cars without blue book? Let me buy you coffee]

Not the same experience, the seller only had 1 key, he said he had lost the other one,  nothing to stop him coming back later and using his ‘lost’ key, I said no thank you to the deal.

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

27 minutes ago, jimn said:

Started on soi 7 yesterday 

 

Thanks for the info, I will avoid Soi 7 then.

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

26 minutes ago, Ratel Snake said:

Songkran in Pattaya is April 18th and 19th.

Don't know why ?

Officially but water throwing will be going on prior to those dates whereas in most places it only lasts for 2/3 days.

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

40 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

It's funny how they don't understand that a week-long water-throwing madness is actually bad for business.

 

When the customers are stood outside throwing water the bar is not selling beer and wracking up a huge water bill.

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

Just now, jesimps said:

How is it possible to stand amongst a crowd of people all doing the same thing (throwing water), from early morning until evening, without getting bored? Then rinse and repeat the following year, and the year after etc? I was bored ....less after an hour during my first and only Songkran appearance and have stayed at home for the last sixteen.  

Same here, first time 10 years ago, 2 hours was enough never crossed the door since for Songkran, let the Thais enjoy it. Strange you see older foreigners getting involved but never the older Thai people ?

[When is the actual first day of street water throwing in Pattaya? (Bar streets)]

Thought there was a water shortage, a week of throwing water about in Pattaya will soon deplete the supply.

[Krungsri bank account?]

12 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

First, they charge a maintenance fee. When the balance drops to zero, they close the account.

I was stuck in the U.K. for 15 months during covid, I assumed there was only a few baht in the account, I didn’t have a Debit Card for the account at the time.

I tried to transfer money to the account but it had been frozen, I went to the branch and unfroze it and found out I had ฿5000 in the account !

[Krungsri bank account?]

6 hours ago, falang07 said:

and keep the money?

It gets passed on to the government.

[Foreigners and their overseas income: what next?]

No point withdrawing from an atm from a foreign account you get charged 220 baht per withdrawal.

[Foreigners and their overseas income: what next?]

13 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

According to what I’ve read thus far, no. But you may have to file a rax return here. But what if you don’t? How would they find out and track you down? That’s what I wonder. Are they motivated to become the FBI/IRS of Thailand? Do they have the resources to wage tax war against non complying low income expats? Or will it be a matter of so long as you don’t attract attention you stay under the radar?

Will the banks be required to notify the tax authorities if you receive money in your account from overseas ?

if you use the monthly income for your extension will you have to increase this to allow for tax deductions ?

[Krungsri bank account?]

Krungsri froze my account after I was stuck in the U.K. for 15 months, after 2 years they said they would closed it if there was no activity on the account.

[Charge for Checked Luggage.]

Emirates check in at BKK are very lackadaisical judging by size of some of the carry on luggage. At Newcastle your carry on bag is weighed and tagged at check in, it’s checked again tag only when go through the boarding gate.

[Charge for Checked Luggage.]

1 minute ago, john donson said:

yes new scam, international flights, with only carry on... crazy...

I think coming soon meals will be optional on long haul flights, if you want one you will have to pay for it.