webfact Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Filthy dirty Pattaya beach - tourists blamed for the mess Picture: Sophon TV Sophon TV said that a 2.6 kilometer stretch of the beach in Pattaya was a filthy mess. And according to a local operator it is tourists that are to blame. From North to South Pattaya the beach is a disgrace, said the news organisation on Facebook. The water is black and horrible. Picture: Sophon TV The tide line in particular is strewn with plastic bags, beer bottles, spirit bottles, discarded tins of cooling powder foam containers and everything else you can think of. They quoted Ladda Limkun a beach operator who categorically blamed the tourists for the mess. She said that people who eat and drink on the beach just don't clean up after themselves. Furthermore tourists on boat trips just toss their trash in the sea meaning it washes up on the shore. The authorities have been slow to react to the latest eyesore of rubbish, she added. Thaivisa notes that the Sophon story merely mentioned "nak thong thiaw" or tourists - no nationalities were named in their Facebook article. Source: Sophon TV -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-05-09 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Ahh not seen one of these for about 2 weeks. And by tourists she must mean only the white ones ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Thais don't pick up rubbish to keep their own country clean. Just blame the hand that feeds you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 36 minutes ago, webfact said: They quoted Ladda Limkun a beach operator who categorically blamed the tourists for the mess. And I am sure this good citizen who works apparently on the beach, spends a good part of the day cleaning up as best she can, right? LOL. Perhaps if she did, her squawking might be more acceptable. Much of that appears to have come in with the tide, and is a consequence of all the garbage dropped by locals that end up in the rivers and streams which of course go straight out to sea. The blame lies much closer to home than Ms. Limkum believes. I also note that as someone who makes her money from tourism, she has a pretty piss poor view of her customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Of course its the tourists. Its only the foreigners that come to Pattaya, install drains and poorly constructed pipes that allows overflowing raw sewage into the bay. Of course its foreigners because as soon as they get here they charter a cargo vessel, anchor just outside of the bay and pump their bilges straight to the gulf. Of course its foreigners for allowing the Thai venders to throw their grease and garbage down the drains. Of course its foreigners. And then no doubt whomever can be credited with this mickey mouse reporting will then be complaining that foreigners don't understand the way Thais do things !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 A total ban on tourists (and families) to the world class resort is in order. No Tourists...No Mess! Close Pattaya for 2 years like they did at Maya Bay in Phuket, that will solve the problem. As a matter of fact, why not shut all of Thailand off to tourists, make it the pristine clean country they try SO hard to achieve. Damn tourists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 World class ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, z42 said: by tourists she must mean only the white ones This suggests otherwise; Quote She said that people who eat and drink on the beach just don't clean up after themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko123 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Ladda tell lotta lies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, Vacuum said: This suggests otherwise; But ok for Thais to sit on the beach, pick their noses flicking "bogies" everywhere and spitting large lumps of phlegm everywhere on the sand is ok, 'cos its a Thai tradition !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippBKK Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 There is only one solution: Ban all tourists! Oh.....wait......???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Those pesky tourists, coming here and littering... Shocking, ban them from coming. After all Thai people always pickup up their litter and take it home, or bin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 A name calling derogatory post has been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 After much discussion and soul searching amongst the local authorities, a solution has been found! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 33 minutes ago, webfact said: The authorities have been slow to react to the latest eyesore of rubbish, she added. Yet, it's only an eyesore for the tourists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I was in Jomtien the last holiday which was an official factory holiday, and the mess was from the Thai tourists from around the area and not the white foreign ones. The News agencies and Thai's better watch how they use the word tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunFred Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Of course. Tourists are to blame for ALL of Thailand's problems. Once they get rid of all the farang, it will be paradise. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbilt Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Like some people here already mentioned, banning tourism in Thailand would turn the country back into the paradise it once was decades ago. But banning tourism and getting rid of all those foreigners (start with those nasty farang!) will eliminate crime in Thailand since we all know that the ALIEN is the root of all evil. Here are three pics I shot in January 2016 at Pattaya Beach. A real world class gem everyone would like to visit! Just take a look at that pristine, white sand and the turquoise, clean water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said: World class ???? Judging by the litter having been in the sea, it's more likely Whirled Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackstask Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Tourists generate billions of baht, if the Thais weren't so greedy part of those billions should go to keeping those beaches in pristine condition. Who do you see collecting rubbish on the beaches? Westerners (Tourists). Thais should get their own house in order before blaming others. Five foreign tourists have spent their holidays collecting rubbish along Laem Pong Beach in Krabi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, PatOngo said: A total ban on tourists (and families) to the world class resort is in order. No Tourists...No Mess! Close Pattaya for 2 years like they did at Maya Bay in Phuket, that will solve the problem. As a matter of fact, why not shut all of Thailand off to tourists, make it the pristine clean country they try SO hard to achieve. Damn tourists! So the answer to the pollution problem in Thailand is to increase the value of the Baht. Seems they're already on the right track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbilt Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Just now, Mackstask said: Tourists generate billions of baht, if the Thais weren't so greedy part of those billions should go to keeping those beaches in pristine condition. Who do you see collecting rubbish on the beaches? Westerners (Tourists). Thais should get their own house in order before blaming others. Five foreign tourists have spent their holidays collecting rubbish along Laem Pong Beach in Krabi They were really lucky that they weren't arrested and deported for WORKING without a valid WP! And this is neither ironic nor a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: So the answer to the pollution problem in Thailand is to increase the value of the Baht. Seems they're already on the right track... Are you sure? We've heard nothing for months about how the Thai-China railway is progressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Are you sure? We've heard nothing for months about how the Thai-China railway is progressing. You're right, things tend to derail here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, colinneil said: Those pesky tourists, coming here and littering... Shocking, ban them from coming. After all Thai people always pickup up their litter and take it home, or bin it. What Thailand are you referring to Col, please let me know I would love to visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: The water is black and horrible. Yes tourists threw paint in pure water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennb6 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 yea, i live on the dark side and there are plenty of 'rural' back roads and small sois that are not next to housing or businesses. Instant dumps. bags and bags of trash and garbage gets dumped. very 3rd world living, sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Looks like the Garbage they take out to sea and DUMP has come back in with the Tides & Currents , but yes its to easy just blame the Falang!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: And according to a local operator it is tourists that are to blame. another Thai genius comment ban all tourists from the beach - problem solved should have read the thread first lol, this has been well covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunKenAP Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I think it is the Bangkok tourists. It was a long Thai holiday. I am sure it also has nothing to do with dumping the garbage scows into the Gulf out of sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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