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what is american cuisine? hamburgers, hotdogs, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?

I just received an email from a friend (not a member of any borad) who has been visiting thailand several times a year for nearly 30 years. Thought i would post it here, as is rather topical. Hi XXXX, I would like to try Pattaya again, but got some reports that they seam to getting worse and offer just as bad service as Bangkok. That’s a real bummer, I’ll email a friend of mine in Pattaya. The good point is that some bar owners in Bangkok, particularly in Soi Cowboy have lifted they game with cold beers and good service staff that don’t get pissed off if the tip is not enough. I was in Angeles about 10 years ago and found only one good one, the style of the go-go bars wasn’t even a good as Bangkok or Pattaya. I think that most of the guys that go to Pattaya are usually first timers, some been a few times and they think this is good service, and really don’t know what it’s all about. I doubt that a mass migration will happen to Angeles. It reminds me when I was Pattaya a long time ago and having dinner in an Indian Restaurant, and some old Pommie guy was really throwing money at an ugly Thai girl, his mate thought he was crazy, and so did I but didn’t express it. So some guys who get a bit of attention think it’s great, all they would be is just some fart in there home country. So in way, there a real some dick heads, who are happy with Pattaya. But once you’ve been around you just don’t tolerate all the BS these girls talk and the crappy service. Regards XXXX

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Pretty well sums it up in a nutshell. the whole dynamic has changed and not for the better.

a good idea if tehy want to encourage bad behaviour. enough problems at 4am as it is with drunks. Now we will have to condend with more of them at 9 am. Enough of a paucity of good looking girls now. who are they going to find to work at 7am in a bar.

I work for the sex offenders squad at the Yard. I spend most of my time looking for British sex offenders hiding out in Thailand.

I know it sucks having to work on your birthday but still try and enjoy yourself. :)

i have only seen tired old livestock at Jade house in recent times.

where is rungland? any pictures or information.

i was keen to book out a trip for a few friends last time i was here a few months ago. When i found out that i would lose my money if the trip was canceled for bad weather i lost interest.

Alf, you might find that the pharmacutical benifits scheme subsidy makes it cheaper in Australia than Thailand. This was the case for me with blood pressure tables. From memory the differenc in price was around 35%. My doc in Austrlalia made sure i had enough for 6 months (even though the max she was alowed to do was 3 months) as I live in a very remote part of the world.

anyone noticed a similarity in Gilttermans writting style to that of monkey man who writes his monthly reports here. not sure many read them either?

Thanks for all the good info guys, I will check them all out. At the moment in the evenings i am going through a book every 4 or 5 days and somtimes start on a second one whil i am still reading the first one. I would read probably one every 2 weeks in Pattaya. Thats about 50 a year so can be an expensive habit.

Does anyone know where there are any decent second hand english language book shop is in Pattaya. I spend about 4 months a year in Thailand (mainly pattaya for some reason) and need a good source of books to pass the day without breaking the bank. Also I like to bring at least 10 books back to work with me when I am not in pattaya as there is bugger all else to do in the evenings where I am. Prices at bookazine etc are just damn expensive. oops, just say the thread for canterbury books. Ok any other book shops besides canterbury???

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Thailand warning on dengue fever Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily digest of news from around the world compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket's international community. World Cup? Get instantaneous scores and news updates right here on the Gazette Online (fed directly from FIFA). PHUKET: Thailand is facing a major outbreak of dengue fever and cholera, which have killed 30 people over the past six months. A report in The Nation this morning quotes Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit as saying that 26,185 dengue fever cases have been reported and six people have died during the past week alone. Meanwhile, the number of dengue fever cases in Phuket is soaring, according to the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO). The ministry says that people aged 15-24 are most at risk of infection with dengue, followed by children between 5 and 14. A cholera outbreak in 2007 infected 986 people in Thailand, seven of whom died. The number of infections was reduced to 200 in 2008, but climbed to 300 last year, with 2-3 deaths a year. Here in Phuket, Provincial Health Director Narinrach Pichyakamin told the Gazette two weeks ago that his office had recorded 213 cases of dengue fever between January 1 and June 12 this year. The initial target for 2010 was to keep the figure below 170 cases for the entire year, Dr Narinrach said. Phuket currently has the highest incidence rate (63.4 cases per 100,000 residents) of dengue of any of the Andaman Coast provinces, and currently ranks 13th among Thailand’s 76 provinces. Dr Narinrach pointed out that June and August usually see the highest numbers of dengue cases in Phuket. For more about the threat of Dengue fever in Phuket, click here. Link

Thailand links fashionable black leggings to increased risk of catching dengue fever By Kinan Suchaovanich (CP) – Aug 9, 2010 BANGKOK — Health authorities in Thailand are urging young women not to wear fashionable black leggings to avoid attracting unwanted attention from dengue-carrying mosquitoes. "It's worrying how people dress nowadays, especially the youth," Deputy Health Minister Pansiri Kulanartsiri said in a statement issued Sunday, which warned of a dengue outbreak and reminded that mosquitoes are attracted to dark clothing. Thailand has recorded 43 deaths and more than 45,000 cases of dengue in the first seven months of the year, an increase of about 40 per cent from the 31,929 cases and 30 deaths in same period last year. Dengue cases typically rise during the rainy season, which runs roughly from June through September. Of this year's fatalities, 26 were between the ages of 10 and 24, prompting the Public Health Ministry to warn about the hazards of the must-have fashion item worn by girls and young women. "I suggest people avoid wearing black leggings — or any dark colored clothing — so as not to attract mosquitoes," Pansiri said, calling the leggings a "Korean fashion phenomenon." "Wear thick clothing like jeans, particularly during this period," Pansiri said, noting mosquitoes can bite through thin clothing. Dengue is endemic in Southeast Asia and a chronic problem during the rainy season, when stagnant water and unsanitary urban environments provide fertile breeding grounds for mosquitoes that transmit the disease. Scientists fear rising temperatures and longer rainy seasons will allow more vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria to flourish. Most of dengue's victims are children. There is no vaccine for dengue, also known as the "bone-breaker disease." It can cause high fever, rashes, blistering headaches and intense joint pain. The most serious form of dengue can cause internal bleeding, liver enlargement and circulatory shut down. In tropical Thailand, mosquitoes can lay up to 400 larvae at one time in vases, flower pots, jugs and litter-strewn areas that can serve as breeding grounds, but authorities find it difficult to destroy dengue-breeding habitats, he said. "This is an epidemic year for dengue fever," Anuttarasakdi said. "But what is more worrying is that people are aloof when it comes to prevention." Link

Thailand facing rising dengue fever infections by Pat Dulnier on August 16, 2010 ShareThis Dengue-mosquito Dengue mosquito Thailand's health minister recently announced that more than 50,000 citizens have been infected with dengue fever so far this year, resulting in 63 deaths. Deputy Public Health Minister Pansiri Kulanartsiri told Health.AsiaOne.Com that the dengue fever epidemic hitting the country has raised infection rates 83 percent from this same period last year. According to Health.AsiaOne.Com, 13,045 people have been infected with dengue in the nation's south region, 14,509 in the central region, 13,635 in the northeast and 7,325 in the north. Seven of the infected were younger than four weeks old and 409 were older than 65. Dr. Manit Teeratantikanontm, the Department of Disease Control's director-general, told Health.AsiaOne.Com that 80 percent of patients contracted dengue fever from mosquito bites in their own homes. Teeratantikanontm added that the number of infected people indicates that the quantity of common house mosquitoes carrying dengue fever must be high. Pansiri, noting that there is no vaccination currently available to prevent dengue fever, said that households should reduce their number of mosquitos to protect themselves. Vessels that hold water should be changed every seven days to lower the chance of mosquito larvae. Vessels should also be covered if they hold water as a means of preventing mosquitoes from laying eggs. Link

3 more die of dengue fever BANGKOK, 19 July 2010 (NNT) – Three more casualties from the dengue fever have been reported in the past week while the Ministry of Public Health is on high alert for the outbreak. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the dengue fever infection toll continues to rise. The accumulated number of patients now stands at 36,087 nationwide or 56.81% per 100,000 population. Three people, one each in the southern province of Yala, the eastern province of Trat, and the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom, died from the disease last week, raising this year’s toll to 36 or 0.1% of the total number of infected patients. The ministry has instructed local public health units across the country, especially in risky areas, to submit reports on the infection and casualty rates as well as the mosquito larvae index to the Office of the Permanent Secretary, to keep a close watch on the spread situation. The outbreak is found rampant in the central region, followed by the South, the Northeast and the North respectively. However, the ministry affirmed that so far no mutated strains of dengue fever have been discovered. News ID: 255307190031 Reporter : Rungkarn Rujiwarangkul News Date : 19 July 2010 link

Mossie are attracted by Co2 that you breath out, yes eggs are layed in water but the water has to stay there a couple of days for them to go go through the wriggler stage.

Not meaing to be flipant but I think i will take my chanches with the mosquitos. Deet (even the 20% stuff) feels like it's eating holes in my skin. horrible stuff.

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about the same price as a round trip on a motorbike taxi.