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Shaun

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  1. I read all sort of reviews about hotels on Trip Advisor and other sites. I stayed at LK The Empress a few months ago ( corner of Beach Rd and Soi 12 ) They were a lot of reviews saying it was crap, however I could not fault the place is any way. Same with LK Metropole. Some people seem to hate LK group hotels, others love them. I don't know whether some people are super fussy or really have bad experiences. I even once stayed at that cheap Sawasdee Hotel near the entry to LK Metro and really had no problems. Would not stay there more than two or three nights though, not a very secur
  2. The first Underbelly series was indeed very accurate. I am not sure if it was the one about Robert Trimbole ( Mr Asia ) and Terry Clarke. As far as I know that was the first episode, correct me if I'm wrong.
  3. I'm not PC by any means, but I don't think that the Lebanese or any particular ethnic group is responsible for drug dealing and drug related crime in Australia these days. It was the ethnic Chinese importing heroin in the late 80's and early 90's and Vietnamese distributing it but it's different now. People from all sort of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds are involved in drug related crime and also gang activity nowadays..The bikie gangs were heavily into drug trafficking and gun running on the Gold Coast in 2009-2013, but the former Newman government in QLD really cracked down on
  4. Pattaya can't be too bad if many people from other locales who previously lived in the Chonburi area are moving back. I know guys who lived in Pattaya in the late 90's and early 2000's who are back there now. I've only been a regular visitor since 2015, but there is certainly no singling out of foreigners in bars or discos as far as I can tell. It is generally more the local Thais who are hassled by police. Those people who have a relatively low profile never get hassled at all.
  5. This is all a bit stupid IMO. Most of the accommodation in Pattaya is not really that upmarket anyway. Sure there there is the Hilton, Holiday Inn, Avani resort and a few others I would not even call some popular places like Areca Lodge, LK Empress, or LK Royal Suite that upmarket. I've stayed at a few LK hotels, nice, but I'd hardly say the tourists there are more "high quality" than anywhere else. What is a 'high quality tourist' anyway? Take away the bars, go go's, cafes, restaurants and especially GIRLS in Pattaya and hardly anyone would go there. Are good tourists only those wh
  6. In fact, I agree with you. I'm native to Brisbane and I lived and worked on the Gold Coast for many years also. No, I don't go to the clubs in Brisbane these days, for safety reasons, it's a rip-off, and also because I'm not into white girls. Yes, SEQ ( South East Queensland ) is ,in general, much more violent overall than Pattaya ever will be. Surfers Paradise on GC is a dangerous place after 9 pm at night. Yep, plenty of fights, assaults, shootings are no big deal on the GC either these days. Same with Melbourne.
  7. Well, thanks for the replies gents. Maybe I should try one out just for once. Pattaya still a relatively new experience for me. I mostly go to beers bars in Soi 7 or Soi Dianna/LK Metro area.
  8. Why is it that a lot of violence in Pattaya seems to take place inside or near a go go's? I've heard that Showgirls and Windmill in particular are to be avoided. I never go to them anyway as I don't like anywhere where a door closes and you can't leave quickly. Are these places run by thugs? What is the problem with them?
  9. Hey everyone, just want a bit of advice. I've lived in both China and Thailand before ( Bangkok ) and had a Thai wife previously. Now I'm quite content to just hang out in Pattaya, I really like the place. I'm coming back to Patts on June 14, but I want to check out Cambodia. I keep hearing about how "great" it is there even from some Pattaya locals I met at Noi Bar. Thinking of going for two weeks. For anyone on here who's lived there for a substantial period of time, what is your opinion: 1) Bars, nightlife, what's it really like , also girls, their looks, attitude, comparison to T
  10. When I was working in the fashion industry in the late 80's and early 90's I saw hundreds of models come and go. There is an idea among people outside the industry that models are all stunners and beautiful. I know for a fact that the majority of them are not. You can meet super pretty ordinary girls with really good bodies and less attitude problems in Bangkok shopping malls or even in beer bars in Pattaya if you are patient and try many areas. When I hear a guy say "my girlfriend is a model" it's a big YAWN from me!
  11. So many idiots on Walking Street these days. Seems that tourists, especially Arabs and Indians and Chinese think WS is the only place they can go in Pattaya. They are welcome to it if they want to cause trouble, they'll find out the hard way. Can always have a good time in Patts without ever going to Walking Street as long as you are polite and friendly and respect others people's feelings.
  12. Yep, they are obviously still there, I saw them trying to rip people off on April 1, what a coincidence, lol! I like Beach Rd in the morning, cute girls saying "I want boom boom", but not at night. LK Metro, Soi Honey, Soi Chaiyapoon, that will do me. Will check out the jet ski scammers and speedboat shonks again when I m back for another two months on June 10.
  13. Better to just rent and use bar girls or have short to medium term GF's imo. Don't marry, don't buy property. Same in China. However, each to their own.
  14. It is crap, they should use kwila/merbau hardwood flooring, no screws, galvanized nails. At least they've got the boards the right side up. I've even seen idiots in Australia nail the boards groove side up and the water just sits there when it rains.
  15. I was sitting near there for two hours in the morning on March 31. Being an ex-carpenter I know about this. Certainly not hard to fix.
  16. Ok, as far as I have read you are correct. Some researchers have found that Listerine is ineffective at killing STD's because of it's lower alcohol content (27 per cent ) Some tests in Melbourne and also Tokyo ( I think ) found that Listerine killed 100 per cent of the MRSA bug and is effective at wiping out gonnorhea, but it only killed 50 per cent of any HIV virus in the samples tested after 3-10 minute exposures to Listerine. There is a story about a guy who had unprotected sex with a hooker and dipped his wick in Listerine, but a GP responded to him and said this is not good enough to
  17. I think that's one reason. I know that girls in Nanning won't even look at foreigners now unless they know some dumb laowai will marry them and buy them a house and car. Nanning was a smorgasboard for girls in the 2008-2012 period.The old Just for You cafe and V-Touch were great pick up joints, but that's all long gone. I just say this because I know there a more than a few former Nanning and Wuhan ex-pats in Pattaya now. I've lived in Bangkok and China before ( in Bangkok late 90's ) and now in Pattaya mostly. There is a huge difference between Thai and Chinese gals. A Thai girl, even
  18. midlifecrisis, I agree with you to a certain extent. I don't use protection for getting oral sex or when doing it on a woman. I just use a lot of listerine after going down on a woman. For straight vaginal sex, yes, condoms, nearly always, unless I was really drunk on rare occasions. I think for a hand job there is zero risk. I ve heard that some guys in Pattaya just get blow jobs and hand jobs these days. BTW, there is a tiny slim Thai girl in LK Metro area who is paranoid about condom use. I met her when I was browsing "People Nearby" on We Chat in Soi Dianna near Areca Lodge in mid-2015. Sh
  19. I am Shaun, an Aussie, new on here. I've been regularly visiting Pattaya for two years but I was living in China till recently. China was the "in place" from 2004-2013 but is now on the nose. Several of my mates from who were previously in China, in Nanning and Guangzhou have moved to Pattaya. I know many many more people who have made the switch. Some of them are loaded with dosh and could substantially boost the local economy in greater Pattaya even further. It's no wonder thanks to the increasingly unfriendly and hostile Chinese. I am not trying to turn this into some racist rant,
  20. I agree you Siam Sam. I was reading this thread before I became a member ( just now ) I have also taken risks ( had accidents when a bit drunk ) before with prostitutes and one nighters with girls in clubs in China when I lived there. I think the risk of contracting HIV in Pattaya with bar girls is remote BUT, who wants to take the risk? Winning lotto is low chance but people still win. Yep, use condoms, because besides HIV there is Hep A and syphilis which is all nasty shit. Sure, sometimes there are accidents. It is people who deliberately often have unsafe sex with multiple girls in Pattay
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