Posted 2009-02-19 23:54:22
 Phatcharanan, on 2009-02-19 23:43:05, said:
Gosh this thread is funny !
Those that complain are probably quite old now.
Those that love it are obviously younger.
For you old guys..........probably best you go somewhere else.
For us younger ones with hair and lack of beer-bellies..................wooooooooo hoooooooooo!
Think you will find that they have no hair (and many have beer bellies)- heve you actually been in Pattaya Soi 7,8 etc, etc during Songkran ?
Posted 2009-02-20 00:31:01
Phatcharanan, on 2009-02-19 23:43:05, said: Gosh this thread is funny !
Those that complain are probably quite old now.
Those that love it are obviously younger.
For you old guys..........probably best you go somewhere else.
For us younger ones with hair and lack of beer-bellies..................wooooooooo hoooooooooo!
You're the joke on this thread.
You've just had your flame posts deleted and now you're at it again.
Why would you assume that Songkran haters are old with no hair and beer-bellies?
Was this your excuse to tell the forum that you're young with hair and a flat belly?
You've got a lot of growing up to do....
Edited by tropo, 2009-02-20 00:31:54.
Posted 2009-02-20 01:19:28
I hate Christmas too. Always have, always will ... Hating Songkran in Pattaya just means you hate Songkran in Pattaya. It doesn't mean you are fitting in well or not well in Thailand. Of course, many Thai people in Pattaya also hate Songkran in Pattaya.
Edited by Jingthing, 2009-02-20 01:23:24.
Posted 2009-02-20 01:29:00
I'm just going to keep posting so this thread will still be around when the party starts in a little over 6 weeks time. 
Posted 2009-02-20 03:21:51
Been to Thailand nine times now. In 2007 I finally made it during Songkran. Horrible. Disgusting. I don't mind a few days of nuttiness, but one solid week is ridiculous. 11 am trying to walk to the mall or take the baht bus and get doused. How can that make watching a movie or going shopping enjoyable? Couldn't do anything during the daylight hours even up until dinner time. I basically holed up in my hotel, the flipper, and slept in late and spent time at the pool and luckily had a good book to read. Changed my hours so I was out later at night.
One early/late night coming back from Walking Street, I watched one poor girl all dressed up obviously heading for work in a hotel or restaurant or soome other indoor business get held and grabbed by a Thai while another soaked her with a hose. She just stood there and mildly and meekly took it. Because of my distaste for foreign jails I did not intervene and risk some sort of assault or other charges. Shame on them for ruining her day.
What is worse was the anger and vicisousness I saw in many of the Thais. They are externalizing their dislike of foreigners for many reasons. They were over zealous in their dousings. Traditional and ancient Songkran was nice. This outfitting pickup trucks with water barrels and high pressure hoses is disgusting.
Won't be in Thailand any time near those dates ever again.
Posted 2009-02-20 03:46:10
gk10002000, on 2009-02-20 03:21:51, said: Been to Thailand nine times now. In 2007 I finally made it during Songkran. Horrible. Disgusting. I don't mind a few days of nuttiness, but one solid week is ridiculous. 11 am trying to walk to the mall or take the baht bus and get doused. How can that make watching a movie or going shopping enjoyable? Couldn't do anything during the daylight hours even up until dinner time. I basically holed up in my hotel, the flipper, and slept in late and spent time at the pool and luckily had a good book to read. Changed my hours so I was out later at night.
One early/late night coming back from Walking Street, I watched one poor girl all dressed up obviously heading for work in a hotel or restaurant or soome other indoor business get held and grabbed by a Thai while another soaked her with a hose. She just stood there and mildly and meekly took it. Because of my distaste for foreign jails I did not intervene and risk some sort of assault or other charges. Shame on them for ruining her day.
What is worse was the anger and vicisousness I saw in many of the Thais. They are externalizing their dislike of foreigners for many reasons. They were over zealous in their dousings. Traditional and ancient Songkran was nice. This outfitting pickup trucks with water barrels and high pressure hoses is disgusting.
Won't be in Thailand any time near those dates ever again.
Spot on in everything you said!
Try getting to PIH on Soi 4 during Songkran. My gf was very sick and needed to get there one Songkran. It's pretty rough shivering in the waiting room in the aircon while soaking wet and feeling ill.
Posted 2009-02-20 04:19:39
Quote What is worse was the anger and vicisousness I saw in many of the Thais. They are externalizing their dislike of foreigners for many reasons. They were over zealous in their dousings.
Exactly. It is the flip side of the Thai cultural ideal of politeness, which sadly isn't overly evident even in normal times in Pattaya.
Posted 2009-02-20 07:49:24
Jingthing, on 2009-02-20 01:19:28, said: I hate Christmas too. Always have, always will ... Hating Songkran in Pattaya just means you hate Songkran in Pattaya. It doesn't mean you are fitting in well or not well in Thailand. Of course, many Thai people in Pattaya also hate Songkran in Pattaya.
Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.
Posted 2009-02-20 10:09:40
Jingthing, on 2009-02-20 02:19:28, said: I hate Christmas too. Always have, always will ... Hating Songkran in Pattaya just means you hate Songkran in Pattaya. It doesn't mean you are fitting in well or not well in Thailand. Of course, many Thai people in Pattaya also hate Songkran in Pattaya.
I also dislike Christmas, but for a different reason. I enjoyed Christmas as a child... because of all the presents, but once I became a teenager I grew to dislike it more each year. And, that was entirely the fault of my mother getting up tight and b!tchy because everything had to be just SOOOO perfect. Then, on Christmas day she was all cheerful and everyone else was grumpy.
It is always too bad when what SHOULD be a happy, fun event gets ruined by louts who have an agenda to screw everything up and hide behind the festivities. It happens at big soccer matches and just about every other event that isn't heavily policed. In Canada we have near riots after final football or hockey games. The police always seem to be an hour late after everything is out of control. Nail the few perps at the start and a riot would never start.
Posted 2009-02-20 14:24:12
rayong09, on 2009-02-20 07:49:24, said: Jingthing, on 2009-02-20 01:19:28, said: I hate Christmas too. Always have, always will ... Hating Songkran in Pattaya just means you hate Songkran in Pattaya. It doesn't mean you are fitting in well or not well in Thailand. Of course, many Thai people in Pattaya also hate Songkran in Pattaya.
Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.
Sure thing mate. I FEAR being attacked by a mad mob of drunken louts throwing ice cubed pond scum at my face (while smearing me with carcinogenic paste) and high powered water hoses. Thus, I hate it. You are so right.
Edited by Jingthing, 2009-02-20 14:25:00.
Posted 2009-02-20 15:08:30
OK OK I'm outta here in a dignified manner. Whatever you choose to do when Songkran arrives whether you love it or hate it have a nice day!
PS: Thanks for the laughs Phatcharanan glad someone has a sense of humor.
sawatdee
Posted 2009-02-20 17:17:30
rayong09, on 2009-02-20 15:08:30, said: OK OK I'm outta here in a dignified manner. Whatever you choose to do when Songkran arrives whether you love it or hate it have a nice day!
PS: Thanks for the laughs Phatcharanan glad someone has a sense of humor.
sawatdee
It is NOT a bloody DAY!
It lasts OVER A WEEK!
I wouldn't care a whit if it was ONE day!
Posted 2009-02-20 18:48:27
tropo, on 2009-02-20 00:31:01, said: Phatcharanan, on 2009-02-19 23:43:05, said: Gosh this thread is funny !
Those that complain are probably quite old now.
Those that love it are obviously younger.
For you old guys..........probably best you go somewhere else.
For us younger ones with hair and lack of beer-bellies..................wooooooooo hoooooooooo!
You're the joke on this thread.
You've just had your flame posts deleted and now you're at it again.
Why would you assume that Songkran haters are old with no hair and beer-bellies?
Was this your excuse to tell the forum that you're young with hair and a flat belly?
You've got a lot of growing up to do....
Thankfully many more years do do that in than you I suspect....old boy ! 
Posted 2009-02-20 18:59:28
Quote Thankfully many more years do do that in than you I suspect....old boy !
No worries for you then mate. You know what they say? The good die young. 
Edited by Jingthing, 2009-02-20 19:00:39.
Posted 2009-02-20 21:47:27
Phatcharanan, on 2009-02-20 18:48:27, said: Thankfully many more years do do that in than you I suspect....old boy !
I wouldn't count on that. You better get on it right now.
Posted 2009-02-21 09:42:56
Songkran in Patttaya is certainly not for the geriatrics, or the young nerdy types who also whinge.
Posted 2009-02-21 12:32:11
Jingthing, on 2009-02-20 18:17:30, said: rayong09, on 2009-02-20 15:08:30, said: OK OK I'm outta here in a dignified manner. Whatever you choose to do when Songkran arrives whether you love it or hate it have a nice day!
PS: Thanks for the laughs Phatcharanan glad someone has a sense of humor.
sawatdee
It is NOT a bloody DAY!
It lasts OVER A WEEK!
I wouldn't care a whit if it was ONE day!
I agree. What would happen if you carried a baseball bat and a squirt gun with a mild acid for a "return to sender" message?
I guess you could always walk around in chest waders and a raincoat. It would act like a sweatsuit and you could lose a few pounds.
Posted 2009-02-21 15:11:55
"The less they want to get soaked, the more fun it is to completely soak them."
-- Samuel Clemens (1878)
I'm going to organize some people to go door to door.
If a farang answers the door, he'll get completely soaked with a pail of water.
I also know other people who are going to go "bar soaking" at night, basically getting all the patrons soaked in a given number of chosen beer bars.
There will also be a "night watch" on all entrances to walking street, including the sois.
This Songkran will be much more intense than previous ones.
It's not a game anymore. It's a mission.
If you are a farang in Pattaya, you will get soaked.
No more Mr. dry guy.
You'll be singing the blues to put the "song" into songkran.
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