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Awohalitsiktoli, on 2011-03-10 17:25:21, said:
That is actually I good response. Thanks. The main point I am trying to make is that development is not always a good thing (unless you are a real estate agent, something I have never been and would never want to be in this life or the next). Development always goes through phases. Typically it is positive at first, then as it grows it reaches a true "Golden Age" where it maintains a nice mixture of the old and new (I would guess that was Pattaya in the 80s and 90s). Then it overwhelms an area and destroys much that was good and unique about the place (Pattaya from 2000 to present), replacing it with a "modern development model" that, in my view, is totally boring and has only one main function: to make money for real estate firms and those who are involved with the industry. The new model has virtually nothing to do with making Pattaya better. That is a real estate myth. They do not care about any person who does not embrace their view. That is why their responses are so "angry" on Thaivisa (along with the fact that they are having a bit of a problem with their collective dream). After the destruction is official, they will move on to another place and start the cycle over again. If we all keep embracing the concept of more, more, more, and more, we will end up unhappy. It is interesting to see the myths the real estate industry is propagating: Pattaya must change in order to be better; the only people who can't see this are "old whiners;" only poor people dislike the new changes; all of the whiners are miserable; the development is for the benefit of all people (Thais, farangs, etc); Pattaya is entering Golden Age; things have never been better, etc. These are just myths that they hope you swallow. Still, I will say it again: there are worse places to live than Pattaya
You really do go on and on about the same ol' subjects. For starters why do you call everyone who disagrees with you an 'angry real estate agent'? Seems overly paranoid to me.
Interesting 'development' theory you've explained above. If this theory is correct then cities like London, Paris and New York should be on their death beds because of all the development that has gone on there. Can you please name 1 city anywhere in the world that has been destroyed by development?
In your mind Development = Residential Real Estate but thats only a tiny component of it. Development means having adequate reliable supplies of electricity, good sewerage and sanitation systems, good health care, good transport infrastructure, reliable communications, internet etc.. Pattaya doesnt tick all these boxes but it is moving in the right direction. Not only that but these developments benefit everyone living there, young, old, rich and poor. They also are not about residential real estate. Open your eyes and embrace it, its not going to stop.
