hazelandhoward

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@gravion,

Its just non-stop orgies 24/7/365.
Near-naked women overhanging balconies as falangs roger them from behind in full view.
Squeals of delight from every hotel room window.
Men being quasi-raped in just about every bar and disco.
Falang corpses in the streets, plucked clean of wallets, watches, I-Pods etc.
Muggers waving pistols around and stopping falangs in their tracks to shake them down.
Cops fining falangs for wearing the wrong colour socks on Wednesday.
Spiked drinks in every bar.
Girls eating bugs.
Its a hellhole.
But lots of guys enjoy it, you will too. 555

Spot on Jingthing. I too regularly take the sardine special baht bus to Jomtien from south pattaya. Over the past year i have witnessed hoards of Russians taking this trip. As soon as the baht bus reverses into position to load the waiting passengers, the russians barge through, never mind the people who have been waiting in line, Thai or westerners, pushing and shoving everybody out of the way. They do indeed seem to have formed the opinion that this is their town now, and the rest of us have to put up with their ignorant and boorish behaviour. I have witnessed them elbowing elderly thai ladies out of the way, putting bags on seats to "reserve" them for their friends who are on their way. I presume this is the normal behaviour in Russia, as they give the impression that this is the correct way to behave. The women are worse than the men, if that is possible. And believe me, when you are sat squashed up next to them their personal hygiene leaves a lot to be desired. I have seen more than one altercation between a russian and a driver over this, but they just growl and carry on regardless. But apparantly these are the new "quality" tourists the powers that be here in pattaya are targeting. A few years down the line they will live to regret it. Just about every restaurant / bar owner or shopkeeper you talk to has a horror story to tell about these people. Several times a day. But i am afraid it is now too late, too many of them are flocking here, the damage is already done. I notice from reading the Phuket and Koh Samui forums that they are gaining a foothold there too, with the same complaints from other tourists and expats. Russian"entrepeneurs" are already opening go go bars, nightclubs etc on walking street, staffed by eastern europeans, with what seems to be total impunity of the work permit laws. Money number one i guess. But the day will come, a few years down the line, when the decent people here, thai and farang, will regret handing over large swathes of the tourist industries to these people. But of course, by then, the "powers that be", who have given the green light to this, will be nowhere to be seen. They will be sitting back, spending more time with their bank accounts.

rmicheald, on 2012-02-12 16:49:09, said:

Google is your friend:
http://www.cafedesam...a.com/home.html

Not cheap but I like the food and the setting is very nice. To me wins hands down over places like Mata Hari and Manhattans

I would say a HUGE no to Manhattans, but in the same area and can be quite romantic is Cafe des Amis.