Police Crackdown on Patong Bars

[DogLover]

I am going down there tonight and will check it out.:intello:

Purely in the name of research you know - honest.:rules:

 

[Quizzard]

I love sublety. You should try it sometime.

 

[akl]

In the name of Humanity; how are things now time wise?

Regards

Drew

 

[Deena Lockers]

I believe the 2am ruling is still being enforced....

 

[Cindy]

Update as of 30th June 2008:rules: :intello:

Bangla main road bars still at 3am.Side streets a lot later depending on customer numbers.:intello:

 

[@N$W3R$]

Last night the main bars along Bangla (Shipwreck etc) were open til 3am.The side street bars continued later so all was well.:intello:

 

[FaithM]

You have a much better idea than me Nicke!!!......the person(manager) has obviousily fed me b*llsh*t.

 

[Ace]

Ist gesloten

:rules:

 

[Peace Loving Hippy Chick]

Beneficial? arty:

 

[Sammie]

There has been a lot of discussion as to the effects of the 2 am closing on business and heaps more on how it will effect the individual but I don't see too much on the actual reasons put forward and what benefits might come from the early closures. A couple of years ago Thailand proposed raising the age of consent for buying alcohol to 25, this was very quickly dismissed. Does Thailand have a youth drinking problem ??? In the time I have spent in rural Thailand it is common for villagers to sit around on a day off and get slaughtered on the local hooch, this included the youths as young as 14-15 being given hard liquor by those old enough to know better, it was considered a joke when these kids got seforum.xxxgering spewing drunk. If this is the way they are brought up to think then no amount of legislation can address this issue.

So what exactly are the new rules aimed at achieving.

 

[Charolette]

At the minute the bars in Bangla have been open up to three am so far this week.I will keep an eye on this weekend and see if we get to 4am.:info:

Who will sponsor my research????:neutral:

 

[LoveSong]

Thanks for the update crusty!

 

[Exilis]

To me it seems as on target as there idea of getting more people to ride BKK transit by banning condo's parking lots along the transit line! As aposed to building more parking lots at the ends of the lines so people outside the core transit part of the way. Somehow attacking a problem in reverse seems to make sense to the BKK law makers.

But in this case, tourism has been free money for a very long time. It is more than the official 6% of the economy. I think they forget what it would be like if they actually had to work at getting tourists like Singapore is now doing. Thailand's free momentum ride will reverse soon. Just think about what is coming online in nearby countries over the next few years. And they all want to take Thailand's action.

 

[Angel Unaware]

yes I know what you mean

I just try to go and have dinner at 7pm and then a few quiet beers in the bars to get in the mood before going fishing at 10 pm

You cant change the girls or the habits of a lifetime

Regards

Drew

 

[Kitty kat]

ha, busting balls
it was a little play with SD

but i actually deleted my message because i thought he was referring to Pablo's quote when he was kidding around but he seemed to be referring to Thaicam's JB(hey another American know it all, SD might be onto something 5555 )style post
so my quote was not valid anymore

 

[Pompal 09.]

Sometimes people on here do paint a much darker picture than is reality. For example, how many actual tuk-tuk rides end up in a dispute ? 1 in 100 ? 1 in 1,000 ? 1 in 1,000,000 ? Whilst it is good to make people aware of what might happen if you upset a tuk-tuk driver, it is not a daily occurance to see gangs of Thais beating up a tourist for not paying the extra 50baht. That said, it does happen from time to time.

With regards to the touts, whilst I do not agree with them shoving obscene pictures under peoples noses, I too do not see too much wrong in what they do. We can't keep wrapping first time Patong tourists in cotton wool, they have to learn to fend for themselves.

Nobody has answered my question about how much the second beer will cost after the 550baht one. If the price goes down to "normal" levels, then what is the problem ? The tout has earned his 300baht commission for that customer who is now sat in the bar having a drink and hopefully a good time. If he is paying 550baht for every beer, then it is a scam for sure and even the bar owner is at fault, but what is wrong with paying 300baht to be shown a bar where you go and have a few beers ? If you enjoy yourself, then it was probably money well spent, but if you didn't then you put it down to experience. Some people might like the place, go in there and then after having paid for the 550baht beer, they then resort to paying 100/120/150 for a drink, which from what I gather is the going drinks rate for places like this. Where is harm in having a 300baht "finders fee" loaded on top ? If you spend a couple of hours in there and enjoy yourself, you know where the place is and you obviously won't pay the "finders fee" next time, as you know where the place is.

The tricks of jumping in to the bar in front of an unsuspecting customer, is pretty much the same as above. You get "done" once and if your head is screwed on the right way, you will make sure it doesn't happen again.

To sum up, I don't particularly like these touts and think it's a shame that Bangla Road now has them in the same way as places like Pattaya etc but that's life and there's not much we're gonna do to change it, hoiwever much we rant about it. The only way to fight back is to raise threads like this and make as many people aware as to the ways and tricks of these guys. After that, it's up to the individual.

 

[jobromancer]

would it be possible to know where? because i am the op and i can t find it either!!!!!!!

 

[Ralishev]

I wonder if anyone could hear her whistle when they rode by?

 

[ukfan14]

Tis farken klosin

 

[Motherhood is cool!]

Not been affected in Lala, Club Chang is open to 5 plus as normal, don't want to mess with us wrinklies!!!!!.