mac your worn out? have another red bull and things will be fine.
if you reaaly want to know how to have a good time in patong read oikdilligaf's trip report.Hes young, hes irish, hes drinking till 6am, having 3 somes, going to the boxing etc etc and having the time of his life. He's going to food carts and ripping up bangla all day and night.
Nowhere has he mentioned an issue with the foodcart guys or falling into "a lot of shit".
Hes there to have some fun and not cause any trouble and it sounds like he had a total blast.
Its not the drinking, the red bull or bangla road my little knobby friend- its the attitude you go in with and the person you are.
Once that penny drops you will unlikely to fall back into that troublemakers abyss.
Believe me life is a lot more fun when your not worrying about "all the shit that happens"