code_slayer_bkk Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Yea, this "social distancing" is all bullshit .... I think I am right in what I am saying .. look at the food markets here, 7/11, etc. ...... it will all disappear very quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, code_slayer_bkk said: Yea, this "social distancing" is all bullshit .... I think I am right in what I am saying .. look at the food markets here, 7/11, etc. ...... it will all disappear very quick It's ridiculous. Personally I don't give a shit about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Thai Spice said: It's ridiculous. Personally I don't give a shit about it. Haven't you mentioned that before ................. maybe a hundred times? Edited May 15, 2020 by Bazle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Bazle said: Haven't you mentioned that before ................. maybe a hundred times? Lol.... The truth is never gets boring... Edited May 15, 2020 by fforest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, fforest said: Lol.... The truth is never gets boring... Like most things you write, that is rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Most things will be up and running within the next few weeks if the numbers keep going the way they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Bazle said: Like most things you write, that is rubbish! Lol...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 If businesses like bars and entertainment venues open soon then who will they be opening for? The Thai places will be OK that cater mainly for Thais, but in terms of areas like Buakhow, Soi LK, Diana and WS etc which cater mainly for tourists, I guess that expats will be their main clientele and those who have stayed during lockdown. I wonder how many bars will actually open when they get the go ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said: If businesses like bars and entertainment venues open soon then who will they be opening for? The Thai places will be OK that cater mainly for Thais, but in terms of areas like Buakhow, Soi LK, Diana and WS etc which cater mainly for tourists, I guess that expats will be their main clientele and those who have stayed during lockdown. I wonder how many bars will actually open when they get the go ahead? You bring up a good point but this is not half the problem bars a GoGo bars will face..... I dont have the details on what I am about to say......But the powers that be have already made it clear there will be a SHIT TON of new very irritating very annoying new restrictions and rules that the bars will have to follow to reopen.......And I am not just talking about the worthless temperature check and all that social distancing jazz.... I am talking about contract tracing, IDs maybe passports, registrations before entering, face masks, facial IDs photos Bla Bla Bla Bla.......They are working hard right now cooking up all kinds of this kind of stuff to impose on and strangle the entertainment industry to death..... How all this will play out we will just have to wait and see.....But it is not going to be pretty.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, fforest said: You bring up a good point but this is not half the problem bars a GoGo bars will face..... I dont have the details on what I am about to say......But the powers that be have already made it clear there will be a SHIT TON of new very irritating very annoying new restrictions and rules that the bars will have to follow to reopen.......And I am not just talking about the worthless temperature check and all that social distancing jazz.... I am talking about contract tracing, IDs maybe passports, registrations before entering, face masks, facial IDs photos Bla Bla Bla Bla.......They are working hard right now cooking up all kinds of this kind of stuff to impose on and strangle the entertainment industry to death..... How all this will play out we will just have to wait and see.....But it is not going to be pretty.......... Speculation but interesting. If you had to bring your passport to get into a bar in Patts, I'd head to Phnom Penh Open question to those in Patts like yourself, do GoGos currently have a visual record of everyone entering their premises. Is there anything to stop them at present sharing this with the authorities and using facial recognition software? Aside from the regular problem of the cameras not working at convenient times. Edited May 15, 2020 by Lemondropkid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 If that were to happen, I am not sure of the point. Plus I doubt that security staff at gogo bars would care too much to enforce anything. Would the authorities risk imposing draconian measures on the entertainment. Business which in turn brings in tourism worth a lot of money. Or do they see it as an opportunity to get rid of the nightlife as it was to clean up places like Pattaya and turn it into a family holiday destination? 😏 Somehow I can't see that happening either. And girls all becoming farmers again😊 We never know what's around the corner. Lots of ifs buts and maybes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyman Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 On 5/14/2020 at 5:44 AM, Homor said: I heard that Thailand will reopen its airports soon with China the only country able to fly in . Hope they all remember to pack their pangolins. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Nightcrawler said: Business which in turn brings in tourism worth a lot of money. Or do they see it as an opportunity to get rid of the nightlife as it was to clean up places like Pattaya The p4p business is only a very small part of the tourist business. The "clean up" option, I mentionned it before and asked the opinion of old residents and business owners, but of course nobody answered.... I can see it happening. Perfect opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 2:50 PM, Nightcrawler said: If businesses like bars and entertainment venues open soon then who will they be opening for? The Thai places will be OK that cater mainly for Thais, but in terms of areas like Buakhow, Soi LK, Diana and WS etc which cater mainly for tourists, I guess that expats will be their main clientele and those who have stayed during lockdown. I wonder how many bars will actually open when they get the go ahead? Even the Thai places will struggle as many Thais are back in the provinces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathmandu Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 5/13/2020 at 2:21 PM, Nightcrawler said: It will be dependent on tourists and if they are not present, is it worth opening some of those businesses with few to no customers with overheads and staff salaries to pay etc? This is the problem with the "open it uppers." They assume that everyone will come flocking back to the land of milk and honey. That's far from a given. People's decision and the virus will set the timeline. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dcfc2007 Posted May 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Kathmandu said: This is the problem with the "open it uppers." They assume that everyone will come flocking back to the land of milk and honey. That's far from a given. People's decision and the virus will set the timeline. I think the return of tourists will be more dependent on the conditions in their home country than Thailand. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathmandu Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 21 hours ago, dcfc2007 said: I think the return of tourists will be more dependent on the conditions in their home country than Thailand. 23 hours ago, Kathmandu said: This is the problem with the "open it uppers." They assume that everyone will come flocking back to the land of milk and honey. That's far from a given. People's decision and the virus will set the timeline. Agree, the land of milk and honey I refer to is the life we lived about 3 months ago. The virus and science will set the timeline for the future. My hopes and wishes have little to say about it. I never wished to be wrong. This time I hope I am. Can someone give me a hug? 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangme Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) On 5/16/2020 at 11:38 PM, dcfc2007 said: I think the return of tourists will be more dependent on the conditions in their home country than Thailand. Agreed. Looks pretty grim, watching the latest video from Pattaya yesterday. 100s queuing for food, 2nd road devastated, for sale signs everywhere. Edited May 18, 2020 by farangme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathmandu Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 21 minutes ago, farangme said: Agreed. Loks pretty grim, watching the latest video from Pattaya yesterday. 100s queuing for food, 2nd road devastated, for sale signs everywhere. Absolute shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 33 minutes ago, farangme said: Agreed. Loks pretty grim, watching the latest video from Pattaya yesterday. 100s queuing for food, 2nd road devastated, for sale signs everywhere. I'm slightly more optimistic than I was a few weeks ago. More countries are loosening restrictions and the numbers are going down. The strong businesses in Pattaya will survive, if I owned a bar in Pattaya I would be more worried about the baht which has started to strengthen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 I was thinking about how much Phuket took a battering in 2004 when the Tsunami hit. A different scenario I know, but a lot of businesses were it ensured and many went down. Lots of rebuilding but they recovered No doubt Pattaya will shrink a great deal and recovery will be a long process. I have often heard people say that there were too many bars in Pattaya. That maybe as well, but I do feel sorry for those who have lost their livelihoods for no fault of their own and those who have lost their jobs and income as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said: I was thinking about how much Phuket took a battering in 2004 when the Tsunami hit. A different scenario I know, but a lot of businesses were it ensured and many went down. Lots of rebuilding but they recovered No doubt Pattaya will shrink a great deal and recovery will be a long process. I have often heard people say that there were too many bars in Pattaya. That maybe as well, but I do feel sorry for those who have lost their livelihoods for no fault of their own and those who have lost their jobs and income as a result. People say there are too many bars. Yet every year more and more bars open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roomark Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said: I was thinking about how much Phuket took a battering in 2004 when the Tsunami hit. A different scenario I know, but a lot of businesses were it ensured and many went down. Lots of rebuilding but they recovered No doubt Pattaya will shrink a great deal and recovery will be a long process. I have often heard people say that there were too many bars in Pattaya. That maybe as well, but I do feel sorry for those who have lost their livelihoods for no fault of their own and those who have lost their jobs and income as a result. Phuket more to the point Patong was back up and running in February , by December and the 1st Anniversary it was near on back to normal. It was Phi Phi that suffered longer , but from memory they didn't get government money as quick. Different ballgame completely the rest of the world was doing ok and people could spend over there and elsewhere the worlds economy looks like it is going to be f***d after this and who knows when long haul will be an option for your average person. Edited May 17, 2020 by roomark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangme Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Kathmandu said: Absolute shambles. It's just a government that doesn't give a shit about it's people. Sad to see Thais lining up for a plate of rice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts