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[QUOTE=Bdonkadonk;2436226]Some weeks ago Pattaya was called a ghost town by some people and that was a big exaggeration. With everything still open it was just like normal, only with fewer guys, but now after all bars and massage parlors closed it indeed feels like a ghost town.[/QUOTE]But guess where it is still hoppin? Beach Road. Seems the Beach Road chicks that everybody was afraid of are getting the last laugh for now.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2436296]But guess where it is still hoppin? Beach Road. Seems the Beach Road chicks that everybody was afraid of are getting the last laugh for now.[/QUOTE]But isn't there a ton of new competition for them now? I assumed all Soi 6, G Club, beer bar, massage, iBar /808 girls would work on Beach Road. Even lower end gogo girls.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2436296]But guess where it is still hoppin? Beach Road. Seems the Beach Road chicks that everybody was afraid of are getting the last laugh for now.[/QUOTE]I have done a bit of cruising out at light basically early, based on the regulations I seriously even doubt the police who do their cruising have an idea what the true meeting of the regulations supposed to wish I had the ability to hold a good conversation with one of them?
Based on the regulation many of the places closed could be open and many of the places opened could be closed this is particular with places that serve food and alcohol. For example on Soi Baukao, I notice my regular rib place Soi 21 (Surprise) it was open the night before, around the corner, tree town the open-air food court opened, Hungry Hippo and the few food / beverage next door all open with people, then you got places like Weatherspoons, Iris Rover, Cheap Charlies closed.
Now majority of the massage places on Soi Baukhao closed smaller ones have light dimmed, metal door pull down a bit with a girl out of uniform sitting smiling while you slow down and check. Go down Soi Pothole, the Soi is dark next to Cantebury Book store the large bar lights dimmed packed with customer drinking a number of massage shop lights down with a few girls outside clearly if you needed to clean your pipes cleaning was available.
Head back up to the Darkside while massage, bars, and clubs closed all the large Jim June Thai BBQ places were operating packed with people sitting close eating. All eating places franchise or not were operating although I did notice many were moving out particularly small massage shop who never should have opened in the best of time now can't or using 14-day closure to just pack up and leave.
Now if you want to come to Thailand need a Doctor certification and Insurance which this morning I found a number of companies who are offering insurance for a year to cover the virus many with 14 day waiting period, in general, coverage can be depending on policy 30,000-100,000 baht cash or coverage if you come down with it some coverage as high as 2 million if you go into a coma and some death payout. The prices are actually reasonable coverage rates from 500 baht to 1200 baht.
Maybe in my head? but I for some reason see more girls ( freelancers ) standing around in front of close shops on Soi Baukhao might head down to the Avenue to see if they are standing outside Big Mac etc. any reports whether Beer Garden is opened?
[QUOTE=LittleBigMan;2436354]Now majority of the massage places on Soi Baukhao closed smaller ones have light dimmed, metal door pull down a bit with a girl out of uniform sitting smiling while you slow down and check.[/QUOTE]One held up 3 fingers to me as I rode by last night. Not sure what that was supposed to mean. Boom boom special 300 baht?
[QUOTE=NmExpert;2436011]Long term expats don't go to bars / gogo we order online for 1000 or less directly to apartment. Move? To where the world is locked. Even without the Virus the bars is dying and soon will sell drinks only.[/QUOTE]Especially since the Nightwish group came along and mainly contributed to the farang bar prices inflation along soi six. In the three years they have been around the cost of everything has doubled. \hopefully the one good thing that might come out of this Covid 19 is that the Nightwish Group Ponzi scam will collapse like a house of cards. Because this Covid 19 is not going away real soon and their girls are not going to be hanging around waiting for them to reopen. Also nothing going to recover overight once this covid 19 has died out, if it ever does because the world is going into an economic depression like we have never seen before in anybodies living momory.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2436363]One held up 3 fingers to me as I rode by last night. Not sure what that was supposed to mean. Boom boom special 300 baht?[/QUOTE]Where? That means 3 hole action!
I only ever could get dammaged goods from Beach Road. Girls worth way less than the 800 Baht they were asking for. Bad caesarian scars, botched up tit jobs, assholes with big visible haemorrhoids, grossly asymmetrical labia etc.
This time I had one who would do nothing but lie on her back and repeat me speak no English. Lesson learnt.
Beach Road is not a mongering venue in Pattaya as far as I'm concerned.
P.S. The go-go girls who were to fall back on Beach Road following the closures are not materializing. Same old bottom of the barrel crowd.
[QUOTE=XXL;2436412]I only ever could get dammaged goods from Beach Road. Girls worth way less than the 800 Baht they were asking for. Bad caesarian scars, botched up tit jobs, assholes with big visible haemorrhoids, grossly asymmetrical labia etc.
This time I had one who would do nothing but lie on her back and repeat me speak no English. Lesson learnt.
Beach Road is not a mongering venue in Pattaya as far as I'm concerned.
P.S. The go-go girls who were to fall back on Beach Road following the closures are not materializing. Same old bottom of the barrel crowd.[/QUOTE]No gogo girl is going to stand on beach road in between post-ops and old hags. They know they won't get the price, not even close.
And I agree, beach road sucks completely. Everytime I go to Pattaya, I take walk atleast once to beach road, in hope I fill find something good. But nope, not even worth 500.
[QUOTE=Gargano19;2436418]No gogo girl is going to stand on beach road in between post-ops and old hags. They know they won't get the price, not even close. And I agree, beach road sucks completely. Every time I go to Pattaya, I take walk at least once to beach road, in hope I fill find something good. But nope, not even worth 500.[/QUOTE]And don't forget the pre-ops LOL! They're out there too. Beach Road blows!
[QUOTE=XXL;2436412]P.S. The go-go girls who were to fall back on Beach Road following the closures are not materializing. Same old bottom of the barrel crowd.[/QUOTE]My observation is about the same. Beach Road looks the same as before and I didn't see more girls there than usual. I think most bar girls etc has gone home to their villages. At least that's my observation when it comes to girls that I have contact with in Line. Most of my favorite girls from Soi 6 and other places has left Pattaya and gone home.
[QUOTE=Bdonkadonk;2436421] Most of my favorite girls from Soi 6 and other places has left Pattaya and gone home.[/QUOTE]This may be the case for the next month or two but the big question is how long can most of these girls support their family and Thai boyfriend with no income? Only a few lucky ones will have a Sponsor or 3. They will eventually return to P4 P action in one of the sex markets.
Made a walk in Walking Street tonight, just to see what it was like. So empty and deserted with only a few restaurants open. There is a place selling ice cream (to the left in one of my photos below) and they had enough customers but that was the only place that looked kind of normal. I saw a group of police on motorbikes going through to check that the rules were obeyed. I also saw two white pick up cars driving and I didn't know what their mission was. I had a girl coming over to my room tonight, that normally works in a massage parlor, and I showed the photo to her and she said that is police ready to pick up and arrest hookers working illegally.
[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2436506]This may be the case for the next month or two but the big question is how long can most of these girls support their family and Thai boyfriend with no income? Only a few lucky ones will have a Sponsor or 3. They will eventually return to P4 P action in one of the sex markets.[/QUOTE]There are no tourists to give them money, they know the borders are closed and the airport is pretty much a ghost town. They can go home and not have to pay rent for a room, high prices for food. They have sold their jewelry that so many guys buy them, they'll have enough to live on for many months. Not enough to buy what they desire but they won't be going hungry. Word will get back to them that there's no money in Pattaya right now. They'll stay home until the tourists come back. And the tourists won't be back for some time. By the time this is all over with it might be summer, who goes to the tropics in summer? And so many have lost their jobs or have had their hours cut so that extra spending money is no more. So many budget airlines are out for the count as well. Thailand might see the lowest tourism numbers on record this year. Maybe next year things will rebound.
Whatever that place is beside Panda, notice they are all Farang and none of them appear to be wearing a mask or practicing Social Distancing.
Was at a supermarket today loading up on my toilet paper. 2 security guards lined up too close for me. Store manager quickly ran up to them to tell them to stand behind the line taped on the floor. The 2 security guards told the manager they are mall security so these rules didn't apply to them. Manager booted them from the store for not practicing Social Distancing. Is Social distancing being enforced in Pattaya yet? How do they enforce it on baht buses?
[QUOTE=Breadman;2436536]Word will get back to them that there's no money in Pattaya right now.[/QUOTE]
Why I specifically said they will return to one of the sex markets and not Pattaya in particular.
I predict over half the bars in Pattaya where the bar owner does not own the land the bar is on will be closed if this pandemic runs over 6 months. So many were already hanging by a thread before the pandemic started. I doubt the land owners will reduce rent for their tenants until this blows over. That isn't the Thai way.
[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2436555]Is Social distancing being enforced in Pattaya yet? How do they enforce it on baht buses?
[/QUOTE]Who is the they that would enforce such a thing? Everything is pretty much usual here on that front except for most people wearing dust masks. No ethyl alcohol to be found at any stores or pharmacies. MF! I ran around looking for some yesterday and just now see I have an unopened bottle on my shelf.
I went to this chick's condo in Jomtien last night. Got in the elevator and they had markings on the floor of how everyone is supposed to stand. She was reading something about malls would close. I said not in Pattaya. She said but Pattaya would be next. So she wants me to take her around and buy some things today.
She also talked about almost going to Korat with a friend. While we were together the friend sent her a message that she better be glad she did not go. They are putting people who are arriving into other cities in 14-day quarantine and that is what happened to the friend.