Re: I'm in Pattaya Now...Feels good around White Culture
Posted: October 18th, 2016, 5:26 pm
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It depends, comparing Thailand with which country and it depends how you arrange your daily life.Rock wrote:Thailand is not that safe if you live there longer term or at least for extended periods. Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and HK are very safe. Thailand less so. I've seen too many unlucky incidents there yet I only stay for extended periods.
Not all white people are doing that, and often these are not white men, but white women - it depends from where they are.starchild5 wrote:Why do white men always force their ideals on other races...
Thailand's intentional homicide rate is about 4 per 100,000, same as USA which I also consider to be a medium danger country. But it's much higher than that in about any W. European nation.Yohan wrote:It depends, comparing Thailand with which country and it depends how you arrange your daily life.Rock wrote:Thailand is not that safe if you live there longer term or at least for extended periods. Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and HK are very safe. Thailand less so. I've seen too many unlucky incidents there yet I only stay for extended periods.
I have 2 condo-units in Pattaya/Jomtien, and I and my Japanese family spend most of our vacation there in winter and summer, totally about 2 months every year, and we do not have really bad experiences so far.
However we do not have any private connection with Thai people, and everybody will tell you, in case of troubles, many wild disputes are because of quarrels between the foreign man and the Thai woman and her relatives.
Another source of troubles is between foreign men and Thai men in bars and nearby etc., often late night and drunk.
Theft is frequently reported related to bar-girls invited by foreign men into their hotelroom or apartment, suddenly wallet and notebook computer are gone etc.
Further well known for troubles are contacts with ladyboys and drugs etc.
While in Thailand, I never had any dispute with the house management, with the accounting office, with my motorcycle repair shop, with the laundry shop, with the banking account, my tailor from Bangladesh, we know our restaurants since years, most shopping is anyway in malls and supermerkets, just pay at the cashier and it is safe there too, nothing negative known to me about medical services etc. All is fine.
My daughter who is pregnant was living with us in the second condo-unit almost for 1 month with husband during this summer time, no problems reported either.
We are usually back in our home around 11:00 pm. until 07:00 am. Doors firmly locked. Locked metal gate to our balcony. No burglary so far, despite we are absent for months. There is nothing to steal either, most money is in the bank etc. No valuables like golden Buddha amulets or expensive jewelry/watches like in typical wealthy Thai homes. Most crimes happen between 2:00 am and 5:00 am.
I was visiting many places in Thailand, by car and motorcycle, and of course best for your security is to avoid some places, like Muslim areas in the South, some border areas to Cambodia and Myanmar etc. but otherwise?
My impression is 'Not bad in general for an Asian developing country', I often think, places in USA and Europe are more dangerous than Thailand.
I don't worry, I'm just evaluating. Didn't you see the part where I listed South Africa as a higher danger country?Kradmelder wrote:Thailand's murder rates is only 4 per 100 000 and you worry???
Ours is 34.
Aggravated robbery (with a weapon) is 241
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/ ... AdSw-D5hnI
It i s just a question of knowing where to go armed and where it is not necessary.
Ja I saw it. It is why I listed the figures. I was just wondering why people discuss the risks of thailand in terms of crime when the violent crime rate is so low. All of asia seems to have low crime. But low is relative to what you are used to.Rock wrote:I don't worry, I'm just evaluating. Didn't you see the part where I listed South Africa as a higher danger country?Kradmelder wrote:Thailand's murder rates is only 4 per 100 000 and you worry???
Ours is 34.
Aggravated robbery (with a weapon) is 241
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/ ... AdSw-D5hnI
It i s just a question of knowing where to go armed and where it is not necessary.
Haha. Pattaya is indeed great for many purposes. It's similar to Dubai in many ways, which I had a chance to visit earlier this year. It's not "deep Thailand," but rather a sort of cosmopolitan melting pot.I can't understand why people like Falcon so hate the place. Perhaps they just buy completely into exaggerated and dated stereotypes without really spending much time there. Even Stickman seems to be warming up the the city as of late. Pattaya really has a lot to offer at bargain basement prices. It's one of the best value for money cities I know on the planet for so many things. Sure Bangkok is more cosmopolitan. But when you get tired of being surrounded by vertical high rises and noise everywhere, Pattayaland has Jomtien, Wong A Mat, Pattaya itself, and lots of great stuff in the outlying vicinity.