Pattaya thailand
 

I am thinking of renting a apt there near Jomtien Beach.

Any advice/tips? Anyone living there?

Cheers!

watch out for ladyboys and don't get drunk

1. Look around there are lots of good deals
2. Go to the local sales offices they always have engligh people to show you around
3. Dont commit to long term, 3 months at most, then you can pick up and leave with one month damage deposit and go somewhere else. and you will want that if you get into a relationship with a Thai girl , sometimes the only way to get rid of them is to move out
4. Make sure the electric and water is controlled by the government and not the landlord, landlord can rip you off
5. Avoid having a place right beside a bar. at first I thought it was fun because the girls would come out and greet you everytime you went home... but after a while it became insane i couldnt even go to the store without getting girls crawling all over me... haha i know boo hoo you had girls wanting sex with you ...but sometimes u just want to go to the damn store!!!!
6. Get AC or you are going to die, find a place with newer AC units those old AC units are expensive


oh yeah if u are going to do porn get yourself a VPN, encrypt your shit and keep your mouth shut on what you do.

Thx for the tips!

hahahaha

Go to Samui. Why the fuck people stay it that dump?

Pattaya is not the best place to live in Thailand...

its a black hole of sin, an abyss of beautiful cheap whores, a nightmare for wives and families, the last low cost whore mongers' paradise in the world. :2 cents:

Be careful who you give your cell number too, or you get calls at all hours. 2 Sim cards is usually smart.

If you're going to shoot porn.
Don't shoot it where you live. Hire a hotel for a night to do that.

I wouldn't shoot porn in Thailand period. But if you are going to do it make sure you have the right contacts and take more precautions than suggested above.

Personally I'd run the girls over the border, it's hassle I know but you will be safer in Cambodia.

do get a vpn for your work

maybe better to go to a real beach town like phuket where you can still get your girls but if you want maximum sleeze Pattaya is the place

Always check for junk in the trunk before you take a drive.

2-4 weeks in Pattaya is more than enough for a bit of fun, then you will get sick and tired of the BS, scam and so on especially if you have experienced other parts of Thailand, some love the place others hate it. I stay in Thailand now and have no plans on ever going to Pattaya again.

If you are planning on staying in Thailand for more than 1-2 months get a hotel room first and try out if Pattaya is for you, you can get a 1 bedroom room for $1K a month with no problems.

was there last weekend, how anybody can stay for more than a week is beyond me! brilliant fun but too much all the time. Prefer phuket, full on in places but relaxed in others.

i fucking hate Pattaya. if you are not there for whores, go to the far southern islands along the adaman sea (near Lankawi). so awesome.

arrived today. Have a sick hostel in Jomtien Beach area. Super clean + Cheap. Thai people are all smiles and I can eat well for less than $5 per day. Not really into dealing with the whores unless I get fucking wrecked which is not my plan. I felt Jomtien Beach was my best bet since it's outside of central and I can get wrk done....So far so good. Might pony up for a month - after that I might check out Samui :)

That is amazingly cheap. Is it good?

it is tough to spend money there. Always bargain when you buy things

Keep your hand on the wallet :winkwink:

So fucking cheap here. Can't believe it. If you don't slam the whores or piss your money away at the pub you can live easily here for $5 day. Massive rooms for under $400/month. After just leaving HKG i need a bit of space...

I rent a 1400 sqm house close to the center of a city of 30-40K people I pay less than $150 a month but then comes TV, electric, water and so on but all in all its very cheap :)
It is very cheap here and more so if you avoid the tourist spots. Food that cost 30 baht at the food stall in Pattaya cost 20 baht here.
Here a large Leo or Chang in a farang place costs 60 Baht, in a local spot it costs 50/45 baht :D I know the wholesale price and its not much more than a 5 baht profit for them.

jeez, how annoying

cool its looks so fun to stay long in pattaya tahiland grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Abyss of beautiful whores? Whores, yes but beautiful, not really. 1 out of 20 maybe at best. The rest are just garbage disposal type. I find better looking whores at trailer parks :1orglaugh

shhhhhiiiiitttt. looks like you struck gold. I am still new to Thailand. Big country plenty of time for trial and error.

Sorry square feet, 130-140 sqm house.

Enjoy Pattaya for a few weeks then try to see something else, Thailand has so many much better things to offer.
I love it here, I planned on spending 6 months in Pattaya but after a month I had it and looked elsewhere.

Cool. appreciate the insight :thumbsup

how would one go about finding a place like that? any guides or boards?

OH Chang ! That got me in trouble few times.

reading the news of pattaya is a funny, and scary, pastime

lots of suicides apparently lol

whores are fun for 1 week max, and usually only if you're new to the whore thing.

My only question would be, why would you ever want to live in Pattaya? I've spent loads of time in Pattaya, and currently live in a city in Issan. After experiencing things up here, I couldn't ever imagine going back to that sleaze infested shithole.

Really, come on up to Issan, as it's WAY better. You don't have to constantly look over your shoulder, and wonder whether or not you're getting scammed / fucked. If you're just looking for cheap hookers, then no worries. You can easily find people up here to fuck you for $35. Then again, if that's the only reason you're coming, maybe it's best not to come, and just stay in Pattaya. It's available, but I don't ever indulge in it, as I'm already in a long-term relationship.

Really though, Issan is great, and I love it up here. Used to live in a luxury condo in downtown Vancouver, hanging out with rich guys all the time, etc. If I had to choose, I'll take Issan over Vancouver any day. Much better life.

So, where are ya? I get large bottle of Leo for 45 baht here. Sounds like you're in Issan somewhere too. :-)

Same with you as rent. Nice, 2 storey, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house, large patio, kitchen, etc... for $150/month. Then maybe another $150/month (at most) for bills, and that's it. Yet, we still manage to spend a good $3500/month. :disgust

where u at michael? I live in Bangkok, but am considering Khon Kaen, or Chiang Rai

you used to help me with my epass a lot..:)

I was about to ask if you made a typo - 1500sqm is huge

I agree with this. It seems Pattaya attracts the lower end for just about everyone, including tourists. I spent a few days there and ran back to southern Thailand as quickly as I could. Never seen so many skank whores and toothless drunken Brits in all my life. High expectations for the place but I was let down.

Learn to say "Give me the Thai price" it will raise a few eyebrows, make them laugh and save you money.

Thais have 2 prices lists for everything. LOL

Pattaya is a shit hole full of the worst Thais and foreigners. If I wasn't shooting here exploiting their STD riddled whores, I would never set foot in this dump. Now with the influx of Arab and Indian whore mongers, it has gone from bad to worse, which is impressive because I didn't think that was possible after the Russians invaded, overpaying for everything and shooting the prices up.

Best thing that can happen to Pattaya is one of these dirty Arabs blows himself up in the middle of Walking Street with a suitcase Nuke. Someone needs to press the reset button on Thailand's toilet. Hell, I'd ever sacrifice my own life to help it happen and take a 10,000 wretched Thais with me. Give me a Nuke and I'll put an end to the wretched misery in this God forsaken shit dump.

But if you want to know how I really feel about it, hit me up on ICQ. lol

They do and fuck them. Dirty, stinky, woman beating dirt bags. I was hoping for a higher H1N1 casualty number but it didn't happen. :Oh crap

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I still liked Pattaya until the Brits descended in droves and cannibalized the place, just like they cannibalize everywhere they go, south of spain, greek islands, Cyprus..now thailand.

I lived in Surin for a month and it was boring as fuck. I prefer Bangkok myself, it's a good balance of everything I need.

Agree!!! Was there last year....spend there almost month...it was enough to understand that it is not the best place to live in Thailand

Never been to Surin myself, and I guess it all depends on who you are, and what your life is like. Bangkok I'm sure is great. It's a huge metropolis, so you can get anything & everything you want there. Whatever kind of lifestyle you want, it's there.

I live in Khon Kaen myself, and I love it here. To be honest, I couldn't imagine ever going back to downtown Vancouver. Personally, I'm never bored at all. I work all day, then something always comes up late afternoon / night. Whether I just hang out with a couple friends for beers and pool, or we have a good 20 man party here, or go somewhere else for a party, or whatever... there's always something going on.

And good people too. Genuine Thais... not the sleaze buckets you find in Pattaya.

thai360 is a good forum

A lot of the girls I've met online are from Khon Kaen, it's somewhere I want to visit next time I go.

Is Vancouver really that bad? I had my heart set on leaving the UK and Vancouver and Portland, OR were on my shortlist.

Yeah. This place is fucked. Strange seeing old dudes and fucking losers walking around with thai chicks. haha. Central pattaya makes me want to puke from the stink. Jomtien Beach is better than central - not as much filth and cheap rent.

I live in Sisaket and I can only agree with everything you said.

Damn man, you went off the grid.

A lot of old Khmer culture in that area. :thumbsup

If its out in the sticks there are no real estate agents but most is handled by word of mouth I went to one of the local watering holes for foreigners and asked around and the owner's wife helped us out and that seems to be how most people do it, always someone that have lived there forever that knows everything and many of the foreigners here at least are always willing to share info.