Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by TrongpaiExpat
The bars and massage venues are not protest sites.
Isn't that because the red shirt power base is Eesarn and that's also where most of the workers in those places come from? They are not going to piss their supporters off by depriving them of an income???
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
Thank you TrongpaiExpat. I really appreciate info from people who are actually on the ground. I guess nobody really knows if things can get bloody again after the weekend. I just hope the protests will not spread to the Asoke BTS area. I don't wanna be stuck in the hotel while I should be out there getting laid.
Anybody else from BKK willing to give some input? I am still quite torn between going or not.
Akin
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by Akin
Thank you TrongpaiExpat. I really appreciate info from people who are actually on the ground. I guess nobody really knows if things can get bloody again after the weekend. I just hope the protests will not spread to the Asoke BTS area. I don't wanna be stuck in the hotel while I should be out there getting laid.
Anybody else from BKK willing to give some input? I am still quite torn between going or not.
Akin
Go! Sounds like you have very little to lose.
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by Andrew
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Originally Posted by TrongpaiExpat
The bars and massage venues are not protest sites.
Isn't that because the red shirt power base is Eesarn and that's also where most of the workers in those places come from? They are not going to piss their supporters off by depriving them of an income???
Are you sure you're a journalist? Who do you write for? News of the Dumb?
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by Singapore Sexpat
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Originally Posted by Andrew
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Originally Posted by TrongpaiExpat
The bars and massage venues are not protest sites.
Isn't that because the red shirt power base is Eesarn and that's also where most of the workers in those places come from? They are not going to piss their supporters off by depriving them of an income???
Are you sure you're a journalist? Who do you write for? News of the Dumb?
And Blind!
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by Singapore Sexpat
Are you sure you're a journalist? Who do you write for? News of the Dumb?
Perhaps you can give us your insights from Singapore then. At least I am on the ground in Bangkok and not an armchair critic sniping from the sidelines.
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
I was out of Thailand for a one week holiday (work in LOS) and the airport is fine. As you know, the Reds have themselves glued to the main shopping/hotel area of Siam Center and may be demostrating in front of the Bangkok Bank in Silom which could cause some problems for walking along Silom street. The Reds won't be taking over the airport-they're too busy downtown making the army and police department look like fools. I don't understand why tourists who have been to Bangkok before don't realize that one is safe as long as they aren 't a stupid "backpacker" joining in the Red Shirts demonstrations. Just stay away from those areas.... Also, just go to Phuket or Pattaya for the gay scene. EASY.
NOTE: Thais who work in Bangkok, (even the ones from Isaan) just want to continue with their lives and find this whole scene as a nuisance. The sad speculation I have on this whole scene is that this will never go away... Once Thailand has another election, some uneducated thug will be voted in. The current PM, Abhisit, is well educated and "international" but isn't groomed for running a Banana Republic. SAD.
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by thrillbill
The sad speculation I have on this whole scene is that this will never go away... Once Thailand has another election, some uneducated thug will be voted in.
I would be most interested to hear your list of the uneducated thugs who have previously held the post of Prime Minister of Thailand.
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by Andrew
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Originally Posted by Singapore Sexpat
Are you sure you're a journalist? Who do you write for? News of the Dumb?
Perhaps you can give us your insights from Singapore then. At least I am on the ground in Bangkok and not an armchair critic sniping from the sidelines.
I'm in Bangkok..."on the ground" for over 20 years.
So...tell us who you write for. This should be interesting.
Re: I won't be going to Bangkok :(
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Originally Posted by Singapore Sexpat
I'm in Bangkok..."on the ground" for over 20 years.
So...tell us who you write for. This should be interesting.
You call yourself "Singapore Sexpat"? What is your association with Singapore if you have been in Bangkok for "over 20 years"? This should be interesting.