This is awesome, thank you!!

Please extend the list!

Check the ice cubes for black specks in them. Do not take them .

7. While in Thailand you’re going to get laid, and probably a lot. On my third work trip to Thailand there was a young man back at the hotel with the day’s catch when a previous evenings company got into his room. You might be thinking she was there to lend a hand or two. She wasn’t. She stab him with intention of gutting him. See, he told her he loved her, was gonna marry her, only wanted her, babies blah blah blah. She was arrested and he was hospitalized. Many rumors circulated afterwards, some of which I started, and telling the exact nature of the events was difficult beyond a scorned lover and a young man that over promised to the point of lying. You don’t need to lie to get laid. Just be yourself and if that doesn’t work, pay for it. If you do lie don’t let yourself lie about marriage or love (that was her fiancé cheating in that hotel room, not some random fling). And for the record, some guys left there married and made plans to bring their brides back. 8. Just because they said it’s chicken doesn’t make it chicken. This one is on me. I was fairly drunk walking from one hangout to the next with a group of my buddies. There was a very old lady with kind eyes and a smile was only made up of a few teeth. She had a food stand on the edge of the road with a couple dozen meat skewers on there. I stopped and asked about the selection. Everything was “chicken”, even the ones that looked exactly like beef. Each stick was less than 1 bhat. I gave her about 100 bhat for two trying to be kind. I took a bite. Something was terribly wrong. This flavor is terrible. As I naturally swallowed before my brain had a chance to say otherwise, a dog made the unmistakable death yelp from a shack less than 10 meters away. The nasty old lady that got me to overpay for a snack was the only person I didn’t see flinch. I ate a stray dog. 9. Keep track of and hide valuables. If you use your phone to trade stocks keep it a secret, looking at you Robinhood millionaires. A girl will go out with you, have a great time, laugh, dance, sing, eat, drink, and ask to comeback to your room. Once your attention is off of them they might swipe something shiny. My buddy had a watch stolen out of the bathroom. He thinks she put it in her prison purse. No way to know for sure if she stole the watch but she 100% stole the contents of the minibar. 10. Waitress practicing medicine without INFORMED consent 😂. This one is on me again. I was sitting around the table with a few friends enjoying some drinks after dinner and the waitress asked if I wanted a back rub. Oh course I wanted a back rub! After a bit she asked if I wanted my neck done too. I thanked her and said yes. She tells me to completely relax as she firmly grabs my head. Next she does some 1990’s Chuck Norris neck snapping finishing move. I thought I died. My buddy’s looked at her like a terrorist that just assassinated me right in front of them. It turns out I almost immediately felt great, she either knew what she was doing or got lucky. We all laughed and stayed there the rest of the night living it up with the staff. In this instance everything worked out and we had a laugh. I still think she nearly killed me. 11. Some knowledge is dangerous. This next one I considered leaving out to avoid replication. I’m mentioning anyways because it is fairly unknown amongst targets and probably reasonably well known amongst the criminals. Mentioning it might balance things. Underage girls will lie about their age, go to the targets hotel room, sleep with the target, and then blackmail them. In some countries the police are in on it and aid in the extortion. Other times a gang, or fake parents. The girl may seem like an honest hooker and look like they are in their mid 20’s. At the extreme end of this targets have sold their homes and made monthly payments for a long time. This “can” be similarly performed with a girl saying she was assaulted in your room. This version, while terrible, is less effective. The obvious reason being there is no good excuse to have an underage girl in your room other than “I was conned by a child coached by criminals”. When the criminals recruit local law enforcement the is a nightmare (fake police reports).

Great list! Thank you!

Thanks mate, yeah I think mistakes we have all learned the hard way hahaha

Where do you live now??

I would add, as someone who has lived abroad on three continents for 15 years and has travelled to 74 countries on 6 continents, unless you are a moron or unlucky, you will be fine.

I lived there For 34 year's 😂

Seriously 33 years. I like hang out with you over some drinks. I can only imagine the wealth of stories you have.

Tommy, any farang is a walking ATM for some thai girls

Girlfriend? Maybe for an hour. Lol

Shit.... steal their own bike is crazy ....god dammm 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭

Yeah I just steer clear of them both..

Just never rent jet ski anywhere except hotel or resort owned

Rented scooters probably 30 times with no issue in pattaya. Jet skis I agree with.

Ridiculous just take pictures of scratches and damage

​@@stingray6737 5

hahaha yes!

indeed there is alot of housing scams. crypto scheme etc etc.

concur

Do you have the time to share any more you know of?

👍👍👍

You said it right, I've seen several other ways to scam tourists. I still wonder why millions go there to get plucked every year.

Thank you so much :)

Thank you so much :)

That’s 100 % true I’ve seen the absolute worst out of people in Pattaya and some fo the best people but overall I’ve decided it’s a not a great place to live in Thailand for me I can’t stand to look at these people they make me sick, it’s not the tropical paradise I came to Thailand searching for that’s for sure but the nightlife is still unbeatable and the woman are great fun… good luck to you Kuka 👍

Don't lend people money !! Some expats come out with sob stories and ask you to lend them money !! DO NOT !! You'll never get it back !!

I retired last year and visited Pattaya last weekend. Had a great time

"You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose"?

@@thomasauslander3757 Why can't you?

Yeah man, I’m sure we all are guilty of at least one of these haha

Yeah for sure, just avoid it at all costs.. I have seen people get in really ugly situations over such small things that could have been avoided.

Just assume everyone is a pro muay thai fighter

My gf and I went to coral island and were charged 500 baht for 5 min ride on one of those inflatables toed behind a Jetski. Was supposed to be like 15-20 mins

Ive seen many many fights over a padded bill and then guy got his ass kicked for it and for what? $10 to $15 extra? Not worth it at all. Pay it and move on with your life 55. Their national sport is kickboxing so unless you are VanDamme, I'd pay the bill 555

Easy answer is to pay as you go, do NOT run up a bar tab if you have doubts about the place.

I got done once in Lighthouse too many a year back, but I argued my cause and it was OK in the end, but left a sour taste in my mouth. Wonder why they would try scam when they lose customers that way? Odd business strategy

@@goonerdoy I'm a big fan of Lighthouse. I was in Bangkok during the first 9 months of Covid and was almost at Lighthouse every night. I got to know the regulars, the staff and the owners. The owners of Lighthouse also own Shark, and some bars on Walking Street. If the bill is padded it isn't the owners that want that (generally). It is the bar staff that is trying to make more money. At the time they doubled my bill at Tilac it was early in the night, so no higher ups were around for me to complain to.

Yeah that happened to me before too, now I am in a habit of paying up front every time.. I think the owners would be pissed if they knew the staff were doing it..

Technically a USA drivers license is considered an international drivers license. How ever most of the cops do not know this. They have also seen memos released to them that all foreigners must have this IDP with out mentioning the exception so they write you up anyway. Away from here in the country it is manageable but Pattaya Police are corrupt and seek out the tourist on a motor bike. Even if you have the permit it is still a hassle. never never never drive drunk.

I have rented scooters from Vietnam to Indonesia to Thailand DOZENS of times and have NEVER had a problem or been pulled over by the police. Chances are you will be just fine unless you are stupid. There are lots of stupid tourists and they only have themselves to blame for the various ways they fuck up. That is not a normal person's problem so if you are normal, don't worry, you'll be fine. If you are a moron, you will get into trouble everywhere. Not my problem.

No such thing as INDP. Only military issues them. I was stopped many times in Thailand with my U S drivers License.

@@ningricker2003 I have rented bikes dozens of times across many SE Asian countries and have NEVER been stopped. I think you either have to be extremely unlucky or a douchebag to get stopped.

@@ningricker2003 Ah yeah there is such a thing as an international divers licence and I have got one multiple times in Australia before travelling

well, that is when you do have a Thai bank account. I assume he was talking more about tourists, right?

haha fun place for sure!!

Cheers mate!!

Thank you :)

Cheers Mate :)

The TV series 'Big Trouble in Thailand' had an episode on that issue. Both the Thai owner & the English man were aggressive. Eventually getting it resolved.

Happens at rental car companies across Canada and the USA. Not unique to Thailand, lol.

@@BrianBaileyedtech , I know what you mean. But having been to Thailand thrice, the stories I've heard are frightening as hell and the jet-ski operators are tied in with local police (who take their cut). After being framed/falsely accused, they'll hold your passport till you pay up!

@@nadeemchaudhry606 Stories as opposed to your own experience.

People gotta stop renting this sh*t

Thanks mate :)

Thank yooooooou 😊

1,000%

Haha not a scam, but it’s the most true! Haha witnessed it soooo many times lol

Hahaha yeah, I think we have all been there 🤣

Every time a thai sees a white face, the price will go up😵

Welcome to Pattaya :-)

Lol. Same. It's part of the initiation. 😆

Why you not jump on regular route bath bud 10 b only to Pattaya Tai

Good idea!

Thank you so much :)

@@keisone the style of dressing and aussie your just like me haha im from Melbourne been loving the vids when i get there will be good to go for a drink

@@mattz3192 cheers man, hope you can get over here soon 🍻

Thanks mate 😊

Would love to get to know you first went to Thailand 73 say no more , started philly iin 89 now broke from those experiences 2 failed marriages send a messege and i can send you my email cheers

Maybe because they are a paid bot?

Thanks mate :)

Yeah, that’s why it’s best to use proper banks instead of the 711 atms

Know any respectable places that rent out 250/300 cc bikes AND gear?

Yes

Just go go !!! Just get Life Insurance first...

After reading a lot of bad comments, it seems like that actually hate us. Probably think we are dirty men who come to sleep with poor girls and even worse when most people who go to Thailand are of old age and retired to live with bar girls every day. At least that's the image I get from the internet that most are old dudes, paying to score with women way younger than them, no wonder they think we are pigs and are filthy rich because of the guys who pay a girls whole life over there and still have money to show they can constantly feed, house and clothe them. Now I am thinking I may not want to go anymore and just visit one time just for dirty fun with ladyboys

Awesome man! Say hey if you see me out and about 😊

Thank you so much 😊

so lucky. that would NEVER happen in the USA.

Intelligent advice

Great advice!!!!!

Yeah Bars are open. I will be in the Philippines very soon too :)