Thread: Back on the streets.

Cameto Bangkok 12 days ago and stayed in the boss suites near the top of suki 4.

The streets were completely free of stalls and beggars, came back to Bangkok two days ago still no sign.

This morning there back in force, not looked on suki road so not sure if there back there yet.

Wife decided she wanted some Papaya so we sat, whilst doing the normal chatter thing, she asked the woman how come your all back.

Seems the rental() has now been divided between the two.

Big money to be made it seems. same as it ever was.

^?...

Give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. Give a Thai a paving slab and he will open a restaurant

Part of the character of Bangkok and free enterprise which is frowned upon in most Western Countries.

I hope they never get rid of it 100% but better monitor particularly the food stalls.

ye Take away the stalls and you lose the charm of the streets.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Cameto Bangkok 12 days ago and stayed in the boss suites near the top of suki 4

Must have just missed you. I was there last week. Yea the street stalls are back. Old habits are hard to break.

Norton You stay at the Boss suites.?

Is this another big change/improvement by the junta???

The only change is who gets paid which is all this was ever about; oh yeah, the good people ethics campaign...

Bring back the elephants !!

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Norton You stay at the Boss suites.?

Yep. Been staying there since opening.

I circumvent Bangkok...been there done that...

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Part of the character of Bangkok and free enterprise which is frowned upon in most Western Countries.

I hope they never get rid of it 100% but better monitor particularly the food stalls.

Yep....
Never could understand those who might be down on any assorted street vendors plying their wares. It's been going on like that forever.

Clearly, the Generals' "crack down" some time back was surface rhetoric and politically motivated.

And the shop owners that had to chip away their front steps that encroached onto the pavement in order to make way for a cycle lane ? ��������

Originally Posted by Bower

And the shop owners that had to chip away their front steps that encroached onto the pavement in order to make way for a cycle lane ? ��������

Yes....the newly acquired hordes of cyclists [not].

Quite the fashion amongst all the urbanite Thai these days.

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Clearly, the Generals' "crack down" some time back was surface rhetoric and politically motivated.

Financially motivated. Fire all the crooked cops taking back handers from the vendors. Replace with new crooks so trickle up gets in the "correct" bank accounts.

Haven't seen street hockey on the streets of Bangkok for a long time now...

Fecking junta...Bring back the goats...

^ yeeeep! Good times them.

Will be my regular hotel now, great food in the restaurant Indian food was very good, pity about the showers though.

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Norton You stay at the Boss suites.?

Yep. Been staying there since opening.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Bring back the elephants !!

..and the limbless lepers!