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Sleepless in Jomtien

Friday, 18 May 2012 From Issue Vol. XX No. 20

Editor;

I recently spent a few days in Bangkok and a few things came to my notice. Firstly, there seemed to be no stray dogs around, then I noticed the absence of advertising vans trawling the streets blasting out their inane messages at levels that would hurt your ears. In my hotel room I couldn’t feel the thud thud of vehicles with powerful stereos having their impromptu discos.

I live in Jomtien, where almost nightly outside the cheap liqueur stores you will find a car or pick-up will park, buy a few drinks, turn up the music and it’s like being in Walking Street. I call the very polite people at 1337 and complain, they tell me they will inform the police but very often nothing happens or if it does it takes a long time.

I strongly advise anyone thinking of purchasing a condo anywhere near Jomtien Beach Road, to think again, as you will never get a decent night’s sleep.

I purposely didn’t buy in Pattaya because I feared the noise levels. I thought Jomtien would be a haven for an elderly ex-pat to have a quiet retirement along the beach. Not so.

P.C.

This article was published in the Pattaya Mail newspaper on Friday May 18, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 20).

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3 comments

Comment Link Tuesday, 02 October 2012 08:43 posted by Bert Hicks
I am tired of the hundreds of stray dogs on the streets around Jomtien, especially Jomtien Beach Road.
I am a tourist here and I would like to suggest to the local government to clear the streets of these disease carrying canines and make Jomtien Beach a nicer place to both live and encourage tourist to want to come back.
Comment Link Monday, 28 May 2012 19:55 posted by Gerry Rasmus aka KOTO
Location, Location, Location.
Comment Link Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:39 posted by george horstmyer
go to chaing mai,no doogs running the streets ,u do hear advertising once in a while but weather is good and people are real thais not after ur hard erned doller and they dont think every farang has millions,food also is cheaper,and only a few bars ,of coarse i live just out of town ,and 90 out of 100 take their time driving not like pattaya where it is road rage....i lived there 6 yrs it sucks and no one cares ,,just like our gov do nothing for their pay ....even the mayor dont do much except pose for pictures ,,,,,,,,,,,