Wot days are the bars closed..??

[crazy88]

Holiday every 5 minutes. Light ales never a problem. Fantastic. Just poured myself a glass of wine on the stength of it. Religious holidays should be observed IMHO, we are guests here but the elections I do not give a monkeys.


Crazy 88

[Vital Spark]

Just an example of how ridiculous the non-drinking restrictions are:

We went to our favourite Isaan restaurant today - it's an open air, family kind of place. The beer, as usual, arrived at our table before we did. A group of Thai men behind us were enjoying their usual Samsong with their food. There was no question, or eyebrows raised, about us drinking alcohol.

Popped along to Makro to top up on supplies and the alcoholic bit was roped off. Definitely not selling any alcohol today. Stopped off at a Thai wholesalers shed and picked up a couple of cases of Chang (it was actually cheaper than Makro ).

Surely someone, one day, will realise that the Thais (and farangs living in non-touristy areas) don't give two hoots about the so-called laws. The only people that are affected are holidaymakers and bar owners, who both contibute an awful lot of money into the Thai economy.

VS

[richard]

Well I was on Petcha yesterday midday and cafes and noodle joints were all selling and serving booze openly. The mom and pop shops around soi 80 and 82 were doing a great trade too

[crazy88]

My local places appear to be business as usual so it would be rude not to on a saturday afternoon.


Crazy 88

[richard]

Landowners don't give a sh1t
Tessaban don't give a sh1t
Police don't give a sh1t

Who loses?

Peasant Isaan vendors and BG's
Bar leasers
Tourists who don't know the ropes

BUT THEY REALLY DON'T COUNT DO THEY?



Buddhism

How many of you know of girls/boys/shims that been to live in the temple for some absolution/confession/enlightenment. After that 'all is forgiven'. So shallow but TIT. Take it or leave it

[Super Joe]

Landowners don't give a sh1t
Tessaban don't give a sh1t
Police don't give a sh1t

Who loses?

Peasant Isaan vendors and BG's
Bar leasers
Tourists who don't know the ropes

BUT THEY REALLY DON'T COUNT DO THEY?

Sounds like another installment of 'Tales from Tourist Town' Richard.

The police, probably the largest group of bar owners outside bar owners themselves, are shutting their places around town just like other Thai bar owners and farang bar owners. Not many Isaan BG's working in many of these places, or tourist drinkers. One of the biggest, busiest bars in town owned by the boss at the MIB shuts the same as the farang bars, and like many of the biggest establishments in town they're not 'bar leasers' but landowners.

Ironically one area where all the bars were open last night was in the busiest tourist area in the town, and they weren't trying to hide the fact with flashing lights, drinkers openly sitting outside the bars with their alcohol... they even had all the bottles of spirits openly on display. I've never seen so many people sitting round them half dozen wooden cocktail 'carts' down the nightmarket

They have a bit of characters too them places (look beyond the 1970's faux pine cladding), plus you're closer to the nice ladies walking by, plus they don't have dirty toilets

SJ

[Phil D]

Hey Guru. Will be arriving in HH in a couple of weeks for 1 month. Will certainly be buying a few cases of Chang in that time. Can you please give me directions to Thai wholesalers and/or Makro assuming that is the best places to get my Chang

Regards

Phil D

[crazy88]

Theres loads of places to get beer by the case. I suggest you embrace Crazy 88's guide to shopping. Park yourself up in a bar and ask one of the girls to order what you want and have it delivered to the bar whilst you enjoy a couple of cold ones. Villa deliver free to your doorstep.

Anyway Tesco had the alcohols section roped off yesterday but Family Mart were serving as normal which was handy as we ran out of red wine and the only shop near us that sells it was shut by that time. There appears to be no clarity or consistency in these rules.

Seek and ye shall find!

Crazy 88

[Khundon1975]

Wot days are the bars closed..??

They will be closed on the exact day you want them to be open.