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Should I Tip While I’m In Thailand?

Pattaya Punter — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:47:09 +0000

To tip or not to tip. That is the question in Thailand. As for the answer, it’s the same answer to many questions a foreigner might have while in Thailand. “Up to you” Traditionally, there is no tipping. Western tourists have brought the custom to Thailand with them. Now the Thais, enterprising bunch that they are, of course try to get as much of a tip out of tourists and as often as possible. 5 baht here, 10 baht there. You’ll receive the occasional dirty look depending on where you are if you skimp on the tip. On the other

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Loi Krathong

Pattaya Punter — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:08:22 +0000

What is ? According to wikipedia: Loi Krathong (or Loy Krathong) is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand and certain parts of Laos. Fireworks and large rafts on the Chao Phraya River, Loi Krathong Festival of Light, Bangkok, November 2004 Loi Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. “Loi” means “to float” and a “krathong” is traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk. Modern krathongs are more often made of bread or styrofoam. A bread krathong

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Why Does Thai Customer Service Suck?

Pattaya Punter — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:42:18 +0000

Bit of a rant, but my biggest pet peeve while staying here. So today I go to Fuji inside BigC because I fancy a bit of Japanese. Show up, no one to seat me (plenty of tables available), so I find my own seat. Before I did though I actually went right up to a waitress and said that I need a table for 1. She didn’t even look at me, totally ignored me. She was maybe 2 feet away. Wow…ok, so I seated myself. I figured I’d see how long it would take to get a menu. Ended up

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Ayutthaya Trip

Pattaya Punter — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:34:09 +0000

Well…it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Just been being really lazy lately. I’m currently looking at some for a change of pace and realized I could do this update here. So, a few weeks ago a friend took me up to Ayutthaya to check it out since I’ve never gone before. I had a pretty good time I guess. All we really did was go around a a few different temples and I took a few pics. Most of the day was just spent walking around, but my friend did have a surprise lined up for me. That will

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Rayong

Pattaya Punter — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:49:18 +0000

Took an overnight trip with some friends to about 2 weeks ago. Stayed in a little Thai place right on the beach with little bungalow type rooms. No English channels on the TV 🙁 Had some seafood and did some snorkeling. Also rented a motorbike and drove around a bit to check the place out. It was a relaxing trip and nice to get away from Pattaya’s hustle and bustle. From what I understand Rayong is a weekend getaway for a lot of Thais. We went during the week, so it there were hardly any people in any of the

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