I thought I’d do a list of likes and dislikes. First the things I like:
1. Cheap as chips – I’m amazed how cheap Bangkok is, considering it’s the capital city.
2. Food – Tasty and spicy, just how I like my food (and my women, but I digress).
3. Weather – In the high 80s (Fahrenheit) compared to freezing Shanghai.
4. People – Maybe it’s because I look like a visitor, but the people have been so friendly and helpful everywhere. I guess I now know what it’s like to be a westerner in China!
5. They have Boots (the British chemist) here. I was so tempted to get some Optrex eye wash and a load of other personal care items that you can’t get in Shanghai, but I packed light and have no extra luggage space.
6. The ahem, “scenery” – Bangkok has some stunningly beautiful women. Well, I think they’re women. Ok, to be fair, Shanghai has its fair share of stunners too, but in a very different way.
And now for the things I dislike about Bangkok:
…. erm …. give me a few days. I am sure I’ll think of something!
January 29th, 2009 at 1:06 am
Surely it is a beautiful place!
January 29th, 2009 at 1:54 am
I have never been to Bangkok befor and would love to visit Bangkok next year.
January 29th, 2009 at 2:44 am
How about some pictures of some of the stunning ladies of Bangkok
January 29th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Dislikes?
1. Traffic
2. Abundance of guys above a certain age with girls below a certain age
3. Um….
4. That’s it.
January 29th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Don’t forget to bring back some sunshine to Shanghai once you return!
January 29th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
I live in Bangkok and can confirm it is good. Tommy would have a blast here at night, when the rats and roaches come out.
January 29th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
i’ll second cp’s dislikes and add in a few gathered from about 15-20 visits since 1977.
1. Not just older farangs, but old fat ugly farangs with poor issan thai girls.
2. the traffic has been somewhat solved with the SkyTrain and the subway – but they’re really expensive. Even as a Hong Kong/American I think so.
3. the heat of the city – especially right before songkran. I remember with very distinct clearness a summer of 1984 trip where the 9 days I was there, the COOLEST it got was 47 degrees. We went from my aunt’s living room to my aunt’s pool to my aunt’s chauffered van to FoodLand to the World Trade Center (those days it had a skating rink) and that was all we did for 9 days straight.
4. huge bugs.
5. massive flooding when rains get bad.
I did my own BKK/SHA comparison here:
http://thehailife.blogspot.com/2008/06/bangkok-vs-shanghai.html
January 29th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I hate it when I look at someone and can’t tell their gender.
Oh well. As long as I don’t know, I can always assume they’re female.
January 29th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Sounds like your having a real blast over there… I’m still jealous!
Although I can think of something I cannot stand about Bangkok… all the prostitution and the old western men with young Thai boys/girls… Saw it everywhere when I was there and I didn’t even go to Pattaya… :/ (just Bangkok and Koh Chang). Although gotta love the Thai food and the Thai people’s friendliness.
January 29th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Actually on Phi Phi there’s none of that prostitution, it’s all fairly family and couples oriented. But yes, Pattaya was awful and Bangkok has its seedy parts as does Phuket.
Oh, and DVDs cost more in Thailand. There, I found something negative!