What Hua hin REALLY needs is....

Big Boy · Legend Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 3591 Location: UK

bunthom,

You don't want much do you? Shocked

Its all readily available in the UK Twisted Evil

(most of the time)

Seriously, although some of your needs are desirable, and maybe in time they will be achievable - if you got them all at once, Hua Hin would lose its character.
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Norseman · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:07 am Post subject:

Agree with BB.
This is Thailand - and not "glossy" Europe.
You better get used to the rugged ground as soon as possible or it will drive you nuts.
Hopefully we'll see some improvements within the next 5 decades.

Cheers

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BaaBaa. · Legend Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 2146 Location: England.

TAXI METERS.

essbee · Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject:

People that don't complain!!
Cool

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richard · Ace Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 1818 Location: Hua Hin

Bungtom

Dream on

TIT!
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bendix · Novice Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 7

I like someone's suggestion of a good english language HH newspaper. If Pattaya can have one, why not Hua Hin? Even though Pattaya may have more farangs than Hua Hin, I'd hazard a guess that Hua Hin has more than can actually read . . . Very Happy

Good business idea that. I'll add it to my list for when I arrive in a couple of month's time.

DawnHRD · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject:

buksida · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

gooze · Specialist Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 170

1. Enforced traffic regulations relating to motorcyles [color=red](No enforcement for cars is OK then)
2. Completion of the road beside the railway track (currently blocked by squaters) (They are not squatters they have been living on that land donkeys years)
3. Guranteed supply of clean water (drill your own well)
4. Drainage for floods (if you have a few hundred million $ this could be done)
5. Obvious road works completed (Obvious maybe to you)
6. New, properly equipped schools( beleive this problem is being addressed)
7. Sufficient telephone lines (would be nice a new digital exchange has been planned)
8. A thoughtful town plan (including zoning) with political nerve to implement without filling their own pockets (There is zonning all be it a little crude)
9. Honest police (ha bloody ha)
10 A good local English newspaper (say, weekly).(maybe the lads from Hua Hin today would like to comment on that one)

Derrr, if your requirements are so westernised Bunthom why do you choose to live in Asia?.

Next thing you will be requiring a democratically elected government and a law change that prohibits working girls!.Lord forbid that you ever get your wishes.

Not to mention smoking free bars as well. Is that a further requirement of yours?.

We could MOT cars and ban people having fun.

Part of the fun of living here is that it is not like the west.

TIT

Cheers

Wanderlust · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:48 am Post subject:

Well said, gooze! Cheers

redzonerocker · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject: hua hin

100%.

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STEVE G · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject:

Just do as I do and spend a couple of weeks in Issan every now and again, then when you get back to Hua Hin you can marvel at how advanced it is. You’ve got roads, water and even telephones and you don’t spend half your day in traffic jams caused by herds of Kwai wandering all over your mud track or trying to stop the neighbours cow from eating your garden. I’m not joking about that either, the day after we had some turf laid last year one of the farmers decided to graze his cows on it.

usual suspect · Specialist Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 110 Location: Huahin

Thanks Steve G.
I've juss been to Isaan for a 'family' visit, and after a few days there
it was good to be driving back here to HH.
So I guess my original post was out of order and I should accept the
little glitches that HH life chucks at me.....still, some good points have been raised...cheers you lot.

richard · Ace Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 1818 Location: Hua Hin

Hear Hear

A couple of weeks in Isaan will make you think

I've been doing it for 5 years now

Why change Thai culture and accelerate westernisation?
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GLCQuantum · Specialist Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 161

Is it possible that in trying to adapt to a country and improve certain aspects of the country we are NOT talking about complete "Westernisation"!!!!

I for one have no intention of staying here if "Amazing Thailand" becomes "Amazing Thailand (run by farang laws.....now)"

I love Thailand for what it is, for the diversity of personalities and nationalities that you will meet and for the suprise sights you are given every day.

Yet there are many circumstances where you can either accept a "Mai pen rai" or actually try to contribute (GOD FORBID!!) to a better living environment within Hua Hin, yet, without trying to turn it into the place where we were all in a hurry to get away from some time ago.

It seems there are quite a few members whose responses on these topics achieve as far as " if you don't like it, piss off" ( Yes, that is you Mr R******)

There is not one of us who could change anything dramatically here, or want to, but there are some smaller problems which some improvement could be possible, and in particular, cause less deaths on the road.

Hear Hear..... Why try to change the flow of Hua Hin and reduce road deaths? Shocked