Go-go bars as a cultural asset, dentists, chicken’s feet, soapy massage, trousers, being struck by lightning, tattoos, luck, breast enhancements, beards and being a foreigner – these are just some of the aspects of living in Pattaya, Thailand’s most exciting city, that come within range in this lively and engaging book.
Each chapter takes a light-hearted but incisive look at the quirky side of living in a city that is unusual even by Thai standards. The wide-eyed author is accompanied at all times by his long-suffering wife whose innocence provides the perfect balance for her husband’s merciless wit.
For those who want to know a little about what it’s really like living in paradise, or for those fellow residents who want to compare notes with another foreigner filled with wonderment and occasional confusion, this book is the perfect Pattaya primer.
Many of the chapters in this book first appeared in Pattaya Today, the city's leading English newpaper, under the nom de plume Kuhn Pobaan.
Each chapter takes a light-hearted but incisive look at the quirky side of living in a city that is unusual even by Thai standards. The wide-eyed author is accompanied at all times by his long-suffering wife whose innocence provides the perfect balance for her husband’s merciless wit.
For those who want to know a little about what it’s really like living in paradise, or for those fellow residents who want to compare notes with another foreigner filled with wonderment and occasional confusion, this book is the perfect Pattaya primer.
Many of the chapters in this book first appeared in Pattaya Today, the city's leading English newpaper, under the nom de plume Kuhn Pobaan.
