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Comparing land prices
Dear sir,
This ad appeared in the Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan, USA, and was sent
to me by my sister. (editor’s note: due to space restrictions, we will not
print the entire news story sent in by “outsider”. Summed up, a 75 acre
island in Alpena, US, with 4 miles of water frontage and sandy beaches, sold
for $US185,000 [4,625,000 baht], including a cabin).
It might be interesting to buyers in Thailand to know that they can buy
their very own island for less than 25,000 baht per rai. Alpena is a lovely
little town in prime summer vacation territory. In addition, no restrictions
on foreigners exist to prevent them from owning a part of the American
dream.
Can someone tell me why land in Thailand should cost forty times what it
does in America?
An outsider looking in
More water woes
Dear Sir,
The water problem in my village is still a problem. Sometimes we have water,
sometimes not. We need to be home 24 hours a day to make sure that we do not
miss the water trucks, or have them change the pump when we get water from
outside. Thank you city hall manager.
But now there is something to laugh, cry, or just wonder about. The city
council has us isolated from the main drain pipe. To get to be connected
again (they know how important it is), we had to pay for our own
connection). Thank you city hall manager.
We pay taxes just like every other house in Pattaya. We hope some of the
responsible managers will contact us, we are not afraid to send a petition
to the Bangkok government.
Is our village a town inside a town, or an island, or an independent
village? If we are, we should be able to share in the taxes they collect
from us.
Also, we pay for the garbage trucks to come 3 times a week, but they only
come once a week.
Waiting for your reaction,
Gerard Jan Laubersheimer
The Village, 3rd Road
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In praise of women baht bus drivers
Dear Sir,
Unlike many, I have for long been a staunch supporter of the baht bus
system, although I have to admit that a few drivers are on the make or do
not behave responsibly.
I have been delighted in the past few months to discover that we now have
some ladies driving baht buses on our streets. I have so far encountered
three of these, and am bound to say that their behavior is in each case
excellent; they smile, say thank you for the fare, and do not drive in the
reckless way sometimes used by their male counterparts.
May we have some more of these charming people at the wheel, please?
Yours sincerely,
John D. Blyth
Farewell to Thomas
Dear Editor,
I would like to extend congratulations to Mr. Thomas Tapken on his new
appointment to General Manager, Amari Watergate Hotel in Bangkok. Tapken
will be greatly missed in Pattaya (& the pages of Pattaya Mail). He is a
committed and enthusiastic manager who has been a creative and positive
force in this city.
Good luck to Thomas and his family.
Sincerely,
Tracy Willis
Club Manager, Dusit Resort Sports and Fitness Club
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Comparing land prices
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In praise of women baht bus drivers
Farewell to Thomas
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