Police enforced 02 am closing tonight

[Elrick]

The problem I find, with your thoughts, are that the people who I think you are describing are still going out and causing the trouble which does happen. They just drink there £5 bottle of cheap vodka or there case of Alco-poops, then go out and annoy the rest of us! At which point the landlords dont have any real control of the situation.....

As for your second point about well run businesses, its a difficult one..... because well run CAMRA type pubs will still get custom through there real ale customers and they tend to be quieter than the more main stream public houses, so attract people who want a quiet night out too. But they can only be one of these in each area, as they tends to steal customers off each other. So if one of more of the same 'type' shut down in an area, they boost the surviving establishments.

The same thing with food orientated places. The can only be a certain amount per population, as if every pub in a neighbourhood changed to that market. Most will go broke due to the small(ish) market.

While you might argue that the "better run" premises are the ones that would ride out the competition and get stronger. It is no guarantee. People are funny, and choose favourite places on many a different criteria......!



Pubs are still popular though! As the small town I live in (pop: 25,000-30,000) has at the moment 15 public houses and another 5 hotels and clubs with public bars (down from 40+ in the 1900-1910, when the pop was around 5 000. So number have been dropping since well before the last 10 years!). In the past 12 months, two of the pubs have closed twice now and been bought and developed. In both cases the first time about 10-12 months ago, by people who had no clue and just re-decorated. They both shut again at the end of the summer because of differing reasons. They have both been bought again (1 large riverside for £280,000 and the other, in the centre of town, at auction for £50,000 for a 7 year lease.) and the new owners have plans to change them in to food orientated pubs.

Now this is where I live, so I know that of the 15 pubs that are here 7 of them are food orientated already with one already being owned by the company/man who bought the riverside pub. Is there enough people eating out in this town to support all these?? I dont think so, but other people seem to think so and they have money!

Maybe in the future, the concept of a public house will die and be replaced by restaurants with a bar instead........ :slap:

 

[negi]

i am lucky to make it out by 12am
i am still on NYC bar time!

 

[jdwestbrook86]

Last time when the police was enforcing 2 o'clock closing the bars in average lost between 30-40 % of their revenue.

We just had the worst season ever thanks to the world economy (witch still hasn't recovered ) Closing of the airport ,10 days of closing days of the bars in the high season (5 in December) and we are expecting a 37% drop in tourism this high season from last year. How much do you guys think that we can take?

If 2 o'clock enforcing is here to stay many of us will not survive and the bars is still the main reason why people come to Patong.If someone wanna go home 2 o'clock be my guest, but most people wanna party as long as they feel like

.Everybody loose money on this. The tourist will not change their habits they will change country.We now this fore a fact because that what happened the last time.

 

[Pompal 09.]

Think this is right. everyone reads into this on how it affects them. For me the late starting of the bars in phuket was a hassle. I like to head out early get a fill. Have fun and go home so if they got cranking earlier i would be happier. Its not about me though its about servicing the total market and the market for a partying audience is not one that wants a 2 am close. I was surprised that there wasn't one bar that had lots of girls perhaps in two shifts when i was there as there always seems to be punters around bangla but no where is cranking till ten.

 

[Tanner R]

How's this been going over the last week ?

 

[Yogart n]

Interesting. are the bars the main reason why people come to Patong?...I think its the girls.....anyone else have any opinions?

 

[Lores R]

been good over the last week...no enforced early closures that I am aware of....

 

[Jack]

It all depends.

Are you talking about the "normal" people..or the "others"?

According to the new Austrian Ambassador to Siam, "normal" people come to enjoy the natural beauty of the island, beaches, etc.

Just read the "Newsbot" article herein...what a beauty this guy is. 5555

 

[Pompal 09.]

Bangla road up to the bars when they want to close, police did however crack down on Nanai few days ago at 2 am. (Nanai is not part of entertainment zone and different rules applies)

 

[Ryan F]

There are alternatives to sitting around a bar after 2.00 am that can be quite pleasant too.

 

[Billy G]

well I always thought it was pretty normal to be chasing girls around Bangla all night

 

[K_M]

Why is BK or Mcd's still open then???

 

[Sotology]

cant everywhere just open early and people start going to sleep at sensible times? 5555

its ok but i have to train at 8 in the morning. by the time im going home everyone is coming out!

 

[Jon C]

55555 that is what you get for going to Patong to train. Only training that should be done in Patong is on the horizontal, unless some new positions are being attempted. 55555

 

[Zeina]

And no bars where are the girls?

 

[Kevin Davis]

Oh c'mon Iceman...the Bars aren't the only place you can find friendly, ready, willing and able girls around Patong

 

[royboy]

Angeles is open 24/7! (girls included).

 

[Turkey Man]

Last night, some bars were closed at 2, but many stayed open later. In the middle of Bangla there were many mib and a few plain cloths, as well. When I asked a bg about the number of police she said it was something to do with the red shirts.

A few minutes later a fight broke out among three farangs, and no one paid any attention at all - good policing there.

 

[Amanda P]

Sure..... thats why you spend your holidays in Isan right?? Plenty of nice willing girls up there basically the same as here...And no night life:yipi: