{ "item_title" : "The Fools guide to Pattaya", "item_author" : [" Dave Watson "], "item_description" : "THE FOOL'S GUIDE TO PATTAYAA Survival Manual for the Terminally ConfusedWelcome to Pattaya - where the beer is cold, the weather is hot, the women are charming, and your bank account is permanently under threat Think you understand Thailand? Think again.Every year, thousands of unsuspecting foreigners arrive in Pattaya convinced they know exactly what they're doing. Within days, they're confused by the culture, bewildered by the nightlife, negotiating with taxi drivers, falling in love with the wrong people, and wondering where all their money went.The Fool's Guide to Pattaya is a brutally funny, occasionally outrageous and surprisingly useful survival manual written by British author Dave Watson, who first arrived in Thailand in 2000 and has lived in Pattaya since 2002.Drawing on more than two decades of personal experience, business adventures, friendships and spectacular mistakes, Dave takes readers through the wonderful madness of Thailand's most notorious seaside city.Inside you'll discover: How to survive your first week without losing your wallet or your sanity.The unwritten rules of Thai culture and why Western logic doesn't always work.Pattaya's bars, nightlife, lady drinks and the dangers of ringing the bell.Thai relationships, romance, sponsorship and the legendary family buffalo.Motorbike taxis, baht buses and the daily adventure of crossing the road.Scams, police encounters, property pitfalls and business disasters.The realities of living in Thailand that holiday brochures conveniently forget.This isn't another glossy tourist guide written by someone who spent two weeks in a five-star hotel.It's Pattaya as experienced by someone who has lived it, worked in it, laughed at it and occasionally wondered why he ever came.Whether you're planning your first holiday, considering retirement in Thailand or already living in Pattaya, you'll recognise the characters, appreciate the warnings and probably laugh at situations that are painfully familiar.Pattaya can be paradise. It can also be an expensive education.This book might not save your dignity - but it could save your wallet.Written by Dave Watson, British author and co-founder of the Pattaya Expats Club.Now available in an affordable black-and-white paperback edition, as well as Kindle and full-colour paperback.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/182/9798161821527_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "10.99", "online_price" : "10.99", "our_price" : "10.99", "club_price" : "10.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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