Quote from retaildaytrader:
Places like NYC breed negative emotions and thinking that has tanked many a trader's account. Those places are also very expensive and fun cannot be had all the time. I know frustration can be had all the time in NYC, but certainly not fun.
Let there be no doubt. The best place in the world to trade is Pattaya. No matter what happens to your trading account there, believe me, happiness can always be found. Everyday is a happy day in the land of smiles.
me thinks OP has never been to Pats or is clueless.
pattaya is a shithole. broke a tooth in LOS and was referred to an American dentist there. figured, 'why not, a trip to the beach'. there is no beach- just a small strip of barren sand on polluted water being patrolled by ladyboys and pimps.
as to the girls... if you pay $100 for a girl in pattaya- you're really trying. you can't walk 5 steps down by the beach or the bar area without a pretty girl offering herself to you to 1000-1500 baht- a far cry from $100 (granted, at the dollar's current descent, it could be $100 one day!). and there is NO WAY IN HELL someone claiming to live there doesn't know this. 5 minutes there and i knew it- without searching it out either- it's just there- it's the only reason this town exists as near as i can tell.
crime is more an issue there than other areas of Thailand and a reliable internet connection is more fantasy than reality. for scalpers- good luck. and when the internet goes down and you're in a position, best hope it's not nighttime in LOS, when every girl in the kingdom is doing her part to bring the cell bandwidth to an unusable crawl.
cheap sex with hookers and bar conversation with dodgy s/ex-pats: yep.
trader's paradise: uh, no.

