News Forum - Third foreigner this week dies from building fall in Pattaya

[Thaiger]

Less than one week after a 72 year old foreigner fell to his death from a popular unnamed Pattaya condo building, a second similar incident occurred. This time, a 64 year old Norwegian man believed to be an expat was found dead after his fall last night from his 5th-floor condominium in Jomtien. Once again, there was no immediate sign of a struggle or foul play. Pattaya City Police responded to a notification at about 9 pm last night to an incident at a condo on Soi 7 Jomtien, though the name of the building has not yet been released […]

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[HolyCowCm]

Sorry to be a little light hearted and it is never good to hear of yet another ended life. But this is the first thing that came into my mind.

 

 

 

[Cabra]

It's not entirely unusual. It's know as suicide clusters caused by the social learning of suicide-related behaviors, or "copycat suicides".

[Easterneye]

Was it only yesterday on here Thailand was being reported as the most desirable Asian country to retire to ?

Should have stayed in his home country , Norway has some of the most gorgeous landscapes on the planet instead of banging himself up in some horrid tower full of old men with beer guts bored out their skulls

[PatrickSatoLee]

these retirees are facing a lot of stressful issues we may not be aware of, 3 falls in a week need serious consideration and discussion on what is going on?

 

[Poolie]

1 minute ago, PatrickSatoLee said:

these retirees are facing a lot of stressful issues we may not be aware of, 3 falls in a week need serious consideration and discussion on what is going on?

Reminds me of The Life of Brian - this calls for immediate discussion (Rachel) Reg, we have to go now, they're nailing him up....

[Vince]

9 minutes ago, Cabra said:

It's not entirely unusual. It's know as suicide clusters caused by the social learning of suicide-related behaviors, or "copycat suicides".

It could also be random chance? no one comments on a lower than normal rate of falling deaths.  

A plane crash gets in the news, but more people die in car and bike accidents that rarely get covered. 

[DesperateOldHand]

14 minutes ago, Easterneye said:

Was it only yesterday on here Thailand was being reported as the most desirable Asian country to retire to ?

Should have stayed in his home country , Norway has some of the most gorgeous landscapes on the planet instead of banging himself up in some horrid tower full of old men with beer guts bored out their skulls

Boredom. 

Easily attainable in Norway, as well.

[Noble_Design]

21 minutes ago, Easterneye said:

Was it only yesterday on here Thailand was being reported as the most desirable Asian country to retire to ?

Should have stayed in his home country , Norway has some of the most gorgeous landscapes on the planet instead of banging himself up in some horrid tower full of old men with beer guts bored out their skulls

In my opinion Thailand could be a beautiful and desirable country to retire to if one gets his priority right. If his priority is carnal pleasures and alcohol, reality will hit them hard once they don't have the funds to sustain this kind of lifestyle further.

[ExpatPattaya]

45 minutes ago, Noble_Design said:

If his priority is carnal pleasures and alcohol, reality will hit them hard once they don't have the funds to sustain this kind of lifestyle further.

Funds are paid monthly, so the idea that you do not have them one month is impossible from what I know as a retiree.

Please tell me what is more beautiful than a lovely lady sharing her time and carnal pleasures with you?

Thailand is beautiful and travel is great, but after a few years how many more villages, forests, foods, flora, and fauna do you need to experience?  Travel once a month or 2 for a few days and take an extended trip a couple times a year is sufficient IMO.

Peace and Love 

[ExpatPattaya]

RIP to the fallen Norwegian man. 

These deadly falls do seem to happen in Pattaya to foreigners at a higher rate than normal

(Jomtien is considered "south Pattaya" by many it seems these days, so included)

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

1 hour ago, Vince said:

A plane crash gets in the news, but more people die in car and bike accidents that rarely get covered. 

About 1000 people killed in plane crashes in the last 50 years in Thailand …. I wonder what that period would give us as a total for the road toll in Thailand? Anyone, Anyone, Anyone (Bueller)?

[Markwick]

1 hour ago, PatrickSatoLee said:

these retirees are facing a lot of stressful issues we may not be aware of, 3 falls in a week need serious consideration and discussion on what is going on?

Don’t leave your home country poor and go to Thailand and live poor 

look at condo 

unless you can live like king in foreign country don’t go stay we’re u are 

poor home country always better 

[Markwick]

25 minutes ago, ExpatPattaya said:

RIP to the fallen Norwegian man. 

These deadly falls do seem to happen in Pattaya to foreigners at a higher rate than normal

(Jomtien is considered "south Pattaya" by many it seems these days, so included)

Jotiem is a dump these days even trash piles up 

pratumnak very good wonganat the same 

[Markwick]

1 hour ago, Noble_Design said:

In my opinion Thailand could be a beautiful and desirable country to retire to if one gets his priority right. If his priority is carnal pleasures and alcohol, reality will hit them hard once they don't have the funds to sustain this kind of lifestyle further.

Post of day ... to many go poor in wealth and knowledge 

look at these threads day in day out 

all they care about is cheap every thing 

[King Cotton]

1 hour ago, DesperateOldHand said:

Boredom. 

Easily attainable in Norway, as well.

Especially so, considering the exorbitant cost of life's niceties in that 'beautiful and desirable country'.

[King Cotton]

36 minutes ago, AdvocatusDiaboli said:

About 1000 people killed in plane crashes in the last 50 years in Thailand …. I wonder what that period would give us as a total for the road toll in Thailand? Anyone, Anyone, Anyone (Bueller)?

22,630 a year = 1.13 million over 50 yrs . . . take the plane, given the choice!

[Paco]

Sad, imagine how long they have been suffering to make this decision

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

49 minutes ago, King Cotton said:

22,630 a year = 1.13 million over 50 yrs . . . take the plane, given the choice!

Well in 50 years, with those numbers, Fiji was just wiped off the face of the earth!

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

51 minutes ago, King Cotton said:

take the plane, given the choice!

But you still need to drive on the roads to get to the airport … gulp 

[palooka]

3 hours ago, Vince said:

A plane crash gets in the news, but more people die in car and bike accidents that rarely get covered. 

When you have 25,000 a year die on the roads (ie Thailand) even readers start to skip the articles, hence becomes un-news worthy.

[palooka]

I wonder how many of these suicides are related to the Kasikorn bank scam, wich left a lot penniless.

[Pinetree]

4 hours ago, PatrickSatoLee said:

these retirees are facing a lot of stressful issues we may not be aware of, 3 falls in a week need serious consideration and discussion on what is going on?

why?

[SomtamMcSporran]

4 hours ago, PatrickSatoLee said:

these retirees are facing a lot of stressful issues we may not be aware of, 3 falls in a week need serious consideration and discussion on what is going on?

Pattaya is a brothel, these dirty old men are not getting their fix of bar girls. Sex addiction is as bad as heroin addiction. 

[Pinetree]

1 hour ago, Paco said:

Sad, imagine how long they have been suffering to make this decision

Its a personal choice they have made, sad doesn't come into it