Well known Kiwi Ex-pat Stickman (well known to me coz l read his coloum evrey week) of "Stickman Bangkok" recently visied Phuket with some interesting observations.
One of which he thought the talent in Patong was of a high standard.....which surprised me....maybe things have changed in the last 4 weeks....or maybe l was walking around with my eyes shut.....anyway interesting read.....quite positive on the whole.
http://www.stickmanbangkok.com/Weekly2006/weekly249.htm