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Patong is traditionally quiet during May, but it is quiet more than normal especially in the last 2 weeks
its early summer holiday period for most northern europeans (in my opinion the big spenders in Patong) so I would expect things to pick up a little big from Jun-Aug, aussies for the heat and europeans for their summer holidays
As general rule of thumb the people not returning in anything like the same numbers are Chinese, Koreans, Taiwanese and Japanese. in terms of the bar scene the people from asia missed the most in terms of financial spend are the Japanese, they like to drink and party, the rest (bm malaysian aside) have no real impact on the bar scene but certainly made the street look alot busier before
Its maybe just a personal experience but I have noticed more american male toursits
Backpackers and families are certainly more thin on the ground too
It seems in the short term Patong has returned to its traditional roots as the type of place for drinking and partying and meeting nice thai ladies
I could be wrong on many of these observations as they are usually seen through very thick beer goggles
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