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Festivals are loud, but at least don’t go on all night

How about nightspots?

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Festivals are loud, but at least don’t go on all night

Editor:

I am writing in reference to ear damaged Ric’s letter about the food festivals in Chiang Mai. I would also like to express a complaint that the festivals taking place are often very loud and can be damaging to eardrums. However, I must still congratulate the city on turning off the noise at a basically ‘humane’ time. Usually around midnight or one o’clock, the level of noise is turned down and people start packing up.

I have been around other places in central Thailand, such as Bangkok or Chonburi, and let me tell you, the night never ends there. Any festival lasts until the wee hours of the morning and the noise level stays on full all night. Here at least the city gives people some time to sleep and relax in the night.

So I guess I’d like to tell Ric to stop complaining, and if you don’t like the atmosphere, go to your little quiet restaurant and have dinner there. However, you should be thankful that it doesn’t go on all night otherwise you’d have a lot more complaints including headaches to complain about.

Louis Butcher

How about nightspots?

Dear Chiang Mai Mail,

I want to thank you for doing such great features on different places in town. I think the dining out column is really good and it has helped me and my husband find some new spots to eat. We both thank you very much, but how about doing a couple of features about some nightspots to go to?

Since we just moved to Chiang Mai we are still pretty new to the area and are still scouting out spots to go for a glass of wine and a beer after 11 p.m. I think a column featuring some of the pubs and bars in the city would be very helpful for the readers since I’ve seen many travelers buying the paper as well because it is the only English newspaper lying on the stands.

Just an idea. I still wish you lots of success for the future and hope that the Chiang Mai Mail will keep going as strongly as it has in its beginning stage. Good Luck!

Janet Wood

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