penguintom
Contributor
That is not a fair statement to make. Standards are low at shops that have low standards, and those can be anywhere based on the professionalism and integrity of the staff, not of the location. I enjoyed my DMT immensely in Thailand, and do not have a single complaint for my program. I had the pleasure of learning from several quality instructors, experienced working with many excellent DM's, and made many new friends. I wish i could do it again actually.
How can you say what I have said is unfair. Everything I say on this forum is a true account of my experiences, yes yours may differ.
But having recently engaged in dialogue/dived with 6 Pattaya dive shops, and was treated badly in one way or another at all of them. I have during my time diving gone on trips in the UK and Europe with numerous operators and not witnessed such poor service.
So I repeat, IN MY EXPERIENCE standards in Europe ar far higher.