I haven't gone native Bogs and I never will. I've just made my peace with all the BS that one comes across here.
When the BS ramps up to untenable levels then I'll leave. Until then it's certainly a better place to live, waters and all, than the wasteland that I fled from a few years ago. Google "Khaled Sharouf" for context ☝️.
As for Patpong, well it's just down the road from my fancy apartment on Ratchadamri and the beers are cheaper than other parts of town. A shadow of its former self but better than 300 baht a glass up the road at the Waldorf.