daveAustin

Songkran effect?

You’re paying for their time and making the bar more money. It’s probably 140 baht and up nowadays—a lot more in Bkk, Phuket and esp gogo bars anywhere. Rarely indulge or even do those bars, but each to their own. The worst is if a guy is clearly looking for company, they feign interest to get the drink, then immediately switch off or work someone else for more drinks simultaneously. Avoid the pretty ones. 😋

Ooh I bet this topic brought out the haters. Have at it, you unworthy colonial lot you! 😂

Pretty benign compared to smoking tobacco, but of course the latter is a known quantity, is taxable and thus any ill effects are inconsequential. Nothing to do with health, it is all about LOSS OF REVENUE! Pathetic!

Didn't find the place especially dangerous and sadly tourists perish all over the kingdom. There is, however, an especially shady element on that island and you might have a different experience if you attracted the attention of the wrong type. Guess Nomsod is milling about?😐

Mike has the measure of it, but I wouldn't assume all those 'bored' looking girls in HomePro are single. Very unlikely, or at least unlikely to not have love interests. They are mostly about commissions there and are big on cust service. Don't forget that Thais are supremely polite in that type of setup and it is easy to assume the attention you get is 100% genuine and that you could rock-on in short order. Having said that, this is still one of the best places for getting hooked up. Forgetting P4P tourist areas for a bit, regards 'genuine' girls here, it is all about first appearances... same anywhere I guess, but esp in Asia! Don't worry about age, but being clean and well attired is an absolute must. You might not need Thai, but having nice shoes (especially), along with a collar and smile can work wonders. Dunno the full story, but a guy in the above scenario strolling into a store here looking for action would have a markedly different success rate if he walked in with t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops compared with slacks, shirt and shiny shoes. You are halfway there without saying anything.

Probably not if you're in a touristy area or Bangkok, but it is nice to be able to speak rudimentary Thai at least to people while on a road trip, example. Or if you're in a jam or a delivery driver calls etc etc. Each to their own, but not as necessary as it might have been. You'll soon all be speaking it if immigration make you sing the anthem and favourite Thai song for your visa though. 😛

Might need a bit more information...

Shove it! #1 Aside from China's overtures at general expansion, who's likely to attack Thailand to warrant others coming to the rescue? #2 What are the odds of one off these others getting attacked and Thailand having to send it's troops? #3 It would seriously upset China. #4 It would especially upset Pootin. Those who's sons are currently serving or who are reserves should be nervous at any sort of move to that club.

No it's not what it was, but neither is anywhere else. I'd still sooner be here than elsewhere and it's easy to avoid main tourist areas. Someone said that Cambodia is way better. 🤣

Who cares?

It’s to show everyone that the man is worthy to take their daughter. However, an Isaan gal with grandkids is proper tainted and shouldn’t require anything. Unless she is a stunner in a class family with a good job, the guy is a sucker. The family should be paying the him since he will be looking after them all!

They would love that. It’s not about putting ‘humans’ up there or the betterment of mankind, it is ALL ABOUT CHINA. Easy to mock the Thais, I get that, however there are some very clever blokes and firms in both nations, but I wish Thailand wouldn’t get dragged along by them. There’s always an ulterior motive.

Always the same. You can take a country, impoverish and/or slay thousands, just don’t steal esp from banks or the wrong people. No time for thieves either though, so good enough.

What a silly article. Who did they ask again? Why not just ban it altogether, you boring old stick in the mud so n sos? If you don’t want to drink, then don’t drink, but stop foisting your staid meaningless lives on everyone else. Let the police do their job if people then go on to drive after drinking.