Not sure about that. With regards to Phimai. Rita's bar opposite the Clock Tower can get fairly lively on a Fri/Sat evening. This Clown doesn't frequent it.
Most airports have basically the same procedures. An added bonus at Rome Fiumicino is you call for a wheelchair at the meeting point outside the terminal and they deliver you to the aircraft door. At Swampy they drop you off at the Taxi rank.