Somewhere between a lot and nothing — it's depending which bars you are visiting — not all bars are so-called ladybars, at least where I live in Thailand...😉 I'm however not sure if you are serious or just joking...🤔🤣 — however, I kindly give you my experience of what you might have missed; and it's never too late to catch up...👍 Don't worry too much when finally visiting a bar; many customers don't care dress code — so, you dont need to wear white shirt, suit, black shoes and necktie — and behaviour can be relative free, as long as you don't fight or behave utterly rude. In some places entertainment can be quite amazing (don't forget TiT)...😜 Just one advise: Pay each order, instead of letting unpaid bills end up in a so-called "bin" — no, it's not the one used for garbage, it's a small device placed in front of you that can contain numerous handwritten bills — you might end up being surprised over how much you have spend. You might even forgetting the number of lady drinks you gave to the beauties that came and sit next to you, and that you also rang the bell — there is a bell in many bars, ringing means that you buy a drink for every person, not only guests, in the venue — more than once...🤪 However, you can also dress fairly polite and order a soda with a slice of lemon — which is what I do, if I rarely visit a bar — and if giving a fair tips, and buying a drink for a lady, if one or more of them comes and sit with you, it makes you classy and attractive, instead of being considered as Cheap Charlie...🤫 If the bar has something like "go-go" in their name, it might be little special, more like attending a meat-market situated in the center of the room, with poles for the meat. The attending buyers — also called bar-guests — sits around the center on a kind tribune, like around the ring in a circus or a boxing-venue. If you are interested in a particular slice of delicious meat, it's easy to select one — all are numbered for your convenience — just tell the serving staff the meat's number you wish to taste; or numbers if you very hungry and needs more than one piece. And don't worry too much about renting a room nearby, that kind of service can often also be provided in those kind of places, but for extended after-service a separate rented room might be advisable...😍 Advise: Stay sober until you have picked your choice, otherwise you might end up with one the "2..." — or both of then...🫨 Some bars are called "Sports Bar", and the ones of that kind in the area where I live don't play too loud music, and guests aften come to meet with pals, small talking and watch sports on big TV-screens together – most of those places also serves good reasonable priced meals...😋 A few bars can be quite hi-so — and some of those are boring, if you look for low-so action — here dress code of preferably white, relaxed style is preferred, and also a bit polite behaviour. However, trying to conversate with other guests — also some you don't know in advance — can be a bit difficult, as many of those places have a DJ that plays quite loud house-music (a music style). There might even be grand piano with lit candles on a roof terrasse, but it's not there for the music, just some highend interior decoration. Expect that your soda with a slice of lime and a few ice cubes will cost you somewhere between 100 baht and 250 baht, or more; I presume folks attending this upper shelf-level of entertainment don't care, might not even look at the bill, just flash a plastic card, or more likely a metal-card...🤑 And then there is the balance in selecting bars — if you are not in favour for beer bars of the so-called "ladybar" style — where larger venues might not have the lady-staff you often hear about. But you can still meet plenty of attractive females — be aware, some of them very can be transgender men — they are called "freelancers", just like the knights in the novel "Ivanhoe", because they are free to pick whatever walking ATM that might seem of most financial interest. However, you can easily just attend for pleasure and conversate with new friends, the freelance ladies will not flock around you, like in a ladybar...😄 Me, I prefers beach parties — you however need to live in an area with a beach to find such one — and clubs; i.e., night clubs, which are just some larger bars that opens late and are open till around sunrise. There might be go-go dancers, but they don't wear numbers — don't think that they are same-same as when in the meat market. Music can be relative loud and performed both by DJs — most common — and live acts between DJ-sets. Attending places like these, you might need to rent a room nearby and stuff you pockets, or load one's ATM-card, in case you expect to order a bottle of champagne or spirits — and especially if ordering more than one... Beach party... Go-go dancers in a night club are same-same, but different... Be aware of your spendings, so places can be a bit big-spender-venue... Especially if you order more than 1 bottle of champagne... Otherwise, just fully enjoy the night out, no matter if on soda (like me) og more intoxicating stuff...😊
