Thailand's soapy massage days are over - prostitution has moved online now, says Chuwit

[Nickelbeer]

Soapies were among the best things about the whole Thailand experience.  They really believe that killing the "nightlife sector" will provide them with a better country. If they keep at it, North Korea will have a stronger economy.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

More often than not, a massage will turn into sex.

 

Which is why I gave up the job as the physio at Doncaster Rovers.................................

Doncaster who? ????

[csmith]

Heir today … gone tomorrow

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 minutes ago, Nickelbeer said:

Soapies were among the best things about the whole Thailand experience.  They really believe that killing the "nightlife sector" will provide them with a better country. If they keep at it, North Korea will have a stronger economy.

Are you of the understanding that its just the owner selling the massage parlour because he wants to retire ?

   Not sure how this guy selling his massage parlour will improve North Koreas economy 

[Bohemianfish]

1 hour ago, Mywayboy said:

No Prostitution in Thailand 

Hmmmmm!

It will be renamed and therefore never exist again.

[FarangJon]

Sad story man, I hope he ist wrong with his prediction. We  alle need our soapy massage????

[zaZa9]

Thats an awful lotta soap !

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

50 minutes ago, Callmeishmael said:

Politician/gangster/businessman is a surprisingly common job description in Thailand!

You missed the other two job titles that go together with these: Police and Army generals

[spidermike007]

Is this about real estate? Does Bangkok need more condos? The market will likely continue to drop for years to come now that the economy has been decimated. Or, is this about the ongoing "purification, sanitization, cleansing, pasteurization and homogenization" of Thai culture, by the fake purism brigade? 

[Cabradelmar]

I'm sorry, when wasn't prostitution online (prior to the 1990s)? Most online is a scam (bait and switch; bogus photos). Nothing beats the fish-bowl! Anyone decrying the end of anything is usually wrong. 

[thisisrascal]

1 hour ago, GeorgeCross said:

how do you do that then ?

 

..asking for a friend ????

 

 

My ‘friend’ informs me that it’s very easy to find these girls on apps like Tinder and Bumble. 

[10baht]

3 hours ago, peter zwart said:

are we entering the age in Thailand of soaping yourself 

Is that what they call a selfie?

[Tarteso]

The week that was in Thailand 

[Excel]

12 minutes ago, thisisrascal said:

My ‘friend’ informs me that it’s very easy to find these girls on apps like Tinder and Bumble. 

Thought they were sites for gays ?

[David T Pike]

???? Say it aint so!!! So much for good clean sex! ????

[kiwikeith]

4 hours ago, kotsak said:

From the horse's mouth, he knows well ????
 

Virus mutates, into something simpler, I do not know how much simpler it will become?

[kiwikeith]

4 hours ago, kotsak said:

From the horse's mouth, he knows well ????
 

4 hours ago, kotsak said:

From the horse's mouth, he knows well ????
 

Virus mutates, into something simpler, I do not know how much simpler it will become?

[CM Dad]

3 hours ago, smedly said:

are we entering the age in Thailand of soaping yourself 

I thought "soaping yourself" was one of the Four S's of personal hygiene - Sh*t, Shower, Shave and Spank Your Monkey!

[kingstonkid]

The one on patpong can always go back to being a barber shop 

 

Gave new meaning to shave and haircut 2 bits.  Got shave haircut shower and bath for 2000

[Zack61]

I hope he's wrong. I enjoy the atmosphere

[lamyai3]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He said that now anyone can "get a woman on the Line (application) if "they fancy a bit of fun".

I've got a date with Cony organised at the weekend... 

 

[HappyExpat57]

1 hour ago, Cabradelmar said:

I'm sorry, when wasn't prostitution online (prior to the 1990s)? Most online is a scam (bait and switch; bogus photos). Nothing beats the fish-bowl! Anyone decrying the end of anything is usually wrong. 

Even the fishbowl can be misleading. I went to Annie's in Bangkok years ago, got a girl from the expensive side, and when the clothes came off, I wondered where the girl I selected had disappeared to. When you have to fantasize to get where you're trying to get to during a soapy, it's a less than optimal memory.

[jvs]

2 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Even the fishbowl can be misleading. I went to Annie's in Bangkok years ago, got a girl from the expensive side, and when the clothes came off, I wondered where the girl I selected had disappeared to. When you have to fantasize to get where you're trying to get to during a soapy, it's a less than optimal memory.

The secret is to ask the manager for the most popular girl,i was told by a friend.

[surreybloke]

I heard from a friend that there is SM open at the moment   .    PM me and I will ask my friend.  

 

My friend lives near Bang Kapi / Thanon lad phrao so i have heard.

[Tracyb]

3 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Yes, they're all shut down. Once Covid is a distant memory (and some day it will), they'll be right back. Soapies in one form or another been around a lot longer than any of us and will continue as long as there are pretty girls and horny guys with money.

….or cute boys and horny men that lean in that direction for that matter!  

[AllanB]

There is going to be a lot of smelly people walking around in the heat. Plus quite a few getting into a lather about this loss...or rather not getting into a lath.. A bunch of dirty old men will remain so..shame.

[Rhys]

Ngaah.. it shall surface in some form or another.. history.

 

[thaipara]

Those who have been to the soapy palaces (Rama 9 or on the Petchburi Road (?)) know that there is a lot more to them than mere knocking parlors. Karaokes, lounges, food, drink, napping areas. They are not just one fishbowl plus a lot of rooms with baths. They are not discreet and the guys who go there don't want discreet. Beyond the sex, they are places for male socialization among the monied classes. The Thai-Chinese seem to have maintained the Chinese propensity for showing off their wealth, and the soapy palaces are a great  places to flaunt what they've got. 

 

It's hard to believe the internet can provide anything like that experience. But Chuwit may have sensed a change in how those people think.

[NRGF]

Yet another reason why this snowbird will not be going back to soon. 

[London Lowf]

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Most online is a scam (bait and switch; bogus photos).

The Romanian hookers have come to Thailand?

 

Never had a bait and switch or fake photos in Thailand, and pretty much learnt to spot them back in the UK.

 

PS: Most of the Thai "escorts" in London are very heavily photoshopped, but I've never encountered that problem here.