16 hours ago, sungod said:

Many consider they have made it in life after 'managing' a bl0w job bar on soi 6.

Brothels fronting as bars. 

19 hours ago, Everyman said:

What is with these guys? Are they just losers who hang around the bar? Are they paid? Why are they needed? 

Why not ask them 

16 hours ago, topt said:

Soi Chaiaphum (spelling?) - runs parallel and in between Lengkee and Excite.

It's Chaiyapoon or Chalermprakiat 25

1 hour ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Brothels fronting as bars. 

"Hold the front page" - finally someone has "sussed" what Pattaya is all about!

17 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

They're there to give whingers something to whinge about.

 

 I had breakfast with a friend from Yorkshire and he explained the scouser and benefits comment. 

 

Sorry, that must be a kick in the crotch

1 hour ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Brothels fronting as bars. 

 

Some of those "managers" have ended up in the monkey house under the auspices of being pimps.  Invariably someone shows up with a brown bag full of brown notes and the misunderstanding is soon cleared up.  

1 hour ago, Andycoops said:

It's Chaiyapoon or Chalermprakiat 25

Or Pothole!

I always thought they were just installed to be a barrier between the owner.

If you look at any news where a bar was shutdown or raided by police or something it's always the manager that seems to cop it

Having taken a walk down that wild side, I did notice most bars have a foreign 'manager', usually sitting with mates and drinking heavily. I cannot imagine the job pays much more than a (barely) living wage, and daily consumption of booze while sitting on one's backside cannot be good longer term. I seriously doubt any owner would go to the trouble of getting his manager a work permit, so that manager---while doing his body no good---is a fish-in-a-barrel target should any law enforcement officer (who apparently do not enforce laws against prostitution, which unlike agogos takes place on the premises) be in need of some spending money.

4 hours ago, Bobthegimp said:

21 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

They're there to give whingers something to whinge about.

 

 I had breakfast with a friend from Yorkshire and he explained the scouser and benefits comment. 

 

Sorry, that must be a kick in the crotch

"Sorry, that must be a kick in the crotch"

Possibly, but only if I was a Scouser.  Sorry, that must be a real kick in the crotch.

19 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

They do cheap short times for the Indians. 

One lady and four Indians in a room at the same time waiting for their turn at the same price it would be for one non Indian.

6 hours ago, Andycoops said:

It's Chaiyapoon or Chalermprakiat 25

And now expect the question what is Chalermprakiat 

Commonly referred to as "3rd road".

This pothole/chaiyaphoon has no official name but is just Soi 25.

In contrast the next Soi is officially "Soi Lengkee" and not Soi 27 (which is a good walk further towards south Pattaya rd.).

4 hours ago, Walker88 said:

usually sitting with mates and drinking heavily.

Good bar managers DON'T drink alcohol during the shift.
Never saw "Larry" at infamous Baby Dolls drinking alcohol.

(all long gone, closed and "retired)

The much hated manager of the managers (Nightwish group) doesn't drink if I can believe his own testimony.

Do these foreign managers get free sex with the girls working there as part of their remuneration package?

On 11/28/2023 at 12:39 PM, liddelljohn said:

The foreign managers are mostly employed by a certain Group, many are desperate losers  and the group owner is a serial scammer   who is responsible for 80% of the ripoffs and damage to soi 6  over last 10 years

 

 

 

 

I'd imagine those foreign managers want to live the dream of staying in Pattaya but don't have any money so they decide they want to become a manager, get a small amount of baht to live here and ogle the girls for free.

12 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

Do these foreign managers get free sex with the girls working there as part of their remuneration package?

 

No, merely a common tourist fantasy. Possible to form relationships, of course. Managers have been known to take a girl out of the bar and give her another job as personal girlfriend.

A couple of years the Nightwish group had an ad out,can't remember where exactly, looking for managers. Requirements were conversational in English, being able to hold your liquor, and being sociable, as you had to converse with and  "entertain" Farangs that weren't there just for the sex.Speaking Thai and other farang languages was a plus. 

I never want to see or talk to a bar manager when I walk into a bar. Ditto for restaurants. That's not why I'm there.

 

The worst are the ones who act real friendly and kind of schmooze the crowd. It always comes across as pitiful to me, like they are begging for repeat customers. 

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1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

And now expect the question what is Chalermprakiat 

Commonly referred to as "3rd road".

This pothole/chaiyaphoon has no official name but is just Soi 25.

In contrast the next Soi is officially "Soi Lengkee" and not Soi 27 (which is a good walk further towards south Pattaya rd.).

Hardly a "good walk" - it's probably less than 500 metres!

On 11/28/2023 at 3:17 PM, Lemsta69 said:

 

Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation. Farang mate's wife's auntie used to have a salon/laundry halfway up the soi so I only know it as "Chaiyapoom" or however it's spelt.

 

I guess Pothole is easier to say than the Thai name, and it is a busted-up heap of crap so the name fits.

 

PS. Why do they call it Excite? Just kidding, I am that old 😹

Used to be a Club on 2 nd road on that soi also 

3 hours ago, VBF said:

Hardly a "good walk" - it's probably less than 500 metres!

I try hard with good English

1 hour ago, Irish star said:

Used to be a Club on 2 nd road on that soi also 

 

Yerr I know. 3rd road, not 2nd.

 

It was back in the good old days before the place got too built up.

 

Used to see ads for it on Sophon Cable Teewee but never went there, those Thai discos don't float my boat.

 

On 11/28/2023 at 5:02 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Also nearby off Excite, parallel to Buakhao is Soi 500, can you guess why it's called that? ok I'll tell you, everything is 500

 

I was dragged there many moons ago for the opening of one of the first bars, or so I was told. It was called something else based on its shape but I forget the name because it was a pretty forgettable bar. Soi Dogleg maybe?

On 11/28/2023 at 11:22 AM, Everyman said:

What is with these guys? Are they just losers who hang around the bar? Are they paid? Why are they needed? 

 

Envious?

11 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Good bar managers DON'T drink alcohol during the shift.
Never saw "Larry" at infamous Baby Dolls drinking alcohol.

(all long gone, closed and "retired)

The much hated manager of the managers (Nightwish group) doesn't drink if I can believe his own testimony.

 

Funny that. Larry hasn't had a drink in 30 years.

9 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

I was dragged there many moons ago for the opening of one of the first bars, or so I was told. It was called something else based on its shape but I forget the name because it was a pretty forgettable bar. Soi Dogleg maybe?

Triangle bar? on corner of Pothole and Excite

On 11/28/2023 at 5:02 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Also nearby off Excite, parallel to Buakhao is Soi 500, can you guess why it's called that? ok I'll tell you, everything is 500

 

500 Seems a lot to pay for a bottle of Leo...

15 hours ago, JimTripper said:

I never want to see or talk to a bar manager when I walk into a bar. Ditto for restaurants. That's not why I'm there.

I was and still am irritated by male serving staff.... damned Peppermint was the place where I first saw them. Back in the days there was a surplus of willing female staff. 

On 11/29/2023 at 8:31 AM, jacko45k said:

Or Pothole!

Or The Poon!