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My-First-Time: How much should I charge to work in a bar?

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Dear Folks,

After many years of boring retirement, I have decided to rejoin the workforce.

This time, however, I will do something new, and try….New Tricks.

Yes, TRICKS, and I rule nothing out.

However, I will begin slow, and easy, as Tina said, and as she sang so well.

The reason I am here posting this Topic today is that I need your advice.

For starters, the owner of the bar has asked me to just talk to women who enter off the street.

He says all I need to do is sit at one of the tables, and wait.

When some woman sits down, then I must start talking.

There will be no alcohol involved, because it is not THAT sort of bar.

(Also, strictly talk, only, and no flubber, if you have seen that great film.)

My MAIN question is:  How much should I charge for 30 minutes of talk. And how much for 45 minutes of talk. And, if the talk is going well, then how much should I charge for an hour of talk?

There have recently been many posts posted on TV concerning inflation rates in the USA and in Thailand.  I think the inflation rate in Thailand is not too bad. But, still…given that inflation exists, how much should I charge for talk in 2026?

I have never done this before, but the world is changing, and the rate of change, or the intensity of change, is breathtaking.

How much would YOU charge?

And, how much should I charge, as a newbie?

This is not an idle question.

As soon as I get my work permit, then I will be seated at the bar.

I have already compiled a list of my favorite Topics to discuss, taken from years of TV.

This is NOT A JOKE, Folks…

Thank you, and…

Best regards,

Gamma


Note:  How much?  I mean, I do not wish to gouge women. But, I want to be fair.

Slow and,...

Easy.

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3 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I thought they were paying you to shut up.

Yes.

They went broke.

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So you will work in a bar the that does not serve alcohol? I would assume you are here on a retirement visa. How do plan to work? What language will you be using and why would women patronize a bar that does not serve alcohol?

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36 minutes ago, marin said:

So you will work in a bar the that does not serve alcohol? I would assume you are here on a retirement visa. How do plan to work? What language will you be using and why would women patronize a bar that does not serve alcohol?

Juice.

Some women love juice, of course.

What a silly/obvious question, perhaps.

Still, I forgive you.

49 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Juice.

Some women love juice, of course.

What a silly/obvious question, perhaps.

Still, I forgive you.

Ok, but it sounds really good that they pay you for sit there waiting and talking. It sounds like you only get paid per talk. That might be a lot of wasted waiting time, so you must of course calculate that in your charge. How are you fixing this? As another poster assumed, you are probably on permission to stay based on retirement. With that, it won´t be possible to get a work permit. Are you changing from Non-O to Non-B?

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what kind of bar would every hire you or anyone to just there and talk to women? the bar isnt making any money on you talking to a customer and the customer certainly isnt going to pay you to talk to them on top of what item they are buying. this is pure nonsense unless you can show a link to this bar.

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16 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, but it sounds really good that they pay you for sit there waiting and talking. It sounds like you only get paid per talk. That might be a lot of wasted waiting time, so you must of course calculate that in your charge. How are you fixing this? As another poster assumed, you are probably on permission to stay based on retirement. With that, it won´t be possible to get a work permit. Are you changing from Non-O to Non-B?

Any money paid goes into the kitty.

The money is never paid to me.

I seek no remuneration for my bar work.

Just as I seek no pay-back for my contributions to TV.

Same-Same....

Are you saying that posting on TV should void my retirement visa...just because....MAYBE....

Someone might profit by my Glorious Topics?

I am only asking how much I should charge.

What amount do you think might be fair, per hour???

As I said: I am bored with complete retirement.

Otherwise, I would not be here....ALSO....

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Many years ago there was a high -so wedding in a neighbor village in surin.

Suddenly the bride family arrived to my home and invited me and my exwife to the wedding.

I had never seen them before.We went there at the afternoon and it was alot of guests there.

We get our own table and alot of food and beers and whiskey.They told me to come and stand next to the new married couple and took alot of pics.It was important for them that a foreigner was at the wedding and they asked if they could post my pics on social media.I said no problem at all.I sat with many different people on different tables.A really funny nigth with live music.

When i woke up the next morning my exwife asked me who the girls was i sat with and why they hugged me and kissed me on my forhead.To be honest i get so drunk i couldn't remember the last hours at the wedding.I couldn't even remember how we get back home.2 days after they came back and invited me to go to surin and play golf.That day it ended up with the caddies brought beer and drinks to us.Again i couldn't remember how i get back home but my exwife told me when i arrived home i had only one shoe.And the people i went with was also wasted she said.Of course the driver was sober.Funny memories.

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27 minutes ago, norsurin said:

Many years ago there was a high -so wedding in a neighbor village in surin.

Suddenly the bride family arrived to my home and invited me and my exwife to the wedding.

I had never seen them before.We went there at the afternoon and it was alot of guests there.

We get our own table and alot of food and beers and whiskey.They told me to come and stand next to the new married couple and took alot of pics.It was important for them that a foreigner was at the wedding and they asked if they could post my pics on social media.I said no problem at all.I sat with many different people on different tables.A really funny nigth with live music.

When i woke up the next morning my exwife asked me who the girls was i sat with and why they hugged me and kissed me on my forhead.To be honest i get so drunk i couldn't remember the last hours at the wedding.I couldn't even remember how we get back home.2 days after they came back and invited me to go to surin and play golf.That day it ended up with the caddies brought beer and drinks to us.Again i couldn't remember how i get back home but my exwife told me when i arrived home i had only one shoe.And the people i went with was also wasted she said.Of course the driver was sober.Funny memories.

This happens all the time in China.

And, this has been happening in China for over 5000 years.

Concerning the photos:

You became the flower pot. DangHuaPing....etc....

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

no alcohol involved, because it is not THAT sort of bar.

BORING.

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I have decided to rejoin the workforce.

Yes, TRICKS, and I rule nothing out

This time, however, I will do something new, and try….New Tricks.

Why don't you try a cleaners role first, start at the bottom, mopping floors, start slowly work your way up to a talking role.

We have another fine member here.... gg#2, he works at the hospital, I reckon he could give you some tips and tricks.

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1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Any money paid goes into the kitty.

The money is never paid to me.

I seek no remuneration for my bar work.

Just as I seek no pay-back for my contributions to TV.

Same-Same....

Are you saying that posting on TV should void my retirement visa...just because....MAYBE....

Someone might profit by my Glorious Topics?

I am only asking how much I should charge.

What amount do you think might be fair, per hour???

As I said: I am bored with complete retirement.

Otherwise, I would not be here....ALSO....

what a load of crap !!

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3 minutes ago, papa al said:

what a load of crap !!

Time for bedpans, you mean?

Someone mentioned something about working in a hosptial.

Anyway: Please just reply to the Topic.

How much is a fair price for an hour of talk with a woman?

Do you know?

12 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

16 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

How much is a fair price for an hour of talk with a woman?

Do you know?

Women can talk for 4-5 hours. Do you think you have the stamina?

How are you going to make yourself interesting enough for them to pay you?

Seems the OP has watched Woody Allen’s “Fading Gigolo” a few too many times and taken it to heart. Who would not want to hire Chiang Mai’s greatest incel hermit cross-dresser to serve as the bar’s social magnet, right? Surely nothing can go wrong with that.

I suspect the bar owner may be on a quiet self destruct mission. Perhaps he is fed up and wants the business to collapse so he can finally shut it all down. A flawless strategy really. Hire an incoherent fruitcake to scare off the last decent customers. One glimpse of the new maître d and they will be heading straight for the exit.

It is actually not a bad business plan, it just might work.

On the other hand, if the bar truly wanted someone to entertain women with sparkling conversation, they would simply bring in an AI robot from China who looks like a younger version of George Clooney to handle the job. The very last move would be to hire a Pee Wee Herman lookalike who has gone completely off the rails.

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30 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Women can talk for 4-5 hours. Do you think you have the stamina?

How are you going to make yourself interesting enough for them to pay you?

I will wear interesting hats.

Women love hats, you know.

18 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I will wear interesting hats.

Women love hats, you know.

Like Dame Edna Everage?

2 hours ago, Dan O said:

what kind of bar would every hire you or anyone to just there and talk to women? the bar isnt making any money on you talking to a customer and the customer certainly isnt going to pay you to talk to them on top of what item they are buying. this is pure nonsense unless you can show a link to this bar.

Dan its all starting to make sense now - in a senseless sort of way !

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1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Time for bedpans, you mean?

Someone mentioned something about working in a hosptial.

Anyway: Please just reply to the Topic.

How much is a fair price for an hour of talk with a woman?

Do you know?

some people like to post idiotic <deleted> ,

thinking it is funny.

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

My-First-Time: How much should I charge to work in a bar?

Many new hires get paid extra for their first short-time when they leave the farm to go to work in a bar. I say sell your virginity to the highest bidder. You'll only get "one-shot" at it.

Always quite sad to see all those western men, young or old, to pay just to talk and drink with some lady in a gogo bar. Sure, if there is the barfine, it does end up in fireworks back at the hotel. But still. People now just cannot handle it and be satisfied in their own company and with themselves.

Not to mention all the STD's that run around in Thailand. Even with intimate protection, there are some infections that can be caught just by skin contact.

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39 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Always quite sad to see all those western men, young or old, to pay just to talk and drink with some lady in a gogo bar

I agree.

But, in the juice bar, the ladies who talk to me will...

Maintain their smile.

Women love me, and always say I am adorable.

I am benevolent.

I do no harm.

This is why I was hired, in the first place.

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I guess that some you guys thought that this Topic was some sort of JOKE Topic.

It is not.

I asked for advice.

What should I charge a woman to both Talk to her and Listen to her.

What do you think might be a fair price, here in Thailand.

Thank you!

One Hour

How Much?

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Does not matter to me what Kind of woman, nor who she might be.

I just need to know how much I should be paid for talking and listening.

For one hour.

Thank you....!

At your age you probably look like a shrivelled up scrotum! Better to clean the toilets as you will earn more from that. 😂

From the title I assumed you wanted to know how much you should pay the owner to let you work.

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Any money paid goes into the kitty.

The money is never paid to me.

I seek no remuneration for my bar work.

Just as I seek no pay-back for my contributions to TV.

Same-Same....

Are you saying that posting on TV should void my retirement visa...just because....MAYBE....

Someone might profit by my Glorious Topics?

I am only asking how much I should charge.

What amount do you think might be fair, per hour???

As I said: I am bored with complete retirement.

Otherwise, I would not be here....ALSO....

Stop avoiding. You posted that you are waiting for your work permit! How?

If just doing for fun and want no pay. Why you even talk about work permit?

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18 minutes ago, BeastOfBodmin said:

From the title I assumed you wanted to know how much you should pay the owner to let you work.

Please never assume anything which is not clearly supported by evidence and reality.

Here is the title: my-first-time-how-much-should-i-charge-to-work-in-a-bar

It does not say how much should I pay to work in a bar.

Does it?

I do not pay to work in bars.

Some do.

I do not.

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12 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Stop avoiding. You posted that you are waiting for your work permit! How?

If just doing for fun and want no pay. Why you even talk about work permit?

I am not avoiding anything.

I must first see if women like my talk.

Then, I will walk the walk.

Meanwhile, I will wait for my work permit.

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24 minutes ago, BeastOfBodmin said:

From the title I assumed you wanted to know how much you should pay the owner to let you work.

Good Profile name, by the way....

You must be an animal.

The greatest animals every created....

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