Boys Wearing Make-up And Girls Clothes!

[Neeranam]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Is it just me or have the numbers increased heaps?

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

What's the reason for this - more acceptable, natural selection, global warming?

[GuestHouse]

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

Perhaps there were, perhaps you are paying more attention to them more these days.

[Jeff1]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Is it just me or have the numbers increased heaps?

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

What's the reason for this - more acceptable, natural selection, global warming?

You make it sound like there's something wrong with that

[jstumbo]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Where are you seeing these guys dressed as girls at? I have been coming here for about 4 years and I have not seen them. Are they in a show or something?

[Kimera]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Where are you seeing these guys dressed as girls at? I have been coming here for about 4 years and I have not seen them. Are they in a show or something?

This is really scary, you are telling us there are boys dressing as girls in Thailand.

[roamer]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Where are you seeing these guys dressed as girls at? I have been coming here for about 4 years and I have not seen them. Are they in a show or something?

Well maybe you should get out more or visit a better optician. Actually one thing that is changing is the age, getting younger, saw a group going into Paragon the other week, so OTT that even the Thais were stopped in their tracks, however it was the hair that give them away....schoolkids.

[MrSnrang]

Its natural selection at its finest.

[egg]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Is it just me or have the numbers increased heaps?

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

What's the reason for this - more acceptable, natural selection, global warming?

at my wifes school their are a few boys that wear makeup, tie there hair up with little bows in them ,, use the girls toilets and are generally treated the same as the girls ,, nobody seems to give a sh*t ,,, guess they are just training them young these days

cheers

egg

[PeaceBlondie]

When I taught briefly at a business school (more like a technical college, ages 15-19) in 2005, one of the ladyboys wore the girl's uniform (tartan skirt), and a couple more gay young men wore makeup, or bows in their hair. No big deal, this is Thailand, etc.

[Macx]

No need to panic as long as you can tell the difference

[toptuan]

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

Perhaps there were, perhaps you are paying more attention to them more these days.

[Thaddeus]

It has often been mentioned to me by the locals that katoeys are made and not born (it's not the same as being gay)

If a family has a large number of sons, a number of them are 'encouraged' to act and dress like daughters. One such family in my village has four boys and no girls, two of the boys wear dresses and make-up, it's difficult to believe that that has happened by chance.

In rural Thailand it usually falls on the daughters to be the bread-winners and the supporters of the parents when they are older, in that light, only having boys would be regarded as a bad thing.

[peter991]

In rural Thailand it usually falls on the daughters to be the bread-winners and the supporters of the parents when they are older, in that light, only having boys would be regarded as a bad thing.

Interesting thread: I can't find the article right now, but I remember reading that this all started during the Vietnam war when American servicemen started sampling the delights of Thailand in the 1960s and 1970s. Girls gravitated to Bangkok - and later Pattaya and Phuket to entertain the serviceman on their R & R breaks. They returned to their villages proudly showing off their new-found wealth. Some of the boys from the villages saw the easy way their sisters made money and decided they wanted to get into the act too.

Just a thought: Are lady-boys a new phenomenon or have they been around for ever?

Peter

[tijnebijn]

It has often been mentioned to me by the locals that katoeys are made and not born (it's not the same as being gay)

If a family has a large number of sons, a number of them are 'encouraged' to act and dress like daughters. One such family in my village has four boys and no girls, two of the boys wear dresses and make-up, it's difficult to believe that that has happened by chance.

In rural Thailand it usually falls on the daughters to be the bread-winners and the supporters of the parents when they are older, in that light, only having boys would be regarded as a bad thing.

Sorry but what you wrote down in my opinion is utterly nonsense !

Most people are very proud to have sons , it the other way around .

Only when they are old fashioned and do the Sin Sod thing , perhaps

prefer the daughter , not that anyone will give anything for a ladyboy though .....

[Neeranam]

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

Perhaps there were, perhaps you are paying more attention to them more these days.

Why's that funny?

Quite the opposite, in fact. When first arriving in Thailand I'd think it very strange. The longer I stay here, the less attention I give to them. This is usually the case, isn't it?

[Neeranam]

You make it sound like there's something wrong with that

Who am I to judge? But, it's not wrong, just strange.

[peter991]

What 'shocks' you when you first arrive in Thailand? What 'shocks' you today?

You Know You've Been In Thailand Too Long When ...

Perhaps some of us have been in Thailand too long.

Peter

Edited February 10, 2008 by peter991

[Neeranam]

Just a thought: Are lady-boys a new phenomenon or have they been around for ever?

I know a couple of lady-'men', who must be in their 60's or 70's but none older. Good question.

[waveydavey]

We start them young around these parts.............

[mikethevigoman]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Is it just me or have the numbers increased heaps?

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

What's the reason for this - more acceptable, natural selection, global warming?

jenny star bar is full of em, its seems a lot of farang like em, so its supply and demand !

[astral]

This reminds me of a letter in the Bangkok Post 20 years ago.

A lady was complaining about the "ladies" who came up and molested her husband.........

Little did she know.

[a2396]

I have seen quite a few, mostly in the high school and college crowds. Perhaps they get greather acceptability with certain females, who seem to prefer them to the "real" men. I always wondered if these cross-dressers got more "tail" as a result of their more feminine and perhaps non-threatening appearence and behavior.

[Thaddeus]

It has often been mentioned to me by the locals that katoeys are made and not born (it's not the same as being gay)

If a family has a large number of sons, a number of them are 'encouraged' to act and dress like daughters. One such family in my village has four boys and no girls, two of the boys wear dresses and make-up, it's difficult to believe that that has happened by chance.

In rural Thailand it usually falls on the daughters to be the bread-winners and the supporters of the parents when they are older, in that light, only having boys would be regarded as a bad thing.

Sorry but what you wrote down in my opinion is utterly nonsense !

You are, quite rightly in my opinion, able to hold that opinion.

However, I am purely relating what I see and what I hear, and I am talking about my local area specifically, which is very poor, it wasn't a generalisation of the whole of Thailand.

[nickbk]

It has often been mentioned to me by the locals that katoeys are made and not born (it's not the same as being gay)

If a family has a large number of sons, a number of them are 'encouraged' to act and dress like daughters. One such family in my village has four boys and no girls, two of the boys wear dresses and make-up, it's difficult to believe that that has happened by chance.

In rural Thailand it usually falls on the daughters to be the bread-winners and the supporters of the parents when they are older, in that light, only having boys would be regarded as a bad thing.

Sorry but what you wrote down in my opinion is utterly nonsense !

Most people are very proud to have sons , it the other way around .

Only when they are old fashioned and do the Sin Sod thing , perhaps

prefer the daughter , not that anyone will give anything for a ladyboy though .....

Well it might look like nonsense but I confirm that I have seen some families "making" katoeys. Now, I don't hold any statistic so I will not say if it's majority, minority or exceptional cases, but that certainly happens and I have seen it more than once. Families wearing girl clothes to boys way before they reach adolescence and making them wear make-up.

[Zpete]

Has anyone else noticed the large number of young men wearing make-up and womans clothes?

Is it just me or have the numbers increased heaps?

There weren't nearly as many 10, 15 years ago, if my memory serves me right.

What's the reason for this - more acceptable, natural selection, global warming?

Far more girls wear guys clothes, so wots the problem?

Are you a narrow minded sexist person?

[howtoescape]

Far more girls wear guys clothes, so wots the problem?

Are you a narrow minded sexist person?

That is exactly what i am.

[Thaddeus]

Far more girls wear guys clothes, so wots the problem?

Are you a narrow minded sexist person?

That is exactly what i am.

And at weekends my name is Mandy

[Zpete]

Far more girls wear guys clothes, so wots the problem?

Are you a narrow minded sexist person?

That is exactly what i am.

And at weekends my name is Mandy

PMPLMAO.....

great reply

[jaiyenyen]

I remember wearing black nail varnish for a while, back in the mid 70's. It was just a phase I went through.....................I'm sure I still have the bottle somewhere.

[0Mix1up]

as far as "getting more tail" goes

definately in the early 80's I used say "the more gay I looked the more girls I got"

Whether this holds true for Thais I have no idea.

I've made friend with some outwardly gay Thai guys but they don't touch girls as far as I know.