The New Expats - Fact Or Fiction?

[beenitseenitdoneit]

Is this a myth or do these guys really exist in Stickman's Weekly today.

Firehouse, Oskars and Iron ferries, who's been there and what's the SP, atmosphere, and general low down of the women who frequent these establishments?

[Rob8891]

Bearing in mind the questions you raise, I somehow think you fall very far short of your username, which indicates wishful thinking on your part.

[Rsquared]

Not a very profound first post.....do you really exist?

Or are you just a figment of your own imagination?

[NanLaew]

Been a regular at Oskar since it opened, usually meet with some other old buggers, smoke cigars, swill Jack Daniels and sweat it out on the tiny deck while eyeing the totty coming and going. I can't say I have ever taken an interest in blokes in LOS whatever the generational tag is and certainly not there either. The ladies look like the sort that will btw.

Sent from the verandah with an Asus eePad Transformer TF201 thingumabob.

[greg71]

Is or was stickman ever relevant? i kinda thought he went stale many years ago ,trying to reinvent himself as Bernard trink type ,

[tinfoilhat]

A myth?

of course not.

what is ridiculous is stickman writing about people like this like they are new or different.

Though i suppose an aging esl teacher may never have actually met anybody like this, i arrived at about the same time as stickman and was certainly not limited to the class room.

the article is a lot of hooey.

[Metapod]

been to Oskars a few times.

I'm not really into the whole cocktail thing. Rather go somewhere I can get spirits or a beer, not some chocolate thing with an umbrella.

Originally started going there as I was hooking up with a french girl that met friends there after work. Also got a Thai friend that goes there.

Guess it is a nice place if you like cocktails?

[HardenedSoul]

Is or was stickman ever relevant? i kinda thought he went stale many years ago ,trying to reinvent himself as Bernard trink type ,

Well once you remember that his readership shares many similarities with the Thaivisa forrum demographic - namely, lots of relatively unremarkable foreign males holidaying or living in Thailand to pay for sex with women of a calibre they'd have zero chance of nailing at home, paid or otherwise - then you realise that he's being as "relevant" as he needs to be.

What's the likelihood that the majority of those who read his weekly musings regularly venture outside the monger haunts of Soi Cowboy, Nana Plaza, Walking Street or the beer bars and stalls of Sukhumvit to quaff champagne and cocktails (with umbrellas) at Iron Fairies or Demo in Thonglor? They may have seen many more of these "new" expats bouncing down the street or strutting through Terminal 21 and Emporium and they may be slightly curious. He's just writing to appeal to his readership demographic.

As for the lowdown on Oskar, Firehouse, Long Table, Muse etc., in my opinion, they're far more enjoyable than the second rate pubs and bars in the monger and tourist enclaves. More civilised, more discerning, no drunken, guffawing morons groping everything in a skirt and no Gangnam Style. It's a simple formula; better class of customer = better experience.

Although there are lots more regular girls, there are still a few higher-grade freelancers who tend to dress up a bit more but, because they can be spotted a mile away, they don't do as well as they would at places like Spasso or CM2 with the male clientele those places attract.

[Grawburg]

Someone calling themselves "newbie" cites stickman and iron Ferries on their first post.....hmmm,m...Will you also log in under your normal name and answer your own post?

[londoedan]

It's a simple formula; better class of customer = better experience.

Nope (in my opinion) - can't see the logic behind this statement at all - I can't see that it applies anywhere, not just BKK.

[tinfoilhat]

Someone calling themselves "newbie" cites stickman and iron Ferries on their first post.....hmmm,m...Will you also log in under your normal name and answer your own post?

rereading the OP an number of times, the only person i can see calling anyone newbie is you.

and stickman is hardly news to anyone, Iron faries a little more so, though pick up a copy of big chili or guru and you will find a reference. It is hardly new having been around for at least a year if not more

[tinfoilhat]

been to Oskars a few times.

I'm not really into the whole cocktail thing. Rather go somewhere I can get spirits or a beer, not some chocolate thing with an umbrella.

Originally started going there as I was hooking up with a french girl that met friends there after work. Also got a Thai friend that goes there.

Guess it is a nice place if you like cocktails?

you are aware they serve beer and spirits as well aren't you?

[NanLaew]

been to Oskars a few times.

I'm not really into the whole cocktail thing. Rather go somewhere I can get spirits or a beer, not some chocolate thing with an umbrella.

Originally started going there as I was hooking up with a french girl that met friends there after work. Also got a Thai friend that goes there.

Guess it is a nice place if you like cocktails?

you are aware they serve beer and spirits as well aren't you?

The menu is pretty good too.

[rgs2001uk]

It's a simple formula; better class of customer = better experience.

Nope (in my opinion) - can't see the logic behind this statement at all - I can't see that it applies anywhere, not just BKK.

Well personally I would rather be in Fat Gutz than Big Dogz but thats just me.

Thankfully its priced in such a way that it doesnt attract the Chang swilling slobs with their Issan teerak in tow.

[londoedan]

It's a simple formula; better class of customer = better experience.

Nope (in my opinion) - can't see the logic behind this statement at all - I can't see that it applies anywhere, not just BKK.

Well personally I would rather be in Fat Gutz than Big Dogz but thats just me.

Thankfully its priced in such a way that it doesnt attract the Chang swilling slobs with their Issan teerak in tow.

[tinfoilhat]

been to Oskars a few times.

I'm not really into the whole cocktail thing. Rather go somewhere I can get spirits or a beer, not some chocolate thing with an umbrella.

Originally started going there as I was hooking up with a french girl that met friends there after work. Also got a Thai friend that goes there.

Guess it is a nice place if you like cocktails?

you are aware they serve beer and spirits as well aren't you?

The menu is pretty good too.

it is and they do a happy hour on wine which is really reasonable. for example a bottle of red which goes for 1400 at Ambar is 9 at Oskar during happy hour.

[rgs2001uk]

It's a simple formula; better class of customer = better experience.

Nope (in my opinion) - can't see the logic behind this statement at all - I can't see that it applies anywhere, not just BKK.

Well personally I would rather be in Fat Gutz than Big Dogz but thats just me.

Thankfully its priced in such a way that it doesnt attract the Chang swilling slobs with their Issan teerak in tow.

You need to change your image, this is a bit dated.

[HardenedSoul]

It's a simple formula; better class of customer = better experience.

Nope (in my opinion) - can't see the logic behind this statement at all - I can't see that it applies anywhere, not just BKK.

It's never a good experience when a place is full of people who don't know how to drink responsibly.

In my experience, the bars/clubs in tourist or whoremonger joints tend to attract more than their fair share of the kind of foreign punters who actually set out to get smashed, behave like hooligans.

Whatever the drivers behind that kind of mindset, I prefer to go to places where there are as few of them as can reasonably expected in a city like Bangkok.

[DLock]

Is or was stickman ever relevant? i kinda thought he went stale many years ago ,trying to reinvent himself as Bernard trink type ,

Well once you remember that his readership shares many similarities with the Thaivisa forrum demographic - namely, lots of relatively unremarkable foreign males holidaying or living in Thailand to pay for sex with women of a calibre they'd have zero chance of nailing at home, paid or otherwise - then you realise that he's being as "relevant" as he needs to be.

What's the likelihood that the majority of those who read his weekly musings regularly venture outside the monger haunts of Soi Cowboy, Nana Plaza, Walking Street or the beer bars and stalls of Sukhumvit to quaff champagne and cocktails (with umbrellas) at Iron Fairies or Demo in Thonglor? They may have seen many more of these "new" expats bouncing down the street or strutting through Terminal 21 and Emporium and they may be slightly curious. He's just writing to appeal to his readership demographic.

As for the lowdown on Oskar, Firehouse, Long Table, Muse etc., in my opinion, they're far more enjoyable than the second rate pubs and bars in the monger and tourist enclaves. More civilised, more discerning, no drunken, guffawing morons groping everything in a skirt and no Gangnam Style. It's a simple formula; better class of customer = better experience.

Although there are lots more regular girls, there are still a few higher-grade freelancers who tend to dress up a bit more but, because they can be spotted a mile away, they don't do as well as they would at places like Spasso or CM2 with the male clientele those places attract.

HS, well put. You are a man of obvious taste and style.

[Semper]

Someone calling themselves "newbie" cites stickman and iron Ferries on their first post.....hmmm,m...Will you also log in under your normal name and answer your own post?

rereading the OP an number of times, the only person i can see calling anyone newbie is you.

and stickman is hardly news to anyone, Iron faries a little more so, though pick up a copy of big chili or guru and you will find a reference. It is hardly new having been around for at least a year if not more

Who/what is "stickman"?

[OxfordWill]

For the record, it's "Iron Fairies". Iron Ferries- well, that wouldn't float my boat.

[Lancelot]

Is or was stickman ever relevant? i kinda thought he went stale many years ago ,trying to reinvent himself as Bernard trink type ,

I have always considered Stickman to be a reliable commentator.

[SeaVisionBurma]

Big fan of Iron Fairies, Fat Gutz, Clouds, Fat'R'Gutz - Ashley Sutton has a very, very, rare gift for making unique and thoroughly enjoyable places to go...

[rgs2001uk]

Thong Lor has this,

Suk soi 4 has this,

Not exactly rocket science is it.

[MAJIC]

This Topic has certainly drawn out all the pretentious Snobs,i'm amazed TV has so many!

[MunterHunter]

I prefer Brew personally... i'm slowly working my way through their menu of beers... about half way now!

[HardenedSoul]

This Topic has certainly drawn out all the pretentious Snobs,i'm amazed TV has so many!

Yep, I guess supping a cider with a walrus in a mini-skirt perched on your lap telling you how "hansum" you are isn't for everyone after all.

[EvilDrSomkid]

Someone calling themselves "newbie" cites stickman and iron Ferries on their first post.....hmmm,m...Will you also log in under your normal name and answer your own post?

rereading the OP an number of times, the only person i can see calling anyone newbie is you.

and stickman is hardly news to anyone, Iron faries a little more so, though pick up a copy of big chili or guru and you will find a reference. It is hardly new having been around for at least a year if not more

Who/what is "stickman"?

Really, you can do better than that.

As for the so-called new expats, the type referred to in Stick's column, there are plenty of them around. See them all the time.

Went to a Young Scandinavians meet a few months ago. Tons of well to do young people living in Bangkok were there.

Women, too. Very good looking, educated women with VERY good jobs.

Edited December 18, 2012 by EvilDrSomkid

[whybother]

A mate got into a fight at Oskars on Friday night.

[OxfordWill]

I wouldn't include Oskars in that list. Unfortunately, because it's a nice place, but somehow has been targeted by the working girls (nothing wrong with working girls!) almost from the get go.

Agree SeaVisionBurma the man is talented! Quite a career change so I heard.