true blue Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 notice at entrance to infinity,all foreigners must pay a 200bht cover charge,did not think many farangs went there, anyway.certinally should not now.bit strange,but TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 What did you expect, equality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Commander Tamson Posted December 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2013 Are you talking about the nightclub or the place we all hope to go to when we die? If the latter then I'm definitely not paying Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 That will be a charge to hopefully keep the riff raff Farangs out !! regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habfan Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Years ago on one of my first visits to Chiangmai I think I paid 500 baht to get into Mandalay Nightclub. It came with a Large bottle of Heineken, still one of the biggest wastes of money on my part ever! I was 42 at the time perhaps a little past the enjoyment age for this type of venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awk Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Went there for the first time last night, and neither saw the sign nor heard anything about it. Presumably something new, as I don't remember ever hearing Infinity was one of those kind of places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Tamson Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Been a year or two since I was last there. Wasn't greatly impressed then (with the food or the music or it's clientele). 200baht wouldn't put me off if it was worth it. Lots of clubs here have a cover charge if you don't buy a bottle - normally comes with a free drink though Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chicog Posted December 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2013 It would put me off if they were only charging it to the white man. You can always vote with your feet. Perhaps they are trying to keep out backpackers who sneak in a half bottle of sang som and try and nurse cokes all night. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger1999 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 The sign has been up for at least a few weeks, but it is relatively new. If I recall it says "foreigners and tourists" must pay the 200 baht, and there is no mention as to whether or not a drink comes with it, so I guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchogra Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 A few months ago, I and my 2 foreign friends sat outdoor at the Infinity. This was after we decided to give the two young foreign girls to spend more time at the Monkey Club after we tried to pick them up to come back home (mine). We had our own Double Black and ordered some food. No extraordinary charges there for us! Is there an inside at the Infinity? I did see some glass enclosure there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realthaideal Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Do a search in this forum and you'll find an exhaustive exploration of Infinity and all other places that charge Farang extra and the reasons for doing it and/or how dare they ! It goes on and on and on.... nothing new here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awk Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 A few months ago, I and my 2 foreign friends sat outdoor at the Infinity. This was after we decided to give the two young foreign girls to spend more time at the Monkey Club after we tried to pick them up to come back home (mine). We had our own Double Black and ordered some food. No extraordinary charges there for us! Is there an inside at the Infinity? I did see some glass enclosure there though. Yes, there is a big inside room with the usual Thai-disco setup of tables and people standing/shuffling around their table. If they start to applying such a charge to foreigners only (and to the ones with comprehension problems, that is the point. The charge is for foreigners only. Nobody is complaining about a regular cover-charge for all people), I won't be going there again. I hope you did not wait in vain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 This has been done to death. The reason is because foreigners don't spend much money there in comparison to Thais. They buy a beer or two and nurse it for an hour trying to pick up girls who aren't interested in them. During the same period of time, Thai patrons have purchased a bottle of booze and a couple of bottles of coke, soda water, ice buckets, etc. I'm not saying the practice is right or wrong. Just the way it is. If you don't like it, go to one of the other 100 places in town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchogra Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) A few months ago, I and my 2 foreign friends sat outdoor at the Infinity. This was after we decided to give the two young foreign girls to spend more time at the Monkey Club after we tried to pick them up to come back home (mine). We had our own Double Black and ordered some food. No extraordinary charges there for us! Is there an inside at the Infinity? I did see some glass enclosure there though. Yes, there is a big inside room with the usual Thai-disco setup of tables and people standing/shuffling around their table. If they start to applying such a charge to foreigners only (and to the ones with comprehension problems, that is the point. The charge is for foreigners only. Nobody is complaining about a regular cover-charge for all people), I won't be going there again. I hope you did not wait in vain. We went to pick them up again after about an hour to two. I had no trouble sitting there watching the beer girls though, honestly! The beer girls did want to strike up a conversation with me, but I just chatted away politely. These two girls are just juniors working with one of my friends. My friend decided to have them live in my house for their safety, so he said. But the truth is probably he wanted to save some money for he had promised to pay everything for the 2 young girls in his office! Now seriously, I don't think it's worthwhile to go into a place that discriminates so much. This actually is not the main reason though. The reason is: being a foreigner there, once you get into a confrontation, you will receive the bad end of it! Edited December 5, 2013 by muchogra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awk Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 We went to pick them up again after about an hour to two. I had no rouble sitting there watching the beer girls, honestly! These two girls are just juniors working with one of my friends. My friend decided to have them live in my house for their safety, so he said. But the truth is probably he wanted to save some money for he had promised to pay everything for the 2 young girls in his office! Very thoughtful of him. As we all know it is very dangerous for two young pretty girls to stay by themselves anywhere in Chiang Mai. Should your house run out of free rooms, please have your friend consider sending me a PM. Do tell him to make sure to include with the PM a photo or two of the girl who needs a safe place to stay. As I have limited space, I have to give preference to those girl who are prettiest of course, as they would be in the greatest danger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Thailand dictionary: discrimination (noun) : sorry, word does not exist. see Profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchogra Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 We went to pick them up again after about an hour to two. I had no rouble sitting there watching the beer girls, honestly! These two girls are just juniors working with one of my friends. My friend decided to have them live in my house for their safety, so he said. But the truth is probably he wanted to save some money for he had promised to pay everything for the 2 young girls in his office! Very thoughtful of him. As we all know it is very dangerous for two young pretty girls to stay by themselves anywhere in Chiang Mai. Should your house run out of free rooms, please have your friend consider sending me a PM. Do tell him to make sure to include with the PM a photo or two of the girl who needs a safe place to stay. As I have limited space, I have to give preference to those girl who are prettiest of course, as they would be in the greatest danger. Awk, I hope you heed my advice given in the last paragraph of my Post 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Been there twice since I noticed this sign. The last time being last Friday. I was not stopped, both times I was with a group of Thai girls rather than alone or with other foreigners, so this might be the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekAbroad Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yeah, I think it depends on who you are with. I went to Fabrique and wasn't charged, presumably because I was a lone foreigner with a bunch of Thai friends. Actually, I've never been charged to any bar or club. I've never been to Infinity. I'll have to check it out sometime. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infernalman7 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 What I find very advantageous growing up in Thailand is that I could speak Thai almost natively. And the locals are very easily impressed. Often give me normal Thai rate for almost everything. And Infinity never once charged me entrance fee . Drop a line of Thai and you'll be fine. And that entrance fee doesn't include any drink. I asked a staff why the started charging. They mentioned a number of Farangs turn up at the place already drunk and just use their facilities without paying for a single drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Sounds about right, I know of certain groups of expats who do that... Then they meet others at Zoe's and bring them along.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 discrimination Another civilized import to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 This has been done to death. The reason is because foreigners don't spend much money there in comparison to Thais. Oh good, it's not just because they are greedy f***ers and they know they wouldn't get away with charging it to the Thais. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Right; then just include one or two drinks with the charge. 20 years ago Bubbles Disco did it that way. But to just charge selectively and not offer anything for it sounds more like a 'F off' statement than anything else. So.. very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 This has been done to death. The reason is because foreigners don't spend much money there in comparison to Thais. They buy a beer or two and nurse it for an hour trying to pick up girls who aren't interested in them. During the same period of time, Thai patrons have purchased a bottle of booze and a couple of bottles of coke, soda water, ice buckets, etc. I'd posit the average foreigner spends way more than the average Thai in such a place, who would typically be suppin' on glasses of soda with tincture of weak whisky in the bottom, and would deduce it is all about making more money and all about not wanting said foreigners. With that, how I would love to open up my own club in farangland with huge sign thusly: 'THAI PEOPLE must pay to enter, everyone else free' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 to be honest one of the male staff, after being challenged about sign,(mai mee farang kap) did say you get two small beers,dont no which brand though,propally chang.and not really sure if i could take guy at face value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I always see Thais with bottles and mixers and tourists nursing a beer. Saw it again all last Monday night at warm up. Part of it is because they don't know that they need to get a table by 8:30 or are even unaware about how bottle service works in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 I always see Thais with bottles and mixers and tourists nursing a beer. Saw it again all last Monday night at warm up. Part of it is because they don't know that they need to get a table by 8:30 or are even unaware about how bottle service works in this country. did see four farangs,ordered a bottle of vodka in monkey club the other week,and to be honest they polished it off in no time,even before id finished my second leo.they were certinally not leaving that bottle behind for next visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 To the back of the bus, all of ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I always see Thais with bottles and mixers and tourists nursing a beer. Saw it again all last Monday night at warm up. ...and they bring the bottle in from outside. Not sure that's wildly different. Okay Thais tend to order more food, but in doing so they also take up more space than a dude with a beer at the bar. If beer is the issue and places prefer to serve ice and mixers then they can just raise the price of (bottled) beer to a level where they feel it works. Can leave the price of those beer towers the same, I can't see someone hugging one of those on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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