Friendly bars

[JGV]

Looking to find new friends - male for chat

Any recommended in Pattaya or Jomtien

I am not after bar girl Their conversation very limited

JGV

[paulissa]

The Sugar Shack Bar, Pattayaland1, Soi 13/1 on Beach Road. Good bunch of Expat residents and tourists.

[HeavyDrinker]

I've always found Pattaya a very friendly place. Look for smaller quieter places. The main topics of conversation tend to be sport, crumpet, how much some dolly is doing you, or a pal, for,,,,if you're fluent in all these, then you'll be fine.

Don't be a know it all. The Pattaya expat can be a touchy sod, and they don't like people knowing more than they do...if you get lucky you may actually have a decent, informed chat on a decent topic as I did recently with a pleasant bloke on Soi Buakhao about County Cricket, or literature or some similar nice general topic.

If you're unlucky you'll get an Impromptu Thai History/Culture lesson, or worse still a full run down about the current political situation. both straight from the "Pattaya School of Bar Stool <deleted> Speaking" (Branches all over Thailand). and after 5 minutes of this you'll be wishing for death to visit....

[Yahooka]

Katesiree on Soi Bukhao has a bunch of the regular expat clientele.

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[infinity11]

any place where the majority are NOT too old too fat or too British ?

you can delete any one of the three adjectives and ask the same q

i kind of joke here and kind of not joke too

sorry if i seem shallow but i find along with these traits often come certain attitudes as well

pardon me if i said the wrong thing

simply an observation

AND THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS

[lempereur]

I would suggest the LOOK OUT INN on the groundfloor of the CENTERCONDO Pattaya thai,

very kind owner

[canman]

Pook bar; soi 6. The blokes in there are very friendly.

[Jingthing]

Rich Man Poor Man restaurant in Jomtien seems to be a hangout of sorts mostly for American golfer types who smoke ...

They are quite talkative and loud.

I'm not judging.

[i claudius]

Its not my cup of tea, but i hear boyz town has lots of guys wanting to chat

[i claudius]

Rich Man Poor Man restaurant in Jomtien seems to be a hangout of sorts mostly for American golfer types who smoke ...

They are quite talkative and loud.

I'm not judging.

The owner is very pleasant as well ,

[Jingthing]

Its not my cup of tea, but i hear boyz town has lots of guys wanting to chat

He said friendly.

[Jip99]

Pook bar; soi 6. The blokes in there are very friendly.

...... and well dressed as well.

[Rimmer]

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They are quite talkative and loud.

I'm not judging.

The owner is very pleasant as well ,

Maybe if you are an American golfer. I stayed there for a few weeks once, could barely get a "hello" out of the guy.

[PattayaPhom]

nowhere

[Jingthing]

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Rich Man Poor Man restaurant in Jomtien seems to be a hangout of sorts mostly for American golfer types who smoke ... alt=coffee1.gif width=32 height=24>

They are quite talkative and loud.

I'm not judging.

The owner is very pleasant as well ,

Maybe if you are an American golfer. I stayed there for a few weeks once, could barely get a "hello" out of the guy.

Ouch! Having a Northeastern American accent helps too!

[JSixpack]

Best to rent or own a house, create a bar for yourself, and add a couple of dogs.

[lovetotravel]

Try Leos in Naklua.

[thailien8]

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Rich Man Poor Man restaurant in Jomtien seems to be a hangout of sorts mostly for American golfer types who smoke ... alt=coffee1.gif width=32 height=24>

They are quite talkative and loud.

I'm not judging.

The owner is very pleasant as well ,

Maybe if you are an American golfer. I stayed there for a few weeks once, could barely get a "hello" out of the guy.

Ouch! Having a Northeastern American accent helps too!

[VBF]

Pook bar; soi 6. The blokes in there are very friendly.

...... and well dressed as well.

Not to mention very tall..........

[thailien8]

Ouch; I enjoy talking about golf in my northeastern American accent, but I hate cigarettes. Oh well, two out of three ain't bad, but not good enough.

[infinity11]

I am NOT bashing Pattaya nor am i saying that it can not be a friendly place depending on many factors HOWEVER it may just be the least friendly town/city in all of Thailand so far that i have seen.

I would never tell anyone to go to pattya first, in fact avoid it.

Again not bashing, it's just not what I would call the 'real' Thailand.

Though there are pockets of genuine thainess!!!

[infinity11]

(sorry a bit off topic)

[englishinsiam]

There are loads of bars all with a smattering of expats. You'll learn to weed out the &lt;deleted&gt; if you have some common sense.

There are plenty of top guys about I have friends from all Nationalities there.

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[Lantern]

Good nights can be had in the Rockhouse on LK Metro

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Looking to find new friends - male for chat

Any recommended in Pattaya or Jomtien

I am not after bar girl Their conversation very limited

See I already disagree with the premise.. I find male Pattaya (s)expats very limited in their conversation. As opposed to many of the bar staff, who can be both interesting and make you pick up a thing or two about Thailand. (Good things or bad things they may be, but they'd be real things.)

Moving on to answering the question.. If I wanted to chat with guys I would NOT pick one of the expat hangouts.. Very cliquey, very narrow minded folks mostly. I would pick smaller places that have a couple guys in, preferably a mix of tourists / frequent visitors and expats, and if at all possible a mix of ages. That's not a single place that I can recommend because that mix of people changes by the hour.

[JGV]

Anywhere up past Dolphin Roundabout to Naklua

Thanks everyone - further suggestions wanted

JGV