Death of the Bar Girl by Mobile Phone

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Death of the Bar Girl by Mobile Phone



Technology fuels different interaction platforms

OK, first up, this is not yet another article discussing bar girls; for that is a broken record that will send anyone to sleep and is tired yarn. This article also takes no moral high ground on the role bar girls have on the image of Thailand, instead it’s an observation of the changing dynamics at play.

Rewind 10 years back and Soi 7 and 8 was awash with eager girls all vying for a customers eye, ‘welcome sexy man’ was as frequently heard as every breath of air you took as you made the 10 minute stroll from start to finish of each Soi. You were in demand back then.

Now, as you take that stroll, sure these girls may beacon you into their open beer bar but they will certainly not follow you and join you for a drink. No, these days are disappearing fast.



So, what has happened?

Well it’s quite simple, every girl has a smart phone and this allows them to keep in continuous contact with customers through Facebook messenger and social apps like Whatsup and Line; and what more, and this is key also, at no cost to them as the phone services are free. Fishing for new customer can also be done from the comfort of their phone with apps like Tinder and Badoo. The art of picking up a paying customer is simple and they don’t even have to get drunk accepting ladies drinks at the same time! Now they can spend more time with their friends without boring ‘sweet talk’ with the customer.

..and what of the future?

Staying within this bar girl territory maybe we need to consider the trend and speculate how this will impact on the role of beer bars in Pattaya. Do these girls even need to work in a bar now to meet someone? Probably not. So what then are the repercussions for these bars? It’s simple commercials, less girls means the less need for so many bars – so many will close. Soi 7 and 8 could become very quiet and the bars role reserved for guys just wanting to go for a beer, watch some sport, socialise with friends and nothing else. The guys save on the drain of having to pay for ladies drinks, get more time to themselves and can reach for their mobile phone at the end of the night…

It could see all the vibrancy and noise of Pattaya be sucked out of this towns nightlife scene – or, and consider this for one moment, it could reinvent it for the better.

Source: http://www.inspirepattaya.com/lifestyle/death-bar-girl-mobile-phone/

-- Inspire Pattaya 2016-05-03

[ezzra]

!0-15 years ago, those girls were young, pretty, friendly and eager to please, now days they're, old, unattractive

expensive, with ' show me the money ' attitude, it make one want to get married just so not to pay their

exuberant, silly pay for play.....

Edited May 2, 2016 by ezzra

[prestburypark]

Swipe left, swipe right, easy peasy lemon squeezy.

[Koosdedooes]

I guess reading this OP its permissible and ok to discuss the specifics of prostitution on TV ?

[NickJ]

Who cares.....If you livr here and can manage your way around the language to a halfway decent level you can soon realize you dont need to have anything do to with prostitutes to have a full calander.....

[dukeandduke]

I guess reading this OP its permissible and ok to discuss the specifics of prostitution on TV ?

That's part of what confuses me about this.

Another part is, how do I get free phone service with Internet?

[willyumiii]

Just recently a friend from America visited Thailand for his first time.

I took him to a club in Bangkok to see the toppless dancing girls he had heard so much about.

We shared one quart of LEO and then left.

Every girl dancing ( there must have been 30 of them ) had her smart phone in hand while dancing and never even looked up from the phone once while "dancing".

It was not worth the price of one over priced beer to see them dance.

[Happy Grumpy]

Every girl dancing ( there must have been 30 of them ) had her smart phone in hand while dancing and never even looked up from the phone once while "dancing".

Horse poo poo.

[uthaithanirules]

What a croc

Guys are still going to want to go on the hunt, cop and eye full, have a drink or two

You are not going to sit at home, pick one on tinder and hope her pic matches reality