Bangkok Reports

[Lover Boy #2]

it is a wholesale market but i believe you can buy 1 or 2...take the canal boat from Pratunam (across from Central up near the corner) which goes directly to the Bo Bae pier, most convenient way to get there....

You are correct....the vendors really want a real wholesale order.....but they will tack on a few THB and sell you whatever you want....even one item.

[Daddy07]

...I'm not going out of my way to prove a point, I am behaving like a customer

OK, basically you do the same as me.

The smoking thing upsets me too. I thought there was a law against smoking in Pattaya bars, but its violated all the time. I hate sitting in a bar enjoying the show when a smoker lights up beside me and the smoke drifts right into my face. Extremely offensive.

(I feel a bit guilty saying that as I used to smoke many years ago and couldn't understand if others didn't like it)

[Oldian]

Only way is to learn thai, but even then you will pay more, after reading stories here and in the expatforum. Sometimes Im thinking, how stupied do the thai think we farlangs are, or do they just dont care how low their scams are?

Im out with my lady for some fun, taking a cab back to her place and let her out. 45 bath on the meter in this moment. Then the crazy driver starts the meter again when he drives away with me to my place. Im saying, why you stop meter and start over agian? He like: "eeeh, you lady say it was okey". I say: "no, why would she do that, she just say I pay for the whole trip" (because I told her I would).

When we stop at my place the "new" meter says 55 bath. So I giving him 45 + 20 (55-35) = 65 bath. Then he starts shouting about 110 bath and a girl from street open the door and tries to mediate. Im calm but say that this is ridiculous, why start the meter again just for let my lady out of the car? Its stupied!

Some more bla bla bla but Im thinking better pay and walk away then end up on hospital or something. For me it was not about the money, it was about the bad try to scam me. But, before I get out the car I ask: do you think you will earn more in the long run with this behaviour? I dont think he understod me. No matter if he were good or bad in english.

i think a lot of farangs dont take kindly to being scammed...but you are right, better to not end up in the hospital over something so small...but i dont know where the line is..i was once in Chiang Mai, taking a public songthaew to the bus station..i was with my Thai at the time gf..we arrived, i gave the driver 30 baht (price 15 per person)...he tells me 60 baht...i tell him in Thai that i live here and that it is 15 baht per person always. He tells me 60 baht, i repeat again that i live here and know the price...he then looks at me and says in english, "fuck you." i was kind of surprised, just kind of stared at him and wondered what had happened to Thailand...at that point just gave him the 30 baht and walked away into the bus station....with some Thais, when you tell them in Thai that you know the price, they will often react comically, knowing they got caught, and say something like "okay, farang that can speak or read Thai can have Thai price," but with others, they get angry..

[Oldian]

Oldian, after a Google search, I found Bo Bae. It says it is a wholesale market, and things have to be bought by the dozen or so. Is that in fact true? I don't need 12 pairs of shorts, or a dozen pairs of shoes.

Can goods be bought in quantites of 1 and 2 ?

thanks
1ball.

it is a wholesale market but i believe you can buy 1 or 2...take the canal boat from Pratunam (across from Central up near the corner) which goes directly to the Bo Bae pier, most convenient way to get there....

[Daddy07]

...t this gal was mad. Totally off her rocker.

Yeah, this kind of shit happens now and then in Thailand.

One night, I wanted to use the toilet at the Bali Hai pier in Pattaya. The signs said 5 baht, and the air head girl behind the counter told me 5 baht. I handed her a 5 baht coin ... she said "no good, 5 baht." I looked at the coin again, which was now sitting on the counter. It surely was a 5 baht coin. I looked at her, and she said "5 baht, no good." "OK," I said. I picked up the coin, put it in my pocket, waived to her, said "bye bye," turned around and walked away muttering to myself --- WTF!!!

TIT

[FreebieFan]

That has to be the stupidest thing I have read lately.... so you're suggesting to people that because they are coming to a poor country they are going to be scammed adn that it's not a big deal to take it up the ass without whining?

People, if you are in a bar, unless you know them, pay your drinks as they arrive! don't let it stack up. Also, be careful because girls also build up these tickets with them for their drinks and sometimes put them in your cup if you order them a lady drink. It's not fair but many punters are ok with it.

Just be careful, but if you see you are being scammed, smile and tell them you caught them, joke about it and they will let you go without fuss.

But don't be a pushover

Was in a Nana bar a while back. A small on one of the upper floors. Got charged for two drinks where clearly I only had the one bottle.

Strange girl was insisting. Reckoned she must be high on something as she was near apoplectic. I paid for the one drink and walked out the bar. Shes still shouting, and of course shouting in Thai.

I asked her how much she thinks I should be paying for the drink I didn't have. She shouts something like hundred baht. I find a Gnt 100 note, place it gently on floor then walk away. Highly wrong as I'm sure I could be beaten for placing Kings image on floor, but this gal was mad. Totally off her rocker.

[NicFrenchy]

Seems like you go to a lot of extra trouble just to make a point, Nic.

Not trouble, really.
I just don't forget who is the customer. As a customer, if something is not to my liking I have the right to stop and take my baht somewhere else.

One day I jumped in a taxi and before we got to 20 metres, I told him that the smoke smell made me dizzy (he was not smoking) but understood, stopped and let me get out.

Another day, the taxi was talking too much, I told him to be quiet but he continued asking questions... I asked him to stop, paid adn got out.

The Meter incident is obviously in the case where he refuses to put it on. and I have had taxi drivers telling me the meter was out of order. In that case I told them what I was ready to pay adn they had 2 choices: agree to it or stop. In both cases, he agreed to the amount I offered him for the ride.

I'm not going out of my way to prove a point, I am behaving like a customer

[Daddy07]

...
If a taxi does not start the meter: ask him to stop and get out
If a taxi smokes when in the car: ask him to stop and get out
If a taxi talks too much: ask him to stop and get out

Seems like you go to a lot of extra trouble just to make a point, Nic.

If a taxi does not start the meter: ask him to start it (get out if he refuses)

If he smokes: ask him to stop (get out if he refuses)

If he talks too much: don't respond (get out if he continues)

[NicFrenchy]

Anyway, sitting in my taxi and my phone calls. It's my thailady asking whats up. Well, thought it was all over, we kind of brooke up the day before. Love in Bangkok has some really swings.. dont you think? So as the man I am I cant say no when she want to meet. Alright, a U-turn please taxidriver! Pick her up at her place and she jumps in with her 16 y.o. niece that wants to join the fun my lady is up to.

Hahahahahah yeah, call me cynical but let me tell you how these lady think:

1. might not even have been her niece
2. they wanted to go out and turns out she just knew a sucker who would pay for it all
3. I strongly suggest you start to be a man in this relationship or you're going to be taken for a ride.... BIG time

Thai ladies can stay in relationships for years without giving out sex or even kissing! that's called a GIK. She sees you as her sugar daddy, the guy she can call if she needs to go out and all you will need in return is her company. As long as you are satisfied with it, it's ok but if you want to fuck her, I suggest you make your move soon! very soon before you fall hard on your forehead.

Welcome to Thailand

[NicFrenchy]

Once I was charged for a extra ladydrink in a Nana bar. I mentioned this to the waitress and she came and said the bill was correct. The guy sitting next me asked me to complain to the manager and refuse to pay.
I told him I am on vacation and do not want to spoil my demeanor by
getting into a fight about few dollars. Looking back that is the best decision I made. When you are on vacation you are going to get scammed starting from taxi drivers, street vendors,bar people, restaurent people etc.
The best advice is enjoy your vacation. As far as I know there are all kinds of scams in any vacation destination you go and more so in poor countries.

That has to be the stupidest thing I have read lately.... so you're suggesting to people that because they are coming to a poor country they are going to be scammed adn that it's not a big deal to take it up the ass without whining?

People, if you are in a bar, unless you know them, pay your drinks as they arrive! don't let it stack up. Also, be careful because girls also build up these tickets with them for their drinks and sometimes put them in your cup if you order them a lady drink. It's not fair but many punters are ok with it.
Just be careful, but if you see you are being scammed, smile and tell them you caught them, joke about it and they will let you go without fuss.

But don't be a pushover

[NicFrenchy]

Then the crazy driver starts the meter again when he drives away with me to my place. Im saying, why you stop meter and start over agian? He like: "eeeh, you lady say it was okey". I say: "no, why would she do that, she just say I pay for the whole trip" (because I told her I would).

Oh lord.... you made several mistakes...

1. Don't let your girl talk to the taxi driver, you are paying so you negotiate
2. if you see he stops the meter and starts again, ask him to stop, pay him the 45thb adn take another taxi. YES, you will end up paying the 110thb in the end but the other 55thb won't go to this scam artist
3. Do Not argue with a taxi driver, this is the best way to get hurt. smile at the motherfucker, tell him you know the scam he tried to pull and give him half so you both walk away somehow not losers (even though you got fucked a little)
4. Asking the taxi if he wants to make his money like this? hahahahahahahahaha you think he gives a fuck? he will be telling all his buddies about the young dumbass farang he cheated. these guys have no conscience.

If a taxi does not start the meter: ask him to stop and get out
If a taxi smokes when in the car: ask him to stop and get out
If a taxi talks too much: ask him to stop and get out

[Member #4285]

no, no pm! it would be unspeakable to deprive the forum of such treasure...

alright, here it goes then:

sitting in my cab on my way to angels or what it's called on soi 26. after reading in this thread a very good report about were to find busty girls im excited to get to the place. earlier today (yeasterday) i first went to [CodeWord900] and looking for my girl, but she was busy or not there at all so i left. i did not ask because i dont know her name hm..

anyway, sitting in my taxi and my phone calls. it's my thailady asking whats up. well, thought it was all over, we kind of brooke up the day before. love in bangkok has some really swings.. dont you think? so as the man i am i cant say no when she want to meet. alright, a u-turn please taxidriver! pick her up at her place and she jumps in with her 16 y.o. niece that wants to join the fun my lady is up to. what the fun will be i have no idea in this moment but, yes, im fantasizing i have to admit that. so off we go and ends up in a disco on phetchaburi street (i think). wall to wall there is a mp called embassy. all the taxidrivers around bkk have these flyers of this place but i have never made it to this place. but now i know were it is at least :d

the disco, called the boss is not much to write home about. 300 bath each to get in, but you get a free drink wohaaa... my ladys idea were to get to another disco but the 16 y.o. niece would not make it in according to the driver so he took us to this place. about 10 persons in the giant place. maybe wrong day, i dont know. one or to freelancers but not more than that this night. im thinking, can i sneek in to the mp next to this place? of course i cant. new cab to patpong after a hour in the amazing disco for a pizza at pizza hut and then a drink in pink panther. then back home to their place to drop them off and now the clock is around 3 so for me its just to go to bed.

good atm as always that gave me some bath without fee and scam. but that i will write more about later.

now, ive been watching letterman for 2 hours on youtube. who dont love that mans humor huh?

goodnight

the boss: http://thebossnightclub.com/

[Utopian2004]

I will be in Bangkok (and Pattaya) for a few days next week. wrt: the mongering I pretty much know what I'm doing (not my first trip), but I never seem to have great restaurant experiences.

So I am looking for Bangkok restaurant recommendations, specifically:
- great breakfasts
- good "hole in the wall" restaurants
- great Thai food
- anything else you want to share

Note: I most eat alone, reading a book, so places that accommodates solo-dining are preferred.

Thanks,

U2004

[FreebieFan]

Stilnox is Zolpidem which is also known to others as Ambien depending where you are from.

Funny story about this... I used to use this in Philippines, then one day, pharmacy said they were not allowed to sell it anymore.

I asked why and the pharmacist showed me a newspaper story.

Story went that some lazy actress who had too much Jollibee and too little self control had put on many pounds. Being lazy she didnt want to excercise.

So she took 4 Stilnox every night which put her to sleep for 16 hours a day. Sher did this for a month and lost 10 kgs or whatever.

She then publicised her new pain free way of losing weight and millions of housewives went looking for Stilnox. Sensing a potential liability/ overdose problem, the manufacturers stopped sending it to Phils for 6 months

[Redfield10]

I hope you realize just how many guys she's seen in the 24 hours prior to you seeing her!!!

QUOTE=Wendella]I just wanted to report that last night I had an encounter with what must have been the hottest ATM on all of Sukhumvit. I spotted her from across the street and immediately headed over -- just as I came near, another man suddenly stepped in, approaching quickly and looking like he was ready to close the deal. Japanese too. Damn! But as chance would have it, he searched his pockets and I guess realized he wasn't as ready as he thought he was to consumate the deed. Must have left his card up in the hotel room. That was my chance. With confidence I casually stepped up to her. She looked me straight in the eye and smiled -- you know that look -- at first I didn't know if she spoke any English, and with my Thai it was going to be tough. Fears melted away as she said, in perfect English, on her screen: "Insert card". That I did. "Please type PIN number and press ENTER". I said ok darling, I think I will, as I placed my hand on her side and carressed her lovingly. "Please select type of account -- Savings, Checking, Credit, Current." Oh no, I thought, is it Checking or Current? What's Current? It's definitely not Savings. If I get this wrong, will she eat my card? What do I do? OK, relax. Don't lose your cool. A moment like this, just fake it. She'll never notice. "Current" I said. "Choose amount" she replied. Ah, phew, I'm in. I guess I don't need to tell you what happened next. Let's just say it was a completely fulfilling experience, and to think 2 hrs earlier I was sleeping on a plane. Man, I love Bangkok.[/QUOTE]