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[Member #4698]

I agree with you guys. Appearance and personal hygiene matter to the girls and can affect your hunting success rate. In humid climates like Thailand an evening shower and fresh clothes can make the difference. Many sportswear manufacturers now offer "performance" clothing that wick away sweat and perspiration better than cotton. I like the feel of cotton, but these performance shirts really work (stay dry) even after a round of golf in hot humid south Florida. Bobby Jones, for example, offers many different styles & colors of their performance polos that are perfect for a night out clubbing and dancing in BKK. I only buy sale priced items and usually do not spend more than $39/ shirt. Nike et al offer similar "performance" wear.

Look good. Smell good. Stay dry. Then net the girl you want and net her in the right frame of mind.

[Syzygies]

Of course, I don't mean to suffer during Hot Season. Any time it is really hot at night, if you're going to start sweating like a pig within minutes of stepping outside because you are wearing long pants and real shoes, do the logical thing and wear shorts and sandals.

Agree. Good if shirt can have a collar and short sleeves. No sweat shirts or singlets. In other words cover up the armpits which may stink to the Thai nose. As you said, Shorts not really the best idea, maybe okay In Pattaya, however I note that Singapore guys usually wear shorts but are fairly well dressed.

If it is too hot, don't get hot before entering. Go in aircon taxi. Bars have aircon.

I think it is criticial to be clean and not too sweaty. So Shower and fresh clothes (shirt, underwear, etc.) first. Smelly socks or shoes could be bad. I doubt I am ever attending a bar in very hot sweaty situation.

Less critical in an Oily MP or Soapy since you are going to be bathed / showered first.

[EihTooms]

If you were in your 50's or 60s and wanted to dress well when you went to the bars, what would you wear? I would want to not look out of place or dressed too fancy. I always wore shorts, no pattern t-shirts and sandals. How would I be more attractive with what I wear? I am already slim and in shape, but have a lot of gray and white hair.

Thanks.

Status is sexy to Thai girls. More than you being fit and not fat, which is also more important to Thai girls than they openly let on. Nice shorts, t-shirts and sandals are ok. But, imo, men of a certain maturity, let's say appearing over 45 or so, are better served by wearing long pants and real shoes, thin and very casual pants and sneakers ok, on an evening out on the hunt in Bangkok.

In the mind of a Thai girl, the guy wearing long pants and real shoes is the manager, supervisor, owner, teacher, doctor and so on. The guy wearing shorts and sandals is his underling. And older men wearing too casual or sloppy beach wear going in and out of go-go bars, restaurants and nightclubs in one of the biggest, most international cities on the planet just looks, well, unknowing and disrespectful. I think Thais see it that way too.

Of course, I don't mean to suffer during Hot Season. Any time it is really hot at night, if you're going to start sweating like a pig within minutes of stepping outside because you are wearing long pants and real shoes, do the logical thing and wear shorts and sandals.

[FL Hawk]

If you were in your 50's or 600 and wanted to dress well when you went to the bars, what would you wear? I would want to not look out of place or dressed too fancy. I always wore shorts, no pattern t-shirts and sandals. How would I be more attractive with what I wear? I am already slim and in shape, but have a lot of gray and white hair.

Thanks.

The first thing might be to color your hair. I know, I know, you think it is crazy, but I look years younger when I do it. The downside, as I am sure you were thinking, is that once you start coloring you have to keep it up, but I have found that the color starts to fade with time so the colored part will soon fade and blend in with your gray.

I do believe that many of the younger girls, in particular, do discriminate a bit against older guys. By having darker hair and being relatively slender you will look younger. IMHO, this will do more to enhance your appearance and desirability than by changing your clothing style. Of course, there may be some limits here, but a change from cargo shorts to slacks probably won't make much of a difference, though you might get better luck if you dress up in a suit compared to wearing tattered cargo shorts. Even so, the girls are most interested in what you have in your wallet that will end up in theirs than how you look or dress. Be aware that if you dress too fancy they may think you are rich and will try to get more money out of you. Still, the girls know they will be taking your money home, not your looks.

And treating them nice is big. If you are rude, stink, blow smoke in their faces, or give the appearance of a disrespectful slob, it is only logical that a girl might pass you up to go with a dude who treats you with respect and who themselves appears to respect their own body. I have had girls readily accept long term with me even though they believe they could make more by doing ST, simply because they knew they would be safe and happy with me. Some here may say all they care about is money, but that is often not so true. They obviously want to maximize their income, but as long as they meet their income goals, they want to be with handsome men and with those who make them feel good.

[XXL]

If you were in your 50's or 600 and wanted to dress well when you went to the bars, what would you wear? I would want to not look out of place or dressed too fancy. I always wore shorts, no pattern t-shirts and sandals. How would I be more attractive with what I wear? I am already slim and in shape, but have a lot of gray and white hair.

Thanks.

Start by replacing t-shirt by shirt. T-shirts are hell to take off when you sweat anyway.

[Run Mann]

If you were in your 50's or 600 and wanted to dress well when you went to the bars, what would you wear? I would want to not look out of place or dressed too fancy. I always wore shorts, no pattern t-shirts and sandals. How would I be more attractive with what I wear? I am already slim and in shape, but have a lot of gray and white hair.

Thanks.

This work well every time!

[Horatio]

If you were in your 50's or 60s and wanted to dress well when you went to the bars, what would you wear? I would want to not look out of place or dressed too fancy. I always wore shorts, no pattern t-shirts and sandals. How would I be more attractive with what I wear? I am already slim and in shape, but have a lot of gray and white hair.

Thanks.

[Old New Guy]

Perfectly logic. It is the same in most of European countries.

Not in mine or any other that I've visited, including the UK.

http://speakspeak.com/about-english/...erican-english

[Mogwai]

Perfectly logic. It is the same in most of European countries.

There's also logic in calling the ground floor the ground floor or level 0 (zero) and one level up floor 1, two levels up floor 2, etc.

I guess logic is not always universal and depends on what you're used to. The famous 'Thai logic' is a good example of that.

[Franciscass]

Perfectly logic. It is the same in most of European countries.

Perhaps because in residential buildings in Asia the higher the floor number the higher the price.

[Aviator12]

Ground Floor is called Level 1 in Singapore. I could never understand why.

Perfectly logic. It is the same in most of European countries.

[Rob Jones]

Numbers are universally easier to understand than ground or above ground or below ground nonsense. Not everyone understands English. Logical right?

I don't recall to see to much English in Asian buildings outside of the huge tourist areas.

[GDreams]

Numbers are universally easier to understand than ground or above ground or below ground nonsense. Not everyone understands English. Logical right?

The metric system of weights and measures is much easier to understand and use so you would think it logical that all countries would use a standard system of measurement and yet some don't.

[StinkyFeet]

Numbers are universally easier to understand than ground or above ground or below ground nonsense. Not everyone understands English. Logical right?

In Australia G is ground and 1 is 1st floor up. So I guess logic American logic isn't an exportable commodity.

[Old New Guy]

You just don't know about Grab in Thailand as it is different than in other SEA cities and surge pricing is minimal because the average Thai wont pay it.
This is the Thailand thread and I dont care about Cambodia or another place where Grab or Uber operates. Ok that was fun.

Grab is in only 18 cities in Thailand, and I think it hasn't just stormed over like Vietnam, but it will. All what the Asians want (rightly) is that most of the money stays in country. Doesn't quite match Uber attitude, I'm afraid.

Also I think much blame has to go to the weird attitudes of the drivers, at least the bikers. In Thailand, they prefer to sit idle rather than let a foreigner pay the real fare. Practically every ride I took ended into some argument. Apps wonderfully takes all their bullshit out of the way.

In Saigon I needed a short ride and didn't had the App ready - the guys sitting on their bikes all declined. Then an old guy with Grab helmet and jacket took me up. His problem was that he couldn't use the app, while the youngsters one that they couldn't use their brains.

All that said, I prefer so much to drive myself and would not trade that for free rides.