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Gents,
Managed to secure a 2 day pass in BKK away from the missus. Unfortunately I land on May 24th (Visakha Bucha day)!
Trying to work out whether there will be any bars open (I love to booze with FL girls) and any gogo bars open?
If neither are available what will be my best bet for meeting FL girls to bring back to my room (mental note to stock up on booze at Heathrow airport!)
Can't believe my luck.
Cusland
Has anyone ever receive fake money from the money changers? Two of my friends who have been to Thailand quite a few times have 2 different view. One person said that he always go to the bank to exchange money even though they don't have favorable rate because he said that he had received fake money from money changers before. The other friend said that he have been going to Thailand for 10 years, always used money changers and have never received a fake bill.
I told them that I would post the question on the forum and see what the experts here's experiences have been.
[QUOTE=Cusland; 1417699]Gents,
Managed to secure a 2 day pass in BKK away from the missus. Unfortunately I land on May 24th (Visakha Bucha day)!
Trying to work out whether there will be any bars open (I love to booze with FL girls) and any gogo bars open?
If neither are available what will be my best bet for meeting FL girls to bring back to my room (mental note to stock up on booze at Heathrow airport!)
Can't believe my luck.
Cusland[/QUOTE]I was in Bangkok on Makha Bucha day. Nana Entertainment Plaza and Soi Cowboy were closed and dark. However, there were some bars on Soi 4 still open, just not in NEP. Also, some of the discos were open as well. And after midnight, some of the street bars will open.
[QUOTE=Csun213; 1417840]Has anyone ever receive fake money from the money changers? Two of my friends who have been to Thailand quite a few times have 2 different view. One person said that he always go to the bank to exchange money even though they don't have favorable rate because he said that he had received fake money from money changers before. The other friend said that he have been going to Thailand for 10 years, always used money changers and have never received a fake bill.
I told them that I would post the question on the forum and see what the experts here's experiences have been.[/QUOTE]Counterfeit bahts can be a problem:
[url]http://www.examiner.com/article/don-t-spend-fake-thai-baht-thailand[/url]
I've never been given a counterfeit baht since I hardly ever use a money changer. Instead, I get my bahts from an ATM. So far, I haven't been given any counterfeit as change which is probably how most counterfeit gets into circulation. It happened to me in Argentina when a cab driver gave me counterfeit $$ as change.
I read somewhere that the most counterfeited money is the Chinese Yuan. From the country that counterfeits everything, I guess that isn't a real surprise.
[QUOTE=Linkwray666;1417297]Is getting freebies in Thailand somehow more difficult than getting it for free in other countries? If so, why?[/QUOTE]Maybe thru some of the internet services it is possible but your basic pick-up face to face of a regular Thai girl is very hard for most of us. One thing as mentioned is the language, but the big reason I believe is simply perception. When you see a Thai girl with a Farang, the assumption by almost everyone is that she is a working girl or was a working girl. Regular Thai girls don't want people to think that of them. I think this is changing as Thailand gets more Western in some ways and as lots of Farangs are now working here and meeting regular girls thru work and social interaction. But it still is the elephant in the room if you go out with her. And if you are just passing thru what is in it for her? It happens though I am sure. I know a few waitresses in Farangland who have ended up marrying Westerners but I suspect lurking in their past was a period of doing more than taking food orders.
[QUOTE=Yujin; 1417851]Counterfeit bahts can be a problem:
[url]http://www.examiner.com/article/don-t-spend-fake-thai-baht-thailand[/url]
I've never been given a counterfeit baht since I hardly ever use a money changer. Instead, I get my bahts from an ATM. So far, I haven't been given any counterfeit as change which is probably how most counterfeit gets into circulation. It happened to me in Argentina when a cab driver gave me counterfeit $$ as change.
I read somewhere that the most counterfeited money is the Chinese Yuan. From the country that counterfeits everything, I guess that isn't a real surprise.[/QUOTE]So it would be safe to exchange US$ at Thailand banks? So much for using money changers since they are suppose to be everywhere in Bangkok.
I have only been to Thailand once a few years ago so I don't know how to tell a real bill vs a fake bill.
[QUOTE=Csun213;1417862]So it would be safe to exchange US$ at Thailand banks? So much for using money changers since they are suppose to be everywhere in Bangkok.[/QUOTE]Also banks have booth every where with extended opening times, Sundays included. Honestly, unless one is changing huge amounts the difference is not worth to walk too far to change money.
Nice report Skogis. However, the Hoy girl looks a little suspect LOL
[QUOTE=Csun213;1417862]So it would be safe to exchange US$ at Thailand banks? So much for using money changers since they are suppose to be everywhere in Bangkok. I have only been to Thailand once a few years ago so I don't know how to tell a real bill vs a fake bill.[/QUOTE]All you should worry about is how much fucking you are going to do. The money is a non-issue. If it was an issue then you would see it posted everywhere. I have never received fake money that I have known about. I bring cash, change it over, then put it into my Thai account. I think if you did receive fake bills then it would be in the 100 baht denomination, which is only over US$3. And you won't receive a stack of them at the same time. Like Yujin said it might be one mixed in with some change you receive. So each time your friend uses the ATM he is paying the $5 the Thai bank is going to charge him plus the money his bank is going to charge him. He will actually save money if he opts to receive a couple of counterfeit bills from money changers instead.
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1417904]All you should worry about is how much fucking you are going to do. The money is a non-issue. If it was an issue then you would see it posted everywhere. I have never received fake money that I have known about. I bring cash, change it over, then put it into my Thai account. I think if you did receive fake bills then it would be in the 100 baht denomination, which is only over US$3. And you won't receive a stack of them at the same time. Like Yujin said it might be one mixed in with some change you receive. So each time your friend uses the ATM he is paying the $5 the Thai bank is going to charge him plus the money his bank is going to charge him. He will actually save money if he opts to receive a couple of counterfeit bills from money changers instead.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the response. I am not worried about getting fake 100B but about the fake 1000B at the money changers. I will be bring cash and will be changing about US$2000 in Bangkok. I never saw anything on the forum about fake money which is why I never gave it a second thought until one friend told me that he had gotten fake 1000B at a money changer. This was the reason why I ask if anyone here have ever received fake money at a money changer.
[QUOTE=Csun213;1418049]Thanks for the response. I am not worried about getting fake 100B but about the fake 1000B at the money changers. I will be bring cash and will be changing about US$2000 in Bangkok. I never saw anything on the forum about fake money which is why I never gave it a second thought until one friend told me that he had gotten fake 1000B at a money changer. This was the reason why I ask if anyone here have ever received fake money at a money changer.[/QUOTE]Change at reputable exchange booths. They're all run by Thai banks, or other large companies. Unlike, say, Myanmar, Bali or Venezuela, you don't have to go into a back room or somebody's jewelry shop to exchange money. There is no black market, it's all above board. The odds of getting fake bills this way are extremely small.
The 1, 000B bill has a silver metallic stripe and a sort of holographic watermark. Look at one. Many times when you pay with one the clerk will do the same. Those are really hard to fake. Check the bills and, if it's there, you're OK.
Stop worrying!
Thanks, just didn't want to keep trying to find a bank when I need to change money.