Comments on Current Status of Angeles City
I am currently visiting Angeles City for a month on a side trip from a much longer trip to Thailand for a few months. It was a short and cheap flight from Bangkok so it didn't cost me that much and it was only a 3. 5 hour flight. So I am pacing myself here and not trying to maximize every day because I am not returning home, just back to Thailand. This is also a test run whether I would want to stay here for a few months so I am switching places to stay every week to check out different locations and places.
As of today, after 2 1/2 weeks, these are my general thoughts. Yes, I was here in the 1990's and have visited a number of times since then so I know about the good old days. But I don't reflect back on the past and I accept Angeles for what it is now and what the prices are now. You either accept and deal with it or you need to go elsewhere.
Yes, there are a lot more Korean visitors than in the past and yes, there are more bars owned by Koreans now than in the past. That is the way it is and probably the way it will be. Complaining about it accomplishes absolutely nothing.
This is my take on Angeles. There are plenty of bars to visit. Most of the girls in the bars are average looking or above average looking but not in the 8 and above range. But if you go to enough bars, lets say 7 bars, you will find someone that you like and that's all you need. It may take a while and cost you a lot of ladies drinks but that is the price you must pay in today's Angeles. Just because you find the young attractive girl of your dreams does not mean that she will go with you or that she will be good in bed. That is the point of the ladies drink to see how she responds to you. The bad news is that if you drink at 7 bars and buy 4-5 ladies drinks, that may cost you 2500 pesos and that is not even including the bar fine.
But if you are less picky, you may be able to find the girl that you like after 2 drinks and 1 ladies drink which isn't so bad.
Yes, 5 k or 6 k for the long term barfine not including any tip for the girl is much higher than in the past but what are you going to do about it? That is the bar fine for most bars now. Some bars do have a short time bar fine but it is only 1 k or 1. 5 k cheaper so the better deal is long time unless you have a runner.
When I go to 6 or 7 bars and see 150 girls or so, there is almost always a handful of girls that I desire and I only need one girl for the girl. Now some of you guys need two girls for the night and even with that, I think you should be able to find 2 girls if you go to 6 or 7 bars. But there will be bars where there are no girls that you like. You also have pop your head inside quickly and just walk out if you don't see anyone you like.
So it is more expensive but if you find a young pretty girl who is good in bed and who will stay the night, 5 or 6 k isn't that bad. Of course, if you get a 6 and she leaves after one shot, then it is too expensive. Depends what you get.
So I am not disappointed on my first visit here in 6 years. It has not always been great for me. I have meet girls who were subpar in bed and girls who leave early but I have also been with girls who are young and pretty and good in bed.
By the way I did meet Sir Lancelot and I can confirm that he is actually in Angeles and that he seems to be having a good time here. Big smile on his face. I can also tell you that the guys that I have talked to in person here all seem to be having a good time.
Westerners at Korean bars
I actually did see a fair number of Western visitors to the the Korean bars. They were treated respectfully and had girls at their side. Sometimes the number of Western visitors outnumbered the Korean guys. I never got the sense that Westerners were not welcomed in the Korean bars. I think the managers understand that money is money and it doesn't matter whether it comes from Koreans or westerners.