Update on Beer Garden, Soi 7
This is a brief update to a report I did on a visit in 2005 to the Beer Garden (formerly known as the Bier Garten) at Sukhumvit Soi 7. A lot has changed outwardly. The bar had shed its seedy tropical look thanks to a total make-over to become a comfortable bar-restaurant complex. It still functions as a hook-up point for horny male tourists and willing Thai ladies, but even on the meat-market front, there were subtle changes. Keep in mind my latest observations are based on four short visits spread over two days in early November, 2006. The earliest visit was at 2.p.m., the latest around 7 p.m. As always, YMMV.
What struck me most was the shift in the Bier Garten cast of characters. The Thai ladies were still generally a solid 5 to 6, aged 25 and upward. Some of the ladies in their mid-30’s looked, dressed and carried themselves as though they were office workers out to pick up some extra cash. The male customers were concen trated to the age-45-and-above crowd, with very few any younger. They were surprisingly presentable by LOS sex tourist standards. It was the lower end of the punter/provider spectrum that had dropped away. I didn’t see even one unshaven, morbidly obese farang, nor any 90-pound geeks with massive over-bites and flip-flops. The higher end of the TG scale had never been a statistically significant part of the BG7 population, but it seemed to have disappeared entirely as well, at least when I was there.
Among the classic BKK pick-up institutions, such as the coffee shop of the Grace Hotel in its pre-al Qaeda days or the original Thermae before it changed locations, the Bier Garten was always the one that least resembled the Star Wars catina. However, some distinctive characters, male and female, had frequented BG7 and now they had disappeared along with the old rattan furnishings.
Perhaps most surprising to me was the presence of unescorted farang females in the new Bee r Garden. I can't ever remember seeing any farang female in the old Bier Garten, but on each of my short visits in early November, I saw several. Most intriguing was a blond woman who was together with a TG. Was it a lesbian pair? A CIS hooker and her Thai comrade? Or had the Beer Garden become so civilized that even tourist females/resident expats didn't hesitate to drop in for a beer and a bit to eat? Who knows, but it sure was a departure from the old BG7.
I have zero idea about the going price at BG7. I didn't speak with any of ladies because I was already committed for the evening. Short of Miss Thailand - or at least one of her runner-ups - walking in, I wouldn't be taking anyone from BG7 .and didn't think it fair to waste the ladies time with idle chit-chat just to satisfy my curiosity.
Here's a link to the original report: [URL=http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?p=401692&highlight=purgatory#post401692] Tunnels of Purgatory[/URL]
Evil
Tricked by Lady Boys (LBs)
[QUOTE=Youdaman9]You really, really would be hard put to mistake lady bodys for real girls..they act, dress and look very different. The only trouble might be if there has been a total sex change operation. I once had to refuse a very lovely gal, who was basically dancing nude, because I somehow became suspicious (facial features, voice, behaviour). when I return this year, I may ask the bar owner where I met her if whe was the real thing or not.[/QUOTE]
The above statements are getting close to inconsistent.
Firstly they claim its hard to mistake a LB. Then says wasn't sure but lets assume the wasn't sure applies to a real girl.
The truth is that only the very experienced guys in Thailand are unlikely to be ever tricked. And even the experienced will have doubts at times when meeting real girls who look suspicious.
Guys unsuspectingly go off with Lady Boys on a very frequent basis. I see it happening all the time and don't believe that more than 50% of the guys know what they are getting.
Surely the numbers of guys who like LBs can't be that high?
Guys who go with knowingly go with LBs must be a bit AC/DC I assume but its certainly not for me.
Many years ago, when relatively new to Thailand, I had paid the bar fine for 2 girls (both fully dressed) already and was about to go when I suddenly realised that one was probably a LB. Voice was a bit croaky. After wouldn't show me its pussy, I quickly cancelled and took a different girl with huge soft tits which made me feel very safe.
Always make them get all there gear off for detailed Gyni inspection before doing anything, guys! Just to be sure, to be sure.
One Night in Bangkok and the Afternoon
I arrived in Nana late about midnight and at the time I was thinking it was too late to pull out anything great. Almost as soon as I walked in, I saw these two guys from England and they invited me to hang out with them, which at first I thought might be a mistake because they wanted to go see one of the ladyboy bars. Each time I was in Nana before I would walk in and walk right back out when I realized I was in a LB bar. But since I was trying to be polite, I went on in. Although Jackson doesn't like us talking too much about LB, I think it is part of the Thailand experience and to just pretend it doesn't exist because it doesn't meet with everyone's liking is a bit narrow minded. I won't go into details about this place, but I will say that one of them had the most beautiful face I think I had seen there. It was scary because until he/she (whatever) spoke, I couldn't tell it was a LB! He even showed me his/her (whatever) boobs, which looked and felt (yes, I admit I did!) very nice! After a few minutes, I had enough of the weird show and asked my new "mates" if we could bounce to a bar with girls. They led the way to a bar full of very ugly, but at least REAL girls. We had a few drinks bouncing from bar to bar, but one wanted to go see some Russian girls and I just wanted to get some Thai girl to my room before I passed out from exhaustion.
I walked around the bars until I finally decided all the cute girls were gone, but on the way out I found a gorgeous girl who agreed to ST for 1,000 baht after stating at 3,000. I figured since I had no barfine to pay for her, 1,000 for ST was ok. Once we were in to room, she was talking about how shy she was and so on. Finally I said look, it is 2 AM and I want to get some sleep, get naked! She took off her clothes, we took care of business, I paid her, she left, and I slept. Maybe we were both tired, but even though she had a beautiful face and very good body, she was just not that great in bed.
The next day, I was walking somewhere near Nana and saw a girl sucking a lollipop at a massage place. I walked up to her and asked for a foot massage. She led me upstairs and gave a nice foot massage. During the foot massage, she flirted a lot and asked if I wanted oil body massage after the foot massage, which I accepted. In the middle of the massage I asked her for special. She said she can go with me for 600 baht to the shop and 2,000 baht to her. I asked how much just for HJ. She said it doesn't matter, just give a tip. So, she gave a very nice handjob with oil and I gave her a good tip. The massage was excellent too, so even without the HJ it was deserved. She gave me her email and asked if I wanted a live-in masseuse to let her know.
After having some food and resting a while, I went to Nana again and saw a really sexy looking girl, face maybe about a 7, but body was a 9. Took her short time to my room and it was fantastic. I am starting to believe that the best looking girls are NOT the best in bed. I think all they have to do is show up to get customers, but the girls who are just OK looking will rock your world because they feel like that HAVE to in order to get a good tip or repeat business.
All in all, my stay in Bangkok was very enjoyable although too quick.