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Phuket: the great melting pot of international tourism
In the spirit of ISG discussion I thought I'd chime in regarding our friend Borat's report. I went to Phuket/Patong three times this year in the dry season and I'll add a bit here. Granted, I'm an old guy and not a hound dog monger, but I managed to have fun in Patong.
[QUOTE=Borat69]Just a quick report on Phuket thus far...[/QUOTE]Interesting, and this is the short report?
[QUOTE=Borat69]Then again I don't like ladyboys with feminization surgery, which there is plenty of. I suppose there's a market responsible for the supply...[/QUOTE] Supply and demand. Patong is one of the ladyboy capitals of Thailand! Lots of guys go there just for the pretty [i]katoeys.[/i]
[QUOTE=Borat69]I can't compare to Pattaya because I didn't go (and regret not going while I was in BKK). Especially after seeing the slim pickings here.[/QUOTE]Pattaya has [i]a lot more girls,[/i] but older and poorer in appearance. I happen to like older, pretty Thai women...less drama (sometimes).
[QUOTE=Borat69]Phuket also gives the impression that it can be a rough place. A bunch of white guys I've seen so far look like they've had their faces smashed in...[/QUOTE]People who get their faces smashed up in Thailand go looking for it. But, that could happen anywhere with enough alcohol and disrespectful behavior. In places like Mexico and Colombia, the bad boys would just shoot you, cut your head off, and roll it down the beach. [i]Thailand is a lot friendlier![/i]
[QUOTE=Borat69]Walked by a massage place. Cute girl there, asked her price she quoted 2k for ST but said I had to pay the massage place separately, 500 was her price. [/QUOTE]Way too much. The massage shops are great for the first shag of the day (after coffee and before noon). FS should be maybe 800-1000 baht max. There's plenty of these shops and some cute girls in them. Best to spend a morning walking around and checking out the merchandise, then go back the next day.
[QUOTE=Borat69]So today we decide to try working the freebies. There were alot of somewhat attractive young white girls we spotted. [/QUOTE] Total waste of time. They're mostly a stuck-up unfriendly bunch with bad attitudes.
[QUOTE=Borat69]I could pay and fuck a 7/8 chick but I'm a bit spoiled by quality I've witnessed in BKK.[/QUOTE]Witnessed in BKK? You had all 9 & 10s? A Patong 7/8 might prove to be very good in the sack and the best you will find (without a good connection).
[QUOTE=Borat69]II must say the scene here is a bit disappointing. THe pattern I noticed is that alot of people hassle tourists so they naturaly shut off. Especially the girls.[/QUOTE]The little bit of "hassle" people get in Thailand is nothing compared to places like India or China. A successful tourist in Thailand just rolls with it, says "no thank you" in Thai and moves along. For some reason, places like Patong seem to attract very passive tourists and many that do not speak English. I think Thais see this as an opportunity, albeit confusing, but they just work it as hard as they can. After all, it's all about making a few baht!
[QUOTE=Borat69]...little snippets like that really have shocked me a bit. It's a totally different scene to BKK. Totally different ball game.[/QUOTE]And why wouldn't it be? It exists almost exclusively for foreign package tourists and partying mongers. BKK is a real city with real people (at least some of them)!
[QUOTE=Borat69]Anyway I'd love for more juice on Phuket Town or more reliable places with young girls that look 9/10. For that, I don't mind paying 2k/3k.[/QUOTE]You won't find them in Phuket Town unless you have a Thai friend who will take you to them. Good luck!
What will you do with me?
[QUOTE=The Scout]Is this 800-1000 + massage fee? They always try to get the massage fee out of people (250-300)[/QUOTE]Yes, you still have to pay the shop for the massage. Think of it as a ST bar fine. Besides, you just might get a halfway decent massage for it.
Usually, (at the opportune moment of arousal), massage girls will always ask for the moon when they coo in your ear, "Do you want special?"
To get them to come down to earth, I just say, "How much?...Oh, too much!..I think I only want a massage." This will usually start things toward a realistic price. Unfortunately, there's often a fine line between negotiating a fair price, and killing the mood (i.e, a wilted willy). Likewise, there should be little expectation of a GFE in these places.