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[QUOTE=TigerCountry; 1535720]The video is freaking beautiful for a newbie like me who'll be staying in Nana next month for the first time in BKK!

However, I did my homework like you and I'm a little scared he actually actively looked for ladyboys! I know already that Cascade, Temptations and Casanova are ladyboy bars.

Tell me Wes, are all the girls / mamasans as friendly as what we see on video all the time? I wish I could do what he did, but my smartphone is too big!

Beautiful video and helpful video. It brings a smile on my face that I chose the superiro redlight district to be in compared to Soi and Patpong.

Thanks for sharing Wes![/QUOTE]Mamasans in general, while they usually have a rough edge, are in fact quite friendly overall. When things are slow they resort to pointing (to a specific dancer on stage, then back to you, followed by a pelvic thrust) OR the "you're just a cheap bastard" hand gesture which is a sort of joke anyways but can quickly refuted by tipping them a 20 baht note. When things get even slower, certain ones have been known to start "humping" customers rigth at their seats. So beside from being pimps they are entertainers. Rainbow 1 often has a very short mamasan that moonwalks and if you give her a 20 baht note or better a 100 baht not she will go into high gear and better than Michael Jackson would do.

I think the videographer is playing up the befuddled angle a bit. Note the video is being run in real time. So he's trying to fit in as many clubs as possible and i guess show the range of clubs, but he had to have trial run this thing ahead of time, so he would know what bars to avoid, so one has to wonder what he is looking for, but in any case it would have been better to skip the LB bars and gotten in Rainbow 1. 2. And 3 and perhaps a better look in Rainbow 4.

Despite all the hype about LB's in Nana Plaza and Soi 4, and despite them being 100 times more aggressive than real girls, and also relentlessly prancing up and down the Soi each night after 10 pm, they rarely seem ever to get customers and this includes their daily (idiotic) late night assault on the Nana Plaza exit, where they harass guys exiting the Plaza. Same at Thermae Coffee on Sukumuvit between Soi 13 and Soi 15 which actually bans them from the club, yet they still harass customers exiting every night.

The regular clubs the video guy went to were as follows: Spankies, Angelwitch, Rainbow 4, Mandarin (2nd floor club), Mandarin (3rd floor Club), Fantasia, Vegas, and BILLboard.

Unrelated to the video technique per se, but just for general information, guys that scope out clubs in 10 seconds and walk out never really can get a good inventory of what's available,, unless they've been in the club many times before. It takes an hour or two at each club and one has to go different days and different hours and invest in a drink or two. This is also true for the 8 to 10 major pool bars on Soi 4 also. Also new girls are constantly being hired by clubs. There are well over a 1000 or 2000 girls working in Nana Plaza and on Soi 4 (not even counting street girls and massage parlors) and the 60 to 90 baht Pool bar min investment or 150 or so Go Go investment in the drink is well worth it, as it gives you the hang time to figure places out. In the pool bars as an example, the morning girls and/or afternoon girls can be quite different than lets say night girls in certain venues.. so going different times is very important for guys looking for hot girls..

If a guy is a gentleman and not a slob or a drunk, he's going to find Thai girls very friendly. Bar girls (by business necessity) can and will often push up the BS meter, but once you discount what they tell you, you will often see pretty decent and interesting girls

[QUOTE=Western787; 1535798]Mamasans in general, while they usually have a rough edge, are in fact quite friendly overall. When things are slow they resort to pointing (to a specific dancer on stage, then back to you, followed by a pelvic thrust) OR the "you're just a cheap bastard" hand gesture which is a sort of joke anyways but can quickly refuted by tipping them a 20 baht note. When things get even slower, certain ones have been known to start "humping" customers rigth at their seats. So beside from being pimps they are entertainers. Rainbow 1 often has a very short mamasan that moonwalks and if you give her a 20 baht note or better a 100 baht not she will go into high gear and better than Michael Jackson would do.

I think the videographer is playing up the befuddled angle a bit. Note the video is being run in real time. So he's trying to fit in as many clubs as possible and I guess show the range of clubs, but he had to have trial run this thing ahead of time, so he would know what bars to avoid, so one has to wonder what he is looking for, but in any case it would have been better to skip the LB bars and gotten in Rainbow 1. 2. And 3 and perhaps a better look in Rainbow 4...[/QUOTE]Thanks for the excellent info Wes!

Also, it's a good thing you mention that 10 secs is really not enough to judge a club.

On the other hand, I must say I'm quite disappointed about Angelwitch. I thought it was a mighty bar with hot coreography. These chicks at Angelwitch can barely dance and I probably did a much better job dancing in clubs a few years ago. I'm no pro, but I expected a bit more.

On the other hand, Spankys and Rainbow 4 in the video look exactly as I imagined them. .

Rainbow 4 girls look so, so hot!

Anyway, most of people will see what is closer to them. Although, I think Cowboy would be a more pleasant experience.

Everyone has different opinion on the hottest chicks with great attitudes, so I know MMMV.

However, which one is your personal favourite in Nana and Cowboy for girls and friendly mamasans?

Also, this is probably early in the night I assume? Am I right saying it's between 9-10?

P. S. If Mr. Polak who made the video knew what he was doing, there is no excuse for stopping at Cascade, Temptations and Casanova.

[QUOTE=TigerCountry; 1535836]Thanks for the excellent info Wes!

Also, it's a good thing you mention that 10 secs is really not enough to judge a club.

On the other hand, I must say I'm quite disappointed about Angelwitch. I thought it was a mighty bar with hot coreography. These chicks at Angelwitch can barely dance and I probably did a much better job dancing in clubs a few years ago. I'm no pro, but I expected a bit more.

On the other hand, Spankys and Rainbow 4 in the video look exactly as I imagined them. .

Rainbow 4 girls look so, so hot!

Anyway, most of people will see what is closer to them. Although, I think Cowboy would be a more pleasant experience.

Everyone has different opinion on the hottest chicks with great attitudes, so I know MMMV.

However, which one is your personal favourite in Nana and Cowboy for girls and friendly mamasans?

Also, this is probably early in the night I assume? Am I right saying it's between 9-10?

P. S. If Mr. Polak who made the video knew what he was doing, there is no excuse for stopping at Cascade, Temptations and Casanova.[/QUOTE]Between 9 to 10 pm is a good rough guess give or take a 1/2 hour or so, and also perhaps a Fri or Sat because its fairly busy overall. The biggest giveaway that is probably 9 to 10 pm or thereabouts is the general absence of LB's (only one very obvious) near Nana parking lot, and none are bunching near the Nana Plaza exit with few or none seen prancing around in front of adjoining clubs on the Nana Plaza side, which generally starts toward 10 to 11 pm. Also not too many regular FL's directly in front of the Nana Hotel sign, although that can vary at times also. As for Go Go favorites I try to not have any, (or not show it in a club) otherwise they can get all possessive when you visit. In regard to dancing, except for Coyotes (who often dance the energetic G club dance style) the standard "dance" in Go Go's is often simply one step forward and then one step back or some variation, very minimal movement. In fact in Baccarra normally they cannot even do that (its usually just a wiggle) as they are far more tightly spaced than for example Rainbow 4 where each girl usually has a pole to hold

[QUOTE=TigerCountry; 1535836] (snip)

Anyway, most of people will see what is closer to them. Although, I think Cowboy would be a more pleasant experience.

Everyone has different opinion on the hottest chicks with great attitudes, so I know MMMV.

However, which one is your personal favourite in Nana and Cowboy for girls and friendly mamasans?[/QUOTE]Nana is not my favorite place: too chaotic.

In Soi Cowboy, whichever club I visit, I always end up in Suzie Wong and find my friend for the night there. Why? I think they have a nice line-up (but that is a matter of taste) ; their shows are well done; the music is not too loud; the atmosphere is relaxed and not pushy.

[QUOTE=Western787; 1535695]Nana video referred to below:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OgLr7U0mUw[/url][/QUOTE]Is there one similar to this for Soi Cowboy? Many videos on YouTube, but not something that shows you the bars one by one.

[QUOTE=Wolvenvacht; 1536021]Nana is not my favorite place: too chaotic.

In Soi Cowboy, whichever club I visit, I always end up in Suzie Wong and find my friend for the night there. Why? I think they have a nice line-up (but that is a matter of taste) ; their shows are well done; the music is not too loud; the atmosphere is relaxed and not pushy.[/QUOTE]As it currently stands for many visitors, access to Soi Cowboy requires either huge detour routes or walking through encampments.

So the issue could be somewhat moot for many visitors.

In regards to Nana being "too chaotic", the biggest single problem with Nana is the LB issue, but most learn to block it all out very quickly making it a non issue. The video guy of course for whatever reason seemed to revel in it. Note in BILLboard he had the extremely cute Hot Tub Girl (on break) going all ga ga and flirty about the fact that he was only 29 years old, yet he wasn't particularly responsive.

While Soi Cowboy has some excellent clubs including Baccarra and others, many of the clubs have touts outside posing as dancers who in fact not only do not dance, but I don't think ever go in the club. In fact I am not even sure they are 18 years of age.

Soi 4 in addition to the Plaza also has a large number of (non Go Go) Bars with a variety of girls and they are open 15 plus hours per day. I don't see that as much in the Soi Cowboy area, nor do I see comparable happy hour pricing.

And there is no Nana Parking lot equivalent near Soi Cowboy, nor is there anything like the Soi 7 Beergarden nearby

Also I don't see many bargain price hotels around Soi Cowboy.

I would guess for the typical "tourist" arriving in town for a week or two, he still has a choice on any given night (from all sources combined) of at least 10, 000 different FS girls, but the protests have definitely complicated one's ability to move to and from the various venues and locales. So sometimes more focused approaches need to be considered..

[QUOTE=TigerCountry; 1535708]I want to thank all those forum members who talked me out of going to Patpong, seriously thank you.

All I can say is that the reviews were bad enough with some fellow W. Europeans and Americans talking about the infamous sex show scams, pin pong scams with bills of 3, 100 baht for what was supposed to be 300 baht.[/QUOTE]Thing is, for those that [b]DON'T[/b] know, Patpong is the [b]only[/b] place they've heard of, and if you haven't visited, then you'll be told you've missed the "real" BKK (say those who've never been).

Best advice I got for visiting [i]upstairs[/i] Patpong was 20 years ago, before my first BKK visit, from a knowledgable Thai hand: Take a guide. When I protested that I didn't know any guides, he replied (with a friendly roll of the eyes), "It's simple. Go to Nana (no rip off places) , find a girl you like, bar fine her, and have HER take you. She'll look out for your wallet (as it leaves more [i]potential[/i] for her) , and she'll enjoy visiting the competition." I did, and she did, at one point dragging me left when the tout leading turned right, saying that it was suspicious he was leading us someplace else rather than directly upstairs. She made sure all the bills were legit in several upstairs bars, and I [u]still[/u] remember her comment after seeing a "coke" show (empty and refill a coke bottle), "I'm never drinking coke again."

Perhaps no longer as easy with hourly rather than nightly rates, but still possible, and a fun and safe way to visit Patpong's [i]upstairs[/i], though I can't say if, these days, it's worth it.

[QUOTE=11Bravo; 1536066]Thing is, for those that [b]DON'T[/b] Know, Patpong is the [b]only[/b] Place they've heard of, and if you haven't visited, then you'll be told you've missed the "real" BKK (say those who've never been).

Best advice I got for visiting [i]upstairs[/i] Patpong was 20 years ago, before my first BKK visit, from a knowledgable Thai hand: Take a guide. When I protested that I didn't know any guides, he replied (with a friendly roll of the eyes),"It's simple. Go to Nana (no rip off places) , find a girl you like, bar fine her, and have HER take you. She'll look out for your wallet (as it leaves more [i]potential[/i] For her) , and she'll enjoy visiting the competition." I did, and she did, at one point dragging me left when the tout leading turned right, saying that it was suspicious he was leading us someplace else rather than directly upstairs. She made sure all the bills were legit in several upstairs bars, and I [u]still[/u] Remember her comment after seeing a "coke" show (empty and refill a coke bottle),"I'm never drinking coke again."

Perhaps no longer as easy with hourly rather than nightly rates, but still possible, and a fun and safe way to visit Patpong's [i]upstairs[/i], though I can't say if, these days, it's worth it.[/QUOTE]Thank you for sharing the experience. However, I'm a little confused. Do you actually recommend Patpong for newbies (and in general) for the girls or not?

[QUOTE=Western787; 1536060]As it currently stands for many visitors, access to Soi Cowboy requires either huge detour routes or walking through encampments.

So the issue could be somewhat moot for many visitors.

In regards to Nana being "too chaotic", the biggest single problem with Nana is the LB issue, but most learn to block it all out very quickly making it a non issue. The video guy of course for whatever reason seemed to revel in it. Note in BILLboard he had the extremely cute Hot Tub Girl (on break) going all ga ga and flirty about the fact that he was only 29 years old, yet he wasn't particularly responsive.

While Soi Cowboy has some excellent clubs including Baccarra and others, many of the clubs have touts outside posing as dancers who in fact not...[/QUOTE]Wes, with regards to these touts who are not even going to be inside. I saw many videos, this one in particular:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgjnt6hOyjE[/url]

Shows many of them trying to drag the person in, but if all chicks were this hot then I would assume all the bars in Cowboy would be full every single day.

I also decided to keep away from the bars owned from the Persian fellow. Midnite, Sahara, Kiss, Rawhide, Rio, Deja-Vu and Spice Girls have a bad reputation.

[url]http://www.wowasis.com/travelblog/?p=3770[/url]

Seems like they use touts like a spider web. Once the butterflies (tourists / foreigners) are caught (inside the club) , the spider (mamasan & bouncers) have a pretty easy time.

Seriously though, these things shouldn't be happening in Sukhumvit, so close to Terminal 21.

[QUOTE=11Bravo; 1536066]Thing is, for those that [b]DON'T[/b] Know, Patpong is the [b]only[/b] Place they've heard of, and if you haven't visited, then you'll be told you've missed the "real" BKK (say those who've never been).

Perhaps no longer as easy with hourly rather than nightly rates, but still possible, and a fun and safe way to visit Patpong's [i]upstairs[/i], though I can't say if, these days, it's worth it.[/QUOTE]All the downstairs bars are ok as far as I know, it's just upstairs where its a bit iffy, but if you stick to the King's group, kings castle queens castle. You should be allright and actually it is pretty cheap albeit a bit raunchy.

Also no problem with star of light and kangaroo as you can read here in the forum.

[quote=western787;1536060].in regards to nana being "too chaotic", the biggest single problem with nana is the lb issue, but most learn to block it all out very quickly making it a non issue. the video guy of course for whatever reason seemed to revel in it. note in billboard he had the extremely cute hot tub girl (on break) going all ga ga and flirty about the fact that he was only 29 years old, yet he wasn't particularly responsive.[/quote]can anyone explain why lbs are a huge issue. in all my visits to bkk (over40+) i have never been harassed by them. sure, once in a while they say hi and how and give "come hither" looks, but that cannot be classified as harassment. if so, that is a sign of extreme homophobia and paranoia. all one has to do is to give a smile and say no.

and tigercountry, it seems you have never visited bkk before. if so, just go and have a good time and stop looking over your shoulder. lbs are not going to tackle and [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord123][CodeWord123][/url] you. and if you have doubts, just ask them.

Maybe they have a hard time withstanding the temptation.

[quote=duniawala; 1536163]can anyone explain why lbs are a huge issue. in all my visits to bkk (over40+) i have never been harassed by them. sure, once in a while they say hi and how and give "come hither" looks, but that cannot be classified as harassment. if so, that is a sign of extreme homophobia and paranoia. all one has to do is to give a smile and say no.

and tigercountry, it seems you have never visited bkk before. if so, just go and have a good time and stop looking over your shoulder. lbs are not going to tackle and [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord123][CodeWord123][/url] you. and if you have doubts, just ask them.[/quote]we all have difference tolerance levels. i come from a very conservative country that would never allow them to be so free. i'm just not used to have transsexuals around like you. everyone is culturally different.

[QUOTE=TigerCountry;1536112]Thank you for sharing the experience. However, I'm a little confused. Do you actually recommend Patpong for newbies (and in general) for the girls or not?[/QUOTE]As stated by Islandboy54, the downstairs bars are safe. It's the upstairs ones that can be of concern. For a downstairs visit, no "guide" needed. If you want to see Patpong shows (and those that have never been have CERTAINLY heard of them, will ask you if you've seen, and, if not, then say you missed out, even if they've never been) , then an upstairs visit would be required, with a "guide" recommended, so you don't have to be concerned about a "name" group or not. More along the lines of a "been there, done that" thing. I did it once, 20 years ago, and though I have been back to Patpong, haven't seen a show since. I've seen some nice looking ladies in Patpong, but it was never a favorite haunt, more of a place to take friends visiting as they'd all heard of it. Earlier, I preferred Nana; later on, Cowboy. It's just something some MIGHT want to see just to check off that item on the to-do list.

The exception is the Star of Light. That IS worth a trip in and of itself.

[QUOTE=TigerCountry; 1536116]if all chicks were this hot then I would assume all the bars in Cowboy would be full every single day.[/QUOTE]Exactly, and its a deliberate deception done by certain owners of Soi Cowboy bars, and its exactly why they are used. Any video of Soi Cowboy will thus appear to show what (from a distance at least) look like G club quality 18 to 23 years of age girls, the inference being (as is typical in normal clubs) they are between dance sets and thus are ready to go back to the club presumptively available to be barfined, when in fact they are (barely legal if even that) young teens acting purely as touts. This can be easily confirmed once you visit Soi Cowboy.

The issue is certainly relevant to a discussion of the merits of Soi Cowboy vs Nana. For example when you see various hotties hanging outside of Rainbow 4 in Nana Plaza, THOSE girls are available and most in fact anxious to be barfined, and unless a guy's a drunk or a slob, 99% of the time he will be able to take them ST to his hotel if its nearby or a short term room if not.

As I said in regard to many Soi Cowboy girls hanging outside, many of these girls are not even "Coyotes" which by definition are girls that DANCE but don't normally (with some exceptions) barfine. In fairness to certain owners. some of the clubs in their sign do say "Coyote" club, so that's at least minimal fair notice

Now that said, there are plenty of hot girls in Soi Cowboy and Nana and all over, but its best to have a strategy to find the hot ones you like.

Some posters in various forums complain one needs a "game" now in Thailand and complain about alleged "ageism" and other issues. I guess they want it like the Phils or parts of DR where girls in destitute poverty living in a 3rd world hellhole just fall all over them. Yes, its a bit different in Bangkok which is now a world class city with many things to do other than to screw all day, but the tradeoff of being in such a great locale and city is yes hot women have more discretion and choices now and with P4P hotties the money they are earning often IS just shopping or fun money, but that said: the bottom line is P4P hotties are still everywhere and they are available for those that want them..