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Used UOB ATM's 3 times in Bangkok in the last 2 weeks, once at the ATM on Nana BTS (top of the escalator at soi 7 entrance), once at the UOB branch ATM's that are just before Soi 24/1 as you go up Sukhumvit from Soi 24 and also once at the UOB ATM that is on Soi 24 next to Emporium.
Every time with my debit card you get the cash and the exchange rate is good and no 150 baht fee.
So certainly UOB for UK debit cards is not charging 150 baht. I do not get charged with Krung Siri (B of A) either.
[QUOTE=The Pro]Used UOB ATM's 3 times in Bangkok in the last 2 weeks, once at the ATM on Nana BTS (top of the escalator at soi 7 entrance), once at the UOB branch ATM's that are just before Soi 24/1 as you go up Sukhumvit from Soi 24 and also once at the UOB ATM that is on Soi 24 next to Emporium.
Every time with my debit card you get the cash and the exchange rate is good and no 150 baht fee.
So certainly UOB for UK debit cards is not charging 150 baht. I do not get charged with Krung Siri (B of A) either.[/QUOTE]
Standard Chartered isn't charging the 150 baht fee either. So far as I can tell, only UOB and SC are not.
That would make sense, as UOB and Standard Chartered are not "Thai" banks.
Therefore they would not go with Thai Bankers Association suggestions of charging 150 baht.
So looks like Farangs need to stick with Farang banks and stick the middle finger up to Thai banks and the TBA.
As normal, yet another Thai rip off of farangs.
[QUOTE=Sanook D]Standard Chartered isn't charging the 150 baht fee either. So far as I can tell, only UOB and SC are not.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=The Pro]So looks like Farangs need to stick with Farang banks and stick the middle finger up to Thai banks and the TBA.[/QUOTE]
Good idea, but I don't think that will apply to Citi, which is relocating its BKK HQ to the so far rather ill-fated Interchange 21 at the corner of Asok and Sukh, so presumably if the very pretty, very empty Interchange building ever opens there will be a Citi ATM very near Cowboy. Citibank charges outrageous ATM fees, even to Citibank cardholders.
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ATM's Not Charging the 150bt Fee
--Visa and MC at any UOB ATM
--Visa and MC at any AEON ATM
--Visa only at Government Savings Bank
[QUOTE=Stew2]I used a couple of different yellow machines but was always charged the 150 fee... used one on Sukhumvit and another one in Kata on Phuket - same deal. I think the message saying there will be a charge came up after I submitted the amount desired and asked me to click my acceptance, just like all the rest.[/QUOTE]
The Bank of Ayudhya ATM (yellow) on Sukhumwit between Soi 33 and the Phrom Pong Skytrain station was not charging any fee on Visa withdrawals as of last weekend. (It does crash alarmingly every now and then though; hit the "cancel" button to retrieve the card).
i don't think anyone has posted anything along these lines for newcomers, so i thought they ought to be aware of just why the girls are here.
hopefully we will get more 'newbies' with an understanding, that although this may be 'paradise' for us, there is another side to it all.
here is a fairly typical image of a thai 'working girl' (picture #1).
when she talks about her home, what image comes to mind ?
here's the truth :
meet the family (picture #2)
welcome to the bedroom ( they all sleep here ) (picture #3)
the high street (#4)
the 'rich' neighbours (#5)
these girls are doing what they have to to survive, their families are relying on them to provide.
put yourself in their position, you have nothing, her family attempt to be self sufficient, but barely scrape by.
the only asset they have is between her legs.
the clothes most of them wear are often shared between all the girls in a bar, and they very often share a room, i have seen 10 girls sleeping on the floor in one small room, much smaller than the average hotel room. as in the village, washing consists of a barrel of water and a pan to throw it over yourself. to cut costs, they but 'travel' size toiletries or club together at the market.
having visited a village, i can vouch for the authenticity of these pictures.
next time you hear of someone bragging about how he "got away" with not paying, give him a kick from me.
imagine you finished work one day, went to your boss for your wages, and he gave you a one finger salute and walked off laughing.
these girls deserve respect. there are a few who come from different circumstances but they are a very small percentage. the image they present to 'customers' is not the real them, but created to appeal to punters, who will hopefully provide them with funds for their family.
enjoy pattaya and all it has to offer, but please, do it informed, with open eyes and a respectful attitude.
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[QUOTE=West Coast]The clothes most of them wear are often shared between all the girls in a bar, and they very often share a room, i have seen 10 girls sleeping on the floor in one small room, much smaller than the average hotel room. as in the village, washing consists of a barrel of water and a pan to throw it over yourself. To cut costs, they but 'Travel' size toiletries or club together at the market.[/QUOTE]That might explain why some want to spend the night in my hotel room, that is sleep over. Also why they shower or bathe when they arrive and or just before they leave me.
[quote=west coast]i don't think anyone has posted anything along these lines for newcomers, so i thought they ought to be aware of just why the girls are here.
hopefully we will get more 'newbies' with an understanding, that although this may be 'paradise' for us, there is another side to it all.
here is a fairly typical image of a thai 'working girl' (picture #1).
when she talks about her home, what image comes to mind ?
here's the truth :
meet the family (picture #2)
welcome to the bedroom ( they all sleep here ) (picture #3)
the high street (#4)
the 'rich' neighbours (#5)
these girls are doing what they have to to survive, their families are relying on them to provide.
put yourself in their position, you have nothing, her family attempt to be self sufficient, but barely scrape by.
the only asset they have is between her legs.
the clothes most of them wear are often shared between all the girls in a bar, and they very often share a room, i have seen 10 girls sleeping on the floor in one small room, much smaller than the average hotel room. as in the village, washing consists of a barrel of water and a pan to throw it over yourself. to cut costs, they but 'travel' size toiletries or club together at the market.
having visited a village, i can vouch for the authenticity of these pictures.
next time you hear of someone bragging about how he "got away" with not paying, give him a kick from me.
imagine you finished work one day, went to your boss for your wages, and he gave you a one finger salute and walked off laughing.
these girls deserve respect. there are a few who come from different circumstances but they are a very small percentage. the image they present to 'customers' is not the real them, but created to appeal to punters, who will hopefully provide them with funds for their family.
enjoy pattaya and all it has to offer, but please, do it informed, with open eyes and a respectful attitude.
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your post and pictures are accurate. my gf runs a kareoke bar, she has 10 girls living there at this moment, in 3 rooms. they sleep on the floor, bathroom is outside, barrel and pan for a shower. we went to the north a got a couple of singers and the living conditions were the same to your pictures. these gals make on a good day 200thb, with room and board. if they go with a customer they have to pay 300thb for missing the shift. they may onlly get 500thb for their services, so their net for the evening is 200thb. now, this in not in bangkok, but rather in a depressed area with only thais for customers, but if you do the math, they make about $100/month, and they send most of that home. they do share clothing, and most of thier "extra" income is spend on their clothes. there is a guy that comes buy a couple of times a week and sell clothes from his van, so they do not have to go out to spend all their money. i bring some tooth paste from the dollar store when i go there and it is like i bought them a new car.
and no, i do not sleep with the help :)
[QUOTE=West Coast]I don't think anyone has posted anything along these lines for Newcomers, so i thought they ought to be aware of just why the girls are here.[/QUOTE]
If you are talking about hookers only then your message of pay them for their service is appropriate but be careful of who you choose to kick, they may kick back and even harder. Btw, you're violating forum rules by posting those copyrighted pictures.
[QUOTE=West Coast]
The only asset they have is between her legs.[/QUOTE]
Obvioulsy not true, but many a woman have used that wonderful asset to launch and reach the pinacle of thier successful careers.
Thailand. The land that never fails to amaze.
The Tourist board uses this line to sell a land of marvels. Amazing Thailand!
I have another handle on this. This maybe a good one for newbie’s.
Conversation between yours sincerely and a sweet little lady from the north (not a hooker).
“So why the sad face today”?
“My mother says my father is coming to Bangkok to work”
“Oh. That’s nice! You will be able to see him”
“No this is not good! He is too old to work”
“How old is he”?
“52”
“52” I choke. “Fuck me he is still young” I am always polite with women?
“He is too old to work! My mother tells me so”.
“Really and what does your mother do?”
“Takes care of my father”
“So they both stay at home”? My mother is 74 and still works”. This is true…she even rides her bike to work. You got to love her?
“It is different for farang, they are stronger and they don’t drink so much when they are younger”.
“Ok. So what will you do”?
“I must send more money home”.
“How”?
“I must get a new job or a farang boyfriend”.
“Why not a Thai boyfriend”?
“No…No. Thai men don’t want to look after my family”!
This is a true conversation that really says it all. Read into it what you like. Before you do…picture this.
A beautiful young vibrant girl, who worked in a factory (while her dad got pissed) to put herself through college so she could get a good job. She works as a human resource manager (pretty new at the job) and gets a salary of 12000baht per month. She sends home 5-6000, pays 3000 rent (she moved into a more expensive pad because she felt safer and Somchai doesn’t play music all night) 700 for water and electric. Mum (who is a stoned face b####) wants more money so as dad can do even less than fuck all! Oh I almost forgot…for anyone wanting to marry this lovely creature (really is lovely) they have to give the (clampets) family 100,000baht!
I have become a disillusioned man; I feel it is time (maybe) to leave the great land of smiles.
I summed this up to her in two words…”fuck me”!
Anyone see this report in the Sunday Times?
A British couple who were falsely accused of shoplifting in Bangkok airport and were forced to pay 8,000 pounds in bribes to secure their release are to take legal action for compensation.
Times online reported on Sunday the couple were the victims of an extortion racket that has ensnared other foreign travellers at the airport, which handles most of the 800,000 British visitors to Thailand every year.
Stephen Ingram, 49, and Xi Lin, 45, both technology professionals from Cambridge, were detained by security guards as they went to board Qantas flight QF1 to London on the night of April 25.
They were accused of taking a Givenchy wallet worth 121 pounds from a King Power duty-free shop and were handed over to the police. An official release order from the local Thai prosecutor's office subsequently conceded there was no evidence against them.
The online claimed they were freed five days later after a frightening ordeal in which they said they were threatened and held against their will at a cheap motel on the airport perimeter until they had handed over the money.
They alleged the bribes were paid to an intermediary named Sunil "Tony" Rathnayaka, a Sri Lankan national in his fifties who works as a "volunteer" interpreter for Thailand's tourist police
Last week Rathnayaka admitted in a telephone interview that he had received cash and money transfers amounting to more than 7,000 pounds from the Britons. He said the money was for police bail and for a payment to a figure he called "Little Big Man" who could withdraw the case against them.
"In Thailand everyone knows it's like that," he said. "They can go to jail or they can just pay a fine and go home. It is corruption, you know?"
[QUOTE=Andy Abs]I have become a disillusioned man; I feel it is time (maybe) to leave the great land of smiles.[/QUOTE]
If it wasn't the land of pimps it wouldn't be the land of hookers, and we mongers would be here.
I know it irks some to admit it, but if it wasn't for all those lazy Thai men we wouldn't get to f their young women.
[QUOTE=Mouse1]Last week Rathnayaka admitted in a telephone interview that he had received cash and money transfers amounting to more than 7,000 pounds from the Britons. He said the money was for police bail and for a payment to a figure he called "Little Big Man" who could withdraw the case against them...[/QUOTE]
Yeah, we all know that guy, LBM. He hangs out on this forum!
I knew he had a lot of pull in Thailand, but this is a surprize. :D
[QUOTE=Andy Abs]Oh I almost forgot…for anyone wanting to marry this lovely creature (really is lovely) they have to give the (clampets) family 100,000baht![/QUOTE]100,000 Baht is nothing, but i would never trust that she wouldn't ditch me a few days after the wedding. I'd counter offer with 10,000 Baht a year, to be paid at the end of each year, for life, if she stayed with me.