No, wasn't the western guys.
[QUOTE=LittleBigMan;3027717]Topic, It is missed because many stereotype want to continue to blame the Asian for what WS, has become today!
If there is a price problem today it comes from the West not the Asians, guys were high and dry using popular " Porn Hub " buying drinks on Soi 6 playing with themselves when opened they came with their vaccine card and insurance and pay what was expected so today we got what we got. The regular Asians that visited WS prior started to head to Soi 6, and what we have on Soi 6, yes is Asian driven but what they overpay today was what they were playing on WS prior.
These owners created the storm that is here now this high season will it come crashing and what goes around come around. LOL![/QUOTE]You have some interesting observations, but I entirely disagree with your assessment that guys from the west who returned caused prices to jump after the communist China exported virus. We were in small numbers I might add. We did not pay what we were told to pay, we tried to keep things sane. Remember that for us, its an expensive 18 to 25 hour connecting fly times. No $300 RT, non-stop flights.
That problem lands squarely on the asian men who can fly non stop to LOS in three hours. Asian men created and own the pay-as-told stereotype. Hell, they invented it. The entire "save-face" stupidity. Can't act like I am cheap, so pay 8000 for ST on Soi 6, save face to my buddies. Dumb but did. And this also flies in the face of everything I saw back then and continued to see in 2023 and 2024. The pay what they were told moniker belongs to these new eastern asian men, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, Hong Kong Singapore dudes. Those plastic clogs pajama wearing boys are known by the girls on Soi 6 especially to be dumb marks for paying outrageous ST amounts. Have to "save-face". This came up specifically from more than one wg on 6 who flat out avoided them as many treated them badly, like meat in a display case, were socially awkward, did find them fun to be with. Just money, and it seemed that it worked for many but certainly not all of the wg. Remember the wg choose us most of the time, especially on Soi 6. Some like asians, some like farang, some like chocolate. There are enough there to match up eventually.
Now Indians are rampaging on south walking street but that plaque is extending. Thai landlords renting the massive warehouse sized Indian themed nightclubs that has brought tens of thousands of low value men to the area. This will have consequences the moment that demographic slips up. Just like the China tourism has.
Agreed that this high season is most likely to be a serious day of reckoning. The post China virus revenge travel has long past. Landlords, owners, managers and WG have overpriced and have not adjusted. The typical stupid business practice to increase prices to make up for less business is still vibrate and well in LOS. To be determined how that turns out this time.