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[QUOTE=Traveler1234]Not sure why there is confusion re where to get a taxi....i landed around 2 pm on a sunday afternoon couple of weeks ago, walked lesiurely out of customs and 'followed' the taxi signs at the same level, got on line, told dispatcher Soi 33 sukhumvit, told driver take Rama IX route and 20 minutes later checked into G's place?[/QUOTE]
Then they must have just moved it a couple of weeks ago - because it's now at mid level, and there are no signs, as of Nov. 28
[QUOTE=Member #2041]Then they must have just moved it a couple of weeks ago - because it's now at mid level, and there are no signs, as of Nov. 28[/QUOTE]Who needs signs? Simple, follow staircase upstairs to departures. Walk outside and jump straight into any of the taxis who have just dropped off and enjoy a metered journey with no need to queue and none of these silly 50bht surcharges. At the most, the driver may haggle a price, but so long as you have an idea, it will still be cheaper than the rank.
Sid
[QUOTE=Redfield10]Is the taxi toll price always the same for the two tolls or does it change depending on the time one goes through the tolls? The taxi drivers seem to want to hide the toll charge from you. And maybe add a bit on to it.[/QUOTE]
Not sure what you are worried about most taxi drivers will ask you to pay for the toll up front, and the girls at the toll booth will give them a receipt. Again most taxi drivers then give that receipt to you with the charge clearly marked on it. All you need to remember is that there are two toll charges. One is 40 baht and the other is 25 baht, and if you are really lucky you'll get a taxi that knows how to get around the tolls without much difference to the meter.
I say if a taxi is willing to use the meter give him a tip, give those other guys nothing more than the agreed price.
I asked a taxi driver once would he lose money once the BTS Skytrain to the airport was up and running. He just laughed and said that there was always farang willing to give him there money.
[QUOTE=SidTheSexist]Who needs signs? Simple, follow staircase upstairs to departures.
[/QUOTE]You mean 'arrivals', I think?
Departures is correct, think about it.
[QUOTE=Mouse1]You mean 'arrivals', I think?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Run Mann]Departures is correct, think about it.[/QUOTE]You're right of course. Just me being stupid :-(
[QUOTE=Member #2041]Then they must have just moved it a couple of weeks ago - because it's now at mid level, and there are no signs, as of Nov. 28[/QUOTE]
Hmmmmm....I landed Sunday Nov 18th and got taxi on same level. Meter said B175 to Livingstone, B50 surcharge from airport, gave driver total B250 and he was satisfied.
If you are new to mongering a small piece of advice.
Has she had a child?
Is she separated or divorced with abit of paper to prove it.
How old is she? She tells you 25 but her ID card says 32!!!!! ( This year is 2550)
Has she paid someone to post her internet profile.
How good is "speaks English a little"
Check you are speaking to the girl you think you are.
Never send money
10000bht for one month + board and lodging is about right.
The odd gift is OK.and expected.
Anymore is madness. Most with poor jobs get much less than that.
Is she a she or had surgery?
Where does she live? With mother her boyfriend in digs etc..
How many dependants does she have.
When you meet her assume she is pregnant and get her on the pill if you want to ride bareback. The pill a low dose one is ok to start with a nd she should start on the firt day of her period. watch her take the pill each day until you can?trust her.
Tell her all this in advance and hget her to agree or [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] off.
There are thousands looking for Mr Right.
Oh yes Mr Right means the one she can fleece the most.
The uglier the safer but they want chilkdren and a yellow band on her finger.
ME I'm not married, I rent my house, I own my pickup, I keep my cards to my chest when possible. I;m having a great time. I fuck the young thing every day, which she likes and I'm over 60.
What have I missed here?
Any Questions?
Lock up valuables,She could leave in the night with all you have.
[QUOTE=Ham Yai]If you are new to mongering a small piece of advice.
Has she had a child?
Is she separated or divorced with abit of paper to prove it.
How old is she? She tells you 25 but her ID card says 32!!!!! ( This year is 2550)
Has she paid someone to post her internet profile.
How good is "speaks English a little"
Check you are speaking to the girl you think you are.
Never send money
10000bht for one month + board and lodging is about right.
The odd gift is OK.and expected.
Anymore is madness. Most with poor jobs get much less than that.
Is she a she or had surgery?
Where does she live? With mother her boyfriend in digs etc..
How many dependants does she have.
When you meet her assume she is pregnant and get her on the pill if you want to ride bareback. The pill a low dose one is ok to start with a nd she should start on the firt day of her period. watch her take the pill each day until you can?trust her.
Tell her all this in advance and hget her to agree or [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] off.
There are thousands looking for Mr Right.
Oh yes Mr Right means the one she can fleece the most.
The uglier the safer but they want chilkdren and a yellow band on her finger.
ME I'm not married, I rent my house, I own my pickup, I keep my cards to my chest when possible. I;m having a great time. I fuck the young thing every day, which she likes and I'm over 60.
What have I missed here?
Any Questions?
Lock up valuables,She could leave in the night with all you have.[/QUOTE]
GAWD! I just wonder; to what type of Thai girl are you referring?
[QUOTE=Ham Yai]If you are new to mongering a small piece of advice. . .
Any Questions?
Lock up valuables,She could leave in the night with all you have.[/QUOTE]Also, learn to sleep with one eye open, like Tarzan.
Or, maybe just stick to bargirls until you've spent a bit of time here; you can't expect to be able to sort wheat from chaff without a reasonable amount of linguistic and cultural knowledge. Guys who get burnt here generally fall into two categories: honest suckers and would-be con artists feigning affection toward (apparently) decent women so as to get freebies. It takes a fair amount of study and experience to be a proper shitheel in one's treatment of the women here, and newbies should leave such contemptible behavior to the experts.
Greetings! I am a new monger to the board and have never been to Asia before. Have read much of the Thailand forums and a good number of Singapore postings. I am leaning toward going on vacation to Bangkok to monger, but I just conducted some crazy calculations tonight comparing Singapore to Bangkok (I probably would like the CITY of Singapore better than Bangkok) and came up with a somewhat surprising conclusion. I threw in some guesstimate numbers for both locations as to the cost of mongering and am now very surprised that Singapore appears to be cost-competitive with Bangkok as far as mongering costs are concerned. Please review the following and let me know where I may have gone wrong so that I can have a sense of how accurate I have been and whether I should strongly consider going to Singapore. I am willing to pay a small premium to go to Singapore but not if it is overly expensive. My guess on Bangkok is for the ladies in the Soi 33 area, good looking, inexperienced negotiation, speaking only English and includes the barfine.
ST = 2000-3000 Baht in BKK 80-120 SGD in Singapore (OT, perhaps)
LT = 4000-5000 Baht in BKK 200-250 SGD in Singapore (OT perhaps)
Is it fair to compare Soi 33 area with Orchard Towers? In any event, here is the translation to USD:
ST= 65-100 USD in Bangkok or approx. 60-85 USD in Singapore
LT= 133-166 USD in Bangkok or approx. 142-175 USD in Singapore
Let the fireworks begin and thanks again for all your suggestions, corrections, and even your loyalties! :-)
Sincerely,
Michael
Hoboken, your Bangkok prices are about double the going rates. I have never in my life paid over 1500 for ST there, and generally spend 1000-1200 with the occassional 800 in the mix.
[QUOTE=Member #2041]Hoboken, your Bangkok prices are about double the going rates. I have never in my life paid over 1500 for ST there, and generally spend 1000-1200 with the occassional 800 in the mix.[/QUOTE]
Point of clarification. Hoboken said Soi 33. Member#2041 you will be hard pressedto find the prices you quote on 33 and as experienced as you are I expect you would know that and just missed that HOBOKEN specificially said 33 girls.
Bar Fines on 33 are about 1,000 on up. Girls will ask for 4,000 on up on 33 for LT.
HOBOKEN, just cuz girls work on 33 does not mean they speak english, does not mean they are inexperienced (I would bet majority of them have danced the pole someplace sometime) and they sure as heck know how to hussle for drinks and such. And some of the hottest girls I've seen are not on 33. Don't get me wrong there are some great ladies on 33 but you put some make up on a beer garden girl, put her in a dress, teach her some basic words and she's a 33 girl.
Maybe nicer settings on 33, I do think the bars are nicer and more relaxed and laid back but by no means are they upscale bars, maybe higher end clientel, but by no means the high end clientel in BKK, but by no means does 33 girls mean they are better then Beer Garden or such.
And I say this as a person who enjoys 33 and hangs there often.
800 - 1,500 for short time is found all over BKK in my experience, from Nana to Cowboy to just about everywhere EXCEPT 33.
[QUOTE=Hoboken Michael]My guess on Bangkok is for the ladies in the Soi 33 area, good looking, inexperienced negotiation, speaking only English and includes the barfine.[/QUOTE]
Why are you limiting this to Soi 33??? And I repeat, if you think Soi 33 girls are inexperienced negotiation then you can get fleeced by them.
And again, I enjoy and frequent 33.
Hoboken... just re-read your post, you've never been to BKK. Singapore is more expensive city to me, my airfare, my hotel, my food and such is much higher then BKK. I'm sure I could find better but work pays things and just the receipts I have from Singapore are huge.
BKK is cheaper for me, even serviced apartments are cheap in BKK and other hotels are very cheap from western standards and much higher class and standards. I find Thai girls friendly and nice and enjoyable, rarely do you not have a GFE in thai.
You can not go wrong in either place but you really should join up here at ISG and read more about BKK. If you join up you can PM folks and ask questions and get advice. BKK is so many options for mongering that Soi 33 is only one tiny small section compared to what is out there.
Hoboken Michael stated that he had never been to Asia before. So I simply assumed that he has no knowledge of the local market, and naively selected prices from one venue, Soi 33, as being representative, when they are nothing of the sort.
My Bangkok prices of 1000-1500 with the occassional 800 for ST are representative of the market overall. It is meaningless if not downright misleading to pick one of the few venues where prices are anomalously high in Bangkok and use them as a basis for comparison with anywhere else. Especially when the person doing the picking has acknowledged that they have never even been to Asia before, and thus he has no concept of whether the premium for the specific area he chose has any qualitative basis.