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Anything wrong with trying to minimize the risk?  Do you want to know who is most at risk?  That's easy - the people who think they're least at risk.
I've seen it happen much too often - people thinking with their crotch rather than their brain . . .

Anything wrong with trying to minimize the risk?  Do you want to know who is most at risk?  That's easy - the people who think they're least at risk.
I've seen it happen much too often - people thinking with their crotch rather than their brain . . .

As kind of an aside, those of you who have been around long enough might remember the Pattaya Gay board, owned by Allen Briggs, and the Dreaded Ned board.  In those days my board and their boards constituted the "Big Three".
The three of us used to meet regularly, usually at my house, and discuss the board goings on, how we each like to run our boards, what we want to see on our boards, how to handle trolls and other problem posters, etc.  My boyfriend at the time always made lunch for us.
Now I believe the only board owner actually living in Thailand is me, so such meetings are no longer possible.  I miss that.
One goal I had, and actually still do, was hoping to get good participation from all the major gay venue areas in Thailand - Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Samui, and Phuket.  That has been a failure and instead my board became "Pattayacentic", mainly because Pattaya is where I live and I rely on those living elsewhere to help provide information about their areas.  I get good participation from Bangkok, once in a while from Chiang Mai, but to this day I don't think I've ever had even one post from anyone living in Phuket or Samui.
Even now the board owners cooperate with each other and try to help each other when a need arises.

For several reasons I still wear the mask.  For me, I wear it because nearly all the Thais wear it and I live here.  Even though the mask is no longer required in public, so many places still require it that it seems pointless to me to try avoiding it.
Also, I have become so used to wearing the mask that now I feel uncomfortable and awkward if I'm not wearing it.  It's not hurting anything, so I wear it.  I take it off when driving my car or entering a restaurant.  Other than that, most of the time it's on.
One other little thing - with a face that looks like mine, I'm doing the world a favor by covering it up with the mask.  A few others around here might be kind enough to consider doing the same . . .
 
"I know I'm ugly.  On Halloween when I open the door, the kids give me candy."
-  Rodney Dangerfield

I have never been able to confirm this, so it is nothing more than rumor, but I heard he died several years ago.
Again, I have no way to confirm that.  I can only hope what I heard is not true,

As kind of an aside, those of you who have been around long enough might remember the Pattaya Gay board, owned by Allen Briggs, and the Dreaded Ned board.  In those days my board and their boards constituted the "Big Three".
The three of us used to meet regularly, usually at my house, and discuss the board goings on, how we each like to run our boards, what we want to see on our boards, how to handle trolls and other problem posters, etc.  My boyfriend at the time always made lunch for us.
Now I believe the only board owner actually living in Thailand is me, so such meetings are no longer possible.  I miss that.
One goal I had, and actually still do, was hoping to get good participation from all the major gay venue areas in Thailand - Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Samui, and Phuket.  That has been a failure and instead my board became "Pattayacentic", mainly because Pattaya is where I live and I rely on those living elsewhere to help provide information about their areas.  I get good participation from Bangkok, once in a while from Chiang Mai, but to this day I don't think I've ever had even one post from anyone living in Phuket or Samui.
Even now the board owners cooperate with each other and try to help each other when a need arises.

I appreciate that very much.  Each of the "Big 3" gay Thailand forums offer their own unique themes and approaches - which is good.  If all the forums were doing the same thing, then it would all quickly become boring.
By the way, I should have said the menu I posted is the entire menu.  There are no additional pages.

I'm with you on that.  I do like a high end expensive restaurant once in a while if I like the food.  For me the priority is how well I like the food.  It doesn't matter to me how well appointed the place might be.  For example, I have a favorite restaurant for lunch - and it is open only for lunch.  If you get there around 2:00pm don't be surprised if it's already closed.
It's rickety old bench seating with rickety tables and flatware of the quality you might find in a Dollar Store.  Nevertheless the place is almost always packed with Thais, even in heavy rains.
The menu is entirely in Thai - no English at all.  But the menu does have pictures.  If your smartphone has a translator app such as LENS, no problem knowing what you're ordering.  It's probably best to go with a Thai friend, at least the first time.
Why do I like it so much?  Because he specializes in crab dishes and every one of them are fantastic - better than I have ever had in the best of restaurants.  And he doesn't skimp on the portions.  Even better, the most expensive item on the menu is about 200 baht.
The name of the restaurant is Gao Krapao Poo
GPS coordinates:  12.96002, 100.91052
 

 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/roJi65v.jpg[/img]

As kind of an aside, those of you who have been around long enough might remember the Pattaya Gay board, owned by Allen Briggs, and the Dreaded Ned board.  In those days my board and their boards constituted the "Big Three".
The three of us used to meet regularly, usually at my house, and discuss the board goings on, how we each like to run our boards, what we want to see on our boards, how to handle trolls and other problem posters, etc.  My boyfriend at the time always made lunch for us.
Now I believe the only board owner actually living in Thailand is me, so such meetings are no longer possible.  I miss that.
One goal I had, and actually still do, was hoping to get good participation from all the major gay venue areas in Thailand - Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Samui, and Phuket.  That has been a failure and instead my board became "Pattayacentic", mainly because Pattaya is where I live and I rely on those living elsewhere to help provide information about their areas.  I get good participation from Bangkok, once in a while from Chiang Mai, but to this day I don't think I've ever had even one post from anyone living in Phuket or Samui.
Even now the board owners cooperate with each other and try to help each other when a need arises.

As kind of an aside, those of you who have been around long enough might remember the Pattaya Gay board, owned by Allen Briggs, and the Dreaded Ned board.  In those days my board and their boards constituted the "Big Three".
The three of us used to meet regularly, usually at my house, and discuss the board goings on, how we each like to run our boards, what we want to see on our boards, how to handle trolls and other problem posters, etc.  My boyfriend at the time always made lunch for us.
Now I believe the only board owner actually living in Thailand is me, so such meetings are no longer possible.  I miss that.
One goal I had, and actually still do, was hoping to get good participation from all the major gay venue areas in Thailand - Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Samui, and Phuket.  That has been a failure and instead my board became "Pattayacentic", mainly because Pattaya is where I live and I rely on those living elsewhere to help provide information about their areas.  I get good participation from Bangkok, once in a while from Chiang Mai, but to this day I don't think I've ever had even one post from anyone living in Phuket or Samui.
Even now the board owners cooperate with each other and try to help each other when a need arises.

I'm with you on that.  I do like a high end expensive restaurant once in a while if I like the food.  For me the priority is how well I like the food.  It doesn't matter to me how well appointed the place might be.  For example, I have a favorite restaurant for lunch - and it is open only for lunch.  If you get there around 2:00pm don't be surprised if it's already closed.
It's rickety old bench seating with rickety tables and flatware of the quality you might find in a Dollar Store.  Nevertheless the place is almost always packed with Thais, even in heavy rains.
The menu is entirely in Thai - no English at all.  But the menu does have pictures.  If your smartphone has a translator app such as LENS, no problem knowing what you're ordering.  It's probably best to go with a Thai friend, at least the first time.
Why do I like it so much?  Because he specializes in crab dishes and every one of them are fantastic - better than I have ever had in the best of restaurants.  And he doesn't skimp on the portions.  Even better, the most expensive item on the menu is about 200 baht.
The name of the restaurant is Gao Krapao Poo
GPS coordinates:  12.96002, 100.91052
 

 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/roJi65v.jpg[/img]

I appreciate that very much.  Each of the "Big 3" gay Thailand forums offer their own unique themes and approaches - which is good.  If all the forums were doing the same thing, then it would all quickly become boring.
By the way, I should have said the menu I posted is the entire menu.  There are no additional pages.

I appreciate that very much.  Each of the "Big 3" gay Thailand forums offer their own unique themes and approaches - which is good.  If all the forums were doing the same thing, then it would all quickly become boring.
By the way, I should have said the menu I posted is the entire menu.  There are no additional pages.

I'm with you on that.  I do like a high end expensive restaurant once in a while if I like the food.  For me the priority is how well I like the food.  It doesn't matter to me how well appointed the place might be.  For example, I have a favorite restaurant for lunch - and it is open only for lunch.  If you get there around 2:00pm don't be surprised if it's already closed.
It's rickety old bench seating with rickety tables and flatware of the quality you might find in a Dollar Store.  Nevertheless the place is almost always packed with Thais, even in heavy rains.
The menu is entirely in Thai - no English at all.  But the menu does have pictures.  If your smartphone has a translator app such as LENS, no problem knowing what you're ordering.  It's probably best to go with a Thai friend, at least the first time.
Why do I like it so much?  Because he specializes in crab dishes and every one of them are fantastic - better than I have ever had in the best of restaurants.  And he doesn't skimp on the portions.  Even better, the most expensive item on the menu is about 200 baht.
The name of the restaurant is Gao Krapao Poo
GPS coordinates:  12.96002, 100.91052
 

 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/roJi65v.jpg[/img]

I'm with you on that.  I do like a high end expensive restaurant once in a while if I like the food.  For me the priority is how well I like the food.  It doesn't matter to me how well appointed the place might be.  For example, I have a favorite restaurant for lunch - and it is open only for lunch.  If you get there around 2:00pm don't be surprised if it's already closed.
It's rickety old bench seating with rickety tables and flatware of the quality you might find in a Dollar Store.  Nevertheless the place is almost always packed with Thais, even in heavy rains.
The menu is entirely in Thai - no English at all.  But the menu does have pictures.  If your smartphone has a translator app such as LENS, no problem knowing what you're ordering.  It's probably best to go with a Thai friend, at least the first time.
Why do I like it so much?  Because he specializes in crab dishes and every one of them are fantastic - better than I have ever had in the best of restaurants.  And he doesn't skimp on the portions.  Even better, the most expensive item on the menu is about 200 baht.
The name of the restaurant is Gao Krapao Poo
GPS coordinates:  12.96002, 100.91052
 

 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/roJi65v.jpg[/img]

You guessed right.  It is perfectly safe.  People without their own transportation, including the boys, use Bolt regularly.  I have neither seen nor heard about any problems.
Watch the video:
 
 

You guessed right.  It is perfectly safe.  People without their own transportation, including the boys, use Bolt regularly.  I have neither seen nor heard about any problems.
Watch the video:
 
 

If you're willing to do a little trekking, I highly recommend:
1.  iO Italian Osteria Pattaya - in Terminal 21
2.  Suggestions - on "The Dark Side"
3.  Any of the restaurants at the high end hotels
4.  Sands Cafe - Jomtien at Pratumnak
5.  L'Auberge - Third Road
It won't be very expensive getting to and from if you use BOLT.

The idea that it is valid to prejudge a bar boy based upon where he comes from has to be one of the most absurd, idiotic ideas I have ever seen posted on these boards.
You go to a bar, see a boy you like, call him over for a drink, and then discover he comes from Vietnam.  And that is supposed to automatically mean one way or another he is going to mistreat you or is at least more likely to mistreat you than boys who come from other countries?  I don't know what kind of mind conjured up that one, but I hope those reading this have better sense than to assume such a thing is what to expect.
Any bar boy, no matter where he comes from, has the potential to be one of the best experiences you have ever had or the potential to be a nightmare.
It has been my experience that how well a bar boy treats you is the likely result of just one thing, and only one thing - how well you are treating him.

How about that!  Walking Street became Running Street . . .

For several reasons I still wear the mask.  For me, I wear it because nearly all the Thais wear it and I live here.  Even though the mask is no longer required in public, so many places still require it that it seems pointless to me to try avoiding it.
Also, I have become so used to wearing the mask that now I feel uncomfortable and awkward if I'm not wearing it.  It's not hurting anything, so I wear it.  I take it off when driving my car or entering a restaurant.  Other than that, most of the time it's on.
One other little thing - with a face that looks like mine, I'm doing the world a favor by covering it up with the mask.  A few others around here might be kind enough to consider doing the same . . .
 
"I know I'm ugly.  On Halloween when I open the door, the kids give me candy."
-  Rodney Dangerfield

For several reasons I still wear the mask.  For me, I wear it because nearly all the Thais wear it and I live here.  Even though the mask is no longer required in public, so many places still require it that it seems pointless to me to try avoiding it.
Also, I have become so used to wearing the mask that now I feel uncomfortable and awkward if I'm not wearing it.  It's not hurting anything, so I wear it.  I take it off when driving my car or entering a restaurant.  Other than that, most of the time it's on.
One other little thing - with a face that looks like mine, I'm doing the world a favor by covering it up with the mask.  A few others around here might be kind enough to consider doing the same . . .
 
"I know I'm ugly.  On Halloween when I open the door, the kids give me candy."
-  Rodney Dangerfield

That was the smart thing to do and is what I always recommend.  If serious about moving to Thailand, if possible try a long term stay first before committing and make sure to leave yourself an escape route in case it doesn't work out.  Thailand is not for everybody.  People very quickly find out that actually living in Thailand is very different from a holiday in Thailand.
You did it just right.  People like me are living in Thailand because it did work out and we are here because we want to be here - and wanting to be here is a far cry from finding yourself stuck here.
It is reminiscent of that old saying - "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there."
Folks, if you are serious about wanting to live in Thailand, make sure you are doing your thinking with your head, not your crotch.

For several reasons I still wear the mask.  For me, I wear it because nearly all the Thais wear it and I live here.  Even though the mask is no longer required in public, so many places still require it that it seems pointless to me to try avoiding it.
Also, I have become so used to wearing the mask that now I feel uncomfortable and awkward if I'm not wearing it.  It's not hurting anything, so I wear it.  I take it off when driving my car or entering a restaurant.  Other than that, most of the time it's on.
One other little thing - with a face that looks like mine, I'm doing the world a favor by covering it up with the mask.  A few others around here might be kind enough to consider doing the same . . .
 
"I know I'm ugly.  On Halloween when I open the door, the kids give me candy."
-  Rodney Dangerfield

For several reasons I still wear the mask.  For me, I wear it because nearly all the Thais wear it and I live here.  Even though the mask is no longer required in public, so many places still require it that it seems pointless to me to try avoiding it.
Also, I have become so used to wearing the mask that now I feel uncomfortable and awkward if I'm not wearing it.  It's not hurting anything, so I wear it.  I take it off when driving my car or entering a restaurant.  Other than that, most of the time it's on.
One other little thing - with a face that looks like mine, I'm doing the world a favor by covering it up with the mask.  A few others around here might be kind enough to consider doing the same . . .
 
"I know I'm ugly.  On Halloween when I open the door, the kids give me candy."
-  Rodney Dangerfield