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    thaiophilus got a reaction from floridarob in Mexico City recommendation needed ..   
    This thread is 7 years old and this is the Gay Thailand forum.
    You might get better and more up-to-date information in the Latin America section --->
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Mexico City recommendation needed ..   
    This thread is 7 years old and this is the Gay Thailand forum.
    You might get better and more up-to-date information in the Latin America section --->
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from caeron in Mexico City recommendation needed ..   
    This thread is 7 years old and this is the Gay Thailand forum.
    You might get better and more up-to-date information in the Latin America section --->
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in Mexico City recommendation needed ..   
    This thread is 7 years old and this is the Gay Thailand forum.
    You might get better and more up-to-date information in the Latin America section --->
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from 10tazione in Silom hotel with decent luggage storage   
    The Malaysia always used to have a luggage room, but it's a while since I've stayed there.
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in UNESCO celebrates Songkran in Pattaya   
    ... except in France, where they reverse the order ...
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in Unplanned Bangkok Trip (March 2024)   
    I've experienced that on Srilankan Airlines.
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in The Foreign Mafia in Phuket   
    I'm mildly surprised ... that the Thai mafia have allowed a foreign mafia to take over their territory so easily. In a patronage-based society where networking is everything, I'd expect the incumbents to have a huge advantage.
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in The Foreign Mafia in Phuket   
    I'm mildly surprised ... that the Thai mafia have allowed a foreign mafia to take over their territory so easily. In a patronage-based society where networking is everything, I'd expect the incumbents to have a huge advantage.
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Riobard in Russian Man Found Hanged in Pattaya Forest   
    Judge for yourself. I think it's here but I could be wrong.
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    thaiophilus reacted to unicorn in Russian Man Found Hanged in Pattaya Forest   
    The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines a forest as, "Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban use."
    https://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.pdf
    Since 8 acres is 3.24 hectares, that would seem to qualify assuming the trees are at least 5 meters high, with a canopy cover of more than 10%. 
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    thaiophilus reacted to Marc in Calif in Russian Man Found Hanged in Pattaya Forest   
    You apparently cannot distinguish between the singular viz and the completely different vis-à-vis.
    Do try to keep up with your own language. 
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from splinter1949 in Pattaya not the fun it was once says nightlife guru   
    Sure, but for me better still is one bar with many boys, interacting with each other and the customers (and not their phones!) Statistically you have a better opportunity to find that "one boy" and the atmosphere is so much better while you're waiting for him to appear.
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in Pattaya not the fun it was once says nightlife guru   
    Sure, but for me better still is one bar with many boys, interacting with each other and the customers (and not their phones!) Statistically you have a better opportunity to find that "one boy" and the atmosphere is so much better while you're waiting for him to appear.
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from BL8gPt in Better to be retired than retarded - Thailand and Cambodia in January 2024. Trip report, brief but long.   
    That's an improvement. When I stayed in Old Sukhotai many years ago I was shocked 😵 to discover there was no night market. So where to eat? Fortunately my nose led me to an unmarked shophouse where a lady was making takeaway meals for local customers. She cooked me something quite pleasant but clearly toned down for the Western palate. She asked how I liked it and I managed to convey that I could have handled more spices, so she immediately made a repeat order with the proper degree of heat. From starvation to very satisfactory overeating 😋 ...
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    thaiophilus reacted to Riobard in Bangkok review site   
    I saw this today and it seems very comprehensive and current. I’m not going to search whether it’s been previously posted.
    If you go to the main menu you can link to Pattaya, Chiang Mai, or Phuket.
    https://gayandasia.com/en/bangkok
     
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    thaiophilus reacted to macaroni21 in Hi Guys!   
    IMHO not at all, but the only choice we have is either to enter+pay or not step foot in a bar at all.
    However, to be fair, 500 is not the price of the beer. It is a combo price for the following:
    1. The beer.
    2. The waiter's effort bringing it to you and watching you like a hawk for the rest of the evening in case you leave without settling the tab ("check bin").
    3. The gogo boys' pittance of a salary for being there on stage.
    4. The extra allowances paid to those boys who participate in shows.
    5. Your share of rent and utilities.
    6. Your share of the brown envelope money that even permits the bar to operate the way it does.
    7. Costs of other staff such as the DJ who does not know what tolerable volume level means.
    8. Management profit.
    All the above add up to 250 baht, which would be more or less what the girl gogo bars charge.  It is 500 baht because each customer who steps into a boy bar has to pay the share of the missing customer who, having seen the fast declining quality of the boys and their undress (less undressed than before), the boring shows, and the escalating prices, have since stopped to the bars or much less frequently than before. If not for paying the share of the missing customer, there won't be enough revenue to keep the bars going.
    Enjoy 😛
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Sex “on” the train   
    Yes.
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    thaiophilus reacted to omega in Finding a 7-11 is about to get easier   
    That's good. I always stuggle to find a 7/11 when I'm in Thailand. 
     
     
    /joke
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Sex “on” the train   
    Yes, if you get close enough to trigger a flashover. Also, it's not just the wire, some of the metalwork on top of the train may also be at the supply voltage, and depending on the system you could be dealing with anything up to 25 kilovolts. 
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in Sex “on” the train   
    Yes, if you get close enough to trigger a flashover. Also, it's not just the wire, some of the metalwork on top of the train may also be at the supply voltage, and depending on the system you could be dealing with anything up to 25 kilovolts. 
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from 10tazione in There will be one-way traffic on Jomtien 1   
    "Start 15 February 2024" if you believe the caption.
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    thaiophilus reacted to vinapu in Alternative to 90 days reporting?   
    seeing that picture at first I thought " 90 day report"  it's fancy named cafe or restaurant
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Ryanqqq in Better to be retired than retarded - Thailand and Cambodia in January 2024. Trip report, brief but long.   
    That's an improvement. When I stayed in Old Sukhotai many years ago I was shocked 😵 to discover there was no night market. So where to eat? Fortunately my nose led me to an unmarked shophouse where a lady was making takeaway meals for local customers. She cooked me something quite pleasant but clearly toned down for the Western palate. She asked how I liked it and I managed to convey that I could have handled more spices, so she immediately made a repeat order with the proper degree of heat. From starvation to very satisfactory overeating 😋 ...
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    thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Better to be retired than retarded - Thailand and Cambodia in January 2024. Trip report, brief but long.   
    That's an improvement. When I stayed in Old Sukhotai many years ago I was shocked 😵 to discover there was no night market. So where to eat? Fortunately my nose led me to an unmarked shophouse where a lady was making takeaway meals for local customers. She cooked me something quite pleasant but clearly toned down for the Western palate. She asked how I liked it and I managed to convey that I could have handled more spices, so she immediately made a repeat order with the proper degree of heat. From starvation to very satisfactory overeating 😋 ...
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