thaiophilus
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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 ðĩ 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 ð ...
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thaiophilus reacted to Riobard in Bangkok review site
I saw this today and it seems very comprehensive and current. Iâm not going to search whether itâs 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.
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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.Â
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thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Sex âonâ 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.Â
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thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in Sex âonâ 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.Â
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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"Â 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 ðĩ 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 ð ...
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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 ðĩ 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 ð ...
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thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu 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 ðĩ 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 ð ...
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thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in GPS gone awry
"The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it in a spectacular manner!"
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thaiophilus got a reaction from TMax in Ever forget your meds?
Or talk to your pharmacist. They should know, maybe better than the doctor, about possible interactions. And, in the UK at least, are much more accessible âđïļ
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thaiophilus got a reaction from splinter1949 in Pattaya Day 2 Jan 2024
So you won't be shortening "āļāļĢāļļāļāđāļāļāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļāļĢ āļāļĄāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļāđāļāļŠāļīāļāļāļĢāđ āļĄāļŦāļīāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļļāļāļĒāļēāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļīāļĨāļ āļ āļāļāļāļĢāļąāļāļāđ āļĢāļēāļāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļļāļĢāļĩāļĢāļĄāļĒāđ āļāļļāļāļĄāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāđāļ§āļĻāļāđ āļĄāļŦāļēāļŠāļāļēāļ āļāļĄāļĢāļāļīāļĄāļēāļ āļāļ§āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļāļīāļ āļŠāļąāļāļāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļīāļĒāļ° āļ§āļīāļĐāļāļļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļīāļāļāļīāđ" next time you visit? ð
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thaiophilus got a reaction from Patanawet in Malaysia Hotel
An article here about the hotel's history:
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/arts/2017/11/24/salute-50-years-late-nights-bangkoks-malaysia-hotel/
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thaiophilus got a reaction from floridarob in Malaysia Hotel
Would that have been Malee, my usual breakfast stop when I stayed in the Malaysia? Owned by US/Thai couple Peter and Golf, photos on the walls of their many VIP guests. When they first opened, the BiB sent an officer round to negotiate their tea money, but they introduced him to Golf's cousin, whose Army uniform had a lot of brass on it. After that they had no problems ð
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thaiophilus got a reaction from reader in Malaysia Hotel
Would that have been Malee, my usual breakfast stop when I stayed in the Malaysia? Owned by US/Thai couple Peter and Golf, photos on the walls of their many VIP guests. When they first opened, the BiB sent an officer round to negotiate their tea money, but they introduced him to Golf's cousin, whose Army uniform had a lot of brass on it. After that they had no problems ð
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thaiophilus got a reaction from reader in Malaysia Hotel
An article here about the hotel's history:
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/arts/2017/11/24/salute-50-years-late-nights-bangkoks-malaysia-hotel/
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thaiophilus reacted to Vessey in Winner Boys Pattaya Re-Opening 1st June
Latest batch of pics from the Winner Boys FaceBook page.
Having visited the bar several times last month I can confirm a number of new boys and overall a more lively and positive vibe about the bar than I remember for a number of years.
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thaiophilus got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Pattaya Day 2 Jan 2024
FWIW Herts, Leics, Lincs, Mons, Notts, Staffs, Warks are all formal contractions of county names, only used in writing, and not even slightly cute. Likewise Hants, Northants, Oxon and Salop. You won't hear them used in colloquial spoken British English. Plenty of British towns and cities get nicknames, but I'm not aware of any that do it by adding an S , so I think you need to look elsewhere to explain "Pats", "Patts" or even (ugh!) "Patters".
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thaiophilus got a reaction from vinapu in Pattaya Day 2 Jan 2024
So you won't be shortening "āļāļĢāļļāļāđāļāļāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļāļĢ āļāļĄāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļāđāļāļŠāļīāļāļāļĢāđ āļĄāļŦāļīāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļļāļāļĒāļēāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļīāļĨāļ āļ āļāļāļāļĢāļąāļāļāđ āļĢāļēāļāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļļāļĢāļĩāļĢāļĄāļĒāđ āļāļļāļāļĄāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāđāļ§āļĻāļāđ āļĄāļŦāļēāļŠāļāļēāļ āļāļĄāļĢāļāļīāļĄāļēāļ āļāļ§āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļāļīāļ āļŠāļąāļāļāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļīāļĒāļ° āļ§āļīāļĐāļāļļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļīāļāļāļīāđ" next time you visit? ð
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thaiophilus got a reaction from Latbear4blk in Pattaya Day 2 Jan 2024
So you won't be shortening "āļāļĢāļļāļāđāļāļāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļāļĢ āļāļĄāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļāđāļāļŠāļīāļāļāļĢāđ āļĄāļŦāļīāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļļāļāļĒāļēāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļīāļĨāļ āļ āļāļāļāļĢāļąāļāļāđ āļĢāļēāļāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļļāļĢāļĩāļĢāļĄāļĒāđ āļāļļāļāļĄāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāđāļ§āļĻāļāđ āļĄāļŦāļēāļŠāļāļēāļ āļāļĄāļĢāļāļīāļĄāļēāļ āļāļ§āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļāļīāļ āļŠāļąāļāļāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļīāļĒāļ° āļ§āļīāļĐāļāļļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļīāļāļāļīāđ" next time you visit? ð
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thaiophilus got a reaction from 10tazione in Pattaya Day 2 Jan 2024
So you won't be shortening "āļāļĢāļļāļāđāļāļāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļāļĢ āļāļĄāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļāđāļāļŠāļīāļāļāļĢāđ āļĄāļŦāļīāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļļāļāļĒāļēāļĄāļŦāļēāļāļīāļĨāļ āļ āļāļāļāļĢāļąāļāļāđ āļĢāļēāļāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļļāļĢāļĩāļĢāļĄāļĒāđ āļāļļāļāļĄāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāđāļ§āļĻāļāđ āļĄāļŦāļēāļŠāļāļēāļ āļāļĄāļĢāļāļīāļĄāļēāļ āļāļ§āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļāļīāļ āļŠāļąāļāļāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļīāļĒāļ° āļ§āļīāļĐāļāļļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļīāļāļāļīāđ" next time you visit? ð
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thaiophilus got a reaction from dscrtsldnbi in Pattaya Day 3 Jan 2024
Thanks. I now see my problem, which isn't colour vision. The map location is clear enough, but Google's interpretation of it may depend on who you are, or something in your search history. When I followed @floridarob's link, Google tried to take me to "Fortune Pharmacy" which I now see is the shop next door, but for reasons known only to Google, it actually centred the map on a completely different pharmacy. Here is where it should have gone.