thaiophilus

Is it wrong as a board owner to just fucking ban anyone who supports Trump as they often bring down the intelligence level of the board?

No need to view it that way. The net effect of such a decision would actually raise the residual intelligence level.

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.

but if you're in Bangkok and you really really really want a cast iron statue, here's the place:
(Google Street View) and there are two more floors of the stuff inside... 😵
 

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.

Some good advice here; I hope newtobangkok12 feels that his questions have been answered.
As a general point, we should be welcoming newbies both to Gay Thailand and to this forum. Neither will survive without such people.

@newtobangkok123 in Thailand's massage parlours, whether it's a place primarily for legit massages or one primarily for erotic massages, the client makes two payments. The first is to the shop. The amount will be based on the their price list depending on the service you choose. You know that already. Some shops require you to pay before the session begins, other shops are happy to take payment (for the shop) after the session.
The second payment is directly from you to the service provider. It is always made AFTER the session. Your chief question is how to know how much.
First of all, not all massage places publish minimum tips. Some do, some don't. Legit massage places almost never publish minimum tips. Erotic massage places mostly do nowadays, or if they do not publish them publicly, the receptionist will whisper to you as you pay the shop's fee. Or, there will be something stated as a footnote on the menu card. Just be alert and pay attention. The rule of thumb is that any place with a stated minimum, however stated - whether publicly published, whispered or footnoted - you can assume to be an erotic massage place where the service provider expects that you would want a happy ending, or at least to get hard.
So, to your question: Once I know the minimum tip, does this tip include the happy ending?  the answer is Yes. Also, even if you decline the offer of a happy ending during the session, the minimum applies. That's simple enough
However, regular visitors to massage parlours do not always pay just the minimum. The "how much" gets trickier. If it's a handjob, something like the minimum, plus a bit more (20%?) if you're orgasmically over the moon, will be fine. But if it was mediocre, just pay the minimum. More often than not, there is no discussion about handjobs; the service provider proceeds towards it, and you have to stop him if you do not want the session to go in that direction.
If you're into plugging holes, you will probably be having a brief discussion in the room regarding who does what to whose hole, and in the course of that discussion, the service provider may mention a figure perhaps 25-50% higher than the previously stated minimum. Naturally, if you agree, that's the new minimum for your session. (If he quotes a new figure that is 75 - 100% above the pre-session minimum, I am likely to turn it down, as such a high mark-up probably indicates an unwillingness to go that route.) Whatever you've agreed, you can tip another 20-30% more above that new minimum if you're intoxicated with delight from his services (but they don't expect that). If for some reason, there is no discussion about any new minimum, then if he bottoms, you can still use the above percentages as a guide, i.e. anything from 25 - 50% above the minimum that was stated pre-session. If he tops. I think the pre-session minimum is still the reference level (but this is not an area I am familiar with).
If it's a legit massage, my practice is to think in terms of maximum tip and then discount from there. If it was an excellent legit massage, I would apply the maximum, which would be an amount for the service provider that is the same quantum as what the shop charged for the session. However, if it was legit, but substandard, then I start discounting from the maximum. Example: I book a legit massage for 700 baht. If the guy delivers a very good massage, he gets 700 too. If not so good, then 600, or 500 and so on.
What happens if, in what looks like a legit place, the service provider also delivers a handjob in the privacy of the room? If there was a discussion in the room, then all's clear. If no discussion, then I tend to tip some kind of industry average for handjob, which, in Bangkok (since you asked about Bangkok), may be in the 1000 - 1200 range.
As with all conversations about appropriate tips, this post is going to get wild reactions from other members of the board. Some will say my ranges are too high and I am spoiling the market. More likely, others will pick up a megaphone and decry what a cheapskate I am. Without knowing who I am or which country I come from, they will say that (a) I come from a rich country, (b) I am perforce rich, and (c) I am a disgrace to humanity for failing to throw money around like Mansa Musa on his pilgrimage to Mecca.
All I can say is that my rules of thumb have worked for the hundreds of massages I have had over decades, and no service provider has said - not to my face at least - I tip too little. I simply don't believe in bragging about my wealth (if any) by showing off. I was raised by parents who taught me that showing off is very crass.

While trawling Tumblr I tripped over this: https://gaykohsamuithailand.tumblr.com/
Mostly it seems to be advertising "Emerald Green Mens Club" but there's some eye candy (not all Thai) too. Not sure where the Parthenon fits in, though.
For an overview see https://gaykohsamuithailand.tumblr.com/archive
Disclaimer: I have had no dealings with the listed businesses, so this is neither a recommendation nor the opposite.

While trawling Tumblr I tripped over this: https://gaykohsamuithailand.tumblr.com/
Mostly it seems to be advertising "Emerald Green Mens Club" but there's some eye candy (not all Thai) too. Not sure where the Parthenon fits in, though.
For an overview see https://gaykohsamuithailand.tumblr.com/archive
Disclaimer: I have had no dealings with the listed businesses, so this is neither a recommendation nor the opposite.

While trawling Tumblr I tripped over this: https://gaykohsamuithailand.tumblr.com/
Mostly it seems to be advertising "Emerald Green Mens Club" but there's some eye candy (not all Thai) too. Not sure where the Parthenon fits in, though.
For an overview see https://gaykohsamuithailand.tumblr.com/archive
Disclaimer: I have had no dealings with the listed businesses, so this is neither a recommendation nor the opposite.

You've finally found a topic that you know less about than others: accident investigation.
You don't "infer negligence" until after the evidence has been discovered and evaluated. You prefer to skip that process and go directly to guilt.
 

I'd be reluctant to rush to judgement until ALL communications issues are fully established and investigated along with any other mitigating circumstances.
Like a doctor accused of malpractice, the pilot deserves an impartial and objective review of all factors before fault is determined.

Assuming you used an official airport taxi,, they are supposed to be subject to certain rules... like using the meter without haggling, and I can't remember the last time I had that problem. I hope things haven't changed for the worse since I last used them in 2020. You used to  be given a form with the driver's name and vehicle registration, which you can use to report them if there are problems.  Never heard of a "baggage fee", but there is a 50B airport surcharge which is added to the meter.

Wow, to honor their season of love, some Christians chose antisemitic tropes. Merry they are, indeed.

You are attacking the wrong person Vinapu is one of the most  honest , kind and optimistic of the forum members here .he sent you greetings for Christmas and a request to leave him out of unnecessary arguments and in return you are attacking him as being sarcastic.
I won't send you Merry Christmas greetings because obviously you are not celebrating it and you will attack me back as being sarcastic too ...

Marc
Merry Christmas to you too !
no need to waste energy on attacking me and trying to draw me into discussion I have no intention to partake in.
As for cowardly approach,  what I can say ?  Perhaps quote late Canadian prime minister Trudeau (father of current )who responded to some Nixon's remarks " I was called worse things by better people ".
Never short on self-esteem I can live with being called forum "booster". After so many years of posting here I have some reputation on the forum I guess. Whatever that reputation is , it's up to readers to qualify. Nobody is forced to like anything others are posting so if you don't like mine , fine , we can still have  a breakfast together at Foodland.
Peace and holiday cheer be with you. Amen

I'm no oenologist but I'd have thought a sweet Cabernet Sauvignon would be highly unusual. Maybe the donor adulterated it with something else? 😉 🍷

I'm delighted you enjoyed it. Sweet red wine is slightly unusual and probably goes well with peanuts. Those I mentioned in my post would be somewhat ruined by the salt in the peanuts. But to each his own taste. Wine can go with amost anything.
Mind you, when China was opening up under Deng Xiao-ping's reforms, the Chinese businessmen who quickly became rich liked to entertain the  principals of western companies with whom they were doing business - or whose production processes they were stealing LOL. They would host expensive dinner parties and order only the best red wine Chateau Mouton Rothschild - one of the 5 truly great Bordeaux wines - which they would then dilute with Coca-Cola! True!  

If Nice Boys are "going upmarket" does this mean that they use doilies to cover the cum stains?

First, define "gay hotel". Some would say the only truly "gay hotel" in Bangkok was the now-defunct Babylon Barracks...

Probably named after this town in Bavaria..
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Probably named after this town in Bavaria..
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Probably named after this town in Bavaria..
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This Austrian village was renamed a few years ago,

 
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Probably named after this town in Bavaria..
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