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Uh-huh. 🙄 Does your young Indian companion celebrate Diwali? If he does, wish him Happy Diwali for me. I'm on a three-day long weekend and spending it at my partner's place in Songkhla. 💞

...and in India you're a fluffy poori?🤔 *bobbles head *

Why not? Aren't you Cam's boyfriend/partner and have known each other for at least half a year now and lived together for two months, under the most trying conditions? At what point will it be okay for you to ask personal questions of your own partner? I'll be the first to say relationships are rarely 50-50: the balance of power, commitment and sanguineness varies at different stages of the relationship but you seem to have taken yourself out of the equation altogether.

Zack the owner of @Home Bar? I didn't see him this year either. We spoke once a few years ago. He was friendly and welcoming. I'm sorry to hear that he's unwell. The bar was open last Halloween and I think his partner is running it now.

You missed out the final stage of retirement - death. Because when you Gotta Go, you Gotta GO.

I wouldn't say "great familiarity" but having been in Pattaya for short visits this past year one does notice things. And from what I've seen, the old farang in Jomtien Complex, with or without partners, seem to be doing okay and are enjoying themselves. Some of their partners may double up as carers but my point is they haven't stopped living just because they've got older.

While munching on fava beans?

Carlson? 😒 I know it's an informal, old-fashioned Aussie word for food or meal but it sure dates you, @BjornAgain .🤭 Coqtales is where they hold the weekly quizzes and bingo nights which attract some of Pattaya's oldest farang (and that's saying something).

Yes.

Yes, I'm sure @khaolakguy lies in bed naked at night like a starfish hoping you'll fall through the ceiling. 🙄

No wonder her husband has custody of the children - the woman's a lush! 🥴

Not always.

Are you hitting on @khaolakguy ? 🤔😏

Of course; I'm just trying to be helpful. The information I shared may be useful to others with similar dietary requirements.

Fish is vegetarian? I think McDonald's uses vegetable oil for frying but I'm not 100% sure. Some farang-style fish 'n' chip shops use beef fat. Kosher in Thailand...hmmm your safer bets would be a kosher restaurant attached to an established, legit Chabad House (there are many illegal ones in Thailand now) or special meals served after Shabat services at a synagogue. There are three kosher restaurants that I know of in Bangkok which I hope genuinely abide by kashrut practices. Two are located on site at the Chabad House Bangkok in Pra Nakorn, Khaosan: HaChalavit Dairy (excellent variety of vegetarian and dairy items) and The Kosher Place which serves meat dishes but also has vegetarian options. The Kosher Place is unique in that it has kosher Thai dishes on its menu. The third place is J Cafe in Sukhumvit 20 which serves fish and vegetarian dishes. It has an attached mini-market where you can stock up on kosher snacks and sandwiches. I hope this helps to break the monotony of McDonald's. By the way, I assume you're familiar with Deut. 7:3? 🤭😏

Soju is widely available in Thailand, including at 7-11s and supermarkets. It was probably on the menu at the bar where he worked and other watering holes which he frequented with his clients and friends. It's a popular drink at host bars and mid-range Thai pubs - and is often used in drinking games due to its perceived "lightness". At 28 and having worked the bars of Patpong for a number of years, I would think Cam is no babe in the woods.

No, we can't although I've seen plenty of 70-year-olds behaving like 12-year-olds in Thailand. Oh wait a minute...maybe that was just in Sunee Plaza...👴👱‍♂️🤔

It's called Wellmax I think and another forum member had been there recently and written about it. Not allowing over 55s in for safety reasons could be true. Some may be overweight and/or have mobility issues. The extreme heat and cold may also affect people with heart and blood pressure issues. To be fair, I know guys in their 40s with similar health issues - my partner recently put a heart stent in a 27-year-old - but I suppose the sauna needed to have a practical cut-off point and 55 was it.

Soju, a Korean-styled distilled spirit, manufactured by Tawandang 1999, a major distillery in Thailand. It is widely available in bars, 7-11s and supermarkets. It is traditionally distilled using Thai jasmine rice to achieve a smooth, clean finish similar to authentic Korean soju.

Says he who always means what he says. 🙄

Did she confiscate his bag of pappadams? Welcome to Pattaya! We missed each other by two days. ☺️ They did a good job with Halloween but I felt Pride in July was a lot more elaborate and festive. There's a sense that there's only so much one can do with Halloween as living among the gaynizens of Pattaya year in and year out was scary enough. I see you're doing a BYO. 😉 There's another youngish Indian guy hanging out in Supertown. He does social media and calisthenics. I'm not sure but I think he's with somebody.

Ha ha ha. I'm happily partnered and we will have been together 16 years next month. Why have hamburgers outside when you can have steak at home. 😉🤵‍♂️🤵🫶

Bars will be busier but do drink and food prices really go up during the high season?

Hmmm...do you think the feeling might be mutual? 🤔😏

Why? Have you been hanging out with Olddaddy?