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I figured it was obvious I was talking about Bangkok and similar SE asian countries.

I'd suggest religion is a significant factor. The idea of Kharma, and reincarnation leads people to accept their place in this life, and if they live it well, the next life will be better.

Christianity has been homophobic since before 1946. So no.

Thai logic, I think: Boy drinks are not just about buying drinks for your companion(s). It's a fee for their time paid to the bar. If you buy a bottle, and give boys drinks from that, the boys get a drink but the bar does not get their fee for every drink the boys have. I assume charging for the bottle at boy drink prices isn't logical?

I shall make sure to stop by for an evening during my stay in Chiang Mai next month

For the price, it's a good deal. Just don't expect it to be doing anything much beyond basic web surfing type tasks.

Absolute nonsense. Mother drawing as much attention to the issue as possible, instead of trying to hide the incident suggests that a sense of injustice is motivating her. The school refusing to co-operate indicates that there is a problem that they do not want to, or are not capable of dealing with. There is apparently a video of this incident circulating amongst the students of the school.

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I often find myself being far pickier than I should be when perusing grindr. Unflattering photos do not help guys either.

My understanding is that Grindr is popular in BKK, at least it was last time I used it there. As is Hornet, Blued, Jack'd and probably some others.

I'd suggest just doing whatever the police tell you to do. And if they don't talk to you, sit back and watch the show

Worth remembering that the bar itself is being asked to pay for eyes to suddenly go blind whenever they inspect what the bar does.

A good body is expected. But it is always the face that seals the deal for me.

*Paid for by Thailand Tourist Board Heh, if it works, it works

Desperately sad, but not inexplicable. I imagine he might have felt a lot of pressure, given the circumstances of his being there, so far away from home. He may have felt extremely homesick, but felt completely trapped by the feeling of letting people down if he went home. Questions need to be asked of the acadamy he was at, and why they were not more attentive to this young adult in their care.

It's mostly an idiotic battle. One bar puts their music too loud, which makes it heard from the next bar. So that bar turns the volume of their music up to counter it. This goes on until they've scared away all their customers and close down. Something similar happened in Gran Canaria years ago. A popular bar opened next to an established drag show bar. Over the next couple of years, they battled each other, trying to drown out the music of the other. Eventually it seems they came to an agreement; and when the drag show was on, the other bar would turn down their music. In return, the drag bar wouldn't play music the rest of the time. Result for customers of both bars.

You're correct that Buddha is not held to be a god, but belief in one or more divine beings is not required for something to be a religion. Buddhism has a well defined belief system that 'guides' adherents on how to live their lives.

Or indeed, Myanmar.

Tourists should be wary of using the Motobike Taxis. Not only because of the risk of injury, but because your travel insurance might not cover the cost of treatment for those injuries or repatriation to your home nation if needed. Worth checking that it is covered before you decide on taking them. While you might be prepared to risk an injury, you may not want to risk your life savings

Amsterdam is actually a very small city. You can easily walk from one side of the city center to the other. Bangkok is far, far bigger, with many more districts. It's 'red light' district isn't really near the primary tourist traps and they're a lot less inclined to tell others how their lives should be lived.

More likely that she offered her services, and the tourist involved decided to offer up transphobic insults instead of smiling and saying "no thank you". Tourist found out that insulting Thai's to their face results in an impromptu Muay Thai match.

That's a really good way to put it, actually.

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I'd agree. The idea that the more muscles you have the more masculine you are is absurd nonsense.

Yup. Why not explore a little bit?