floridarob Posted Saturday at 05:20 AM Posted Saturday at 05:20 AM 8 hours ago, Olddaddy said: Sounds a bit discriminatory Do you stay away from pedestrian malls because of kids riding 🛹 skateboard too ? Maybe they smoke🚬 because they are nervous,I don't know ,I don't smoke but I have empathy and understanding and tolerance to help people change How you switched sides in just 2 hours is amazing Posted 6 hours ago 6 hours ago, sydneyboy1 said: I noticed smoking in that video. Hideous. Absolutely! They in reality should have smoking areas 🚬🚬 Quote
Olddaddy Posted Saturday at 05:49 AM Posted Saturday at 05:49 AM 31 minutes ago, floridarob said: How you switched sides in just 2 hours is amazing Posted 6 hours ago 6 hours ago, sydneyboy1 said: I noticed smoking in that video. Hideous. Absolutely! They in reality should have smoking areas 🚬🚬 They should have smoking rooms although I don't agree with smoking just like Australia and I'm sure the UK has Government run heroin injecting rooms to assist in harm minimisation , it's not to agree but to help these people,show some empathy please Has anyone seen the old Aussie guy who sits outside the Cocka2 bar frequently coughing his lungs up smoking continually He is welcome to smoke as it helps him and I for one sat there one day and cried with him as he told me he had lung disease , We must show understanding and be there when needed to help when they are ready to stop Be there support! Quote
emiel1981 Posted Saturday at 01:04 PM Posted Saturday at 01:04 PM 19 hours ago, khaolakguy said: if they will be allowing smoking inside, as per video, they will be ruling out another section of customers, including me. I actually think the guy in the video lit up because he's working there to get everything ready for the opening, and the bar isn't open. I don't expect it to be normal to smoke in the bar. I hope not. Because as a non-smoker, I find it really disgusting and will be standing outside again soon if it does. Hopefully, they'll be able to open the bar on the planned date of February 1st... Who'll be the first from our forum to take a look? I hope the bar does hire muscular guys. But preferably a little younger and fresher than the average Tawan guy. mauRICE and floridarob 2 Quote
mauRICE Posted Saturday at 05:48 PM Posted Saturday at 05:48 PM 5 hours ago, emiel1981 said: I actually think the guy in the video lit up because he's working there to get everything ready for the opening, and the bar isn't open. Yup, I thought so too. Thus far, the only bar that allows smoking in the bar that I know of is the current incarnation of Boyz Boyz Boyz in Pattaya. Quote
BjornAgain Posted Saturday at 06:21 PM Posted Saturday at 06:21 PM 21 minutes ago, mauRICE said: Yup, I thought so too. Thus far, the only bar that allows smoking in the bar that I know of is the current incarnation of Boyz Boyz Boyz in Pattaya. Quite a few do over in Sunnee, noticed Castro Show Bar in Boystown did. X-Boys don't, same for Dream Boys. Must admit, when I first visited Nice Boys a couple of years ago, there were ashtrays on the tables, so partook for a bit of 1980's nostalgia. As a rule, "nipping out for a breath of fresh air". mauRICE 1 Quote
mauRICE Posted Saturday at 06:23 PM Posted Saturday at 06:23 PM 8 minutes ago, BjornAgain said: Quite a few do over in Sunnee, noticed Castro Show Bar in Boystown did. X-Boys don't, same for Dream Boys. Must admit, when I first visited Nice Boys a couple of years ago, there were ashtrays on the tables, so partook for a bit of 1980's nostalgia. As a rule, "nipping out for a breath of fresh air". Thanks for the heads up, @BjornAgain. Just to clarify, they allow smoking IN the bar? Quote
BjornAgain Posted Saturday at 06:27 PM Posted Saturday at 06:27 PM Just now, mauRICE said: They allow smoking IN the bar? Yep. There are industrial extractors at work, well; Thai style domestic extractors at least. Quote
Kiwi306 Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago In the interest of doing research for this board, and completely not for any sense of self gratification on my part, I decided to amend my travel plans and report back on this auspicious occasion, ie the opening of the White Cat bar. So I arrived at Patpong at 8pm and had my usual chicken and basil rice from a stall with young ladies who are really delightful and always know what my menu choice is. And from there it was back and forth to check out the bar. There was a single chair at the bottom of the stairs, but I never saw anyone sitting on it. Sometimes the door was open and sometimes it was closed. Looking back, I guess I should have just walked up the stairs just to be nosey and try to find out what was going on. Anyway, I left at 10 30pm, but hopefully when I return to Bangkok, it will have already been officially opened. It is on the left hand side of Patpong, walking up from Silom and is discreetly located between 2 "pussy" bars. Atlas should have been a winner. From what I have heard it was mismanaged. ichigo, TMax, jamiebee and 1 other 3 1 Quote
macaroni21 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Thanks @Kiwi306 for your public service. I had to read your post twice because your opening paragraph seemed to suggest that it had opened for business ("ie the opening of the White Cat bar") and you were about to report on a visit. But in the end your likely conclusion was that it had not yet opened - is that right? Your dedication is appreciated. I believe you parked yourself at a nearby chicken rice stall for two and a half hours to be in the vicinity for regular checks. 5 hours ago, Kiwi306 said: Atlas should have been a winner. From what I have heard it was mismanaged. Why do you think Atlas was mismanaged? And since White Cat has the same owner (based purely on what I am reading here; I have no new information), are you then of a similar opinion as @khaolakguy? On 1/31/2026 at 1:20 AM, khaolakguy said: I give it a month Quote