vinapu Posted April 12 Posted April 12 15 hours ago, Keithambrose said: Only 25,000? good question. I have daily withdrawal limit set up by myself with my bank so not interested in higher amounts at current exchange rates Quote
Min Posted April 14 Posted April 14 On 4/12/2026 at 11:15 AM, zoomomancs said: I tend towards the opposite these days - no boy drinks but tip more. On 4/12/2026 at 1:18 PM, mauRICE said: Yes, that's if the bar allows them to have a choice. In some cases, they don't and the mama-san asks the guys directly what they'd like to drink, rudely by-passing the customer. This is what happened to me in Fresh Boy Bangkok last year: I was sitting alone inside the bar with a drink. A Viet boy walked by and saw me. Since he knew me, he stopped to have a little chitchat. A few minutes later, Mamasan (the big one) called out to him and said something in Thai. She looked kinda annoyed. The boy then told me in Vietnamese "We are not allowed to talk to customers like that without a drink" and then left. In Pattaya, I usually sit with a boy for about an hour. My usual rule is: one drink (cost 150B) and 300B tips. Boy can order a second drink and his tip reduced to 150B He can also order 3 drinks within an hour and no tips given in that case. Boys always went with the first option: one drink and 300B tips. bkkmfj2648, zoomomancs and Travelingguy 3 Quote
jason1975 Posted April 14 Author Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Min said: This is what happened to me in Fresh Boy Bangkok last year: I was sitting alone inside the bar with a drink. A Viet boy walked by and saw me. Since he knew me, he stopped to have a little chitchat. A few minutes later, Mamasan (the big one) called out to him and said something in Thai. She looked kinda annoyed. The boy then told me in Vietnamese "We are not allowed to talk to customers like that without a drink" and then left. In Pattaya, I usually sit with a boy for about an hour. My usual rule is: one drink (cost 150B) and 300B tips. Boy can order a second drink and his tip reduced to 150B He can also order 3 drinks within an hour and no tips given in that case. Boys always went with the first option: one drink and 300B tips. Good luck sitting with a boy for one hour in Bangkok and only one drink! Mamasan will chase them up on stage for rotation after 30 minutes or even less! bkkmfj2648, zoomomancs, vinapu and 1 other 1 3 Quote
vinapu Posted April 15 Posted April 15 16 hours ago, jason1975 said: Good luck sitting with a boy for one hour in Bangkok and only one drink! Mamasan will chase them up on stage for rotation after 30 minutes or even less! It's why Bangkok is capital and Pattaya just provincial backwater Keithambrose 1 Quote
jason1975 Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago Writing this from McDonald's Silom Road branch after lunch and waiting for massage at 4pm. My guy was supposed to be away in Vietnam from end January to October to build his house. But prices of construction materials increased this year and he needed to fork out more money so he decided to return to work in Bangkok during Songkran. It happened to be my birthday a few days ago so I decided to come to Bangkok for a weekend trip to celebrate belated birthday. I got off work at 2:30pm then took 5:30pm flight from Singapore. Arrived at 7pm and took leisurely ride on airport train and BTS to Silom. I met my guy who was waiting for me outside his bar Fresh Boy. I paid for 2 nights off fee and off we went to check in at 56 Surawong to be reacquainted... ichigo 1 Quote
