Londoner Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago One poster commenting on another topic mentioned an unfortunate experience in a straight hotel; this set me wondering whether such behaviour is commonplace in Thailand. I think not; it is true that when I'm with P in a hotel we don't look like a typical bar-boy and his client; he's now forty-three and I'm.... a little older. However, even considering our earliest trips to hotels outside Bangkok and Pattaya we never faced problems even when he was in his youthful-twenties. Planes, airports, restaurants, hotels....nothing. The only time when we have felt uncomfortable - and I stress felt- was when we were on a Phi Phi Island boat trip from Krabi which included a shared lunch for groups of eight or so tourists. Even then, it was hard to put our collective finger on why we both felt that way and both wanted to leave the table. It certainly wasn't the young Chinese (and noisy) girls who constituted the majority of the passengers. The people whom we felt were embarrassed by us were middle-aged, white and English-speaking. Only outside did we discover that we both felt the same way. An elderly Italian guy on the boat later went out of his way to be friendly to us. Perhaps he had noticed a frisson. A question; would a falang visitor in his fifties with a twenty year old Thai girl arouse cold looks or comments? Was it our sexuality or the assumption that our relationship was commercial that aroused the discomfort? pong2 1 Quote
Olddaddy Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Yes all old farangs would get the same whispering behind his back I see it on toktik comments all the time by "fat Karen's" Quote
Olddaddy Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Obviously you must be "cautious" ...is the right word ... perhaps not ...but if you plan to take your boyfriend on a tour group do your research, going on a pub crawl tour group in Soi Bukhao for example may not be a good idea It's only a perception that others may be whispering behind your back ...maybe in reality they don't care . As for hotels I can only recall one bad experience in 2024 ,October to be precise, no I don't know the exact date , but it was in Bangkok near Khao San road where I met a Grindr date in the lobby In the lift a young Australian couple were in there with us and after looking at my Thai Grindr date as she got out of the lift she said to her Aussie boyfriend "disgusting old men with boys ! Maybe that should give YOU some inkling ,if that's the right word , INKLING to stay in a hotel closer to the gay district !!!!! Quote
