The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Am I the victim of racial discrimination in Bangkok go-go bars? Dear Pa Farang, Three of us got 86’d from a go-go bar. Our crime? One of our group had just bought a drink for a dancer who sat beside him, […]
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WoWasis book review: Christopher Seymour’s ‘Yakuza Diary’
One of the joys of visiting used bookstores is finding past gems, like Christopher Seymour’s Yakuza Diary: Doing Time in the Japanese Underworld (1996, 0-87113-604-X). Seymour, in riding around with and interviewing various Yakuza, seems to be, by the end of the book, clearly a fan of the Yakuza subculture. There are loads of great […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on Bangkok nightlife today vs. 1995
I’d like to take the time to compare Bangkok and the entertainment scene today to the reality of what it was like in 1995 when I first came here. I stress “reality” because I am constantly hearing whining voices saying “it was soooo much better in the good old days” and such nonsense as this. […]
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Man do I love Thailand!! This one is for you, WoWasis. I was getting a massage the other day at a rather out of the way place near Bangkapi (northeast Bangkok) and it was becoming obvious to me that they were not accustomed to having western customers. I must admit I was more than a […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Good Manner: Fat old man can’t get a date in Thailand
The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Fat old man can’t get a date in Thailand Dear Pa Farang, This is a letter of frustration. I’m in my mid-50’s, and have been to Thailand several times. I originally came here for good scuba, and kept coming back because […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on the perils of sponsoring a Thai bargirl
I always find it interesting just how different Thai culture is from our Western culture. Most people can see the obvious differences such as language, food and customs. However, after living in Thailand 6 years I find it remarkable how Thai people can look at even the most insignificant event from a totally different perspective. […]
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I have an English friend in Bangkok who has gotten himself into quite a mess. This guy has the same “disconnect” that I see in so many western men in Thailand. Let me explain what I mean by “disconnect.” When I meet educated, successful men from Asia, Latin America, Africa, or anywhere other than Europe, […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Good manner: Farang western wife doesn’t want husband going to Bangkok
The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Farang wife doesn’t want husband going to Bangkok Dear Pa Farang, You might find it unusual, getting a letter from a woman, but I’ll confess, my husband put me up to it. We’re both in our mid-30s, comfortably living in Los […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on bar survival during Bangkok’s low season
Just returned from an 18 day trip to America and what a shock to my system! Thailand and America are on opposite sides of the planet and I don’t think they could be any more different. How strange to experience culture shock when returning to one’s own home country. I am so spoiled living in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye: how Warren nearly met his demise
Here at WoWasis, we keep a pretty sharp eye on ways to meet one’s end in Southeast Asia. One of our favorite true stories was told by private eye Warren Olson, whose book Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye: True stories from the case files of Warren Olson is a must read (more info at […]
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