The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: How can I tell ladyboys from ladies? Dear Pa Farang, I do not remember where it is, but I seem to remember that somewhere in your blog is a story of a gentleman who discovered his Thai girlfriend (who he was living […]
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4 rules for western women who want to socialize in Bangkok
Here at WoWasis, we always like monitoring what’s being said about male-female socialization in Asia, and we find one of the more interesting bloggers is Jenna, who writes out of Taiwan. She’s written a post today on how western women do (or do not) socialize in Asian countries, with a number of interesting observations and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on a trip to a Soapy Massage Parlor
editor’s note: for more on the nuts and bolts of the soapy massage experience, read WoWasis’ post on soapy massages For many years I have partied in Bangkok the traditional western way, which is to spend a great deal of my time in go-go bars and beer bars. These places are filled with western men, […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Good Manner: Thai prostitutes are in my hotel
The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Thai prostitutes are in my hotel Dear Pa Farang, I’ve been brought over here from Singapore to manage a hotel, and, as a western-educated woman, I’ve become concerned that our hotel bar has become inundated with Thai prostitutes, who appear at all […]
Read the rest of this entry »Beer in Vietnam: a WoWasis survey
With the exception of Laos, we at WoWasis feel that Vietnam has the best beer in Southeast Asia. What you’ll find is that Viet beers are stronger than most beers at home, so plan your evening accordingly, understanding that you’ll be overcharged for everything if your seller, whether it be a food vendor, taxi driver, […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis nightlife review: Ladyboy bars in Bangkok’s Nana Entertainment Plaza
Updated January, 2016 Ladyboy entertainment establishments are all over Bangkok. At Bangkok’s massive three-story Nana Entertainment Plaza on Sukhumvit Soi 4 (BTS Skytrain Nana station), there are a large number of adult-oriented gogo bars and beer bars, each catering to its own distinctive clientele. Seven of these are ladyboy bars. WoWasis readers have been asking […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on obese western women and shameless Thai ladies
Recently I have started to think that perhaps I need to work on my people skills. Now, I have to say that I have never been the most diplomatic guy, and one of the things that I love about living in Thailand is the total lack of political correctness that is so pervasive in the […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis comes clean: What’s a Thai soapy body-to-body massage? How does it work, and where do I get one?
My goodness, did we get some responses to our recent men’s spas in Thailand and soapy massage and museum on same day blog posts! Many of those writing were curious as to how these soapy body-to-body massage spas are operated, and how they can get one. We’re going to tell you how these soapy massage […]
Read the rest of this entry »US drug enforcement funds going to Bangkok girly bars?
Thousands of beer bottle coolers (known in Bangkok as “beer condoms”), in all probability funded by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have been distributed and remain in hundreds of Bangkok go-go bars, beer bars, and hotel bars in the aftermath of Operation Hot Spot. This law enforcement inititaive was launched as a joint […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on how (not) to behave at a party in Bangkok
Had a strange thing happen this week that reminded me just how stupid we can be when we drink too much and end up thinking with our little heads. I was invited to a very expensive and trendy Thai disco in the Ekamai section of Bangkok by a girlfriend who is a nurse at a […]
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