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Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on comparisons between Thailand and the U.S.

Sitting in one of my favorite bars with a mate last night, we were discussing our various methods of charming the opposite sex and satisfying our disgusting animal urges.  My mate happened to mention that when making love to a woman “doggy” style he often attempts to enter another pleasure zone in that general region, […]

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A 3-way for my wife and I in Bangkok?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s question: a 3-way for my wife and I in Bangkok? Dear Pa Farang,  We will be traveling to Bangkok at the end of January. We are married (she is Chinese; I  am white) and looking for adult fun for both of us. She is […]

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Deadly bar scams on Bangkok’s Soi Cowboy?

For several years now, we’ve been hearing allegations that patrons have been unfairly overcharged at several bars on Bangkok’s Soi Cowboy. When they’ve challenged the bill, they’ve told stories about being physically threatened.  The allegations have been made in particular regarding  a number of bars owned by an Iranian who is known locally as “The Arab.” […]

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Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on the class structure of Thai women

One mistake many foreigners make when dealing with the gals in Thailand is not recognizing what class the lass comes from.  Many western countries do not have a definite class structure so it is understandable that guys often make this simple but fatal error. Thailand, as most of you know already, has a very specific class […]

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Apartment Asian Massage Parlors (AAMP) in North America: how masseuses create a home in a motel

In earlier posts, WoWasis described the nuances of the AAMP (Apartment Asian Massage Parlor) scene in North America,  and defined a list of commonly used AAMP acronyms.  Although a number of these women live and work out of their own apartments, many do not. So how do they instantly create a homey environment in a […]

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Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on the life story of a 21 year old Thai bar girl

She is only 21 years old but already has 4 ½ years of working as an “entertainment provider” under her belt.  Now fluent in both English and Thai while studying Mandarin Chinese, this confident young lady and I sat down this week for a cup of coffee and she told the entire story of her […]

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WoWasis mailbag: Tourist rip-offs in Vietnam, Greece, and Egypt

We’re at WoWasis are always happy to get mail. Here’s an email we received this week: Dear WoWasis, We surfed your website and the information you give about annoyances in Vietnam was very helpful to us. Just one thing: you mention that touts and rip offs in vietnam are as common as in Greece or […]

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Adult nightlife in Taipei: Save it, granny, we’ll do our punting in Bangkok

We here at WoWasis aren’t prejudiced against age. But we’d rather see Granny working a food cart than peddling her feminine charms to passerby, which is exactly what dozens of ladies of a certain age are doing on Taipei’s Shuangcheng Street every night.  Our guess as to the age range of the working ladies on […]

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Pa Farang on taxi scams in Bangkok

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: My taxi driver refuses to turn meter on: taxi scams in Bangkok Dear Pa Farang,  What gives withBangkok taxis?  Half the time the driver refuses to turn the meter on, and quotes me a rediculous price.  Am I being taken to the […]

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WoWasis sex book review: Lujo Bassermann’s ‘History of Prostitution’

We here at WoWasis were skeptical at first: would this be just another titillating tome, or would there be real substance here?  We were thrilled, because Lujo Bassermann’s The Oldest Profession: A History of Prostitution (1967, ISBN 0-88029-248-2) is scholarly, well-written, and readable. And it’s not a history of prostitution so much as it is […]

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