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Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee’s 5 rules for surviving the Bangkok bar scene

Written By: herbrunbridge - Jun• 05•10

Guys like me enjoy the company of Entertainment Providers quite often and enjoy it immensely with very few negative experiences.  However, so many men find themselves losing their hearts, their money, and sometimes even their minds! So given this theme I will list below Khun Lee’s 5 Rules for handling oneself inside this arena. I must say that I NEVER thought I would have to hand out unsolicited advice on how to enjoy beautiful, sexy young Thai women. Seems like one could just go on auto-pilot and have the time of his life. Of course, as is so often the case, the real enemy is the guy you see in the mirror! 

1) Pay As You Go

This is THE GOLDEN RULE!! ALWAYS pay as you go. Never give a lady lump sums of money for any reason. Never fool yourself into thinking that she will like you more if you give her a monthly salary. Never prepay for any service or experience. Some of you may be thinking that this relates back to my first column about how ridiculous it is to “sponsor” a girl. Yes, you are right! With these ladies there is no yesterday and no tomorrow. Only today matters and if you gave her the sun, moon and stars last week she will think you are a bad guy for giving her nothing today. For example, I have a casual friend who was so infatuated with a top dancer from a popular Nana Entertainment Plaza bar that he asked her if she would quit work if he gave her enough money. Her response was that 30,000 baht a month would do it, so he gave her the money and she stopped dancing. Two weeks later he tells me that she rarely wants to see him and that she always seems too busy to meet! He feels like he spent his money for nothing. He did!! I happen to know this gal quite well, so I called her to enquire about her intentions. 

This is what she told me: “Lee, you have to understand the way we think. I spent the 30,000 by the 3rd of the month and yet he still wants to meet me and spend the night with me FOR FREE! Take last night for instance. I got 3 phone calls. One from him, one from a customer who paid me 4,000 baht once, and one from a regular customer who always gives me 2,500 baht. If I go out with customer number one I will get 4,000, customer number two pays 2,500, and your friend will give me NOTHING.”  She is right. My friend thinks giving her the 30,000 per month has paid UPFRONT for the whole month. In her mind, ONLY TODAY matters and until the 28th or 29th of the month (when she will try to reel him back in for another 30k on the 1st)  he has gone from the most desirable customer to the least desirable. I think that’s we call Ironic! Pay as you go relates to all aspects of the experience. Even on a smaller scale, such as paying a bar fine and telling the gal you will come back in an hour. She may be there, and she may not. Depends on whether she gets a better offer.  Don’t pay her anything unless you are walking out the door with her.

 2)  Enjoy The Game

Enjoy yourself! This is Paradise for single men and only losing your perspective can change that. I can pretty much guarantee that the guys who pay up front are NOT enjoying themselves. I love seeing the sly smile on my favorite ladies’ faces when I see them with another customer. I love it when they make provocative facial expressions when the guy’s back is turned. I love it when they tell me all their wild stories. Many guys feel the same way and these guys will always have a great time here. Last week I was in an internet café and an entertainment provider asked me to translate an email for her. She told me it was from her “husband” in England. Ten minutes later she is showing me a photo a guy sent to her in front of a HUGE house in London. I asked if the photo was from her husband in England. She said “that’s my OTHER husband in England.” Well I was cracking up laughing when another farang customer came over to me and he gave me a high five. He said“Man I just love these gals. They are completely SHAMELESS.” Really wish I had come up with that one. 

3)   Check Out Different Places

Don’t make the mistake of always going to the same places. Different places have VERY different atmospheres and the gal’s attitudes vary enormously. Popular places like Rainbow and Long Gun are great fun but never forget that with more customers ladies attitudes often deteriorate. Avoid Japanese bars at all costs. Nothing against the Japanese. Most are gentlemen, I rarely see one arguing over his bill or causing a fight. However, they overpay for service and expect so little in return. Any local guy will tell you that it’s a HUGE risk taking a lady from a primarily Japanese bar such as Rainbow. The ladies get lazy and spoiled. Many don’t even smile! 

4)  Never Forget That You Are The Customer

You are the customer and therefore have 99% of the power. Never forget this. If there is anything not to your liking just finish your drink, and go to another place. My attitude is that if the lady throws out any “qualifications” I am not interested. Such as, “I can’t do…,  I never do …, I don’t have time for …, I have to be back here in an hour” etc. No problem Nice to meet you. See you later. 

5)  Pay As You Go

Yes, this is the same as number one and this is THE GOLDEN RULE. Remember this and everything else will fall into place. 95% of the horror stories I hear are           from guys who broke this rule. Pay as you go. Enjoy the game. Check out lots of different places. Never forget that you are the customer and have the power. Oh, and PAY AS YOU GO!!  

 Next Week: Top 5 Rules For Scoring With Regular (Non-Bar) Gals. Yes, it will be a VERY different list!!!!!!!!!

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