Monday, November 9, 2009

Soi Cowboy

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Soi Cowboy is located close to the intersection of Sukhumvit Road and Asoke Road. It is just about 100 meter from the intersection and connects Asoke Road with Soi 23 Sukhumvit, running parallel to Sukhumvit Road. Left far corner of the intersection if you are coming from the direction of Nana, Landmark, Ambassador.

It is a about 300 meter long street, with a total of about 40 small and bigger bars, located on both sides. Famous bars include Long Gun, Tilac, both close to Asoke Road.
On the other side, close to Soi 23, we find Baccara, Midnite bar, Our Place, (and Dollhouse) In between them, a vast array of smaller bars.

Dollhouse Agogo Bar
All of the girls dance topless, and some occasionally in the nude.
There are very few girls coming 'straight from the farm' here. That is, most girls are well into their twenties, and seem to be more 'professional' than in some other bars. This can have benefits for customers, but not for those who prefer a shy, unexperienced girl that just started working.

Some pics of Dollhouse girls


Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Lolitas bangkok

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Lolitas is a BJ Bar in bangkok with locations in other parts of thailand also, and yes BJ Stands for Blow job. It is called a BJ bar becuase There is a room up stairswhere you can take your favorite Bar girl and she will give you a Blow Job, of course she'll weant to be paid for it. Prices have been reported as being around 700 baht which is around $20 u.s.

Getting There: If you are coming by BTS get off at Nana Station (Sukhumvit Line). Take exit No. 4 and go down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs do a U Turn and walk to the next corner (Soi 8) and turn right. Go straight ahead until you see 7-11 (on the corner of the 2nd sub-soi) and turn right. Walk down the sub-soi and you will see Lolita's on the left. There are typically 5-10 girls in school girl outfits sitting outside.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Interesting Video About nightlife in Thialand, phuket, patpong,

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Lady Boys IN this vid, don't worry there also lots of cute thai girls also. Nightlife in phuket is awesome, lot's cute thai bar girls,
00:50 Lady boy blowing a kiss
00:55 Lady boy to the left of western guy dressed as lady
01:01 Two lady boys with there boobs out. All these lady boy entertainers want is money for photo.
01:11 Lady boy in yellow top dancing on stage
01:33 Lady boy walking in the street
01:36 Two more walking in street
02:30 Lady boy in white dancing on bar
02:52 Lady boy with lots of lips stick and big ear rings.
03:04 Lady boy pose for photo with Paul
03:22 Lady boy behind bar
04:39 Lady boy pestering man walking by
05:00 All lady boys in the Lady Boy Cabaret bar
05:46 Lady boy blows another kiss
06:45 Lady boy hugs farrang
06:59 Lady boy sticks middle finger up at me
07:05 Lady boy on far left
07:59 Lady boy in white. How can you tell? Look at the size of hands.
08:26 Two Lady boys pose for camera with Paul

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Sexy bar girl dancing

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thai bar girl dancing at a bar in thailand, waiting for a guy to pay her bar fine!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Sexy thai bar girl dancing in Pattaya

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Music Video of pattaya Bar girls

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Thai Bars of Pattaya with sexy Asian hookers. Really excellent video by Solinar

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Thai bar girl eye candy

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in love with thai bar girl story

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If there's one thing Thailand has become famous for, it's the holiday romance. Married, single, divorced - it doesn't matter for the Thai girl, who will be on the lookout for the Farang who will make her life less of a hardship.

It's easy to see how romance blossoms under the sun and I was one of those caught up in the world of beer, bars and easy sex.

I'm a bus driver in the UK and to this day still totally besotted with Nong, a lovely girl from Burriram. She was the girl who became my exotic and erotic long time friend, on the other side of the world.

Or so I thought. We met in a bar in Pattaya where Nong worked as 'a bar girl' . She gave me the sad dog look and told me I was her only customer that night.

Absolute bollocks of course. I bought her a drink, and then we had a load more until her boss made some signs that meant "Are you going to take her out for the night or do you want her short time?".

At least that's what Nong told me the signs meant - I hadn't a clue. I was so naïve I didn't even know their job was to entertain their male customers and get paid for the pleasure they bring, sometimes a different one every night.

I found out later the very name 'bar girl' often brings sneers from many people. I thought it was just me she liked, but over time I learnt how it all works and how you can get shafted.

But I didn't care - at least I thought I didn't. I guessed Nong had been around the block a few times but for me, at that time, she was mine.

Fact was that she was great to be with and a very funny person, always had a huge smile from ear to ear and absolutely nothing stopped her from being the fun girl.

I got back home and couldn't stop thinking about her, and thinking up ways of affording to get back to Thailand to see her.

Of course she just carried on doing what she had always done, but when I eventually turned up again, she gave me her full attention. We talked long distance on the phone and eventually after a while, we became an item.

I felt we were as close to being a couple as Thai girl and Farang man can be. She was great, she helped out in lots of ways, we went on holidays together, and for me we were 'in love' My long term aim was to divorce the wife and move to Thailand, live in Burriram and build a nice house.

But then it all started to go wrong. I got jealous. I wanted her all the time just for me, not for a load of fat beer swilling punters who turned up every night.

Eventually I said enough is enough - you leave the bar or I'm going home. So she said OK give me 20,000 Baht a month and we'll see. No chance - not on my wages. So, I left.

Let down, bewildered and still not totally understanding what I'd done wrong. I do now. . I couldn't afford her and I guess she couldn't afford to support her family without that money, but I know she also enjoyed the bar life.

For her it was fun and it meant not living in a quiet village looking after her old parents. And she got a paid for doing something she enjoyed - sex. That all came out one night when we both got pissed.

She told me she would take my 20,000 and still work in the bar. That was too much - I guess I'm a dreamer but reality struck and kicked me in the balls.

She said she might go back upcountry one day and pick spuds, but I'm back on the buses, a wiser but no less hurt guy who believed for just a while he had become a friend and lover, not a customer.

There's a difference - the delusions and desires of the western man and the ambitions of a Thai bar girl are never far apart in The Land of Smiles.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Update to date info on bangkok nightlife

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Bangkok's nightlife used to be round-the clock but due to recent social order campaigns there have been quite a lot of crack-downs. Nearly all restaurants, bars and clubs are now forced to close before 1 AM, a few are allowed to stay open till 2 AM. (Informal sidewalk bars do stay open all night, particularly in lower Sukhumvit.) You must carry your passport for ID checks and police occasionally raid bars, subjecting all customers to drug tests (discos only), though these mostly occur at places that cater for hi-society Thais.

One of Bangkok's main party districts is Silom, home not only to perhaps the world's most famous go-go bar strip Patpong, but plenty of more legitimate establishments catering to all tastes. For a drink with a view, the open-air rooftop bar/restaurants of Vertigo and Sirocco are particularly impressive. Similar bars to the ones at Patpong can be found in the lower Sukhumvit area, at Nana Entertainment Plaza (soi 4) and Soi Cowboy (soi 23), while a large number of more trendy and more expensive bars and nightclubs can be found in the higher sois as well, eg. Thong Lor (soi 55), Bed SupperclubQ Bar, or Met bar. Hippie hangout Khao San Road is also slowly gentrifying and a score of young trendy Thai teenagers have also made their mark there. Most of the younger Thais though, still prefer to congregate around Ratchadaphisek Road.

Smoking is forbidden in all restaurants, bars and nightclubs, whether air-conditioned or non-air-conditioned.


Go Go & beer bars


The go-go bar is an institution of Bangkok's "naughty nightlife". In a typical go-go, several dozen dancers in bikinis (or less) crowd the stage, shuffling back and forth to loud music and trying to catch the eye of punters in the audience. Some (but not all) also put onshows where girls perform on stage, but these are generally tamer than you'd expect — nudity, for example, is technically forbidden. In a beer bar, there are no stages and the girls are wearing street clothes.

If this sounds like a thinly veiled veneer for prostitution, it is. Though some point to the large number of American GIs during the Vietnam War as the point of origin of the Thai sex trade, others have claimed that current Thai attitudes towards sexuality have deeper roots in Thai history. Both go-go and beer bars are squarely aimed at the foreign touristsand it's fairly safe to assume that most if not all Thais in them are on the take. That said, it's perfectly OK to check out these shows without actually partaking, and there are more and more curious couples and even the occasional tour group attending. The main areas are around Patpong, Nana Entertainment Plaza and Soi Cowboy.

Gay Nightlife

Thais are generally accepting of homosexuality and Bangkok has a very active gay nightlife scene, concentrated in Silom Sois 2 & 4 and a short strip of gay go-gos bars off nearby Th Surawong. Most of these bars, however, are aimed at gay men and the lesbian scene is much more low-key. The most popular gay bars are Balcony and Telephone bar at Silom soi 4, and for the disco crowd DJ Station and its late-night neighbour G.O.D., which are located at Silom soi 2 (packed every night beginning around 11 p.m.). Bangkok's two two full-time lesbian bars are Zeta and Shela, with Lesla also open on Saturday nights only. Bring along your passport for entrance age checking (they do not allow people under 20 years old). Closing time is 2-3 a.m.

In a league of their own are Bangkok's numerous transsexuals (kathoey), both pre- and post-operative, popularly known as ladyboys. Some work in the famed transvestite cabarets and there are some dedicated kathoey bars as well, but most do their best to blend in and many have the art of deception down pat. Telltale signs to look out for include tall height, large hands and an Adam's apple.

Note that some Thai regulars in the gay nightlife scene skirt the fine line between partying and prostitution, and the Western visitor, being considered richer, is expected to pay any food and drink expenses and perhaps provide some "taxi money" in the morning. It's usually wise to ask a boy you pick up in a bar or club if he is after money, as it's not uncommon for them to start demanding money after sex.


SCAMS


Beware of tuk-tuk drivers offering all-day tours for prices as low as 10 baht. You may indeed be taken on a full-day tour, but you will only end up visiting one gem and souvenir shop after another. The driver gets a commission if you buy something and gas coupons even if you don't.

  • Insist on the meter for taxis, and agree on a price in advance for tuk-tuks. If they refuse, or quote silly prices, just walk out and get a different one, they're rarely in short supply.
  • Be highly skeptical of anyone telling you that your intended destination is currently closed (including skytrain and metro stations), or offering discount admissions. Temples are almost always free (the main exceptions are Wat Phra Kaew and Wat Pho) and open just about every day of the year. Anyone telling you otherwise, even if they have an official-looking identification card, is most likely out to scam you, especially if they suggest some alternate sights to see until the sight reopens. At paid admission sites, verify the operating hours at the ticket window.
  • There is no such thing as a Lucky Buddha or Lucky Buddha day! Touts are out to trick you into getting a tuk-tuk to visit several souvenir shops or a gem scam shop.
  • At popular tourist sites, if an English-speaking Thai approaches you out of the blue and strikes up a conversation, be wary, they are almost certainly selling something. If they ask you if it's your first time in Thailand, it's probably best to answer 'no' and walk away.
  • In the go-go bar zones, beware of touts who try to drag you into the upstairs bars with offers of ping-pong shows and 100-baht beer. The beer may well be 100 baht, but the "show" you'll be treated to will be 1000 baht or more. Rule of thumb is, if you can't see inside from street level, the establishment is best avoided.
  • Beware of private bus companies offering direct trips from Bangkok to other cities with VIP buses. There are a lot of scams performed by some private bus companies. The so-called direct VIP trips may end up changing three or four uncomfortable minibuses to the destination, the 10-11 hours trip may be 17-18 hours. Try to book public BKS buses from the main bus terminals.

Prostitution-The reason Your looking at this blog

Prostitution

The age of consent is 15 but a higher minimum age of 18 applies in the case of prostitutes. Penalties for sex with minors are harsh.

All adult Thais must carry an identity card, which will state that they were born in 2533 or earlier if they were over the age of 18 on January 1st 2009 (in the Thai calendar, CE 2009 is the year 2552). Many hotels retain the ID cards of prostitutes for the duration of their visit.

Whilst most prostitutes are employed by bars or similar businesses, some are "freelancers". Petty theft and other problems are more common with "freelancers".

HIV/AIDS awareness is better than it used to be but infection statistics among entertainment industry workers remain high; "freelancers" are the highest risk group. Almost all girls insist on using condoms.

Technically, some aspects of prostitution are illegal (eg. soliciting, pimping), however enforcement is liberal and brothels are commonplace. It's not illegal to pay for sex or to pay a "barfine" (a fee the bar collects if you want to take an employee away).

The novel The Butterfly Trap (ISBN 1904502377) gives a realistic first-person account of Bangkok's nightlife industry.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Falling in love with a bar girl

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Really? What are you stupid. These girls are hookers why would you ruin a good thing by trying to move her to the usa. Besides they like to get guys to give them money for nothing, from what I hear anyways. always remember it's just sex and sex is not love especially not when you pay for it. 
here is a pic to wet your apetite.

Remember bed them don't wed them!
lay and leave me they be waiting for you when you ready to go again, or maybe someone even hotter!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Sexy Bar girl pics

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Misty's opens at 8:00 pm and the dancing is non-stop until very late, seven days a week. Owned and managed by westerners, Misty's is the perfect place for you to cut loose and have fun. If you don't have the time of your life, then their staff are not doing their job.

They have just introduced the “Tower of Power,” a pitcher of Chang beer on tap. The difference is the center of the cylinder is a cartridge for ice, which keeps the draft cold down to the bitter end.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

A Blowjob Bar: Named Lolitas

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Since 1998 Lolitas has developed a reputation for customer service and care, and is one of the very best executive bars in Bangkok, if not Asia.

Our girls are charming, accommodating, pretty and are hand-picked for the work they specialise in. When you're ready, our girls will escort you to our discrete and private area where you'll be attended to in an unforgettable way.

If you're interested in joining us at any of these venues, come on by and be blown away...

Sunday, April 19, 2009

More about thailand

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It's actually pretty easy, and searching for your evening companion is a big part of Thai nightlife's appeal. There's an element of random adventure when going to bars and gogos, taking your time looking, flirting, and playing around. There's a casual, sensual ease (with more than a hint of sexuality). Unlike back home, the chance of getting 'lucky' is guaranteed. However, the chance of it also being 'fabulous' is not.

Cost Okay, all this sounds wonderful, but how much is it going to cost? Not much. Certainly far, far less than going to Las Vegas - or virtually any other holiday spot in the Western world.
And just what do you get for your money?
Well, for a lot less than what you would pay for a single hour of fun in the West - which, often as not, amounts to little more than going to McDonalds for an unremarkable and unmemorable meal - would buy you a veritable feast in Thailand.
Let's put it this way: In the West, the girls want you to just hurry up and finish. In Thailand, it's more like the girls want to stay with you for as long as possible. (You may not be quite so enamored, but that's a different matter...)
For something like US$125-200 (€95-155, A$190-300) total, you can easily have a great night out on the town. Dance, drink, share dinner and bed with a honey for the entire night (and onto the following morning if you're up for it).
And we're not talking about doing this cheaply or with "less than ideal" company either.
You can also spend considerably less if you prefer to skip the romance and "only" want a couple hours for about US$30.

Want the Kind of Thailand Vacation that put a huge smile on your face

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For Lusty, Sweaty, Eager-To-Please Girlfriend Sex...

Unadulterated Hedonism Threesomes: Every man's favorite fantasy. At last! It's finally happening! You can't stop grinning in anticipation as you strut back to your hotel with a babe hanging onto each arm...But something odd happens once back in your room. While doing one girl, the other hides in the bathroom. Then they switch. Not quite what you had in mind.
Or maybe the girls get into a long conversation chatting away in Thai, almost forgetting about you. You begin to sense the erotically charged atmosphere slowly slipping away... There’s a right way to go about threesomes - and a wrong way. To your dismay, you've discovered how to do the latter.
It's not enough to simply get two girls and hope things will work out.
The right way: Make the threesome you're hoping for become the threesome you actually get by choosing your playmates with care as described in the Why Thailand book.
If you're not exactly sure how a threesome fantasy actually works, don't worry. The right girls will delight in giving you a rather memorable lesson in fantasy fulfillment.
Just one example of why you want to know what you're doing when in Thailand.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Thialand Bar girls FAQ

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Q) What is a bar fine?
This is the amount of money you pay to the club if you wish to take the young lady out of the club for the night

Q) How much is the bar fine?
A) 500 Baht. (Show girls & service ladies 600 Baht)@ electric blue, It varies from bar to bar.

Q) is prostitution legal In thailand?

Yes

Q)How much is a baht worth in usd(other)

A) here is a link to a currency converter http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic

Q) Where can I take the lady once I have paid the bar fine?
A) This is up to you. Another club, disco, cocktails or dinner! thats the official reason mostly guys take them for to there hotel for sex.

Q) DO the hotels allow vistors?

A) most do but be sure and check before booking a room. you are more then likely best booking hotels near the tourist areas.

Q) If I see a lady I would like to take out, how do I go about it?
A) Ask one of the service girls or get the Mama-San to come and speak to you, she will take care of it for you.

Q) What will the young lady charge?
A) It is best to negotiate with her directly before you leave the bar. If your English or her English is not good enough, the Mama-san is happy to help.

Q) What about STDs and HIV?

A) since prostitution is legal it is regulated and the girls undergo mandatory testing every four weeks

Q) What is a lady drink?

A) A lady Drink is a drink you buy for the bar girls when sit and talk to you. The price is much higher then a drink you buy for yourself and that get a commission form it.

Q) how do I avoid being scammed?

Well I wish can tell you definite way but some basic pointers would be to stay with the bar girls and not mess independents, they might be lady boys.

Q) what is a Lady boy?

A) A lady is a man who is made up to look a bar girl.




Topless thai bar girls

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

the truth about thai bar girls

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Myth 1) Thai Bar Girls Are Not Prostitutes
Yes, Thai bar girls are very nice, sweet, fun loving creatures but they spread their legs in order to make $$$. Whoever created the illusion that a woman who works in a sex establishment or freelances to make $$$ by spreading her legs is not a prostitute is blind.
Myth 2) Thai Bar Girls Are Looking For A Prince Charming To Rescue Them
Thai bar girls number 1 priority is taking care of themselves and their families. And their only method of taking care of themselves and their families is with $$$. Despite the fact that Thai bar girls are poor, they are quite happy living in their beautiful country. In addition, Thai bar girls enjoy indulging in their wonderful culture and have no need to find a prince charming to rescue them from their current situation.
Myth 3) Thai Bar Girls Are Submissive
I wouldn’t say Thai bar girls are submissive but rather gentle women that like to take care of their men and make sure that their men are happy. In addition, Thai bar girls have come to learn that there are a lot of tourists looking for love and therefore, they use their charm, personality and sex appeal to get what they want which is $$$.
Myth 4) Thai Bar Girls Like Older Men
When it comes to $$$ Thai women like all kind of men (short, fat bald, midgets, etc.,). For some reason a lot of men believe the notion that Thai bar girls are with them because they actually like them. The reality is that the Thai bar girls are simply with them for $$$. In addition, Thai bar girls would much rather be seen with a sexy young Foreigner, than with a sweaty old man that can barely get a ‘hardon.’
Myth 5) Thai Bar Girls Don't Like Thai Men
Many male tourists will be surprised to know how many bar girls have Thai boyfriends. This should not be surprising simply because a Thai bargirl can relate a lot better to a Thai man than with a male tourist from the west. So why then does a Thai bargirl choose to work in a go-go bar, beer bar or other adult establishment if she has a Thai boyfriend? Well it all comes down to $$$, which is something everybody needs.
Myth 6) Thai Bar Girls Earn A Lot Of Money
Although Thai bar girls may work 6 days a week sometimes year round with few breaks in between, they don’t make a lot of $$$. Instead the little money Thai bar girls do make goes to pay for their personal expenses and the rest is sent to their families for support.
Myth 7) Thai Bar Girls don’t like working in a Beer Bar/Go-Go Bar
Actually, Thai bar girls enjoy working in a beer bar/go-go bar simply because many of them have friends and cousins that work at a beer bar/go-go bar. In addition, working in a beer bar/go-go bar gives Thai bar girls the opportunity to have some fun (drink, meet foreigners and party) and enjoy themselves outside of their routine lives.
Myth 8) Thai Bar Girls love foreigners
I wouldn’t say Thai bar girls don’t like foreigners but rather learned to accept them coming to their precious country for the past few decades for Intoxication and Intercourse Vacations. One thing is for sure, Thai bar girls love foreigners $$$.
Myth 9) Thai Bar Girls are loyal to their men
I don’t know how many Thai bar girls I have had sex with that told me they had a foreigner boyfriend. I mean Thai bar girls work in a go-go bar, beer bar, blowjob bar or freelance not because they want to but because they need $$$. So even though a Thai bargirl may meet someone she likes, their will always be new opportunities (new foreigners) she will come across that will provide her with more $$$.
Myth 10) Thai Bar Girls are not educated
Although Thai bar girls may not have received the educational opportunities that many foreigners from the west have received, they are a lot smarter than your average male tourist. For example, Thai bar girls are street smart, learn the tricks of the business of working in a beer bar/go-go bar and use their sex appeal to milk as much $$$ from several male tourists all while remaining the sweet, beautiful, loyal, submissive uneducated females every male tourist believes they are.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Thai bar girls- how it works

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he most prevalent form of interaction with Westerners – though it is far less common than the Thai sex trade – is through the various forms of bars. Young women ("bar girls", or men in the case of gay bars, or transsexual"kathoeys") are employed by the bars either as dancers (in the case of go-go bars) or simply as hostesses who will encourage customers to buy them drinks.

The hostesses or dancers are often looking to find customers for sexual services, though this is not always the case. A bar usually employs one or more "mamasans" who will help match interested customers with companions, though usually their assistance is unnecessary.

A customer will pay a bar fine in order for his choice to leave the bar early, and will need to negotiate with him/her the cost of service itself (however, sometimes it is fixed and 'bundled' into bar fine), as well as the length and type of sexual services. Typically, "short time" (at most a few hours) and "long time" (overnight and in most cases the following day) services are available.

The payment paid to the employee him/herself is not fixed (if not bundled), but is almost universally 1,000 baht (US$28) for a "long time" and 500 baht (US$14) for a "short time" in Pattaya, or 1.5–2 times more in Bangkok. Actual sum, however, depends entirely on the bar employee, and may sometimes be even zero, if an employee is interested in something else (possible long-term relationship, for example). The bar fine is typically between 250 and 700 baht (or more in case of "all inclusive" bar fine), and a small percentage (approximately 100 baht) may be credited to the "offed" worker.

Some larger bars have "short time rooms" available on site. Instead of paying a bar fine, the customer will pay for the use of the room and services will be performed on-site. Pattaya, on the east coast of Thailand, is home to many such bars – known as "bar beers" – and according to some estimates has about 40,000 to 50,000 bar girls who cater to Western men.

Many girls in the Pattaya bars have a child from a previous or current relationship with a Thai man (and may be kept secret from clients). Go-go bars are distinguished by having dancing on stage similar to a strip club in Western countries, although in general as of 2004 following the "social order" crackdown, dancers will more likely be topless or in a bikini or similar revealing costume rather than fully nude. Even topless dancing is technically illegal, though fairly common.

"Beer bars" and hostess bars are similar. Beer bars are outdoors, fairly small, and often clustered together with other beer bars; hostess bars are generally indoors. Besides that, there is a very great range in size and amenities. There are also bars which blur the line with a brothel, such as the notorious "blowjob bars" or short-time shagging establishments.

Beer bars and gogo bars operate similarly. The staff receive a monthly salary, from about 2,000 baht in some beer bars to 10,000 baht in better gogo bars (as of 2006). They receive a commission of approximately 30 baht on any drink that is bought for them. The bar also often prescribes a minimum number of bar fines the individual staff members need to generate per month (typically about five to six); falling below results in a pay reduction.

The workers receive only two or three days off per month; they are charged a bar fine for any additional day of work they miss, in addition to the loss of pay. Many go-go bars require the women to undergo regular health checks, enforced by financial penalties. In Soi Cowboy one popular bar requires their girls to have a health check every month and if they fail to do so, their salary will be cut by 1,000 baht.

Private Member Clubs serve the wealthy. These clubs are staffed by more sophisticated Thais who are fluent in English, or for venues targeting other nationalities, in the client's mother tongue. They entertain the client at the club. If the girl likes a client, typically she will leave the club with him. Most clubs usually have live music and a relaxed atmosphere. Some employ kathoey ("ladyboys") exclusively. Many of the bars are owned and operated by Westerners.

Technically, foreigners are not allowed to own more than 49% of a bar or nightclub ( or any business for that matter), so the Westerners either partner with a Thai or lease the bar from a Thai owner. Some entrepreneurs also create a number of bars with the chief purpose of selling or leasing them to poorly informed Westerners.

Apart from these sorts of bar, there are a number of other venues for the sex trade; some bars, while not employing staff as sex workers, will allow freelancers to solicit clients. This is also true of some coffee shops near night-time entertainment districts, and many of the foreign-oriented nightclubs.

Many Thai prostitutes have the ultimate goal of meeting a rich Westerner as husband or boyfriend.[15] Some have numerous foreign boyfriends (referred to as sponsors) sending money, and therefore they have friends, family and a good level of income. Many foreigners are unaware that they are just one of many sponsors sending money to the same woman.[16]

The Bangkok nightlife was the topic of a columnist, "Nite Owl" for almost forty years in the Bangkok Post; the column was dropped in 2003.

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