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while I generally don't mind price difference for locals and tourists when comes to admission or even transportation I think example given by 18past19 is gross and prime example of corporate greed specially , that as one can imagine , it won't be poor locals who will be dining atop of Baiyoke including spitting into my soup before serving ? really?

If you spend too much time worrying about principles, I'd forget about travel. Many countries have different prices for tourists one way or another. Just put it down to experience. If you take it to an extreme, in my own country the UK I pay more to visit Heritage sites because many locals are paid up annual members and can access as many as they want over a 12 month period. Why should I have to pay proportionately more than they do? Because I'm a one-time visitor. That's perfectly fine with me. I don't pay taxes in Thailand. If occasionally I have to pay more than a Thai to enter a national park or even a restaurant, that's also perfectly fine.

https://ilikepinga.com/2023/04/16/jefferson/ That is my review about Jefferson, the best sex on this trip. As a side note, and connecting to the topic of welcoming staff in Airbnb, I had a problem with a neighbor. Jefferson came to my place last Thursday. After he left, the doorman called me and asked me for the owner's number because a neighbor from across the street wanted to talk to him. I happily provided the number. Thirty minutes later, my Airbnb host texted me asking me for discretion with my visitors because a lady from across the street called him to complain. Although he did not give me details, this woman had probably seen me naked since my arrival and having sex with boys now and then. I was not paying attention until then when I realized how exposed everything I was doing was. I am on the top terrace of a building surrounded by taller apartments, many of them with families and children residents. I felt like shit, not because I was seen but because I realized I was doing something I constantly criticized others for doing. I always complained about entitled tourists invading people's neighborhoods and acting disrespectfully to the locals. I was one of them; shame on me. Of course, I profusely apologized to the host, and since then, I have been pulling done the blinds every time I have a visitor, or I am in the mood to be naked. When I saw the doorman the next day, he laughed and padded me on my back, suggesting I ignore the old ladies in the neighborhood. So, as I said before, the staff in all the buildings I have stayed in has been consistently friendly and supportive.

You're privileged to be able to live in or visit their country for sex holidays. I wouldn't complain about US$6.

From Pattaya Mail By Barry Kenyon Marine Disco at the height of its popularity. Marine Disco, which has graced Pattaya’s Walking Street for over 30 years, has finally bitten the dust according to reports by reliable gogo gurus Stickman’s Weekly Column and Dave the Rave. One of the largest music clubs on the strip, Marine Disco (pronounced Mal-ee in Thai) first opened during the 1970s Vietnam war and attracted large numbers of American servicemen on rest and recreation vacations. Some say the original location was in a different Pattaya venue. Marine Disco’s success continued into the 1990s as Walking Street appealed to newer markets of night owl travellers from Britain, mainland Europe and Australia. Columnist of the era, Bernard Trink, is believed to have coined the phrase “chicken farm” for the disco. But he was apparently describing the naive and hungry foreign customers rather than the smiling ladies on the dance floor or circulating round the seven billiard tables which were an unusual feature of the huge layout. In more recent years, Marine Disco began to lose popularity. Some said the location at the top of an escalator was a safety concern in case of fire, whilst others commented third gender persons had become too dominant under the flashing lights. But the key factor was likely the classy competition from neighboring clubs which have become more flashy and hi-tech with cream-of-the-crop DJs. The club even ceased to keep its Facebook page up to date. In the post-Covid environment, the foreign clientele of Walking Street also appears to be changing. In 2023, it appears to appeal mostly to Asian vacationers whilst the traditional customers such as holiday Brits are congregating on Soi Buakhao and Soi L.K.Metro in a different area of the city. The consequences of the awesome pandemic for evening entertainment in Pattaya are still unfolding.

They might believe that tourists eat more (or waste food) than locals. If we don’t like it, we could take our business elsewhere. I think that the cardinal mistake is calling it a local/Thai vs. farang/tourist price. People might not mind it as much if the price was presented as regular and discount (for locals, seniors, military, etc.)

Just came back from 202 black room party (4 am). I went around 10:30 pm and it’s already after party so I missed whatever show they might have. Lots of different DJs and the dance floor is full of shirtless in shaped hotties. A few GPs there and one of them kept me company. Rooms upstairs are free, we felt asleep in the room upstairs after some dancing and drinking and some fun. Should have brought him back to my hotel as the room is not very comfortable. Anyways, not sure he knows when I left even though he was having conversation with me, he might be sleep talking.

It is more about the principle than the real amount.

Thanks for the clarification. Plus they own See's Candies. When in Taipei I always buy far too many of them, despite the expense!

Thanks for clarification. I think I was reacting more to the mention of sleazeball like Murdoch in same sentence as stand up guy like Buffett.

yes, but still way too late

Kentucky Fried Kryst, Marc! L to the OMG, child. I’ve had your toxic text content on Ignore for a while now. All I see is the prompt about that choice. Ordinarily I would think it was poor manners to reveal one’s application of that option but I don’t know that I’m not doing you a solid. Wallow around with your trolls in crime for all I care. Here are clues about about the Ignore function: It exists because you do. It happens. What more you write as far as hope for an open runway from me is like an ingrown hair, like spitting into a draft plowing in your direction, dogged shade fails. Here … I’ll make it the succinct way you like: Finger, Rorschach style, Costello doing Logan Roy. [With apologies to my decent peers that it came to such antipathy] FullSizeRender.MOV

😂😘😂 Ideas derived and then deliberately obscured by purple prose -- not to mention sentence fragments! Purple prose is overly ornate prose text that may disrupt a narrative flow by drawing undesirable attention to its own extravagant style of writing, thereby diminishing the appreciation of the prose overall.

America needs to start taxing religion. It's total BS. But back to the Minneapolis. I escaped that place 20+ years ago and will never return. The people are too quirky for me and that's putting it nicely. They deserve having a Muslim horn blowing in their ears at all hours. One man's opinion.

that's why I watch it, I feel much younger being main reason

This photo from The Nation shows how the police managed to keep Silom Rd. open during Songkran by fencing off the traffic lane closes to sidewalk for use by pedestrians.

It was very quiet on Suriwongse outside the Raya Hotel when I left at midday on Friday. And yesterday when I headed to the airport at 8:30 am, the street was dead. I got to the airport in 30 minutes! I'm guessing everyone was still in bed sleeping off a hangover. On Thursday the police arrived at Silom Road at 9:30 pm and we're closing down the celebrations. As soon as the police moved on, the action started again.

This morning, BKK, or at least Silom looks like a different world - rainy, gloomy, being quiet with almost non existent traffic on the roads, compared to 3 days prior when it was very lively with crowds everywhere. we got some rain this morning. despite the rain, it is still pretty hot outside.

I'll be back in Mexico City May 19 > 29, 2023. I might take a several day trip away from the city during this period, but most of my time in-country will be in Mexico City. If you'll be in the city at the same time period, please let me know. Thank you.

I am in Rio! I arrived yesterday. I am planning not to share as much on this trip, but the weather demolished my expectations. This is going to be shorter than usual, anyways. 39D128EB-FDFA-4F8E-B2DD-FF8DB73653EC.mp4 It has been raining nonstop since I arrived. This morning it was so bad that the water falling noise woke me up at 7 am. The flights were good, United from DC to SP, and then LATAM to Rio. The staff in SP was terrific. I flew in Economy Plus for the long flight and was surprised to find the plane semi-full. This is the first time I can have two seats for myself in a couple of years. I prefer American's similar class. The legroom was the same, I think, but the food service is better in American. I was expecting a mask mandate in Brazil, but almost no one was wearing masks in SP and Rio's airports or in the Brazilian flight. I usually see significantly more masks in the US. I arrived exhausted at 4 pm but could not resist the temptation to meet with my favorite boy from last November. I was planning to visit 202 but instead brought 202 to my place. We had a lot of fun. He left at 7. When I was still recovering, a friend from the US who is filming porn here called me. He has fancy tastes and invited me to a late dinner at Noa Ipanema. You know I prefer more affordable and popular places, but the food and the drinks were great. We are both staying at Leblon, so he picked me up with his Uber for both trips. Impossible to walk. It was raining. My plan today was to walk around Leblon, but instead, I am chilling in my base. I may go to hang out with my US friend. He is on a break from filming until this Wednesday. If the rain keeps fucking with my plans, you will have more reports.

This shop is located on Sutthisan Winitchai Rd., about a 20-minute walk from Saphan Kwai BTS. I discovered it too late in my last trip to give it a try but have been following it on social media. It posted some new staff photos yesterday and I'm inclined to move it to near the top of my next trip's itinerary. https://www.facebook.com/bthousebkk/

You made a declaration based on one observation of an apparent absolute cost discrepancy without a proportional differential. Therefore, we cannot know the true scope of your example because it lacks corresponding percentage terms. It may be 1%; some guys will enter a half marathon if it means the chance to swing by an ATM with a 1 buck exchange rate break. However, 1% in relativistic terms may equate to a difference that is more protest-worthy. It’s anybody’s prerogative to object to what they perceive as inequity, or to suck up same, or to reflect on how much privilege should enter the equation. You actually did not pose a question yet others answered a question as if you had. That’s the nature of social media. You’ll need to decide where it got you. Assumptions may be made about your capacity for flexibility and taking the bad with the good. A topic could have been initiated by anybody related to handling various observable cost discrepancies. The same circular discussion would have occurred whether the opener is neutral or not, whether or not you had added a position that set up polarization in viewpoint. Just look at the first sets of emojis for how these things go. That said, both unfairness and serendipity are baked into life but rarely in equal measure.

Geez, dude! You crashed and burned the platform and now it only lists overnight GdeP rates …

I think this is something that many people on these forums don't want to accept. Yes, they ARE relatively wealthy compared to the locals with whom they usually interact. "But I'm NOT wealthy," they'll complain. Yeah, you are -- compared to those around you. Accept your privileges and all the benefits that go with them, and stop complaining about slight price differences.

So the idea that Berniecrats are voting for Trump in measurable numbers surprises me. Let me make sure I understand what you mean Here's my main pushback point: anybody who wants to see Democrats win should be grateful to Millennials and Gen Z. Period. No qualifications. There should be nothing but gratitude that, but not for Millennials and Gen Z, Trump would have won decisively in both 2016 and 2020. So many Republicans would have won that if they wanted an authoritarian dictatorship where - duh! - of course Trump and Trumpists win every election automatically, they could have voted it in. They would have had a big enough majority that they wouldn't even need to lie about winning. Now, all Berniecrats are not young. And all young people are not Berniecrats. For example, you didn't say "young Berniecrats," and maybe that's not who you mean. Hence, why I want to check on what you know. I have nieces and nephews that are Berniecrats, and not wild about either Biden or Buttigieg. But they despise Trump. So they made damn sure they voted for Democrats in both 2020 and 2022. What we know for a fact is that 63 % or so of voters under 30 voted Democratic in the midterms. And, like with every demographic, that was a BAD result for Democrats in 2022 compared to 2020 - being a midterm, even if there was not a huge red wave. To put it more pointedly, lots of talking heads say young voters basically blocked the red wave. I'm pretty sure a lot of those young voters are Berniecrats or progressives, or whatever you want to call them. Same thing just happened in Wisconsin, to follow with my poster child of this thread. It was young voters in and around Madison that made sure the election wasn't even close. My guess is abortion may be relatively more urgent to young voters. So instead of worrying about the Berniecrats, I'm looking forward to having more of them as more young people come of age to vote. And more older Trump voters cast their final ballot. Which basically seems inevitable. Unless there is a huge and unexpected shift in ideology. To replay some of my greatest hits, I could see someone like Tim Scott maybe appealing to lots of Gen Z types who like diversity and like small businesses and Main Street capitalism. But the polls say they mostly despise Trump. Trump's sure not drawing them to the GOP, according to polls and election results. What kind of "Berniecrats" do you know that are voting for Trump? Or can even stand him? There's a few nuances that I can think of that would explain some of this. First, a lot of Independents are anti-Establishment types who would go for either Sanders or Trump before a Clinton or a Bush. But that isn't essentially about being a Berniecrat. It's about feeling deep cynicism about government and politics in general. Which Trump uses to appeal to his base for sure. Drain the swamp! One wonders why, having failed to drain the swamp for four years, the same folks now want to give Trump another shot. Indictment and all. Whose swampy now? Second, Berniecrats got a big disappointment in 2020, based on what they thought they'd learned in 2016, when Bernie won Wisconsin and Michigan. The theory was that White working class and rural folks liked Bernie better than Hillary because of his populism and progressivism. Or not. The Wisconsin map tells it all: In 2016 green was Bernie. He took almost every county with 57 % of the vote. (The big exception was Hillary took Milwaukee.) In 2020 blue was Biden. He did take every county in the Democratic primary, with 63 % of the vote. Turns out it wasn't so much that White working class and rural folks wanted Bernie's agenda. One simple explanation I heard is that in 2016 working class Whites in the Rust Belt liked the old White guy better than the liberal woman. When it was two old White guys running against each other in 2020, and Biden was the more moderate one, the choice looked very different. All that grassroots organizing Berniecrats did in states like Michigan and Wisconsin to connect with the working class and win in 2020 basically got crushed. And a big part of that spontaneous tidal wave is people just wanted to get rid of Trump. And they saw Biden as the way to do it. My sense of the movement around Bernie is that they are mostly pragmatic - like Bernie. They know they are not a majority. So they are taking their victories where they can. And mostly they seem to know that to do that, and actually get things done, they have to have a majority. It is the somewhat older, more moderate, and mostly White working class voters that are the issue in states like Wisconsin, as Teixeira keeps screaming. Teixeira's point is in part that the excesses of the true ideological Berniecrats, who have no love for Trump, does help drive some of the White working class toward Trump. I think he is right.

You truly are an oddball, Riobard; do flick me off!

Well, these places are private businesses. They can do as they want, can't they? Your "principles" (ethics? morals?) might be different from theirs. Welcome to the world of international travel and cultural/social differences! 🌏

Agree with you about the court but I have to come to the defense of Warren Buffett. My initial small investment in Berkshire Hathaway many years back now help finance my BKK travels. Buffett, and his even older sidekick Charlie Munger, have continually displayed great acumen in finding good companies at the right price. Most readers may be surprised to learn that they have very likely flown on aircraft whose pilots were trained by Flight Safety International (a wholly owned BH subsidiary), the world's leading provider of commercial aviators in 135 aircraft types. And if you've ever enjoyed a Dairy Queen, you're helping the BH bottom line.

All I've got to say about Ginnie and the pistachio nuts is "sometimes you feel like a nut. sometimes you dont".... Nevermind gurl, you a NUT ! 🤣

The suggestion that the Wisconsin election is a warning to the GOP reminds me the night Obama won the first time, how the mainstream media predicted the times are changing for the GOP, that demographics heavily favor the Dems in years to come. Do we know how wrong that prediction was? There were many, many Obama counties in the Midwest where now the pendulum has swung so far to the right it seems stuck there. A lot of pundits try to explain what is going on with these voters. Bless them for trying. What scares me the most (and maybe this is part of our modern voting behavior) is how many Bernicrats thought Trump was clearly a better choice vs. Hillary Clinton and to a lesser degree with Biden vs. Trump. My nephew was attending U of Iowa in Iowa City (which is a very Blue place) when Biden ran. Obviously Biden was unpopular in Iowa. But I was shocked when my nephew parroted how strong the mistrust of centrist Dems, that when Bernie Sanders lost the nomination, his belief how Trump was as good a choice as any of the rest of the Dems. For example he definitely reflected the trend to hate on Buttigieg. Perhaps that is just an anomaly, how Buttigieg is gay, the lefties feel betrayed he is not positioned at the far left end of the teeter totter, just hanging on by his fingertip, where they believe all gays ought to be. But back to Wisconsin, if their Supremes can fix their gerrymandering problem, then yes the GOP might be a little worried. Beyond that, I wouldn't bet the farm on voting behavior.

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Obviously, the laws in this country are F'd up and need serious revision. Anything that is done can be Undone or changed, if the want and need to do so exists... Clarence is an arrogant, angry man, and as we now know has done things that are INappropriate for his position as US Supreme Court judge. And in doing so, he should have to be accountable and PAY the consequences. Our govt SHOULD be able to take action against him, without him sitting on his throne and laughing at America with his Nazi buddy....., Little by little we are seeing how this country appears to be the land of Opportunity, but really, ONLY for some, that use and abuse it.....And there is absolutely NO equity in America. Being governed in America should NOT mean "being taken advantage of" and if the GOP were a REAL party of the people, they would concentrate on the "wrongs" in govt, instead of committing them, and then holding neverending Hearings, to point the finger at someone else. America has turned into a sick, dysfunctional place to live. .

Lighten up Riobard! 😜

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I can see mixed blessing in OP's photos too, even with their shirts on.

We? Exclude me, sir. I have never charged a dime, as the Proud Slut I am.

From The Diplomat Yesterday saw the beginning of crossborder passenger services on the China-Laos railway, a move that presages the tighter integration of the two countries. The 1,000-kilometer rail line, which links the Lao capital Vientiane to Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province, was completed in December 2021, but crossborder services have since been limited to freight transports due to the barriers erected by Beijing’s severe “zero COVID” policies. The Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that the first train departed from Kunming South railway station for Vientiane yesterday, at the auspicious time of 8:08 a.m. According to a report in the International Rail Journal, the will be one train running in each direction per day, and the total time of the journey will take 10-and-half-hours, including two short stops for customs checks. First class tickets for the full journey are available for 760 yuan ($110) while second-class tickets are priced at 470 yuan ($68). The Laos-China Railway, which broke began construction in 2015 and marks the first extension of China’s high-speed rail system into Southeast Asia, is as a flagship of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Southeast Asia. The opening of passenger operations between Vientiane and Kunming has capped off a quarter century that has seen a remarkable demolition of distance in the borderlands between China and mainland Southeast Asia. For most of history, the rolling, emerald-green hills of southern Yunnan and northern Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar formed an almost impenetrable barrier to outsiders, closed to all but the most hardy settlers and traders, while the peoples that dwelt in these regions enjoyed virtual independence from the major lowland states. Since the end of the Cold War, and in a more intensive way since the first decade of the 2000s, transport infrastructure (mostly highways) has threaded its way through this terrain, prompting a reorientation of the region’s economy to the north. Laos, in particular, has seen significant flows of Chinese capital that have reshaped the urban landscape of Vientiane and other Lao towns, which now boast large communities of Chinese expatriates. Given the two nations’ vast asymmetries of size, the opening of passenger services between Vientiane and Kunming is likely to have a much more profound impact on Laos than on China. It will likely lead to a sharp growth Chinese tourism to northern Laos, particularly to the former royal capital of Luang Prabang, and to gradual a resumption of the Chinese expatriate presence that was partly interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. All told, with the demolition of a formidable barrier that once kept Chinese economic and political influence at bay, Laos’ economy is increasingly bound to that of its large norther neighbor.

Just a quick note to say that Yunnan Province of which Kunming is the capital city has many fascinating places to visit. I flew there about 5 years ago and visited Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La in addition to a day in Kunming. Dali is part of the breadbasket of China. Lijiang has a legendary beautiful old town and Shangri-La boasts a Tibetan monastery said to be the most beautiful outside Lhasa in Tibet. The Province has many Tibetans as it abuts Tibet. Dali Lijiang Ganden Sumtseling Monastery at Shangri-La

I never had any problem. Quite the opposite, they are very kind and welcoming.

From the BBC By Andrew Stillman12th April 2023 While San Francisco and Los Angeles are renowned for their gay scenes, San Diego has long been one of the US' most tolerant cities. California has long been known as one of the most progressive, tolerant and LGBTQ+-friendly states in the US. Los Angeles was home to the US' first gay rights organisation and coined the term "Pride" to refer to gay advocacy. San Francisco hosted the country's first gay rights march and elected the first openly gay man to public office. The state was the first to legalise domestic partnerships between same-sex couples and consistently ranks as the best place in the US for LGBTQ+ travellers to visit. In 2017, California issued a travel ban prohibiting state-funded travel to any state "that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression". The travel ban initially applied to just five states, but after a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has swept across the US in the past seven years, it currently covers nearly half of the country. Now, in an effort to advance some of its other progressive policy goals, California is considering ending its travel ban and replacing it with an advertising campaign to promote acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in these "banned" states. The move is the latest effort in California's long history of promoting acceptance and inclusion for the gay community. But while places like San Francisco and Los Angeles have famously helped establish California as an LGBTQ+ bastion, the state is home to another gay hub that is often overshadowed by these larger cities: San Diego. San Diego has been a haven for members of the LGBTQ+ communities for decades. In his book Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II, historian Allan Bérubé explained that the city's role as a major military headquarters inadvertently created a nascent gay scene during the war. Gay and lesbian people who had been isolated in smaller towns across the country where homosexuality was frowned upon were suddenly brought together during the war effort. Gay bars like Bradley's and Blue Jacket in San Diego's Gaslamp District attracted so many people that the city was featured in the 1952 book USA Confidential about America's "sin spots", while clubs like the Seven Seas and Jack's Steam acted as a cruising ground for gay men. Many military veterans later chose to settle in the city and, thanks to the city's culture of tolerance, 135 gay bars have opened here since the the war ended in 1945. "Moving out here, I fell in love with San Diego," said Chris Orban, more commonly known as Ariana Grindr on TikTok. "I feel like I can be my true self here." Nowadays, the hub of the city's LGBTQ+ community is Hillcrest, where a rainbow-lit sign and rainbow flags flapping over indie book shops, cafes and vintage clothing shops remind visitors why the area is dubbed San Diego's "gayborhood". Thanks to a mixture of cheap rent, abundant space and its out-of-the-way location, Hillcrest's gay community began congregating here in the late 1960s. The city's first Gay Pride parade was held here in 1975 and today the annual event is one of the largest Prides in the US, attracting more than 300,000 people. One of Hillcrest's most popular hangouts is Gossip Grill, which is one of only 27 lesbian bars left in the country. "We're a safe space for women and the marginalised community. It's the only women's bar in Southern California," said owner Moe Girton. "One thing we've seen recently, there's so much more diversity now and fluidity and people just stepping into their skin. You don't have to fit into a box anymore. Everyone [here] is just who they are and so accepting of everyone." Down the road and across a rainbow-painted crosswalk, you'll find the Hillcrest Brewing Company, the world's first gay brewery. When the sun dips down behind the horizon, you can follow the music along University Avenue to dance the night away at Rich's, Hillcrest's most popular gay nightclub, which has been featured on shows like the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Any visit to San Diego wouldn't be complete with a visit to the beach. But before hitting the surf, stock up on sweets from the Candy Pushers, a colourful, lesbian-owned candy shop serving homemade fudge, specialty chocolates and truffles alongside more than 1,000 varieties of sweets. Then, a few shops away, stop by HUMANITY!, a novelty shop where you can find the perfect pair of Speedos, though those preferring to swim in their birthday suit should hit Black's Beach, a clothing-optional beach that's a popular hangout for the gay community. One of the city's most iconic and historic hotels is The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows, located in North Park. It also happens to be a hotspot for local gay men to enjoy a poolside drink. The hotel will reopen in June 2023 after a $26m renovation, and is just one of many LGBTQ+-friendly hotels in the city. San Diego may not be the first city people think of in California when they think of tolerance, but with its mix of year-round warm weather and climate of acceptance, there's nowhere Orban would rather be. "I feel at home [here]. Everyone is so open minded here and I can just be my authentic self without worrying. I don't live in the fear of walking down the street and getting assaulted because I dress the way I dress or have long hair," he said. "Plus, it's gorgeous and I'm obsessed with the beaches and the weather here. Every day is a vacation."

to Wat Hualampong to give thanks to Buddha for such generous farang ?

OMG! Where did you get my picture???? I will report you for violating my privacy.

If you have plenty of time and wanted to visit another city in Brazil then yes. Also if you like visiting non-garotos sauna there are 2 24 hours saunas. 1 is a bit run down but both got plenty of actions. People are friendlier, warm and less attitude, I got invited to spend some time at Serra do cipó by one of the guy I met in Kratos. He is pretty hot, he looks like the Sparta guy. Do plan to visit during the weekends though if this is your first time unless you also wanted to visit other nearby cities/towns. I like to stay at the so called gay area (claimed by a guy from Olimpo) Royal Center Hotel. It’s very close to the saunas, ‘gay’ restaurant, central market etc. There is no issue bringing guys back. The hotel restaurant is also open to the public so no issue going in or out from the lift. Even after restaurant hours there is no drama. The garçons are also very cute.

I can't entirely agree there. I agree Fox is in a fancier area, but I would not call Club 11's neighborhood rough by Brazilian standards. The location is a typical low-middle-class/working-class Brazilian neighborhood.

I remember sitting in Lagoa one Easter with a friend I met from the board.....he said we should have brought checkers or scrabble with us so we had something to do , lol

thanks ...but was looking for recommendations...to make it easier and save some time. I'm new to pattaya and only here for a 3 days.

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It's horrible and please someone make it stop! Issue of the day: 'Woke' row as new play portrays Joan of Arc as non-binary Maureen Sugden 12 August 2022·3-min read 'I, Joan' has sparked a 'woke' row for presenting Joan of Arc as non-binary A PEASANT girl who became a military leader in medieval France, Joan of Arc's name has been remembered down through the centuries. Now a new production at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre portrays the historic warrior as non-binary. Joan of Arc? Born around 1412, during the Hundred Years' War - between the kingdoms of France and England - Joan of Arc's family were peasant farmers. As a teenager, she spoke of experiencing visions which she said continued throughout her life, of Saint Margaret, Saint Michael and Saint Catherine, with the otherworldly experiences telling her at one point to ‘save France’ and lead her country to victory in the conflict. She did so? Despite having no military training, Joan cropped her hair and wore men’s clothes to travel across the country and demand the right from French crown prince, Charles of Valois, to lead a French army in the 1429 Siege of Orleans. Dressed in white armour and riding a white horse, her charge proved victorious. However? The following year, she was captured and faced a raft of charges - including witchcraft and dressing like a man - and at just 19, she was burned at the stake. Her efforts at the siege and beyond saw her quickly become an adored national hero and the patron saint of France. Now? Shakespeare's Globe in London, the complex which houses a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre which opened in 1599 and where William Shakespeare wrote his plays, is staging a new production, “I, Joan”, which features Joan as “a legendary leader who in this production, uses the pronouns ‘they/them". The play opens on August 25 in the open-air Globe Theatre. The theatre's artistic director, Michelle Terry, said: "We are not the first to present Joan in this way and we will not be the last. Regarding the use of pronouns, ‘they’ to refer to a singular person has been traced by the Oxford English Dictionary to as early as 1375, years before Joan was even born. Regardless, theatres do not deal with ‘historical reality’. Theatres produce plays, and in plays, anything can be possible.” What’s the response been? Reaction online includes one tweet saying, “Leave this female icon alone!” and another adding: “They are violating history. Enough with this stupid wokeness.” But the theatre disagrees? Terry adds: “For centuries, Joan has been a cultural icon portrayed in countless plays, books, films, etc. History has provided countless and wonderful examples of Joan portrayed as a woman. This production is simply offering the possibility of another point of view. That is the role of theatre: to simply ask the question ‘imagine if?’.” And its author stands by it? In a video interview available on YouTube about “I, Joan”, the writer, Charlie Josephine, said of the production: “It's going to be this big sweaty, queer, revolution, rebellion, festival of like joy. It's a big story, on a big stage, Joan of Arc was this incredible historical figure. Joan was this working class, young person, who was transgressing gender at a time when it as really dangerous and that just felt instantly relatable to me. I was assigned female at birth. I'm non-binary, I'm from a working class background. I've often felt like I've had something to say and haven't been given permission to say it.”