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Those are great fares! I booked nyc-bkk round trip two months ago on Emirates for $1500. Could have gotten Eva for $1100, but that was best on google flights.

He came towards me and asked/demanded 100 baht. He sounded desperate, this was during the worst of the pandemic and he was probably hungry. He wasn’t a thief, just another Thai in need. As I gave him it a couple of motorbike taxi men laughed at the situation.

Sunnee is relatively safe. I walked up soi vc, that begins at McDonald’s, about 4 or 5 times a week for a few months. Never any fear but it is dark and quiet. For a while there was a broken pipe and the soi was a mess. There was a mean dog that barked constantly near there also. Of my many trips there, only once a guy came up to me and demanded 100 baht.

I understand your dilemma wtfool. Unfortunately you’re in the closet everywhere. You can stay in the closet at home in uk, but it’s too bad when you went to Thailand you didn’t just come out there. It’s that much harder now that you have established straight friends. I watch football in bars in Pattaya. They’re all straight there. I talk to them but I don’t exchange numbers because they will not want to associate with me when they find out I’m gay. Well most of them. One time I brought a money boy with me and they all knew we were gay. People assume I’m straight at my condo, until I bring boys back. I often meet straights that question me in a roundabout way to see what my sexuality is. I try not to hide I’m gay, if they ask I tell them. One time I lied though and I feel awful about it. I had great tenants renting my condo and I was afraid I’d lose them if told them I was gay. Sometimes when I tell a bargirl I’m gay they are very surprised. I don’t know why, there’s so many gays in Thailand. I would have many straight friends in Thailand if I was straight. They seem more approachable and friendly than the gay farang I meet there. Gays can be clicky and judgmental themselves. But I try to be friendly with any gays I meet. I would like to have some real gay friends in Thailand than the superficial ones I know now.

A boy from Winner bar died a couple years ago from hiv. I spent a lot of time with him and was rather surprised when I came back and heard the news. I don’t know if he just gave up, was not taking his meds correctly, or wasn’t taking any at all. I know the meds are available if they need them. I know another boy in another popular bar with hiv. I don’t want the same thing to happen to him. It’s probably none of my business, so I don’t ask him about it. The rest of the boys in the bar all know as they told me. They knew he was my favorite so they wanted me to know. I suppose they were afraid I’d get it and give it to them. Maybe they were genuinely concerned for me.

I lost most of my hair in my twenties, but have it all back now with the miracle of a tattoo. I should have done it much earlier. i retired at 57, could have been 55. However I was able to sort of manipulate my job so my pension is about the same as my salary during my working years. I will say I’m more lonely since I’m retired and don’t have the interaction with my coworkers. I will never do any work now, as time is the most valuable commodity. I certainly don’t want to be the richest guy in the cemetery.

I’ve wondered why the boys work in Pattaya and not Bangkok also. But maybe it’s the same reason why I prefer Pattaya over Bangkok, the slower pace and not so polluted environment. The rents are cheap and generally prices are lower.

Make that three of us. I’m spoiled from the past also, but the twinks in jomtien complex are few and far between. And not many stunners either. I don’t like it at all. id rather pay more for a better boystown or Sunnee. In fact I see more twinks riding the baht bus. I’ve probably picked up more on the baht bus than at the complex. There was one really hot twink at Sun Bar that looked dressed in a Japanese komodo, wearing glasses. I’m not sure if he was there to sell drinks or get offed. My regular from years ago works there and tried getting me to buy him a drink. I was more interested in playing pool at corner bar sadly. I doubt we’ll ever see a go go bar in Jomtien. I’m hoping more don’t give up on Winner bar or Toy boys, they are our last hope for twink survival.

Yep, he’s right here amongst us.

I think the Cambodian boys tell the wildest stories. A boy I met was telling me how he needed extra money to help his family back in Cambodia. It all started when his grandparents were forced out of a large city and had to quit their jobs to grow rice in the rural area. They had good jobs, the grandma was a designer of clothes and the father a teacher. But they had to leave the jobs and all their possessions behind in the city! Then here’s the craziest thing he said of all. The entire city all had to leave their jobs and all their possessions behind and grow food for everyone else. They worked like slaves for 12 hours each day with only a small cup of rice. If they refused to work for almost nothing they would be killed. Young teenagers with rifles would boss everyone around. Many were tortured and executed for being traitors. But this boy’s grandfather managed to escape and make his way to a Red Cross humanitarian camp across the border. He remarried and had many children. They now live in Cambodia but had to start all over. I told him not to make up such crazy stories that could never happen, at least in our lifetimes. He insisted it was all true. Can you believe the bs some of these money boys spout off!?

Unfortunately Joe, of Nice Boys got the silicone job. It was perfect before, now is like a fat torpedo. Really ugly, but still functioning.

I admire you helping the boys. I think if you can afford it, it’s fine. I tip generously, but I try to avoid getting involved with most boys as I did in the past. Social media is off limits, and Gaybutton is right about buying a cheap phone and another SIM card. However I do regret not getting contact info from a couple guys that worked at the now closed Good Boys. I would have paid them to come from their province just for the sex. The problem being they spoke almost no English.

I will never get involved with flowers again. A guy who worked at Nice Boys was stalking me. I was playing pool next door and he introduced himself to me. He was heavy set, not my type at all. But after the bars closed we would get food across from the McDonald’s at the end of soi vc. I liked hanging with him because he spoke very good English and was rather fun. often he would try to hug me and tell me he wanted to take care of me,etc. He’d often say “who will love me?”. I told him he’s young and has plenty of time to meet someone. We hung out for a couple months and one day I mentioned that the stock market crashed, when Covid started. Well he told me he was a day trader in stocks, yeah right. He was a total bs artist, fine by me, still liked hanging with him. So after many turndowns on my part, about going to karaoke, I went to an after hours party with just Thai money boys. I don’t even know where we were , but a flower lady kept pestering me to buy a rose. I did and gave it to the guy. Really joking but it was Valentine’s Day I think. When I got back home after a couple of months, he posted on my Facebook page a photo of me with him and the rose. I don’t check fb everyday but friends were messaging me telling me congrats etc. I don’t remember the photo being taken but it seems very calculating on his part. I told him not to post on my Facebook and I’m not going to contact him in future. I know you’re going to think say he did nothing wrong, and you’re right. But looking back it hit me how manipulative he was. I somehow friended him twice on fb. He used different names etc.His photo is on Nice Boys page. He was fired from there for being friends with a boy who ripped the bar off. My associating with the guy who was fired had me threatened and I was told my legs would be broken. I quickly cleared up that mess. I’d rather not go into that, as it was a misunderstanding.

Maybe not unionize, but they could all agree, just like the price is generally known for short time and long time.

Yes, it’s jai yen, I just learned that one a week ago.

I think the boys are sometimes victimized by cheap skates. Remember the most important thing to a man is sex, the next is money. So after having had an orgasm, the first thought is saving money. Maybe lowering the expected tip for the boy. If I was a mb, I would try to unionize and request payment first like in most other countries. That would give more power to the mb. We’re very lucky that’s not the case yet. But you never know.

They don’t really understand sarcasm. They take most things literally. And why not? English is not easy for them. My boyfriend is amazed at how many different words mean the same thing. keep things simple and try not to joke around on the apps, unless you’re trying to aggravate them.

I don’t have social anxiety, I have a hearing problem. If a bar is too loud I have problems. I’m very comfortable talking to anyone if I can hear them. Sometimes I’ll just nod when in conversation because it’s embarrassing constantly asking what?, excuse me, etc. I suppose the good news for me is that hearing aids no longer need a doctors prescription in the USA.

Thanks for the article. It mentions that the older group might not have yet been exposed to the nine strains of HPV that Gardasil protects against. So a reason to get it.. Also they are concerned about the need for the vaccine overseas. So they are thinking about cost and availability. So 45 is just a number they decided upon. They could have come up with the number 50, or 40. They don’t really know, which is why my doctor thought it was a good idea I get it. Especially since I’m a twink mongerer. But it’s up to us to be proactive and and admit such to our doctors, or we will be ignored and not provided a vaccine which could prevent many cancers.

I’ll be there, but I try to avoid anything Xmas related.

My doctor gave it to me when I was 52. He got it also around that time and I’d say he was about 45.

You said you were overweight before. Better eat less, I don’t know of any overweight people who made it to 80.

I think you’re getting good advice from the members here. If you were on another gay board you would be given a harder time, and maybe even be accused of being a troll. if $500 you can’t afford, how can you pay all these boys. And not knowing you can get an std from a dick or ass would make me wonder where you think you can get an std, your belly button? im real sorry to mention this, and I assume you’re very sincere. I really want you to get the proper treatment. Please don’t worry about hpv, it takes years to develop and Epstein bar is very common. I believe it’s related to herpes. Many have it and don’t know it or have no symptoms. I would like to think that in the future you’ll be more cautious and try to stick to the same boys. I know it’s tempting to be very promiscuous, I am at times also. Now we possibly have Monkey virus to worry about, so be extra vigilant,lol. Sorry to sound like a Debby downer. keep going, we’re here for support and encouragement.

What’s wrong with discussing the risks of rimming? Certainly doctors don’t have time to talk to us about it. It’s up to us to be proactive about our health. The other forums should discuss these matters more. To protect our health and the boys we bop.

That’s a lot of rimming. I hope they showered well. Bound to be a few that might not have. I hope you have your hepatitis vaccine. like others have said, parasites are a real worry. You need a gay doctor or one that specializes in parasites. You need a swab of your throat and complete std screening. Hopefully it’s a common std, that can be treated with meds. Syphilis is a bit more painful treatment,lol. They won’t know if it’s hpv till you have cancer. The good news is hpv cancer responds to treatment better than traditional cancer. Do you get std screening after your trips every time?