no pickpockets?

[12is12]

Haven't come across any reports on pickpockets, even though in crowded bars - when horniness trunphs watchfullness - it's to be expected.

Is there really no such problem?

[Boy69]

Thailand is very safe but you still have to be catious put your valuable belongings and passport at the safety box in your room and you'll be fine.

[hanan]

When ladyboys approach you in the street put your hands to cover and protect your pockets. It has worked for me during totally four unsuccesful pickpocketing-attempts by ladyboys in the streets and bahtbuses in Pattaya and Bangkok.

[12is12]

Thx, but that's not what I meant.

Do boys in bars when seating with patrons ever get grabby fingers?

[zoomy02]

Just now, 12is12 said:

Thx, but that's not what I meant.

Do boys in bars when seating with patrons ever get grabby fingers?

No, but they will nag for money for food, rent, police fines. I agree care is needed with Ladyboys in Pattaya. Don't as I once did, leave your wallet on the table in a massage room, lol. 

[Jasper]

26 minutes ago, 12is12 said:

Do boys in bars when seating with patrons ever get grabby fingers?

I have never heard of  a gogo boy pickpocketing money from customer in the bar.

Majority of gogo boys are surprisingly honest.

[Boy69]

59 minutes ago, Jasper said:

I have never heard of  a gogo boy pickpocketing money from customer in the bar.

Majority of gogo boys are surprisingly honest.

There is no reason why gogo bar boy will do so he will face serious problem with his patron in the bar.

I usually leaving my credit cards , passport and my money in the inroom safety box  and taking the minimum amount of cash I need with me so even if I would had been pickpocketing ( which never happened ) it's not a big lost.

[thaiophilus]

3 hours ago, 12is12 said:

Thx, but that's not what I meant.

Do boys in bars when seating with patrons ever get grabby fingers?

In gogo bars they generally aren't wearing enough to conceal the loot and in host bars, as others have said, this isn't usually a problem.

You are more likely to lose money through confusing red 100 and purple 500 baht notes in a dimly-lit bar, or even by forgetting you gave 1000 and receiving change for 500 - which is why  waiters often make a point of telling you what you handed over, to avoid arguments later.

[Guest]

I've never seen pickpocketing or even heard it mentioned in discussion about gogo bars.     I would suggest it's the last thing you need to worry about.

[lotus123]

I've never been pickpocketed in Thailand. The only 2 people I know who have been pickpocketed are Western men who were carrying their wallets in their back pockets.

[gerefan]

Over 15 years and literally thousands of visits to bars and gogo bars I have only been pickpocketed once. That was in an outdoor Sunee Plaza bar by a boy I thought was getting a bit amorous....but there was more to it than that!
It cost me 1000 baht.

[vinapu]

13 hours ago, Jasper said:

I have never heard of  a gogo boy pickpocketing money from customer in the bar.

Majority of gogo boys are surprisingly honest.

it's tempting to say , many of their patrons are surprisingly honest too.

being moneyboy does not make one more prone to dishonesty  IMNSHO.

In 20 trips I had only one case when guy, who was a bit drunk , took visible interest in my shirt pocket  so I felt bit  dis-comfortable . It was in Happy Boys , now defunct bar in Sunny Plaza vicinity. Other than that never ever  in bar or massage I had any problems. It's one of reasons I like Thailand , never need to look behind my back.

Still basic sensible precaution  should be taken, no need to take wad of 20 1000 baht notes when visiting bar although 20 20 baht notes may help, particularly in Nice Boys , Sunee 

[kokopelli]

13 hours ago, Boy69 said:

I usually leaving my credit cards , passport and my money in the inroom safety box  and taking the minimum amount of cash I need with me so even if I would had been pickpocketing ( which never happened ) it's not a big lost.

Always good to carry one credit card with you at all times. If involved in an accident or needing emergency medical treatment a credit card will be required. And a copy of your passport.

[Londoner]

I've said this before- maybe even on this very forum- but one of the abiding memories of my first time in Bangkok, was dropping my wallet in Blue Star (where Dreamboys used to be) and of a waiter running down the soi to return it to me.

I've never had a baht  stolen in over seventy visits. Of course, I take sensible precautions.

[Boy69]

I remember one time my Thai boy forgot his mobile phone at Dongtan beach and one of the staff ran and look for us till he found us ,many time I walked late at night alone and never felt unsafe in Thailand.

[vinapu]

perhaps to lift anybody's spirit even more we should remind ourselves that  story reported by paulsf

https://www.gayguides.com/forums/topic/10874-different-kind-of-bangkok-happy-ending/

 

[thaiophilus]

On 11/8/2019 at 4:55 AM, vinapu said:

 20 20 baht notes may help, particularly in Nice Boys , Sunee 

or 3x100 for prize money

[12is12]

20 baht = 60 American cents.

Is this a tip sum for something?

I thought the minimum for anything would be 100 baht.....

[Boy69]

It's really up to you. 20 baht is really a small tip maybe can be acceptable at some bars at Sunee Plaza Pattaya but in Bangkok or Boyz Town Pattaya I will not give less than 100 baht tip. If a buy is sitting with me long time in the bar and decided not off him I tend to tip him up to 500 Baht.

[vinapu]

4 hours ago, 12is12 said:

20 baht = 60 American cents.

Is this a tip sum for something?

 

at Nice Boys  you can call guy from the scene for a quick feel of his rigid member  in exchange for 20 baht tip .

I tip 20 baht each time waiter brings  drink and in restaurant when  total tab is less than 300.

20 baht buys you tray of freshly peeled fruit on the street, healthy snack  or two pieces of pork on the stick, less healthy one

[12is12]

Nice Boys is in Pattaya, right?

Good reason to visit.

Beyond the sexual aspect, sounds a bit funny. Hope the boys like it.

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, 12is12 said:

Nice Boys is in Pattaya, right?

Good reason to visit.

Beyond the sexual aspect, sounds a bit funny. Hope the boys like it.

Yes, Sunee Plaza in Pattaya, plaza is bit hidden but only short walk from main drags.

Yes , guys like it and those small tips are  accumulating sometimes quite fast.

Visit in that bar is a must if you not shy.

If you are shy, even more recommended as it will cure you fast from that alignment.

[thaiophilus]

On 11/9/2019 at 11:03 PM, 12is12 said:

Nice Boys is in Pattaya, right?

Good reason to visit.

Beyond the sexual aspect, sounds a bit funny. Hope the boys like it.

They seem to. There's usually a good atmosphere on stage, with plenty of interaction between the boys and with the customers, not just glumly staring at their phones like in some other places. Whether the boys themselve are to your taste,  you will (as ever) have to discover for yourself, but a visit is recommended even if you don't off anyone.

Oh, and for just B300 you too can sponsor your very own chuck-wow contest