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I visited Dragon & Koi last week and I asked these well-educated Myanmar guys a political question about their country and they could not answer my question. 4 were sitting with me - there were only 2 customers - the other customer had 3 guys sitting with him and I just took the other 4 - and of course the American owner had his primary Myanmar butterfly ?partner? (the Myanmar boss of the team) mainly pampering the American owner. so, the distribution of the 4 guys were: 1 from Shan 1 from Mon - but he kept telling me that he identifies as a Karen 1 from Karen 1 from Myanma (Yangon) I asked them what would it take for the 7 states of Myanmar to stop fighting with each other and to unite the country? They could not really articulate what would be required. So, I asked them if perhaps for Myanmar - it would be better if they went the way of the former Yugoslavia - break up into 7 distinct countries instead of one Myanmar that continues to have tribal factious battles for decades? They sharply told me that it would be better if Myanmar remained in-tact instead of 7 distinct countries but they could not tell me how to make this civil war stop. They are very nice guys - but too twinky and kind of feminine for my tastes - so I did not wait until 3am to take one home - as the American owner does not let them be offed during the operating hours of the bar.

I hope that Washington does not accuse Thailand of currency manipulation as part of the tariff calculations - as this had been a concern in the past. Grok seems to think that currently, currency manipulation of the Thai baht was a factor in setting the calculated tariff. Let us hope that this remains true in light of the above stated article of possibly 2 additional Thai baht rate cuts and perhaps 1 more additional rate cut in year 2026.

but the normal behavior of Thailand (TIT) is to no divulge anything that could hurt its reputation and/or create defamation issues. I also agree that this information should be public information - but we are not Thai and we do not think in the Thai way....

But TIT - so they need to protect the reputation of these places - as there could be defamation issues..... The public will eventually find out if/when said building(s) might collapse ?

ok, mystery resolved thanks to @floridarob Last night I met up for dinner with @BjornAgain and @floridarob. We were supposed to eat at the new Buenas Mexican place in Supertown - but it being Monday night it was closed. So, we ate at Dick's Cafe instead. After Dick's we headed over to The Best Bar to see their show, which include the "sexy boys" segments. Thanks to the assertiveness and forthcoming of @floridarob he was able to get who I thought (previously reported above in this thread) as "May Day", to join us for a drink at the end of the show. Instead we discovered that "May Day" is actually the other guy and the guy that I have been lusting over is MAX. Now, how the hell did I f%^k that one up? Furthermore, our @floridarob "balls of steel" was able to get the LINE contact for MAX for both himself and also for me. My original chicken little strategy was to wait until Max would go sit at the back of the audience area and then to make my move in a discreet way. But in the end, @floridarob way was the easiest and most direct. Now, how to make the next move? After Max chatted with us - it became obvious that he is not a typical MB and instead just loves entertaining audiences with his sexy body. He also works perhaps in another venue up in the North Pattaya area of Naklua with the name of: 69 Show ?? @floridarob did I remember this other venue's name correctly ? https://www.facebook.com/69showpattaya So, he works 4 days in The Best Bar and 2 days at this 69 Show and 1 day off each week. Thanks to @BjornAgain for picking up the bar tab at The Best Bar - I hadn't a clue that you did that until it came time to pay. I enjoyed meeting you and also FloridaRob. Let me buy you that Philly Cheesesteak 🤩

I saw the influence and legacy that the Portuguese left in Songkhla - in southern Thailand. It was very obvious in the old-town section in the architecture.

Excellent sage advice. Do not stay in a hotel. Renting a local condo in a building in a neighborhood that appeals to you is the BEST option - as you get to "test drive" what day-to-day life would be like. I had come to Pattaya several times over a 10 year period and I always felt the most "at home" in Jomtien - as it answered most of my retirement needs: I could rent a condo with a seaview balcony that overlooks the Gulf of Thailand, Walking distance to many gay bars and gay activities - the Jomtien Complex (aka Supertown) is a 10 minute walk from my condo, there is also Boyztown over in Pattaya City. Access to a gay beach - Dongtan beach is literally in front of my condo with a special beach road gate onto the gay beach, Access to good medical care / hospitals; Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, Pattaya Memorial Hospital, Jomtien Hospital, etc. Walking distance to nearby supermarkets, Good transportation = baht buses (songthaews) for 10 baht each way from Jomtien into South Pattaya, Access to international food, Close enough to an international airport; Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang - are within 2 hours from Pattaya, Access to a big city = Bangkok, Access to nature and clean beaches - Koh Larn is only a 20 to 25 minutes speedboat ride away and Koh Samet is only 2 hours away, and Koh Chang is only 5 hours away. So, I often rented AirBnBs in some of the nearby View Talays and Grand Condotel, and that is where I ended up as I liked the feeling of feeling at home in these condo residences.

@Olddaddy you seem to get bored everywhere that you go - so that would imply, that the place that you go to is not important, because you will get bored anyway. So my question to you is: What keeps you from getting bored in Sydney - your hometown ? ? 🤔🤔

Wow @macaroni21 where were you when I was in university learning Economics 101 ? Your example of substituting "widgets" with "rent boys", is so much more interesting, than what I was taught at university with widgets.

Compliments on your stamina. I find it "hard" to resist 90 to 110 minutes when the eventual explosion takes over the situation 🍆💦

After he pulled it out of his ear - he shows it to the other guy - who then wants to take it with his fingers - but then the guy who pulled the ear wax out of the other guy's ear - puts it into his mouth....

I would say yes - as long as you respect Thai culture, norms, and their religion. That should be easy as there are large gay expat communities throughout Thailand, including; Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, and Hua Hin. There are probably also other areas with gay communities. When do you make the big move to Thailand?

Wow @reader - very intense scene - what was it that he pulled out of his ear ? and then he ate it 🤮

Try searching in Twitter (X). I found these 2 via the Twitter search query function. Note that I have not visited either of these 2 places. Good luck.

Yikes, Yinyom Beach is very near where the gay guys play volleyball at Dongtan Beach.

Perhaps not, as per @macaroni21 excellent thread regarding tariffs on the equalization of MB prices globally - especially in the USA, where he states that the MB price could be driven down to match the Thailand price.

https://www.imidaily.com/asia-pacific/vietnam-tourism-board-proposes-new-10-year-golden-visa/ Let's hope that they actually follow through with this idea. Their goal for 8% or more GDP growth, includes as part of that plan these 3 new visa types. And the wonderful beach city of Da Nang is on the list of areas to be included for this pilot.

And please don't ask why the Pattaya sea has a coffee brown tinge to it. But, every day I see many tourists swimming in it. Note that there is a nearby alternative where you can experience true beautiful white sand beaches with transparent turquoise seawater. If you still insist on coffee brown water, they do serve hot or cold coffee at the Koh Larn beach - but it is served in a civilized cup.

I have solved this arriving too early problem by sleeping at the BKK airport. There are many solutions available: https://www.sleepinginairports.net/guides/bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport-guide.htm I used the 4 hours option at the Novotel located via a tunnel in the Suvarnabhumi airport. It was very convenient and comfortable.

Since I have moved to Asia from the EU in September 2022 --> one of the cultural differences that I have noticed is for some Asians to wear their wealth on their body - especially people from India. This is something that I have difficulty understanding - is to put such wealth at risk against the temptation of theft and/or bodily harm. Any wealth that I might have will not be on my body but instead locked away at the bank or in a safety box. To date, my 2 different primary Thai boyfriends wanted me to invest in expensive gold jewelry in the form of necklaces, bracelets, or rings. Why is their this need to wear your wealth and put it at risk of theft?

When I saw that they chose: LGBTQ+ Instead of the current full acronym: LGBTQQIP2SAA or abbreviated version: LGBTQIA+ I was wondering if this would have any negative consequences on Thailand's objective to host the 2030 WorldPride event. Not sure - as I am no longer involved in these activities. Thoughts? https://www.onesiam.com/th/style/bangkok-on-the-road-to-world-pride-destination

I am old enough to remember the controversy to accept the letter "B" to the existing LG acronym. There were many worries to let the bi-sexuals into our "movement" for fear that the bi-sexuals were too closeted to help our movement and that it might be detrimental to our cause. Those fears eventually subsided, and we became LGB. Then the letter "T" presented themselves, and from what I can remember, they were accepted into the movement with less controversy than the letter "B". By the time that the next letter "Q" came up for consideration, I was no longer a gay activist, as I had moved onto other issues.

And what about the perhaps 76 souls still underneath the rubble? What % are Myanmar? Will the Thai government still keep complaining that the foreigners are stealing jobs from the Thai people? Had those that are among the 76 who are Myanmar, would they have been forcibly deported like the 40 Uyghurs were back to China against their will??

At 26 perhaps ? 26 letters in the standard English alphabet.

Yes. Let us not forget the biggest Vietnam scandal caused by the wealthy female tychoon = Truong My Lan who was sentenced to death. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/truong-my-lan-vietnamese-billionaire-death-sentence-fraud-b1197788.html