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This all sounds very promising. I’m sure his mother is mostly overjoyed and relieved that he’s found himself a stable partnership with someone that’s more “able”, not just in the financial sense but in the ways of the world, and able to give him experiences above and beyond what he can achieve for himself.

Cambodia has quite alot that’s also available in Thailand but they seem to be short on pharmaceuticals and skincare (they love whitening stuff). I seem to recall wanting to buy something very basic from a pharmacy in central Siem Reap and having to pay a ridiculous price since it was imported from France, when the same item was available for a fraction of the price in Thailand. Yes I used to gift my ex guy nice bottles of Black or Gold Label to bring back since it was quite a flex for him to have premium whisky to contribute to family or friends gatherings. Nice perfume for his mother would be appreciated I’m sure. Edit: I remember now, I was buying water proof large plasters for small wounds, the kind with sterile gauze.

Would add to this the importance of establishing yourself as “partner” or “dear friend” (as suggested above) - anything that implies even footing, or as balanced as it can get in a fundamentally unbalanced situation. Not “sugar daddy” “customer” as the latter is then expected to contribute refrigerators and motorcycles, if not immediately, almost certainly at some point in the future. As well as the being the financial cushion for unexpected medical expenses. Again speaking from personal experience. Occasionally I do wonder what ever happened to that motorcycle. Wouldn’t recommend it.

I’m a bit confused by your post. I rarely carry cash in Bangkok and Pattaya, my tap to pay is accepted everywhere or at least the physical card. The exception is BTS and boys, and maybe small items at 7-11. I even pay by card in the bars. I never have more than 1000-2000 baht on my person at any time unless I’m travelling outside the major cities.

Haven’t you heard of the increasing number of host bars in Bangkok? Quite a few of the best looking gay for pay bar workers have moved on to those. That testifies to the volume of women who pay heavily to drink with a handsome guy. Additionally they are mostly locals, so that’s just the Thai female demographic, not even counting the Chinese. Then there’s Fake Club and another newer club whose name starts with A but escapes me right now. The business model of the male go go where gay customers pay cover and buy one beer to choose someone dancing on stage for sex is dying out. There hasn’t been a new, successful male go go in years. Grindr plays a role too.

Many of these girls also work in bars. It’s sort of like how actors can marry each other and not mind if their partner films intimacy scenes with another actor, they know it’s strictly professional. Though of course hiccups can happen (Brangelina comes to mind). Generally they mind far less if their guy is going with other guys. Vice versa it makes me wonder how bar guys are so relaxed about the fact their girlfriends are off with different men all the time. I once met a European woman who was in a relationship with a Cambodian bar boy and was stepmothering his two kids.

Delighted to hear all has gone well for you and Cam, and he seems as committed as you are. Wishing both of you the best.

What are those stirrups hanging from the ceiling?🤔

It’s really making me wonder what the original translation of “brothel” was and if the boy is Thai or possibly a different language speaker such as Cambodian Most boys refer to their bars as “raan” ร้าน When I was a newbie I used to chat with a boy each day, until around 8 or 9 pm he would inform me “now go to shop” For a long time I was puzzled. Why did he need to inform me he was going shopping? What shop, this late at night? 7-11? Later on I found out that “raan” literally translates to shop but can be used as a catch-all for a variety of retail outlets, such as pharmacy “shop that sells medicine” grocery store, restaurants. Additionally appending “khaay” (sells) followed by the name of the product defines its identity. Is a brothel then a “shop selling boys”? But Google translate says no, a brothel is ซ่อง “song”

@BjornAgain must have missed this thread as he posted an update in the Pattaya forum

Be careful you don’t run into her at the same brothel

That one is orange and usually the recommended one. But honestly the difference between green and orange is so minimal that convenience takes priority. As far as I am aware, there isn’t a green outlet located anywhere near the bar district so the best choices are either Central Park or X-One depending which side of Patpong you’re on. Or as @spoon mentions, if you have time to go to Silom Plaza. Myself, I don’t enjoy the long walk in the heat because any savings will immediately be spent on a cold beer to recover.

@kentguy2025 you must be travelling with your guy now, I hope you’re having a great time with him. If you have a few spare minutes do share an update on how things went in the end.

Clearly “brothel” is a portmanteau of “brothers” + “hotel”. Your dictionary must be outdated

There is also SuperRich Turtle (operated by SuperRich orange) which is conveniently located in some BTS stations including Sala Daeng. Good for changing under 10-15k but for higher amounts I prefer the SuperRich inside Central Park or X-One as recommended by @vinapu