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Yes especially since they keep the unfinished bottle for you. If I plan to visit at least twice on my trip , on the first visit I pay for the bottle and mixers and no boy drinks. If my friend is with me, two covers are waived. And the second visit, just pay cover and mixers, again no boy drinks. Works out to reasonable value in the end.

They’re supposed to break the seal in front of you though it’s not foolproof. I’ve come across fake bottles before. Once I’ve verified a bar or club sells fake drinks I never go there again. Whisky is the most commonly faked alcohol. It tastes similar to the original (hard to discern since it’s been mixed) and gives a similar initial buzz but you can’t easily get drunk. I once opened a bottle with two boys and none of us could work up any form of sustained drunken merriment even though a bottle is plenty for three. A real downer since we were in a club. Unless you drink copious amounts and then it’s not a nice “drunk” high, as you’d get off a proper whisky, but a disgusting, rough feeling. The next day hangover is also wretched. I wouldn’t recommend it. There are two ways to avoid it, only go to verified establishments or order a bottle of non-whisky such as vodka as these are less commonly faked. Jupiter only sells authentic whisky. I have opened multiple bottles over the years with no issues. I can only speak for Johnnie Walker. They probably value their Thai and Chinese VIPs too much to lose them to fake alcohol.

This isn’t supposed to happen, the bottle should mean you don’t get double billed.

Jupiter. My drinks bill is only the bottle and mixers. The door cover is waived or reimbursed too if you open a bottle.

I order the bottle because I want to drink or have the fun of getting the boys drunk. There is no pressure to pay additional boy drinks. They pour themselves drinks from the bottle as does the mamasan in charge. Usually I make it a little more fun by pouring shots and tipping them when they drink a shot. That way they get tips but it’s not the awkwardness of sitting to the end wondering if you’ll get 100 baht or 1000 for your efforts. This is only for new guys I call down from the stage who I do not know well. I dislike boys who come over uninvited and help themselves to the row of shot glasses. One even had the cheek to help himself to a 100 baht note after he had downed a shot uninvited (I happened to have the 100 baht notes in a stack on the table).

Looted by French and own people, neglected for centuries. Makes me wonder if they had flourished and preserved it the way it should be, what would it be like

My ex Cambodian guy wears one (not given by me). A plain gold ring like a male wedding band as you said, but on his middle finger. Cambodians love gold accessories as much as Thais do, though the obsession doesn’t run as deep since many can’t afford gold. Rings in Cambodia have the usual partnership and commitment implications as anywhere else, but they can also be given by a special older friend to a younger one. And while there can be some suggestion of romantic partnership it is not as symbolically specific as the Western giving of rings. In my guy’s case he was gifted the ring by an overseas older Cambodian sponsor who bought another ring for another boy at the same time. Generally the baseline message is “there is someone in my life who loves and cares enough about me to buy me an expensive ring” and also a bit of a flex that you are wearing the equivalent of 10-15000 baht on your finger, when everyone is on minimum wage. And a suggestion that you are “spoken for” but not necessarily as I know as my guy continues to wear his ring even after he and his sponsor parted ways. As does a Cambodian girl i know who still wears a diamond-looking ring from a past engagement. TLDR looks nice, is a flex one important thing to note @jimmie50 is that Cam’s wearing of a ring reflects well on you as it does him in front of friends and family

Double post sorry still struggle with new forum

Cam’s reaction is not unique. This belief is indoctrinated into every Cambodian boy I’ve encountered. Muay Thai? From Cambodia. Temples? From Cambodia. Thai alphabet? From Khmer, a much older language and script (accurate). There is a significant amount of hostility over the origins and cultural ownership of Muay Thai, including the uproar over the naming of the category at the 2023 SEA Games, and the Brazilian Thai-trained fighter Thiago Texeira who defected from Thailand to Cambodia. Beware any muay thai championship that features a Cambodian vs Thai fighter. Overall a very touchy subject and sometimes their bias borders on the absurd. But then again Cambodia has so little to be proud of and their patriotism is touching.

based on @jason1975 ’s report you were invited to eat marshmallows I hardly count that abuse unless you prefer peanuts

+1 for Le Meridien But I find hotel buffets overrated and expensive if they’re not free with the room I’d rather go to a good breakfast place or specialty cafe like Rocket coffee bar, or Fran’s at Central Park. You can even order breakfast on Grab. Many cafe options near Saladaeng BTS. I don’t mind Coffee Club, it gets the job done though standard varies according to location. Foodland is perfectly fine and excellent value. In fact I usually get a Thai dish rather than Western.

Two years is nothing to sniff at, compared to Cambodian boys who get a two month stay visa which is actually not eligible for working. Burmese get a one year work visa although “work” does not stretch to gyrating on stage, most are officially registered as kitchen staff somewhere.

Clearly you mean his heart 😂 Maybe I’ll look him up at Joy Zone. There seem to be some familiar faces. Was it previously called Crimson or something like that?

Is this the Fluke who started his career at Moonlight and then moved on to porn? I seem to recall some disparaging posts a long time ago but don’t remember the details.

Aeon Mall in Phnom Penh is probably closer to your expectations of what a shopping mall should be like.