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Great post numazu, now get out of this thread and finish up your trip report to Brazil!

I like the bars for the show bit you won't find me at dreamboys. I know the show by heart because it seem to never change. The drag queen fashion show with drag penis nudity. Yuk. Drag routine with guy with decent body pretending he didn't know the drag queen was a drag queen. Yuk. 500 baht beer with a host asking you if you want another before you drink half of your 500 baht beer. Yuk.

I like both. I like the bars, the apps, the beach and meeting guys out in public. It's a smorgasbord.

You would catch my eye as you walked by. You make 55 look good!

When I wnt to arena in october, I took a walk around that complex that houses arena. The escalators could use some attention. The little mall housed a restaurant or two but I think it could fit all the bars businesses in soi twilight with some room for a small hotel.

When might you go? I'm willing to be a travel buddy but I like staying at airbnb rentals

What about the complex that holds Arena massage? I could see that being turned into a gay bar mini mall of sorts. Bangkok has many pockets and streets just waiting for development.

I wonder if anyone would be willing to extend a loan to a Bangkok bar owner looking to move to pattaya? For $10,000 usd, you would get a % of the profits and stock in the business. Hmmmmm

What is one of the things that lead to the success of a bar? LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. There was a dreamboys in pattaya, it was not anything like the bkk bar. Will the pattaya bar have bkk staff or will it staff with pattaya guys? If I was a bkk bar owner I would encourage all my competition to go to pattaya where all the other bars are. But I would find a good spot in bkk.

I was just there in Thailand last October. Had a great time in Chiang Mai, a lot of fun in Phuket, a great time in Bangkok and fun filled days and nights in Pattaya! I had plans to return in April and stay till mid May. Today I sent notice to my manager to cancel my vacation. April is approaching far to fast and I feel as if I was just there and I'm not in the mood to return just yet. It was my plan to visit in April and return again in october but now I'm thinking to skip April and just stay 4 weeks in october. The funny thing is that I look forward to being on the flight more than I do the destination. I think my thailand holidays are becoming an ordinary part of my life. Sigh...... oh, don't cry for me Pattaya.... The truth is I never left you......

I'm interested in seeing what comes next. I am grateful to have experienced the past but I'm on pins and needles anticipating what tomorrow brings. Will this bring back true competition in the bar scene? Will nature boy and golden cock use this opportunity to grow and evolve? Will struggling straight bars turn gay? Will a new gayborhood pop up along the sky train line? These are exciting times in Bangkok!

That would be me. I need to do more after all the holiday eating

My last trip I used the passport kiosk after registering for global entry. It was quicker than before only because there was no line. But that is why I got it to avoid the lines.

It's a well known secret it seems https://www.chowhound.com/post/chinese-restaurants-insist-secret-chinese-menus-english-857367?page=2 https://www.quora.com/Do-all-Chinese-restaurants-have-secret-menus

If you can read Chinese.....

What country did this happen in? Was it in the USA or headed to the usa?

I don't know if Chinatown bkk has a secret cheaper Chinese menu.

I wish Thai immigration would use a fast and simple entry system

A few years back a Chinese friend took a group of friends to a Chinese restaurant in New York City. We looked at the menu and I balked at the prices. He told us to ignore the menu and had "Chinese" menus delivers to the table. He explains it was the same food but a fraction of the cost. He ordered for us and paid the bill. He explained that almost all Chinese restaurants had a secret lower priced Chinese menu given only to Chinese.

Wow, I supported President Bush over 9 years ago and that post you mention of my support of President Bush is probably over 12 years ago... I don't know what to say when my vote or opinion sticks with other internet posters in such a way. I bet if I tried to post something that would stick with anyone on the net for 12 or more years, I would fail.... Just goes to show you how you can never know how one person's posts can effect another.

For a moment I lost myself in the chat with you good people and forgot the reason I come here. And it's for all things Thailand.

A lot of us own and work for industry. Industry puts fuel in my car, provide electric to my home, build the plane I fly in. Provide the tools that allow us to grow the food we need that feeds the world, allows me to heat my home in the bitter cold, creates the medication that keeps millions alive. Trump is doing what needs to be done and the world will be just fine I trust

For business. We are the 2nd largest producer in our field in the USA. Regulations have been eased up on us and a location that was in the process of being shut down will remain open saving over 300 workers from having to find new jobs.

I work in a factory, we were worried for a while but things are looking good now. I hope it keeps up! Oh, and almost all those I socialize with are either getting a bonus, pay raise or both.

Dignity, taking advantage, spreading wealth.... I'm not of that opinion. I'm of the opinion they want money, we want sex. They want as mich as they can get and we don't want to give away the store. Some may negotiate and others won't. We do what makes us happy and what makes one person happy may not sit well with others.