Newalaan, thanks for sharing that, sheds some light on what's going on
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Newalaan, thanks for sharing that, sheds some light on what's going on
Thank you for that clarification, but I didn't say/mean to say ALL staff were retained, what I meant was...all (as in every one) of those who were retained and happened to be on duty during our stay went out of their way to thank us for returning.
The main thing I forgot to add was that the ambience hadn't changed for me or my bf. Often when we have our brief stays there they don't always coincide with all staff members being on duty, also there are shift changes, so we are used to not seeing everyone every time, the only one who we see every trip and did not see this one was the outside security guard, who always parks our car and moves it around the parking area to suit whatever vehicles come and go.
That's all very well you having an 'attitude'.....and when faced up, I too, have absolutely no problem in saying my bit, but when I'm with a Thai....why would you want to be on holiday and look to invite glares, disrespect or whatever? I come to relax, gay-friendly ambiance is part of that.....it beggars belief you have never understood what 'gay friendly' means in a Thai context....and why should you care??Quote:
Originally Posted by Patanawet
Well in my opinion one should 'care' about the feelings of your Thai bf/partner/friend/whatever. It is not just my situation I have to consider, it is my bfs too, the gay friendly staff non-attitude is actually more for his comfort and ease. It seems to me you have little concept of 'gaeng jai' and complications which impact negatively, for you probably means nothing...zilch... but if you are with a Thai that is a selfish and naïve attitude. My bf would NEVER consider the possibility of 'Fuck'em' attitude. We have stayed in places at the start of our relationship where snobby, negative staff/customer attitude was clearly picked up, not by me, but by him as that is who is was directed at. I'm not having that! and I don't want to be bothered with creating scenes just to try and win an arguement. I/we simply stay where we are comfortable, and if that includes the term 'gay friendly' then so be it. Life is too short to be continually facing up to negativity, I get enough of that shit in Euroland! So no, not too sensitive, merely seeking out comfortable, non-confrontational surroundings.
Thanks to new Allan for the clarification that not much of anything has changed ( which I'm sure many will be relieved about) - now, the one hughly important question that as yet remains unanswered ...... are the two bars of that LOVELY chocolate still in the room !!!!
I keep meaning to note down the brand name to get a box (more like a crate) shipped home as that, "almost" as much as enjoying cute guys is my other sneaky BKK dirty little secret when staying in the Tarntawan !
'gaeng jai' (แกงใจ) or 'curry-heart' is a new concept for me too. Is it somehow the opposite to jai yen? You probably meant 'kreng jai' (เกรงใจ) literally 'awe-heart' which is the Thai concept of being afraid to offend and therefore be considerate.Quote:
Originally Posted by newalaan2
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Well for me I hope the NEW Tarntawan has a new chief! Before breakfasts were good but some of the dinner entries were sad!
Any status reports on the Indra Massage around the corner from the hotel on Soi Tawan? I recall that they are housed in the Tarntawan Apartments.
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Scottish: NIrish. That man could get a creamy nibble between the nibbles and the ice cream if he chose to. In any well run society his dedication to pursuing sex would have earned him a bauble in the birthday honours list.
Alas it seems my reputation proceeds me and I am but a mere shadow of my former slutty self - although that's more self enforced and location based this last while than anything else so I might just revisit my old self when in the Philippines just to be sure that there's still some life in the old dog yet ! :-)
I recently stayed two nights in Tarntawan.
Service was ok; staff members were friendly and more-or-less efficient. Food and coffee were mediocre.
The place seemed a lot less "gay" than before. On my floor, two guests entered rooms with Thai girl friends.
I wonder if the new management is trying to cater more to non-gay folk?
The location is conveniently located for the gay venues. No one cared that I brought two guys back one night. The staff demanded that they leave their IDs at the front desk, and telephoned me after they had left.