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Pushing those drinks!!
One thing I liked about the old Corner Bar with Crabby & Co was they never had Waiters who constantly " pushed" drinks onto you like they were on some kind of commission.
It's not the Go Go bars im talking about but some of these regular beer bars.
Sky Bar in Sunee for one where I had to tell the owner Alain to fuck off a few times as he kept asking me '" another drink? Another drink?
Cocka2 bar in jomtien is another with a pushy waiter who comes iver and shakes your beer bottle every 2 minutes to see if its full
And I not kid you every fucking 2 minutes he's over at your table.
It was like this at Buttons favourite hole the All of me bar which went into liquidation
For fucks sake you cant be that desperate to sell drinks !!!!
You only do your business the disservice , customers want to be left alone to relax, talk , etc without the need to have a waiter constantly monitor their gulps of the drink.
I cant wait till i get my own bar
Most of the times i voted with my feet and gave these bars a miss.
actually Crabby at the former Corner Bar had the right idea of not bothering customers most of the time u had to go to the bar to order anyway
I know the bar depends on profit and thats selling drinks, but it doesnt take a businessman to work out if you have a waiter who is a annoying cunt approaching your table every minute yiu are gonna lose customers
I actually watched several customers walk past a bar last week saw the annoying waiter and moved on quickly .
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Mickp
...I cant wait till i get my own bar...
So what are you 'waiting' for - you've already told us countless times that you're a millionaire on the way to becoming a multi millionaire
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He's probably hesitating because he's been around long enough to know that opening a gay bar in Thailand is the quickest way to lose your money!
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Mickp, I have to disagree with you about All of Me bar. It was my favourite bar for the last few trips. I never found the staff pushy - attentive yes, pushy no. As far as I know, the owner did not go bankrupt, but moved back to the States to take care of his sister. Well, that's what he told me himself last time I was there.
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Bogsville Mick as Mein Host. Too surreal to contemplate.
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joe552
Mickp, I have to disagree with you about All of Me bar. It was my favourite bar for the last few trips. I never found the staff pushy - attentive yes, pushy no. As far as I know, the owner did not go bankrupt, but moved back to the States to take care of his sister. Well, that's what he told me himself last time I was there.
For sure, joe, All of Me was a fine bar with attentive waiters. The owner is alive and well and has been back and forth from the States.
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The problem with All of Me was he listened to suggestions.
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I don't understand that last post, MFAS.
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All of Me became the hang out of the coffin dodging brigade. Originally sel-styled as 'barmy army' and now metamhorphosed into The Meatloafateers. You can imagine the 'suggestions' that lot came up with. Every single one would involve charging them less.
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I was often in the bar when the 'barmy army' gathered. I had no problem with them. It was a group of friends meeting for a drink or a coffee, before dispersing for dinner or whatever. They didn't monopolise the staff's time, I never felt badly served by staff when they were there.
I really don't understand your point. How did their "demands" change what the owner was offering?
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What I really love is when restaurant owners come over to your table in the middle of a meal, and proceed to give you their life story. That's always great fun.
(sarcasm)
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Manforallseasons
The problem with All of Me was he listened to suggestions.
For me the problem was vanilla & lady-boy type staff.
The kid of place I avoid like a plague-house but that's me.
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FarangRuMak
For me the problem was vanilla & lady-boy type staff.
The kid of place I avoid like a plague-house but that's me.
Exactly, FRM, not your type of bar? Don't go! I liked it, so I went. Luckily we have choices. Personally, I think it was good.
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Yes.
Variety is the spice of life.
I gave it a try or two then I didn't go back.
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Originally Posted by
joe552
I was often in the bar when the 'barmy army' gathered. I had no problem with them. It was a group of friends meeting for a drink or a coffee, before dispersing for dinner or whatever. They didn't monopolise the staff's time, I never felt badly served by staff when they were there.
I really don't understand your point. How did their "demands" change what the owner was offering?
joe, how can anyone understand the point someone is trying to make on this forum?
Basically it is all bs or fun and games with little or no reason or logic in many of the responses to posts. Sad.
It seems that many posters here just want to shit on anyone and everyone that doesn't fit their mold even if they have nothing to base their statements upon.
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Originally Posted by
arsenal
All of Me became the hang out of the coffin dodging brigade. Originally sel-styled as 'barmy army' and now metamhorphosed into The Meatloafateers. You can imagine the 'suggestions' that lot came up with. Every single one would involve charging them less.
Word has it that whilst making suggestions the group leader was drinking tea with a tea bag he brought with him.
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Tea-bagging is a harmless vice but more common than you might think among the retired community.
It's passive yet mouthwatering.
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And what is wrong with bringing your own,favourite,hard to get, unavailable, tea?
It's the same with Wine and corkage isn't it?
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How much to cork a Tea bag?
I could see the staff offering Tea-Bagging for a fee though.
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FarangRuMak
How much to cork a Tea bag?
I could see the staff offering Tea-Bagging for a fee though.
That would be nice, and very healthy. But staff here rarely has bags, they have more like Macadanian nuts, hard with rough edges, and lacking elasticity. Not something soft, sweaty, low hanging, bouncing, sweaty (did I stipulate sweaty allready)?
Is that too much to ask? Does this strike you as unreasonable to expect?
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I rarely drink tea, and your picture decreases even further my taste for the beverage.
PS I only found out recently what "tea bagging" meant in a sexual context. Ah, the joys of a cloistered life!
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+Whitemouse.
I found one or two with swinging sacks but I agree,
they remind me too much of James Joyce's phrase; "The Scrotum Tightening Sea"
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Francois. And your main contribution here seems to be complaining about everyone else. Lighten up old boy. You live in Pattaya. Try having some fun for fucks sake.
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Originally Posted by
Manforallseasons
Word has it that whilst making suggestions the group leader was drinking tea with a tea bag he brought with him.
And word also has it that whilst preparing to leave, the group leader stuffed the cup and saucer, along with the sugar bowl, into his pocket. He took a couple of tissues, too.
Mind you, it might just be someone spreading a rumour.
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I have heard tell that most of them are so old dinner must be paid for in advance. Just in case.
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Arsenal, as usual you play along with someone's post about tea bags and make fun of it.
In case you are unaware, if someone wants to bring their own tea/coffee bag with them, the cost of the heated water is the same as that with or without a tea/coffee bag. In fact the bar saves money by not having to provide the tea/coffee bag.
As for my contributions, at least they are there to provide some sense to otherwise misleading information provided by others for their amusement. Maybe you should have me banned for doing that?
As for a447, he only adds more insults by accusing someone of theft. Oh yes, I forgot, it is all about fun and games at someone else's expense. 55555555555555
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Honestly Francois you have the disposition of a Panda. All sniffy and too precious for life.
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Good point Frankie ... Michael/ Crabby used to charge 10 baht for the hot water cup, he wasnt greedy and wanted his bar full rather than push drunks into customers.
I notice your english has got 100% better too great stuff keep up the good work Frankie..
PS , If we had met i could of gave u a shift on that gate in Sunee
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arsenal
I have heard tell that most of them are so old dinner must be paid for in advance. Just in case.
Now I understand the business plan of so many restaurant owners in Florida, home to millions of retirees. The cafeteria style format allows payment to be collected before the customers sit down to eat.
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Right on joe, get the money before they die. :D
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Exactly right Bob. If some old patriarch croaks having eaten half a lobster and drank half a bottle of Bolly without payment being received. Well, it's a legal nightmare that could employ lawyers for years.
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Eh, I think that was bobsaigon, not me, francois!
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Excusez moi, joe; yes it was bobsaigon.
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Of course, I excusez vous, francois. I can see where the confusion can arise. He's an older (than me) gentleman who lives in Vietnam. I am a young buck living in Dublin. An easy mistake to make.
Please don't correct my French in public - I'm not a native speaker!
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Joe, love to trade places with you. Must be great to be a young buck living in Dublin. :)
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bob, it was when I was actually a young buck! Those days are far behind me now, I fear.
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No worries. I was always assured by Thai boys that age is just a number and you're as young as you feel. My problem was that I never really felt young.
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I always believed that you're as young as the boy that you're feeling. Keeps me feeling about 19!
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francois
Right on joe, get the money before they die. :D
I notice it's common practice to objectify the old and dying. You hear things like "they get a death rattle before they go" & "they open their eyes before they pass on" etc.
It should of course be "WE" not "THEY".
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gerefan2
And what is wrong with bringing your own,favourite,hard to get, unavailable, tea?
It's the same with Wine and corkage isn't it?
Not saying that this is apposite for the "barmy army" (they're a club of drinkers AND thinkers at least) but can you avoid "Corkage" on a technicality such as bringing along a Screw Cap bottle to a restaurant?