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[christianpfc]

There are plenty of boy karaokes in Pattaya, easily recognizable by their name, more details here:
http://christianpfc.blogspot.com/201...in-pattay.html
Not my style (too late, too loud, too dark, too many clothes compared to gogo), no personal experience.

[arsenal]

Boys often jump between the host, gogo and karaoke bars. Host bars are probably boring to work in for little money, gogo bars mean sex with a slob smelling of sweat and parading about in tiny pants whereas karaoke bar work means drinking vast quantities of alcohol and being put up for auction.

[steveky]

Well, I love days when you find out something so unexpected that it startles you.

I have been going to Thailand for 22 years, and I never knew that Karaoke bars were pick up places. You could knock me over with a feather.

I have no interest in karaoke, that most Asian of pastimes. I've only participated when the possible outcomes seemed to outweigh the negatives. That is the say, the cute factor of the boy doing the insisting outweighed the inevitable pain of the aural onslaught.

But now I am intrigued. I shall investigate further in this year's Thai adventure, which regrettably is not until much later in the year.

[arsenal]

steveky: You can pick up boys at karaoke bars but it's not like a gogo bar which is a sex shop full of goodies. It's a bit hit and miss.

[gerefan2]

Steve ...see my earlier post...don't expect too much in the way of pickups!

[GWMinUS]

Karaoke places in the Philippines are very different.
If they have rooms to rent you go there with friends.
Order food and beers or liquor. And sing your heart out!!
But yes they also have windows in the doors to prevent the obvious.
Then one time I went to a Karaoke Club with two Pinoy friends.
We sit in an alcove and had a big Karaoke screen to watch.
Not soon after we settled down the "manager" came to ask if we wanted a "Private Session" with one of the cute hostesses. You paid by the hour for a room in the back. Bet the doors did not have windows!!!
Is that how it works in Thailand???

[gerefan2]

Nope!
See my post #2