Pattaya

[Omega]

Is it all go go bars? Is there any gay nightlife that doesn't revolve around that symbiotic relationship of selling and buying sex?

[Moses]

Is it all go go bars? Is there any gay nightlife that doesn't revolve around that symbiotic relationship of selling and buying sex?

Nope. Check men's clubs in Google. NAB for example. There are few more. Also separated layer - karaoke, but this is mostly for locals.

[Omega]

would you recommend it over say Chiang Mai?

[latintopxxx]

as a self confessed sex tourist I'm only here for 10 days at a time...paying for it is just perfect, ample quality..ample quantity...and no matter what they keep smiling and simply love your company.

[cdnmatt]

Of course there's local hangouts, such as karaokes, small clubs / restaurants and clubs, and other hangouts that are mostly locals only and there's no commercial sex there.

However, if you're a tourist in Pattaya, everyone is just going to assume you're there for da hookers, and will proposition you regardless of where in the city you are.

[bobsaigon2]

Is it all go go bars? Is there any gay nightlife that doesn't revolve around that symbiotic relationship of selling and buying sex?

Pattaya is ALL about selling and buying sex. Good shopping too, but people don't make the trip to spend their time at the malls.

Chiang Mai is much less sex-focused and much more of an opportunity to observe Thai culture, past and present.

But, Omega, I really wonder if you would enjoy the Thai experience. Your questions here and on the other thread lead me to think "no".

[scottish-guy]

Perhaps if the Catholic Church opened a convent in Pattaya then Omega could stay there - as since he is determined not to pay, my guess is his sexual experience will be a case of nun yesterday, nun today, and most likely nun tomorrow

[a447]

You never know- he might pick up some dirty habits in the convent.

[FarangRuMak]

I haven't been to a Boy Escort Karaoke bar for some time now.
These are the bars on Sai 3 etc where the boys present themselves in the latest fashion and fantastic hair styles as companions in the bar on a 20 minute rotating basis.
They can be "offed" as well but the owners don't like it and so it's an expensive option. (The object is to have the boys sit with customers and speed up liquor consumption)
I noticed that the customers were made up of Thai women, Thai ladyboys with money, gay men and malcontented straight males dragged along by their wives and girlfriends.
A venue like this might be worth a try for the OP.

[Oliver]

Mr boyfriend has a close friend who is a mamasan in one of those establishments. He claims that the guys who work there tend to be more handsome usually than our gogo dancers- and, naturally, straight. As far as he is aware, there are no male customers at the particular bar where his friend works; the bars are supported mainly by Thai women whose husbands work away from home and those whose husbands no longer perform in bed. These places are not cheap, apparently- this mamasan makes a lot of money!
I've just remembered- a few years ago I was having dinner with P in the old Thai buffet in Pattaya Sai with his mamasan friend (a ladyboy) and watched in amazement while he attempted to "recruit" one of the waiters for his karaoke bar. The amount of money he'd have made would have far exceeded his wages at the buffet.