I've found the solution to the problem SG. I expect the boy to buy the drinks in the bar with his own money (I will of course refund him later) but this way I think we're getting what he's paying for.
I've found the solution to the problem SG. I expect the boy to buy the drinks in the bar with his own money (I will of course refund him later) but this way I think we're getting what he's paying for.
Hitchhiking's more of a challenge on the road less travelled.
The go go bars do little to encourage the sales of more drinks. They could have the boys drink priced lower than the customers or perhaps sell a block of 7/8 drinks for 1000 baht that you can have over the course of your holiday.
And personally I'm pleased if the drink the boy orders contains little or no alcohol. It makes no difference to me and is healthier regardless of any 'if I'm paying for........blah blah blah'.
Imagine what would happen if the German at Dreamboys lowered the price of boy drinks to say, 200 baht.
Many more customers would ask a boy to sit with them, thereby increasing the chances of the boy getting an off. This would result in more off fees for the bar. The customer could possibly buy the boy more than one drink, thereby increasing his tip.
Everyone would be a winner.
Mind you, what with all the Chinese customers, it's too late for him. But surely the other bars could give it a try.
Latest prices at Boyz Boyz Boys to make you squirm over you key board...
Customer drink 280
Boy/waiter drink 500
Off fee...non showboy 500
Off fee showboy (after show) 800
Off fee showboy (before show) 1500
Expected tips on top!
Kawaii boys charged only 150 baht for water, which is OK.
More critically, where are all the twinks? Last year, Cupidol was some kind of twink paradise, with at least half a dozen fine examples & a few other worth thinking about. This year, all of the lads on stage were dreadful & there was just one with customers who would just about be OK at a push. How can they have screwed it up do badly in just one year ? Last year they had cute boys & it was so packed with customers, the boys HAD to sit on my lap. Now they have few customers.
Kawaii had one cutie & about 10 no hopers.
Prisma, one cutie & a couple of candidates.
ToyBoys, nothing special either.
In several of the bars, the worst of the boys must be about 15-20kg overweight.
Where are the twinks?
Oliver (December 22nd, 2017)
They are working in shops, shopping centres, hotels and restaurants. The number of employment opportunities for young guys from Isaan and so on has grown enormously over the past ten years. And then there's hornet or Romeo if they wish to supplement their meagre wages. I often wonder why a trip to Big C is more enticing in this respect than one to a bar. And cheaper.
The bars are caught in a vicious circle; fewer dancers mean fewer falangs and fewer falangs mean fewer offs and less incentive to work there.
The veteran and more macho guys have probably been around BT longer, are in friendship groups and possibly make more money from tips....with the possibility of an occasional female companion.
aussie_ (December 22nd, 2017)
gotta agree with ollie...grindr is awash with all sizes, shapes and ages..from nauseating fem twinky stick figures to 30 something muscle boys..
The apps are to a go go bar as Argos is to Harrods.
This year, it seems Harrods have a lot of porkers on the stage. The only decent selection has been at Classic Boys (Bangkok). Not a single boy in Cupidol was cute, Kawaii had just the one, Dream Boys zero, Prisma 1~2 & Toy Boys had a few who could be considered, but not one was hot.
How can Cupidol have fallen so far in just 12 months?
Might as well go to Argos.