dab69 (January 10th, 2022)
I gather some Soi 4 bar owners are proposing a “lipstick on a pig exercise”, offering rapid tests that unvaxxed customers can pay for prior to entering the Soi. As it takes, I understand, up to half an hour for the result that’s 30 minutes for someone to spread COVID before they get their results - or is there to be a “waiting pen”? Since a vaccination is only of benefit to the person who’s been vaccinated by reducing their risk of severe illness, but of lesser benefit to any of their companions, I suspect this is really just a PR exercise by the bar owners than something of substantial benefit to the punters.
The safest place to eat and drink - if you must go - is the outdoor seating at any of the bars. Don’t venture inside except for the lavatory.
A friend tells me that in his opinion it’s less “gay” than “gay-friendly” (code for “old queens should avoid”)
Patanawet (December 29th, 2021), Ruthrieston (December 29th, 2021)
If U read through the original post it is noted that as part of the sale of Telephone Bar the seller kept the right to use the name Telephone which makes one think perhaps he will use that name for a new bar.
"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"
Telephone Pub Co. Ltd had no lease on the building. The lease was held by another holding company. As such the legal process for winding up Telephone Pub co. ltd. could take years. No point waiting for that outcome. Holding company simply provided a new sub lease to Pride. Pride in exchange for paying the debits of the Holding company took major shareholder status in the holding company.
As such legally the name "Telephone Pub" is not available. The only way to save the venue and reopen this location was with a rebrand.
daydreamer (November 23rd, 2021), Dodger (November 23rd, 2021), goji (November 22nd, 2021), Josan (November 22nd, 2021), Patanawet (November 22nd, 2021), Ruthrieston (November 23rd, 2021), splinter1949 (November 26th, 2021), stev3 (November 22nd, 2021)
could have just called it phone bar...same same but different
Dodger (November 23rd, 2021)
Get with the times - it's for the gays so at the very least it would have to be "i"phone bar ! :-) Or if aiming it at younger thai boys I guess it would have ben been (I need a) NEW phone Bar ! :-) Actually perhaps there's a new business angle, older faring brought along to the bar by their young Thai friends so they can get them their new phones to save a trip to Tuk Com ! lol
goji (November 23rd, 2021)