Bar/Girl/Friend

Post by **johnnyk** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:51 am

Dawebo wrote:the only place in Thailand where I have experienced a problem was at the Dusit here in Hua Hin. It was about 7 or 8 years ago that I stayed there. They would not allow a guest under any circumstances even if we offered to leave their ID card at reception. This was very embarrasing when one evening I did take a girl (not from bar) back, especially as it was a long drive out of town to get there, and then she was refused entry. Suffice to say, I've never stayed there since.

Dusit samesame Pattaya. They don't want falangs in leisure suits salivating or the pompuey wife going ballistic when Nigel gets a stiffy.

Post by **niggle** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:49 am

Mut Mee Guest House in Nong Kai - big sign "Under no circumstances may ladies from the town be brought to your room, anyone found doing so will be asked to leave immediately"!!
The place is full of well heeled laptop carriers pretending to be backpackers. The place even has its own yoga teacher/guru - a farang complete with long hair , beard and dressed in Indian robes.

Post by **hhfarang** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:08 am

The place even has its own yoga teacher/guru - a farang complete with long hair , beard and dressed in Indian robes.

Hey, that's exactly how I "picture" MrPlum!

Post by **Tony_S** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:59 pm

niggle wrote:Anyway, back to the OP
When does a bargirl become a girlfriend - (when you stop paying her ?) never stop getting the hand in the wallet for woman married or not!

If you want a girlfriend then meet office girls...you dont have to pay them and they are more trustworthy.

BUT with most girls in the world (UK more than Thailand) you always have to put your hand in your pocket

Post by **STEVE G** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:43 pm

If you want a girlfriend then meet office girls...you dont have to pay them and they are more trustworthy.

The last office girl I met in the UK just sat behind a desk with a face like thunder asking me why I hadn't paid any National Insurance for over ten years; it's not an experience I'm in a hurry to repeat!

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:58 pm

The office girls here in Thailand (or anywhere) just come with their own set of problems and you do end up paying somehow whether it be material, mental, freedom or whatever. They can also be serial flirts seeing many boyfriends aswell. The office girl's family here can have even more unrealistic expectations of "how everything is going to be", you'd better get your shinning armour out.

Post by **crazy88** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:15 pm

As I mentioned earlier I do not give 2 figs what somebody does for a living . Intelligent conversation, a good sense of humour , honesty,loyalty and other qualities conducive to a long term relationship are far more important IMHO

Crazy 88

Post by **migrant** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:53 pm

Post by **johnnyk** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:14 am

crazy88 wrote:As I mentioned earlier I do not give 2 figs what somebody does for a living . Intelligent conversation, a good sense of humour , honesty,loyalty and other qualities conducive to a long term relationship are far more important IMHO

Crazy 88

Bang on. Fancy title and big salary doesn't mean a nicer, better person.

Post by **tolair** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:54 pm

If you want a girlfriend then meet office girls...you dont have to pay them and they are more trustworthy.

You know, much as I hate to say this, I’ve had more problems with “Norman grils*” than BGs in Hua Hin.
The BS, lifestyle fabrications and downright skullduggery have been on a scale that would make Tony Soprano proud.

And my handle comes from what most BG’s tell farang.

* old nanapong speak for females not in the “scene” in anyway.

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:03 am

tolair wrote:You know, much as I hate to say this, I’ve had more problems with “Norman grils*” than BGs in Hua Hin.

I've never met this Norman Grils character, is Norman really worse than Tony Soprano?

Post by **migrant** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:47 am

BaaBaa. wrote:
tolair wrote:You know, much as I hate to say this, I’ve had more problems with “Norman grils*” than BGs in Hua Hin.
I've never met this Norman Grils character, is Norman really worse than Tony Soprano?

I thought Norman Grils was available at Homepro, gas or charcoal??

Post by **tolair** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:12 pm

ba ba wrote
"I've never met this Norman Grils character, is Norman really worse than Tony Soprano?"

Much worse because you would never describe big T as narak. or having a "butter wouldn't melt...." smile.

Norman Grils = Normal Girls

ps. I know you knew ba ba but I'm guessing some wouldn't figure it out

Sorry back on topic.
The OP asks "When does a BG become a girlfriend (when you stop paying her?)
I think, rightly that everybody will have their own take on this.
but IMHO ...when she no longer works in a bar and isn't sleeping with others on a regular basis.

Post by **stgrhe** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:41 am

Before I retired I stayed some 10 - 15 times a year at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok and got to know the management and most of the security guys. I remember I asked a security guy once how they identify the prostitutes from the "normal" ladies. The answer was "we simply know by looking and are almost always right".

Post by **Takiap** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:06 am

It would seem that according to many farang (and Thais), that any Thai woman who is married to a farang must have been a BG at some point. Even now there are still some hotels here in Thailand that are reluctant to let you book in if your Thai wife is with you.

Of course, for us who have been through it a few times, you simply get to accept it as being all part of living here. Personally, I found the situation worse in the UK where my wife and I also used to get strange looks just as we did when we were in South Africa as well.