Being seen with LBs out in public...

[baroncarlton]

I wish people would mind their own business.
The amount of times people have made snide comments when they have seen me out and about with a ladyboy is unbelievable.
It amazes me that people who are on holiday in Pattaya give a shit, ladyboys are bloody everywhere.
I suppose alot of abuse and rudeness comes from personal insecurities.
I have never had any abuse from Thais just pissed up and intolerant farangs.
Chill out it's 21st century for fucks sake.

I also hate the fact that i have to sneak around Bangkok like some kind of fugitive. If anyone from my work sees me with a ladyboy i would probably lose my job. Despite the fact that one of my colleagues is a ladyboy and the boss is gay. The main reason being the fee paying students are all high so and look down on the ladyboy/farang relationship. Wankers

[dummy_plug]

(qwerty @ Nov. 23 2008,11:03) i wish i had constructed the poll to reflect the difference in response against who lives here in thailand full time with job/family, versus transients (toursists and repeat visitors with no family or work ties to here).

i remember the first trip i made here as a toursit, in phuket. i didn't know anyone so i wasnt that bothered with being seen with my LB fling, but now i am rooted here, it would be different.

You also should have made the distinction between a 'working' girl and a civilian. Honestly, if you're in a relationship with a civilian, be it girl, boy, or LB, and you can't walk side by side with them then you really don't deserve to be with them!

Working girls are a whole 'nother issue!

[qwerty]

good points all around.

tho i actually don't mind the sneaking around bit. it adds to the taboo thing for me. makes it more exciting that i'm being such a 'horribly deviant' individual!

[jimslim]

If this civil disobedience keeps up the shy guys here could be in luck ........

Plenty of ladyboys and no prying eyes of the public watching them

[rxpharm]

Yes, I've taken my companion of choice to the movies, out to nice restaurants, a trip to Singapore, etc. However, she does know not to dress "bar style" when we go out to these places.

[mardhi]

(dummy_plug @ Nov. 24 2008,00:46)

(qwerty @ Nov. 23 2008,11:03) i wish i had constructed the poll to reflect the difference in response against who lives here in thailand full time with job/family, versus transients (toursists and repeat visitors with no family or work ties to here).

i remember the first trip i made here as a toursit, in phuket. i didn't know anyone so i wasnt that bothered with being seen with my LB fling, but now i am rooted here, it would be different.

You also should have made the distinction between a 'working' girl and a civilian. Honestly, if you're in a relationship with a civilian, be it girl, boy, or LB, and you can't walk side by side with them then you really don't deserve to be with them!

Working girls are a whole 'nother issue!

Funny enough I have never yet met a Thai LB who is not some form of a "working girl" no matter what they say. Simple reality is as a LB - you dont have much choice despite what they may claim - I can think of 6 "non working" girls straight away that would jump in the sack for a louis vuitton or channel bag - but never take cash for the deed. Same same but different in their eyes - just same same in mine.

Cheers
Mardhi

[janabiyah]

I attended a civil ceremony in Ealing Town hall last summer.

A filipino Ladyboy with whom I had become good friends was tying the knot with an Englishman.

It was a beautiful ceremony and many of his work colleauges attended also.

She attends work functions and everyone is totally cool with the situation. In fact she has become a bit of a celebrity and gets on with the other wives and Girlfriends.

[genthog]

I went to a normal club in Bangkok (the one that looks like a tube...) with Neung, the previous one, not the one that put all the pics on the forum. We had a great time. She was dressed very classy and while some people probably knew, I don't think 90% of the people in there noticed she was a ladyboy. I had a blast and then we went and better time back at the hotel. I'd certainly take another ladyboy like her out on the town.