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I just got off the phone with Jon, he is not able to access the internet right now and asked me to post for him. We were talking about the new midnight closing and what it meant.
First observation - This SUCKS BIG TIME
Second - Entertainment areas can stay open until 1am or 2am. Bars are 2am; but pubs and discos are 1am. not sure what the difference between a pub and a bar is. Also not sure what time a bar in an entertainment area is allowed to open.
Outside an entertainment area the hours are 9pm-12am. 3 Hours.
Entertainment areas are Patpong, Ratchada (which is where Hollywood disco , RCA and massage parlours are located ); and New Phetchburi (the road parallel to Sukhemvit, has a lot of massage parlours).
No information on entertainment areas in Pattaya, Phuket or Samui.
For those who are unaware, the nightlife economy in Bangkok is huge, by some estimates 5-10% of the population of Bangkok makes their living in this sector. What we see as tourists is only the tip of the iceberg, 90% of it is invisible to Farangs. I don't know whats going to happen now, there will be massive unemployment as a result of this.
An attractive smart girl working as a hostess in a thai club can make 30,000-50,000 Baht a month base; and more if she finds a "boyfriend". A university graduate, who can speak english can make 10,000 to 15,000 a month. Most of these hostesses will lose there jobs. Along with the bar workers, night vendors, suppliers, etc... you could be looking at 100,000+ people unemployed.
As for our favorite girls, that depends what happens to Nana. If, as seems likely, Nana is restricted to being open from 9pm to 12am then it will force many bars out of business or force them to scale back. That will leave our girls the option of walking the street.
I'm not sure if the Patpong entertainment area includes the surrounding "gay" sois. (for those unaware there are two seperate gay strips off Silom and Surrawong with gogos, plus 3 other alleys with gays discos and bars). If this area is included maybe a LB gogo will open up. But LB's are usually prefered by otherwise straight guys, and not the preference of hard-core gay guys.
Maybe somebody will open a new "Nana" in the Ratchada or Petchburi entertainment zone, but that doesn't seem likely.
RCA might become a good hunting ground for freelancers. Right now its only good if you can speak Thai.
For us it will make it harder to find girls, but will probably drive the price down. For the girls it will make life a lot harder and more dangerous. It will also make it more dangerous for us, getting a girl from a GoGo does provide some safety to the john.
First observation - This SUCKS BIG TIME
Second - Entertainment areas can stay open until 1am or 2am. Bars are 2am; but pubs and discos are 1am. not sure what the difference between a pub and a bar is. Also not sure what time a bar in an entertainment area is allowed to open.
Outside an entertainment area the hours are 9pm-12am. 3 Hours.
Entertainment areas are Patpong, Ratchada (which is where Hollywood disco , RCA and massage parlours are located ); and New Phetchburi (the road parallel to Sukhemvit, has a lot of massage parlours).
No information on entertainment areas in Pattaya, Phuket or Samui.
For those who are unaware, the nightlife economy in Bangkok is huge, by some estimates 5-10% of the population of Bangkok makes their living in this sector. What we see as tourists is only the tip of the iceberg, 90% of it is invisible to Farangs. I don't know whats going to happen now, there will be massive unemployment as a result of this.
An attractive smart girl working as a hostess in a thai club can make 30,000-50,000 Baht a month base; and more if she finds a "boyfriend". A university graduate, who can speak english can make 10,000 to 15,000 a month. Most of these hostesses will lose there jobs. Along with the bar workers, night vendors, suppliers, etc... you could be looking at 100,000+ people unemployed.
As for our favorite girls, that depends what happens to Nana. If, as seems likely, Nana is restricted to being open from 9pm to 12am then it will force many bars out of business or force them to scale back. That will leave our girls the option of walking the street.
I'm not sure if the Patpong entertainment area includes the surrounding "gay" sois. (for those unaware there are two seperate gay strips off Silom and Surrawong with gogos, plus 3 other alleys with gays discos and bars). If this area is included maybe a LB gogo will open up. But LB's are usually prefered by otherwise straight guys, and not the preference of hard-core gay guys.
Maybe somebody will open a new "Nana" in the Ratchada or Petchburi entertainment zone, but that doesn't seem likely.
RCA might become a good hunting ground for freelancers. Right now its only good if you can speak Thai.
For us it will make it harder to find girls, but will probably drive the price down. For the girls it will make life a lot harder and more dangerous. It will also make it more dangerous for us, getting a girl from a GoGo does provide some safety to the john.
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