Check out the video.
Numpties. âStay in England? For WHAT?â That rang true though. Who can blame them?
I donât blame them. Iâve watched this video numerous times. I love it: love how itâs put together; the cuts, nuances, dialogue. The ghost of Christmas futureâŚ
Just forward to 25 minutes and watch until the end (around 29 min.), thatâs all you need to âknowâ.
I have to say, though, that I never realized Koh Samui was such an utter shithole. Presumably there are nicer places in Thailand?
It was a shit hole in 1993 - why would it be any better 14 years later?
Are you serious?
Those bars are only a very small fraction of whatâs happening in Koh Samui. You can avoid them as easily as you can Nana Plaza. Geesh, Thailand isnât all about bargirls, you know some Thai women have never worked in bars and wouldnât put out for coin in a fit. Fucking amazing, eh?
As for the vid, I think a key concept alien to many discussions of Thailand is the critical theory of sanook. Often translated as fun, it really is more about having a light and breezy bearing - well thatâs the roadmap but not always the route taken. Now add to that the longstanding Thai âcustomâ of a paid mistress and you can see why the bar scene is such an attractive lure for some.
Interesting and candid little doco. Mind you I think Iâm ready to see a focus on some other aspect of Thai culture from western film makers. What about a doco on the internal racism of Thais and why almost all the labourers and bargirls are dark-skinned, and in a Thai sense, ugly, Issan folks?
HG
Was nice in 86. No airport and âresortsâ listed magic mushroom omelettes as one of the special features on their name cards. Still have one of those in Canada somewhere. Damn funny business cards.
Actually Iâve never really gotten the allure of Thailand. Just too seedy everywhere for me.
Oh and speaking of seedy, dammit Sandman, because you had to mention it in another thread as a very common occurence in Taiwanâs hotels, I was finally asked if I wanted a girl for the night by my hotelâs floor attendant in Kaohshiung. I must really be losing my looks. :raspberry:
Au contraire. I just spent a fantastic weekend in Bangkok with not a hint of sleazery. It is easily done.
HG
Yes. It certainly can be done though it means paying to stay away from the riff-raff.
What Iâm still trying to figure out is how you do that and at the same time:
a) Also avoid the yuppie adventure tourist types that want to bore with stories of being the first to cross some shit creek (ever see the A1 channel commercials?) (usually have some job in the Finance or Cosulting industry)
b) As above but instead boring you with how they aligned their âchakraâ with some sufi.
c) The more local than thou types
HellâŚmight as well stay homeâŚ
the girls in this are all mingersâŚjeesh if youâre gonna hitch up with a bar girl at least get one thats a looker
( i know i know, im a class act)
Good Video.
I liked the take. Here it is like it or lump it.
You can have that conversation a hundred times a day in Thailand, if you want.
Show me the money.
Show me the sex.
Show me the love.
:bravo: that has to be the saddest thing iâve ever seenâŚyer mans run out of money so the honey pot is dryâŚso he has to sit at the bar every night watching his girl work the crowdâŚand that desperate look of betrayal on his face; priceless. like something out of a modern day somerset maugham short story
christ what a looserâŚiâd have more respect for him if he sold his bum to make some cashâŚ
Thatâs loser, ya looser! 
And to think, the poor bastard thought she had the luxury to fall in love. Pity love wonât feed or educate her kids.
HG
A Danish film⌠thatâs great, I could actually read the end text, where it turned out that the old guyâs âgfâ went back to her sons, so they arenât meeting up anymore.
Also, the other brit, the 33 year old lookign for love works at a bar in Koh, whereas the young couple who had been married for 4 years were considering getting out of Thailand alltogether, once they sold the bar, that is.
All the guys there (perhaps apart from the young one who actualy married her) should have stuck to the one shot rule.
What is that?
Some of my favorite quotes:
âIt wasnât love at first sightâŚbut it was a real likeness at first sightâ -Berry, 49
âI donât consider myself a sex tourist, I consider myself aâŚcome out here to make myself happy touristâ -33 year old
âHe movie star. Man movie staaar. Handsome man take care of me foreverâ
You only sleep with one Thai prostitute once, the night (or next blue pill) later, you move to the next one.
The trick is to avoid emotional baggage on your side.
They have light all over the island now 
But the whores are more agressive than the mosquitos :raspberry:
Nuke it. No big loss.