After going past bar upon bar with girls plying for trade
–whether for themselves or for the bar I wasn’t sure- I came across an Irish
pub called ´Hannigans’. There was a band playing and it seemed allright.
They played well and didn’t sing too badly either, but next thing, they gave a guy the mic and
he sang a whole song about Hindustan. Next it was the bagpipes played off a
woman’s mobile phone! Did he not want to sing any more or what? As I neared the
end of my beer and started to wonder if this was the best there was, another
guy in the band started singing. He had a great voice and the other could
certainly play guitar, so I decided to hang around a while.
Regular bars tend to close 2 a.m. but there is always the option of reasonably priced drink served from a camper van on the street, often with pumping music!
So when I say 'regular' bars, there are of course the Go Go bars in Bangkok, and I was admittedly curious, so when my (male) Japanese friend asked me if I wanted to have a look in one, I accepted.
It wasn't one with a ping pong show (as far as I know- maybe that happened in the VIP room at the back- entry 1000 baht -about $30)... What it did have was lots of balloons on the floor and tables with girls dancing in micro minis, bum cheeks on show, holding onto handcuffs that hung from the ceiling; kind of appropriate I reckon, as if you want to take one of the girls out, you pay a release fee of 650 baht.
How do I know all these prices, you may ask?! Well, after sitting there a while we were brought a 'menu' and on it was a list:
1,000 baht Blow Job
1,800 2 girls BJ
2,000 1/2 hour (no idea what doing)
3,000 baht 3/4 hour
650 take girl out of bar
Very interesting, i thought, but I think I stared at it too long as a girl came towards me and said something about 'pillow'. I frowned, not sire what she was on about, and she put her fingers to her mouth and wiggled her tongue between them saying
"We do ladies too."
Well, I'm pleased to know they don't discriminate, but i didn't know what to do with myself, and even though I'd put the beer money in the little pot, I could hardly make a quick getaway because of all the balloons!
As it was, I necked my beer, and waited til my mate had finished his drink before asking
"Shall we go?"
And I'm afraid I won't return. To Bangkok, definitely, but Go Go Bars are not for me!
Full Moon Party
I agree- I caught a glimpse of the downside of party islands on a night at Cancun bar. All started off well at the bar, in spite of the sale of copious beer and buckets of vodka redbull and laughing gas balloons. As the night rolled on though, two of the local guys got angry with a couple of tourists. One signalled he had his eye on someone, but the guy on the receiving end just laughed! Next thing it all kicked off, with two guys getting bottles smashed over their heads.
