Comments on: Working for a Living by Werewolf http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/ drink and blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:05:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: smitty http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-68517 smitty Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:29:00 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-68517 c - it really is not a bribe. It is just a part of the monthly expenses. I won't get into details here but generally u setup before hand what u will be paying. As long as u are truly licenses, legal and paying taxes - it is hard for them to extact too much unless you are doing something not normal. Nudity, on site action and so on. In some cases you hear of places getting more attention as they get busier but providing you have your ducks organized you can defend against it pretty well. So in short - I don't think police are the issue for the most part. c – it really is not a bribe. It is just a part of the monthly expenses. I won’t get into details here but generally u setup before hand what u will be paying. As long as u are truly licenses, legal and paying taxes – it is hard for them to extact too much unless you are doing something not normal. Nudity, on site action and so on. In some cases you hear of places getting more attention as they get busier but providing you have your ducks organized you can defend against it pretty well. So in short – I don’t think police are the issue for the most part.

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]]> By: cranialgalactic http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-68449 cranialgalactic Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:45:52 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-68449 Did/Do you guys have to pay a monthly bribe to Thai police because of the success of the Duke and the (past and future) success of the Big Mango? I spend anywhere from 3-6 months a year in Thailand (mostly Phuket) and thought of starting a business that would keep me there most of the year, but I'm always afraid that if it were successful, the boys in brown would be coming by in short order to harass me for a weekly/monthly piece of the pie. I figure they do this to all successful farang owned businesses because they can easily get away with it. I have farang bar owner friends in Phuket and I'd ask them, but I'm not sure they'd be telling me the truth. I'd be interested in Team Mango's thoughts on this. Did/Do you guys have to pay a monthly bribe to Thai police because of the success of the Duke and the (past and future) success of the Big Mango? I spend anywhere from 3-6 months a year in Thailand (mostly Phuket) and thought of starting a business that would keep me there most of the year, but I’m always afraid that if it were successful, the boys in brown would be coming by in short order to harass me for a weekly/monthly piece of the pie. I figure they do this to all successful farang owned businesses because they can easily get away with it. I have farang bar owner friends in Phuket and I’d ask them, but I’m not sure they’d be telling me the truth. I’d be interested in Team Mango’s thoughts on this.

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]]> By: BigBabyKenny http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-32416 BigBabyKenny Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:31:21 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-32416 Some of the same ideas are discussed in: http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/05/in-defense-of-thai-women-part-1-by-bigbabykenny/ I agree with Werewolf that farangs and TG's get unfairly characterized on the internet and in the politically correct press. BigBabyKenny Some of the same ideas are discussed in:

http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/05/in-defense-of-thai-women-part-1-by-bigbabykenny/

I agree with Werewolf that farangs and TG’s get unfairly characterized on the internet and in the politically correct press.

BigBabyKenny

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]]> By: Young Royal http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31744 Young Royal Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:33:06 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31744 I think I need a hobby in BKK. Thats what I'm looking at now. I think I need a hobby in BKK. Thats what I’m looking at now.

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]]> By: Jack Dawson http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31726 Jack Dawson Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:14:46 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31726 "Personally, I have never met a Westerner who lives in Bangkok who doesn't work." You need to get out more often. “Personally, I have never met a Westerner who lives in Bangkok who doesn’t work.”

You need to get out more often.

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]]> By: kalonman http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31600 kalonman Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:33:04 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31600 @young royal @penfold Having recently visited BKK on the corporate ie. 5* hotels, as much money to spend as I can fake receipts for...I had a tiny glipmse of how one can lose focus and go 'off the rails' in this wonderful city. Did manage to get my conference by 11am and was able to rush back at lunchtime for TG afternoon delight session and even make it back for the afternoon networking session as well, but...my head was in a spin and all I could think about was the coming evening sesh: the bars and clubs to go to, and which girls to go with etc. Scheduling a massage and a 2 hr kip between kissing arse and blagging and being arse kissed and shagging - became a daily necessity. What a rush! Can anyone blame you for 'making hay while sun shines?' Surely people can and do 'fall/come off the wagon/rails anywhere else due to less glamorous circumstances and reasons. But what is it about Thailand and SE Asia in general that makes that downside more spectacular than it seems? Is it - a) Bottle of Johnny Red in LOS THB 1,000? b) 4 cans of Superbrew £4.50? You drink one in the club surrounded by gorgeous TG's. You drink the other on a gutter surrunded by other tramps trying to steal the other 3 cans of brew. @young royal
@penfold

Having recently visited BKK on the corporate ie. 5* hotels, as much money to spend as I can fake receipts for…I had a tiny glipmse of how one can lose focus and go ‘off the rails’ in this wonderful city.
Did manage to get my conference by 11am and was able to rush back at lunchtime for TG afternoon delight session and even make it back for the afternoon networking session as well, but…my head was in a spin and all I could think about was the coming evening sesh: the bars and clubs to go to, and which girls to go with etc.
Scheduling a massage and a 2 hr kip between kissing arse and blagging and being arse kissed and shagging – became a daily necessity.

What a rush!

Can anyone blame you for ‘making hay while sun shines?’
Surely people can and do ‘fall/come off the wagon/rails anywhere else due to less glamorous circumstances and reasons.
But what is it about Thailand and SE Asia in general that makes that downside more spectacular than it seems?

Is it –

a) Bottle of Johnny Red in LOS THB 1,000?
b) 4 cans of Superbrew £4.50?

You drink one in the club surrounded by gorgeous TG’s.
You drink the other on a gutter surrunded by other tramps trying to steal the other 3 cans of brew.

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]]> By: werewolf http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31418 werewolf Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:23:29 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/reader-submissions/2007/10/24/working-for-a-living-by-werewolf/#comment-31418 "But they are entrepreneurs who own and operate two bars and manage this highly successful website...." err... make that ONE bar. “But they are entrepreneurs who own and operate two bars and manage this highly successful website….”

err… make that ONE bar.

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