Well, 200 Baht to 500 Baht in 15 months is a hell of a lot of inflation, IMHO.
Wow!! This is all news to me!!
In five tours dating from Jan 02 to Apr /06, I've only paid more than 200 Baht BF once in a beer bar, which was my first week in LOS in Patong in '02 at Honey Bar on Bangla Road(R.I.P.).
This winter tour from Jan to Apr, I took girls from Bars in Hua Hin and was charged 200 in one bar, and nothing in two other bars. In BKK, where 600 is the going rate, I only paid it once at a gogo, just went to FL bars the rest of the time, after drinking beer and ogling girls in the gogos. In Patong, picked up an off-work BG at Tiger and kept her for the duration. Paid her 1500/night and never paid a BF, but I guess that was the equivalent of 1000 Baht/night with the BF that some of these places seem to be getting now. In Cambodia, it was $2.00 for ST, and standard was $5.00 LT, but twice I paid $7.00(but that girl was special
). And, at the end of the night, when you tell the bartender to put the $5.00 on your tab for the girl, all the other girls, who didn't get BFed that night, cheer for you!! :biggrinlo:
Over the last couple of years there has been so much talk here about only paying 1000 Baht per night, but I would much rather pay the girl 1500 and the bar 200, than pay the bar 500 and the girl 1000. Of course, on my '05 tour, it was often 1000 Baht and no BF. When I did pay a BF, it was only 200, which was the going rate in '05. I was never asked for more, and BFed tons of girls that tour!
Why is it that guys who don't want to pay the girl more, seem happy to pay the bar more?
JayBee
P.S. I like Nicke's style. He is a smart businessman. You know where I'll be spending my money!
And it looks as if I may even have to toss out my rule about BFing MTB girls!!