went into an English bar tonight. Sad. Compare Thai bar to English bar
THAI BAR
Bar Girl: Hello Sir, welcome, what would you like
Me: Heineken please
BG: Where are you from Sir? what do you do? You like Thailand?
Me: Lovely place <some banter>
BG: Here is my sister sir, she loves Englishman because he is so nice but she sad because she no have Boyfriend. <sister smile>
Me: <Lesley Phillips accent> Hellllloooooooo <evening's entertainment>
ENGLISH BAR
Me: <enter, English guy looks up and sees beer gut and shows disdain as if to question why beer drinkers enter his bar>
BG: What would you like to drink
Me: Heineken
BG serves me Heineken
Me: <drink then go back to hotel>
What makes them think that they can compete with the locals? Is it that they are after a higher class clientelle? They don't exist in Bangkok!! Any familiarity with English bar owners in Spain? I imagine that they have the same success rate. By the way, when I left phuket one of the women from the bar gave me a silk shirt as a leaving present. The English bar owners just give me the impression that they have done me a favour by letting me drink in their bars. Weird
