Tipping is a euphemism for what you pay a sex worker for doing his work.
The extraordinary thing in Thailand is that the buyer decides the price. If the seller even suggests what he would like as a fee he may get dumped - see buzzard.
In Sunee Plaza bars in Pattaya some bars charge 200 baht off fee and the boys expect 500 baht 'tip'. If you ask the boys tell you this.
In Bangkok the street hustlers on Rama IV ask for 700 to 800 baht. Friends tell me that they off any bar in Bangkok and pay 1000 baht. Boys from the top Bangkok bars are told to ask for 1500 baht. They tried asking for 2000 baht but there was a lot of customer resistance.
A boy on Dongtan beach was very indignant with one guy who took him and a friend and had a full massage and then sex with each of them and gave them 200 baht each. They asked for more and he told them that he never pays more than that.
Another guy I know of in Pattaya never pays more than 300 baht and has droves of street boys eager. I think he is very sweet with them and he does speak fluent Thai.
One guy that I know says his best tip was 50,000 baht and it was from a Thai man. He saw his photo on the front of a newspaper the next day. The guy was a Government Minister.
Another guy that I know had a 25,000 baht tip from a wealthy Thai. I asked why he tipped so much and he said " because it was on my birthday".
One Tawan superstar was flown to Hong Kong by an admirer but only tipped 1000 baht a day which he thought a very poor show. Being a polite Thai he said nothing but was never available for that customer again.
All these little stories just go to show that there is not any 'fixed' rate. Hopefully customers tip generously and everyone has a lovely time.
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