I agree with Scoops. 100bt for 10 or 15 mins is fine. If a boy can have 5 or 6 chats a night and take 500 bt every night he can live reasonably, and if 1 in 5 guys off's him at 1,000 to 2,000 he's doing well.
Much better to give him 100 baht than spend 200+ on a drink from which he gets about 30 baht and often leaves the drink. As soon as the captain approaches me to buy a drink I say (so the boy can hear) "I give boy tip .. dii-gwaa " ... , and always get a smile and maybe a squeeze of hand from the boy. Sanook ! Usually the captain smiles and agrees (good bar understands the boys need to make a quid ... in which case I usually tip the captain 20 or 40 baht as well) . If the captain scowls and walks away, mental note .. this bar doesn't give a sh*t for it's boys.. only its own profit .. hence no tip for captain ! I'm such a bitch !
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