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Originally Posted by pong
shops like Ban Kluay (banana)/RamKamHeang or RuanRubRoong , both on thaimassageboy and on big main roads, show outside nothing of their intended clients-group. They even sit between other beautysaloons/spa's etc. and have pricelists hanging out. How would they handle customers who have just stepped in from outside without any knowledge?
Most other places have clear ''men onl''or so signs.
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These places are located in non-tourist areas. Somehow Thai people "will know" from the sense and the atmosphere of everything. To be slightly more technical, let's say a male straight customer comes across the shop. Even without walking in -- looking at the way the shop is set up, the way staff dress and behave, the gender of the staff, etc. will tell him if this is a place for him or not. And even before he walks in, the manager or staff would have sized him up to see if he were gay and potentially a customer or not, and will treat the man accordingly -- welcoming him or not welcoming him. This is all done with the eyes. The "customer" will straight away get the message, which confirms his own instincts about the place. All these happen within a split-second. If however, the "customer" remained clueless about the place and goes into the shop (this happens only with foreigners), the staff can very politely explain it is a place for men by men, etc ... Things work out perfectly fine. In Thailand it is absolutely normal for a gay place to be among straight places.