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Originally Posted by orson
i seem to remember that this is the breakfast place of some of the freelancers staking out the grounds of the now crowne plaza. how come they have disappeared?
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Why? The internet, Gay Romeo , grindr, chat rooms etc. Don't blame the hustlers, it's the new generation of cruisers who have replaced the knowing smile and cum-on looks with fake pics and instant messages, so it's no wonder the freelancers don't waste their time hanging around for tricks that never come. (The GFC, red shirts, floods, Euro crisis, travel warnings etc haven't helped either!)
I know nostalgia ain't what it used to be
but BKK has gone from an exciting, wild , hedonisitic, unpredictable city of unexpected encounters and amazing new experiences to pretty vanilla, regulated, (1 am closing) limited (forget finding a go-go in Saphan Kwai or pretty much any where outside of Surawong and Nana) - the cops have actually been discouraging the street walkers, enforcing 20 y.o. min entry age to discos, have less autonomy to run their local fiefdoms (they actually get fired or transferred now) are scrutinised by the local and international media, and the world as we knew it is basically fucked.
That's partly why I gravitated to Pattaya. It still has a touch of the wild west, and regular supplies of fresh new faces to keep this aging (but still lustful) queen supplied.
Ok, I've had my rant - you can put me back in my box now