Thai Karaoke Bars
Many believe that Karaoke bars are just brothels. But the reality is Thai guys go there to unwind and pay to drink with the girls. They can’t just walk in, pay and have sex.
Of course, the ladies working in the karaoke bars aren’t the most difficult to lay in the country. You can get extra services from these girls but it’s not nearly as straight-forward like in the red light districts. No touching or groping like you would in normal girly bars.
Usually Thai men frequent a bar regularly, and cultivate a relationship overtime with a lady. It takes time and money to do so.
Don’t confuse the Thai Karaoke Bars (lots of Xmas lights around the outsides) with the Japanese Karaoke Bars. They are two different type of places ad aim to a different clientele.
I talk about Karaoke bars and other sex venues in the Thailand sex guide.
What Happen In A Thai Karaoke Bar
Foreigners are welcome in Thai karaoke bars. After all, money is money.
The first issue men face is the staff don’t speak any English. So would be better if you speak some basic Thai language. It isn’t fun to communicate with a translator.
Once sit down, the pick some girl to keep you company. usually the Karaoke bars employ ladies from Laos, Burma and Cambodia along side Thai ladies from Issan.
Order drinks and food for everybody, here is cheap. You put 100bht in 10bht coins in a glass in the center of the table, every time a girl sitting sings a song, she takes 10bht out.
Remember you can talk to the ladies but no touching or groping is allowed.
If you want to have fun with the ladies, start to sing songs in Thai language. They’ll have so much fun earing your funny accent.
You choose your own Karaoke songs from YouTube Videos, in any languages.
I advise don’t stay too long because bills in the 000,s quickly appear in these places.
Common Scams In A Karaoke Bar In Thailand
Because foreigners aren’t a common appearance, the owners know will be your last, so they will try to extract as much money as they can.
The most common scam is to run up the bill with lady drinks. The girls will order coke and whisky in two different glasses, so they get two lady drinks.
One lady drink is about 200 Baht, so you can see how easy to go in the 1.000s bill if you’ve a few ladies sitting with you.
The police station is tired of the usual complains especially when involves drunk foreigners, so they have issue this notice…
It says that customers should be informed clearly about prices, and notify when the bill reach 5.000 baht. Also they should refrain from using violence against their customers.
The last part is interesting because apparently there are been dispute in the past for overcharging, and the confrontation escalated violently.
