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Old 23-07-2006, 13:24
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>>I wouldn't raise an eyebrow over a 200 baht lady drink. And I'm counting every penny in my savings for my next trip.<<

If you lived here you might look at it with a different perspective. You come here for 2 or 3 weeks and you accept costs like LD as all part of your holiday budget. When you live here it can get a bit frightening if you think about some of the expenses.

So say ALL bars started charging 200 for Lady Drinks. I'm usually out on average 5 nights a week and average say 5 LDs...some nights far more...some nights maybe 2 or 3. That's 5000 baht a week...260,000 baht a year.

Over the course of a year here it's not that difficult if you're out often at night and indulging 3 or 4 times a week with the services of a lady to shell out 1million+ baht in Lady Drinks; Bar Fines and ST/LT payments.