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Old 05-04-2007, 23:22
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Ring the bell?

Hello Mates!

Ive been reading the forum for some time now, preparing for my second trip in June..
Theres many Abbrevations That i didnt know in the beginning but the forum Sticky's helped me..
But theres still one thing i keep running into on my reading here, People Ringing the bell.. I understand it haves a connection to alcohol in some way..
But in Simple words, what does it mean??

Not sure if this is a stupid question, but ive been wondering about that for some time now..

(allready tried the Seach function, but only got more posts where the "ring the bell" accouring, no description )

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Old 05-04-2007, 23:34
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If you feel like buying everyone in the bar at the time then ring that bell! This will show how generous you are.

In some bars it's buy a drink for the girls so not quite as expensive and in some of the gogos it's buy a drink for the girls dancing at the time.

Try and suss out the rules of the particular bar.......
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Old 05-04-2007, 23:53
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OK thanks alot mate!
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Kristian...Ring the Bell only when you feel like it...Like if itīs your last night and the bar you have been vissiting most then ring the bell and give the girls a drink so they know that you have enjoied their company and the bar.....But be sure how much you have to pay before you ring..Itīs not the same in every bar...Enjoy.
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If you feel like buying everyone in the bar at the time then ring that bell! This will show how generous you are.

In some bars it's buy a drink for the girls so not quite as expensive and in some of the gogos it's buy a drink for the girls dancing at the time.

Try and suss out the rules of the particular bar.......

Just re-read my post and it should, of course, have said "buying everyone in the bar a drink......


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Old 06-04-2007, 03:39
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ring the bell for me usually means its time for a taxi home. In Patts last October me and three Dubliners went on a ring the bell piss up. Every time it was your round you had to do it. I went into a small bar in north Patts thought wooho my luck is in (it was a side entrance to a Ģ100 round) so be carefull lol
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Old 06-04-2007, 18:55
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Kun 2 dage til jeg sidder i TG 951 til BKK...
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During my last trip, one night in Pharaohs bar, NEP, this crazy guy rang the bell three times in a row, apparently he does this every time he goes there, I already had 2 beers lined up sitting with friends, it was mad but very funny, he wouldn't allow anyone to return the favour either which was a shame
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During my last trip, one night in Pharaohs bar, NEP, this crazy guy rang the bell three times in a row, apparently he does this every time he goes there, I already had 2 beers lined up sitting with friends, it was mad but very funny, he wouldn't allow anyone to return the favour either which was a shame

Hey that is one of the things I would do if I had a ton of cash...

By rounds fer the bar and not let anyone else pay....

Good way to get in good w/ the bar and the girls
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During my last trip, one night in Pharaohs bar, NEP, this crazy guy rang the bell three times in a row, apparently he does this every time he goes there, I already had 2 beers lined up sitting with friends, it was mad but very funny, he wouldn't allow anyone to return the favour either which was a shame


Pharaohs Bar in NEP is rather large...How many drinks are we talking about ??
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A drunken friend of mine decided it would be funny, when in Chiang Mai last time, one night, 3 of us had headed out, found this little bar with only 4 girls their and a Thai guy - co-owner I think. All in all a total of 8 people.

Our mate thought it would be real funny to keep ringing the bell - 8,500 baht later, Mark and I left him to sort out the financial fallout of his antics and refused to drink with him again that night unless he quit the bell ringing fiasco every two minutes.

Was quite intresting to see how many extra girls suddenly came out of the woodwork though. By the time Mark and I decided to leave, there must have been around 10 - 12 of em...Stupid farangs....
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Just re-read my post and it should, of course, have said "buying everyone in the bar a drink......




I'm so dissappointed.
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Wait, so just to clarify: ringing the bell buys drinks for EVERYONE? Not just the girls? Like every other customer as well?
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Bell Ringing - Know the Deal before you Ring It

You should know what 'Ringing the Bell' will cost you in any particular bar before you ring it.

In Thailand Bell Rings will get you a bill of varying amount and at would advise newbies to assume its a Type 1 Bell unless you see a sign or ask the staff otherwise.

Type 1) - The unlimited cost bell ring - where you buy everyone one in the bar a drink, staff, bargirls AND all other customers drinking there - this is normally what ever the customers are already drinking. This can be VERY expensive if the bar is crowded.

Type 2) - Fixed price bell ring - you will see a sign saying how much the bell ring will cost you. Normally for say 1000 Baht everyone in the bar will get a shooter.

Type 3) - More for gogo's where the bell ring will buy a Lady Drink for all the girls up on stage dancing.

NB: In Philipinnes bell rings are mostly the fixed cost variety but the cost is much higher than Thailand, but you do get your name put up on the wall - which they used to do in Thailand 10+ years ago.
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And in small beer bars I would say type 1 is bar far the most common. Type 2 will usually have a sign proclaiming it..
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Old 06-05-2007, 12:31
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there is also Type 1a (just to confuse things) where a bell ring just buys all the customers a drink - you can specify this at MTB.
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but you do get your name put up on the wall - which they used to do in Thailand 10+ years ago.

Playschool used to do that until it was renovated in 2000 , they had big mirrors covering the wall and your name/date/number of drinks was painted on (usually the next day).

Used to be able to access the 'old' website and see the 'wall of fame' , but can't find it now.
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If you ring the bell at MTB (and Hell's Belle's, I think), you are given a complimentary bar T-shirt.

I have around 12 MTB shirts (still in plastic)...for sale, cheap.55555

PM, if interested? 55555


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[quote=jesper_dk;312773]But be sure how much you have to pay before you ring..Itīs not the same in every bar...


i got conned in Moon Bar, rang the bell (the sign said 1000 thb) but got charged far more ...despite spending a fortune on ladies and drink over the holiday . I'm sure i can find other bars to take my money
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Wait, so just to clarify: ringing the bell buys drinks for EVERYONE? Not just the girls? Like every other customer as well?



That's correct, You buy EVERYONE a drink....

Good luck...Hehe
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Old 09-05-2007, 00:28
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That's correct, You buy EVERYONE a drink....

Good luck...Hehe
No necessarily, but better to assume so, unless you know or have agreed otherwise.
I once offered a LD to each of the ladies in a bar (6 or 7). Was told to ring the bell and about 700 baht late, business done.
See also post by K2 (#14) earlier in this thread.
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I hate shots so I am not big on bell ringing....will do it for a wedding or birthday or special occasions tho....last one was in Hells Bells a few weeks ago for Joy's Birthday (owners GF).....but it was late in the morning and I knew everyone in there......stuffed if I am buying drinks for guys I have never spoken to and probably never will!....and would never ring an unlimited bell with a crowded bar......that's for pisssed guys and newbies
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Type 1b bell ringing- get some guy's little kid to think its fun to ring the bell then look at his face when it happens over and over- priceless.
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I used to always ring the bell in MTB on my first night of holiday and on my last night, now living here don't ring the bell anymore, no first or last nights!!!

However, would ring it for aspecial occasion, like Dman getting a round!!
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Old 10-05-2007, 15:00
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Hi K2 Hey What The Night Life Like In The Philipinnes And How Much Is It For A Girl???
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