Bars Closed Tonight 3/22

[kikc69 45]

TG is saying bars are closed tonight for an election. Anyone heard this?

[RhinoTusk 4,901]

The courts voided the election so the bars can stay open? I just came from Baccara and Happy and they're doing good business tonight.

Edited March 22, 2014 by RhinoTusk

[SunnyValentine 173]

They voided the February parliamentary elections. Today and next week end are Senate. Not voided yet.

But as the Pattaya music festival is happening now the authorities have made a bit of an, eh, deal, I guess.

Supermarkets are pretty strict about not selling Alcohol.

[teelack 9,645]

At 10PM the only place I saw closed (and I wonder why) was the Bamboo. The street was closed off however and I wonder if that had something to do with it.

[007cableguy 10]

I came to Bangkok for a couple of days and Soi Cowboy was dead!

[plahgat 523]

Yes, Soi Cowboy was dead last night, but NEP was open with loads of customers!

Rainbow 2 and 4, Lollipop and Angelwitch were filled to the rim, Rainbow 4 had customers waiting in a long line outside to get a seat!

 

Plahgat

[nkped 1,208]

Yes, Soi Cowboy was dead last night, but NEP was open with loads of customers!

Rainbow 2 and 4, Lollipop and Angelwitch were filled to the rim, Rainbow 4 had customers waiting in a long line outside to get a seat!

 

Plahgat

Different police districts I believe.

[kikc69 45]

Made in Thailand bar complex was all closed that night. Next week is another set of elections and TG says they plan to close again. Every other bar complex seemed open though.

[DrPat 423]

29 March: Just been down Walking Street All GoGos seem to be closed and blacked out.

 

On the bright side, no change to Chinese tour groups. Currently considering joining one.

[Nightrider 340]

Yes, Soi Cowboy was dead last night, but NEP was open with loads of customers!

Rainbow 2 and 4, Lollipop and Angelwitch were filled to the rim, Rainbow 4 had customers waiting in a long line outside to get a seat!

 

Plahgat

 

So punters are now queuing to get in a gogo bar , fuck me what next.....!!!

[jacko 8,822]

29 March: Just been down Walking Street All GoGos seem to be closed and blacked out.

 

On the bright side, no change to Chinese tour groups. Currently considering joining one.

Did you take a look down soi 15?

[DrPat 423]

Did you take a look down soi 15?

No - unfortunately my Chinese tour group didn't go that way.

 

Anyone know if Nana or Cowboy are open tonight (30 March)

[DrPat 423]

Anyone know if Nana or Cowboy are open tonight (30 March)

 

I'll answer that question for you Dr. Pat!

 

All of the Nana bars and GoGos were open last night as normal. The only change was that some venues were (very cunningly) serving bottled beer in paper coffee cups (e.g. Spanky's at 155 a cup). I'm convinced that the judiciary would never see through that ruse!

 

However, just a few steps away, Chili GoGo was serving beer in the traditional bottles at 95.

[Bushcraft 2,591]

Bloody ludicrous, a laughable prohibition that is not even uniformly enforced. Yesterday afternoon Soi 6 was half-closed with drinks being served only inside, with shutters down, in some bars, while others remained fully open and only made a concession by having no music. The mamasan in the bar I was in had a police visit because her shutters were up, was threatened with a 20,000 Baht fine if they didn't come down at once. The bar opposite was busy with farang and girls sitting outside and drinking. Go figure.

How the hell anybody thinks that curtailing the sales prospects of bars and agogos in a tourist town such as Patts, where tourist numbers are already seriously down this year, is a good idea, escapes me.

It serves no purpose except that of power and control over people, and fortunately it is met with the circumvention and derision it deserves.

How can the Thais possibly respect authorities that impose this kind of farce?