tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803721381789179324.post1619508656348310442..comments2023-05-08T05:05:55.077-07:00Comments on BB [the bitch of bangkok]: Being friends with a moneyboyAsia in Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257159261032882082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803721381789179324.post-84509158531099667092009-10-03T06:17:18.390-07:002009-10-03T06:17:18.390-07:00The Reisebericht was me (again: small world). Afte...The Reisebericht was me (again: small world). After checking facebook of a Thai friend, I think he might be part-time MB. Live sucks! We want them, they want us, but there's 10000km to travel! What are the other areas? I had a Lumpini-park encounter which is kind of story no-one will believe (and it's not finished yet, I hope I see him again on my next holiday).Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264151052696712682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803721381789179324.post-40932137755895059352009-09-23T21:37:22.357-07:002009-09-23T21:37:22.357-07:00p.s. "gorgeous hairdos" as in crazy hair...p.s. "gorgeous hairdos" as in crazy hair higher than 10cm is a 100% giveaway for full-time moneyboys. I see some of these with farangs in the skytrain sometimes, and it's highly amusing. <br /><br />I think it looks tacky, horrendous, overly flamboyant and just plain kitschy, but "up to you", as Thais say:)Asia in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257159261032882082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803721381789179324.post-79611391861612071782009-09-23T21:35:01.462-07:002009-09-23T21:35:01.462-07:00Christian. Yes, same guy. Hmmm, yes why did I know...Christian. Yes, same guy. Hmmm, yes why did I know he was dutch...I think his accent. He might have been Flemish too I suppose. <br /><br />If the Reisebericht that was printed in Silom Farang's blog was written by you, then you have hit the jackpot. You have visited all the infamous areas where moneyboys and their admirers hang out - every day!<br /><br />Everything in Silom and gayromeo as "silom online" is where these full-timers are:)<br /><br />But you have to watch out, the differences are really blurred. There are many who actually study in some university, like my "friend". So he's not a hardcore MB who hangs around Silom night and day. <br /><br />One thing however we must never forget. I realised that again on my last conversation with a taxi driver, who wanted a foreign boyfriend. <br /><br />These people are from a poor background, so they sometimes just want to see the world, travel and have an "exotic" boyfriend. In essence, it's exactly the same as farangs who come to Thailand want. A relief from normal life and some exotic adventure. Cancel out the money and it's not all black and white anymore.<br /><br />I personally could not recommend the Silom area unless you want to live the usual farang sextourist experience. <br /><br />In BKK you can meet gays everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE. There are at least 5 other gay areas, where you can find mostly Thais who want to meet Thais, but that doesnt mean that as a farang you have no chance.Asia in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257159261032882082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803721381789179324.post-65802354920040199482009-09-23T11:03:17.389-07:002009-09-23T11:03:17.389-07:00Is this the same story you presented in the entry ...Is this the same story you presented in the entry July 19, 2009 thai moneyboy and bitchofbangkok on the farm? How do you know the tourist was Dutch? (Was his Lonely Planet Thailand in Dutch?)<br /><br />Yes, it would be very interesting to get a deeper insight into the live of a moneyboy. When I was in Bkk for holiday end of August, I had some short talks with some of them who were hanging around in front of the Malaysia hotel. (I saw one which was cute and another one which was hot; however, they didn’t approach me and I was too shy to approach them, won’t happen again.)<br /><br />The Silom-scene seems to be manageable, I guess it consists of only several thousand people (Expats, regular visitors, all forms of moneyboys). When I prepared for my holiday, I arranged meetings with boys from gayromeo. There was one who wasn’t my type, but he had a gorgeous hairdo. When he wrote “i can meet u if u can help me some money” this was a no-brainer to identify him as moneyboy. And guess what? Weeks after this online-contact, I met him by chance at DJ-station and said hello. I recognized a boy at Babylon which I saw in the disco the evening before (and all other evenings as well). Maybe that’s a way to find out if someone is a moneyboy: I tell him I remember him from a year ago, and if he’s a moneyboy he probably can’t remember but will say yes, and I know he frequents the venue regularly because I never met him before.<br /><br />Curious to read more about your insights into the moneyboy-scene.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264151052696712682noreply@blogger.com