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[QUOTE=JonathanC;3230565]I'd be interested to know this myself. Would also like to know about any dive bars featuring hookers.

Just moved to Hawaii after 30 years in Bangkok. I know the action here is not going to be anywhere near on a par with Thailand, but I would like to know if there are any hooker bars. I don't mean hostess bars but rather bars where hookers hang out and maybe you can strike up a deal with them. Where they're not bar employees.

I stopped off in Honolulu on my way to Bangkok 30 years ago and saw some action on Hotel Street. That seems to have been cleaned up now. I understand there are streetwalkers late at night, but honestly, I'm too old now to stay out late. Would just like to find a good hooker in a bar and be done with it.[/QUOTE]Dude, why did you leave paradise of Thailand after 30 years. Normally, I see guys doing the opposite. I go there often due to SO being Thai. I'd settle down there too, but she won't have any of that!

[QUOTE=JonathanC;3230565]I'd be interested to know this myself. Would also like to know about any dive bars featuring hookers.

Just moved to Hawaii after 30 years in Bangkok. I know the action here is not going to be anywhere near on a par with Thailand, but I would like to know if there are any hooker bars. I don't mean hostess bars but rather bars where hookers hang out and maybe you can strike up a deal with them. Where they're not bar employees.

I stopped off in Honolulu on my way to Bangkok 30 years ago and saw some action on Hotel Street. That seems to have been cleaned up now. I understand there are streetwalkers late at night, but honestly, I'm too old now to stay out late. Would just like to find a good hooker in a bar and be done with it.[/QUOTE]I haven't been to see it myself yet but a friend told me Kings Pub on Niu St. Seems t have a lot of hookers in there.

[QUOTE=HiPickle;3231220]Dude, why did you leave paradise of Thailand after 30 years. Normally, I see guys doing the opposite. I go there often due to SO being Thai. I'd settle down there too, but she won't have any of that![/QUOTE]That's a common sentiment among those who don't know Thailand very well. But the Thailand of 30 and even 20 years ago is no more. Now it's just one huge hassle living there, and so many foreigners are moving there now that we're no longer as welcome as we once were. The political situation is growing more dangerous too. Thailand has had it's day, but that day is over, like Hong Kong in the '50's. The guys moving there now have no clue what it was like 20 or 30 years ago. They think they're having the same experience as us old hands, but it's simply not true. Likewise, the short-term visitor has no notion of the constant struggle with Immigration authorities. If you have enough income for a long-term visa -- and they are very strict about minimum income requirements, you can probably forget living there on Social Security -- the mountain of paperwork you must submit annually and the two or four or more trips to the Immigration office required are maddening. And even if you do have an annual, long-term visa, you must report yourself every 90 days in order to confirm your address and woe to anyone who blows it off. That could be an all-day affair, although they're experimenting with letting foreigners do this online now. Can't get a long-term visa and have to exit the country every so often to get a new short-term visa? More and more, they're turning foreigners away at the border or airport if it looks like you've been spending too much time in country with just short-term visas. Again, they are tired of foreigners. There's simply too many these days.

No, I've had more than enough of the place. It used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a piss-poor place to live but a good place to visit.

[QUOTE=VietWhisperer;3231340]I haven't been to see it myself yet but a friend told me Kings Pub on Niu St. Seems t have a lot of hookers in there.[/QUOTE]Thanks. I may take a gander.

So I did go down to Waikiki last night and checked out King's Pub. I stayed until 11 pm, and it was woefully short of hookers. There were four ladies sitting at the bar -- two seemed to be tourists and two older locals. One of the locals was extremely unattractive, her friend passable, but they seemed to be just regular barflies, and I did not get the sense they were on the game. A strikingly beautiful young lady came in but seemed to have no interest in talking to anyone except a plainer friend of hers. The only obvious hooker I saw was when this guy came in with two ladies, one an obvious hooker -- maybe both, the other one could have been a hooker or could have been his SO and they were up for a threesome. He bought a round of shots for themselves, then the three left. I gave up and left. But the pizza there looked good. I may have to return and try it sometime when I'm hungry.

Saw a few dreadful-looking hookers on Kuhio. A very fat one tried to strike up a conversation with me, but I don't do fat. I'm wary of the streetwalkers on Kuhio anyway, as I've read of the dangers of getting ripped off by them or arrested by the police. Checked out the adult-video booths at that place off of Lewers -- Velvet Video? Something like that? -- and it was just guys hanging around, no women. Went home and jerked off to porn.

A New Zealander who, like me, got fed up with Thailand and left but who still writes a popular weekly column goes by the name Stickman. In this week's column ([URL]https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/weekly-column/2017/01/january-8-2017/[/URL]) he writes, and I find his words to be 100% true:

"Many enjoy living in Thailand – as I once did – but I have to say that there is one aspect of life in the Kingdom that would drive me crazy if I still lived here. It's something that is unavoidable and something that has got out of control. With so many changes to Thailand's visa rules along with the decision to enforce old laws which until recently had been ignored, keeping on top of visa law changes, current policies, the requirements of your local Immigration office and being aware of the whims of individual officers has become so time-consuming that I reckon it has become one giant headache. I thought retirement was supposed to be about kicking back and relaxing with nothing to worry about. Sorry, but from where I am sitting it doesn't seem to be that way for expats in Thailand. Some of the new visa rules are confusing and this is compounded by the way that difference branches, border points and officials interpret things differently and enforce the rules according to their own ideas. And before anyone says otherwise, no, it didn't use to be like this. In 2017, it seems that negotiating Thailand's convoluted visa regulations requires its own unique skill set. ".

Braddahs,

I was thinking about getting a second (secret) phone. I know there's been previous discussions about those go phones where it's prepaid and you can toss them away later. I talked to my carrier (AT&T) and they told me my plan is golden. I'm grandfathered into their unlimited everything plan since 2009. However, I just got an email saying they going to up my monthly rate $5.

Just curious (because the guy at AT&T suggested it) how many of you braddahs would pay for my cell phone number? Currently I pay about $100 a month (still have to sort out the credit due to getting the iPhone 7) but yes just interested to see if what that young sales associate said was true.

Serious seniors can PM me.

Oh when I say unlimited it's talk, text, and data. I also have rollover minutes, like 20,000 or something LOL. Also the reason why I was thinking about switching and or getting another phone is the sales guy said I only use about 6-7 GB a month. He showed me the mobile share plans for about $60 a month for 6GB, less than half the cost of what I pay now.

Mahalo,

[QUOTE=JonathanC;3231562]That's a common sentiment among those who don't know Thailand very well. But the Thailand of 30 and even 20 years ago is no more. Now it's just one huge hassle living there, and so many foreigners are moving there now that we're no longer as welcome as we once were. The political situation is growing more dangerous too. Thailand has had it's day, but that day is over, like Hong Kong in the '50's. The guys moving there now have no clue what it was like 20 or 30 years ago. They think they're having the same experience as us old hands, but it's simply not true. Likewise, the short-term visitor has no notion of the constant struggle with Immigration authorities. If you have enough income for a long-term visa -- and they are very strict about minimum income requirements, you can probably forget living there on Social Security -- the mountain of paperwork you must submit annually and the two or four or more trips to the Immigration office required are maddening. And even if you do have an annual, long-term visa, you must report yourself every 90 days in order to confirm your address and woe to anyone who blows it off. That could be an all-day affair, although they're experimenting with letting foreigners do this online now. Can't get a long-term visa and have to exit the country every so often to get a new short-term visa? More and more, they're turning foreigners away at the border or airport if it looks like you've been spending too much time in country with just short-term visas. Again, they are tired of foreigners. There's simply too many these days.

No, I've had more than enough of the place. It used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a piss-poor place to live but a good place to visit.

Thanks. I may take a gander.[/QUOTE]Looks like you have immigration problems. You need more money. Thailand has not change because the culture will never change. Thais live for family, money, drinking, gambling and girls. Expats ain't known to have money and now with China, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore being much wealthier then they once were. The girls know who has money. Thailand hasn't changed one bit, with technology being very important in daily life, it's much easier to live in Thailand as a foreigner. You just need money.

[QUOTE=SneakyBoto;3235052]Looks like you have immigration problems. You need more money. Thailand has not change because the culture will never change. Thais live for family, money, drinking, gambling and girls. Expats ain't known to have money and now with China, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore being much wealthier then they once were. The girls know who has money. Thailand hasn't changed one bit, with technology being very important in daily life, it's much easier to live in Thailand as a foreigner. You just need money.[/QUOTE]No, that is not true. I had no Immigration problems, I certainly had no money problems, and Thailand changed enormously over the 30 years I lived there.

[QUOTE=Hinode;3234829]Braddahs,

I was thinking about getting a second (secret) phone. I know there's been previous discussions about those go phones where it's prepaid and you can toss them away later. I talked to my carrier (AT&T) and they told me my plan is golden. I'm grandfathered into their unlimited everything plan since 2009. However, I just got an email saying they going to up my monthly rate $5.

Just curious (because the guy at AT&T suggested it) how many of you braddahs would pay for my cell phone number? Currently I pay about $100 a month (still have to sort out the credit due to getting the iPhone 7) but yes just interested to see if what that young sales associate said was true.

Serious seniors can PM me.

Oh when I say unlimited it's talk, text, and data. I also have rollover minutes, like 20,000 or something LOL. Also the reason why I was thinking about switching and or getting another phone is the sales guy said I only use about 6-7 GB a month. He showed me the mobile share plans for about $60 a month for 6GB, less than half the cost of what I pay now.

Mahalo,[/QUOTE]Braddah Hinode, I was going to get a secret phone but before I did, I check to see if an app was created. I tried a few and they work fine. Currently using TextNow. It's free and at least I didn't have to buy a secret phone. LOL. Hono1.

[QUOTE=Honolulu1;3236327]Braddah Hinode, I was going to get a secret phone but before I did, I check to see if an app was created. I tried a few and they work fine. Currently using TextNow. It's free and at least I didn't have to buy a secret phone. LOL. Hono1.[/QUOTE]I haven't tried it yet, but I heard the "sideline" app is good too. It lets you store contacts to the app rather than sharing from your phone's contact list like textnow.

[QUOTE=Honolulu1;3236327]Braddah Hinode, I was going to get a secret phone but before I did, I check to see if an app was created. I tried a few and they work fine. Currently using TextNow. It's free and at least I didn't have to buy a secret phone. LOL. Hono1.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.textnow.com/[/URL]

Is this correct H1?

Out of curiosity, would you know if textnow offers phone #s with an 808 area code? I'm pretty sure Sideline still does not offer any local #s. Thanks.

Ot2.

[QUOTE=FirstTry;3236489][URL]https://www.textnow.com/[/URL]

Is this correct H1?[/QUOTE]Yes it's a free downloadable app. Hono1.

[QUOTE=OtayToo;3237038]Out of curiosity, would you know if textnow offers phone #s with an 808 area code? I'm pretty sure Sideline still does not offer any local #s. Thanks.

Ot2.[/QUOTE]Yes I use an 808 area code. I used to use Sideline too. Hono1.

[QUOTE=Newbee201;3236450]I haven't tried it yet, but I heard the "sideline" app is good too. It lets you store contacts to the app rather than sharing from your phone's contact list like textnow.[/QUOTE]Yes, I had Sideline too. So much apps being created daily. I just use what works for me and must be free. Hono1.