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[Hap1]

Hello BMs,

I am concerned that I may not be able to enter entertainment places in Thailand (e.g. Cascade in BKK) because of my age.

I have read that customers of establishments regulated by the Act on Entertainment Places, B.E. 2509 (1966) are required to be at least 20 years old.
Source: Sex Laws in Thailand Part 2: Laws Regulating Commercial Sex and Entertainment Places (I can't post links)
I assume that I will only be allowed to enter if my ID is not checked.

My questions:
1. If my assumption is correct, which LB bars don't check IDs? If they all check IDs (e.g. in Nana), what are my options, from safest to most risky, for picking up LBs?
2. Is a passport copy without the visa page a sufficient ID? I have read that original for both are required: Search: Carry Passport? Dealing with the Police:
3a. When, if ever, would it be beneficially for me to tell an LB that they're my first?
3b. Would I get swarmed by LBs if I announced 3a in public?
4. What other age requirements should I be aware of other than the age of consent? I will not be touching alcohol or drugs.

Note: I'm above the age of consent in Thailand and legally registered to this forum.

Thanks for the wealth of information in the Common Questions and Answers thread.

[Surin Nix]

Hello Hap.

Welcome.

You did not mention your age, but it is obvious that you present yourself as someone not of the age of legal-consent.

As much as I'd like to help, and tell you that it's not likely any young falang would have a problem entering a Nana Plaza ladyboy bar, it's probably not in the best interest of the forum members to counsel underage contributors.

Best wishes.

[petesie]

I'm assuming you are over 18 but under 21...as a falang you will not have any issues and indeed you will be very popular.

[Hap1]

You did not mention your age, but it is obvious that you present yourself as someone not of the age of legal-consent.

As much as I'd like to help, and tell you that it's not likely any young falang would have a problem entering a Nana Plaza ladyboy bar, it's probably not in the best interest of the forum members to counsel underage contributors.

I'm above the age of consent in Thailand and legally registered to this forum.

I'm assuming you are over 18 but under 21...as a falang you will not have any issues and indeed you will be very popular.

Your assumption is correct.

Would I have any issues in Phuket and the rest of Thailand?

Does farang apply to anyone who is not Thai or is it a term only used for westerners, presumably white?
From another site:

Farang
Westerner. Farang (pronounced fa-long) in Thai means "foreigner." However, it's used in connection with Westerners. Thai girls never refer to other Asian men (such as those from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, etc.) as farangs.

[petesie]

Farang means foreigner, usually applied to Westerners.

[thailover57]

I only carry my passport when it's time to renew my visa. Immediately on renewal I go to a print shop and have them copy the cover page and my visa and then reduce them to driver license-size back to back and laminate them. That's what I carry with me. No problems (yet). Cost - 100 baht.

[kendal1972]

the only time I have been asked for ID was a club in Bangkok once and they were fine with a decent copy of the front pages of my passport. not sure why they asked for id given that I am the wrong side of 40 and I look the wrong side of 40

[bumgooh]

Hi,

never experienced any ID checks after immigration.
Given my experiences in other countries a printed scan of your passport should be sufficient... these are even accepted in banks that require an identification for money exchange.

Regards,
Bumgooh

[Woof1]

Hap 1, CC of your Passport as listed in above post is all you need to carry wih you.
Keep Original in Hotel SAfe, and on you, No WAllet or Credit cards, only Cash spread in several pockets, No Condoms or Drugs of any kind.
Then you're safe
Till you enter the LB World, ten they go after you, and Humm Enjoy

[Hap1]

Hi Woof1,

Why do you recommend that I don't carry condoms with me? What about carrying lube?

[Nick Bullseye]

Your ID can be checked when you enter some bars, like e.g. Bed Supperclub in Bangkok. Or if you change money in a Thai bank. They do not require the original, a copy for them is just fine.

I do not know about condoms, nor lube. I do not do short time rooms, hence I always have them ready in my hotel room.

I always prefer taking a ladyboy in my hotel room. It is safer, you are on your own playground, her ID card is at the reception, so she cannot do many stupid things without being handed over to the police.

[Woof1]

Hap1
Bulls answered that one, unless you're a short time guy.
To each its own