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[jimbo34]

Too bad it was at best common sense and at worst useless.

 

 Too bad that, as usual, you have nothing positive to contribute.

[jonnieb]

KK would be a complete non starter for a dedicated lb bar.   There is no passing trade to speak of and no business travellers.   so you are totally dependant on the local folk, be they Thai or foreign.    Not a chance of making it work, sorry to say.  

 

Possibly could work as a mixed bar but even those are marginal at best.    As other have said, the best lookers will go and work elsewhere such as BKK, Pattaya and Phuket.

Oh come on Mardhi, don't be so negative on the idea. There are some here who don't like negativity. We need to encourage this fella on his fool hardy idea...I mean, I'm sure the city fathers and the police will be delighted at the prospect of a farang opening up a tranny bar in their fair city. And don't forget, KK will be a hub on the new high-speed rail line from Bangkok to China so I'm sure many passing Chinese businessmen on their way to Bangkok will stop off for a hummer from a ladyboy. And don't forget that as this bloke says, he's scoped out the market and has determined that there isn't another ladyboy bar in town [probably lots but he can't read or speak Thai so doesn't know about them] so he'll have the market corned and the money will just come rolling in (for as he says, he needs it) and has obviously has never heard the yarn about making a small fortune in Thailand...start with a big one.

[rocketrocket223]

 Too bad that, as usual, you have nothing positive to contribute.

Thank you for that my friend

[rocketrocket223]

Now now.  In opening this post, I did open myself up to and encouraged all forms of advice and comments.  Even from cretins that lack the common civility and tact of average house vermin.  lol

None the less, the mixed bar idea seems to be the prevalent one.

As I said prior, this is just an idea and, seemingly, not a very good one(lol)

Thank you all again for your words of wisdom 

[dixon cox]

The only way to truly know whether anything will ever work out, be it a business venture, a relationship, or a controlled 4-wheel drift around a corner in icy conditions in your Dad's car is by giving it your best shot.

[jimbo34]

The only way to truly know whether anything will ever work out, be it a business venture, a relationship, or a controlled 4-wheel drift around a corner in icy conditions in your Dad's car is by giving it your best shot.

 

 Tried that a loong time ago.

 

 Crashed.

[Spyder Rocket]

I don't know that I would ever try a small business in Thailand, but if I did, I would try something like a unique restaurant.

Lots of hard work and long hours in something like that though.

I think a Peruvian style chicken shack would probably draw customers, even in a place like KK, but I doubt it would be very profitable.

Plus, if small businesses in Thailand are like they are in the West, most operate at a loss the first few years and then fail.

The failure rate for small restaurants and bars the the US is over 80 percent.

Coming up with ideas for restaurants and bars is the easy part, scraping together the start up money, and operating in the red for the first couple of years is the hard part.

[jonnieb]

Too bad that, as usual, you have nothing positive to contribute.

And common sense advice and stupid racist drivel like no Thai men are trustworthy is?

In case you haven't bothered to look, all your employees happen to be Thai men! Or is this your way of warning us about the staff available in your bar.

[Spyder Rocket]

That was not only funny as hell, but it is also profoundly true.

If anyone is keeping tally in this pissing contest, chalk one up for jonnieb...

[jonnieb]

That was not only funny as hell, but it is also profoundly true.
If anyone is keeping tally in this pissing contest, chalk one up for jonnieb...

It's been awhile since he's checked under the hood (bonnet), so to speak, so he may have forgotten

[rocketrocket223]

Now now.  Let's not fight.  

Dixon, thank you for your philosophy, but, much like our friend Jimbo, I tend to crash as well.  LOL

Still, I am very thankful to everyone for taking the time to give advice and comment here.

Even the ones that seem to lack the social graces of ordinary swine.

Nonetheless, all advice, comments, etc are welcome here.

[jonnieb]

Now now.  Let's not fight.  

Dixon, thank you for your philosophy, but, much like our friend Jimbo, I tend to crash as well.  LOL

Still, I am very thankful to everyone for taking the time to give advice and comment here.

Even the ones that seem to lack the social graces of ordinary swine.

Nonetheless, all advice, comments, etc are welcome here.

It seems to me that the only one hurling around personal insults and engaging in ad-hominem attacks on this thread here is you!