By aussiecollin , November 8, in Isaan Forum. Martin looks a lot better since the operation. There are a number of 'sing-a-song' bars on the outskirts of Surin. A few on the Buriram road as you enter Surin boundary. Some pictures here:. Thanks, Jayenram, that's just the kind of information that I find interesting. Martin's remarks are wide of the mark in many cases: the cafes and garden restaurants with singers are the highlight of 'night life' for me. Not wide of the mark, but dead on.
That is exactly what I'm getting across. There are simply dozens of normal drinking and chatting up dens in Surin, where it is possible to meet the girl of your dreams, without resorting to laying your wallet on the table and choosing the first girl to pick it up. Actually you may be surprised to know the number of gentleman that take me to one side and ask where they can buy a girl for the night.
One dead-beat pissed up school teacher even became abusive when my wife told him she didn't know. Of course there are such places. Lots of them in fact. But up here it is more discreet. Apart from the stereotype about fat, ugly bastards, this is the bit that is wide of the mark.
Some of us like to explore beyond our local farang bar: it doesn't mean that we aren't happily married or that we are handing out wads of cash in exchange for favours. And I don't feel any shame in admitting that I like exploring bars in unfamilar cities.
Of course, if everybody fitted the pattern above it would be great for business in farang-oriented establishments The other thing that is questionable in your post is the assumption that the interesting point of contrast is between Surin and the tourist resorts: for some of us it is between Surin and other Isaan cities where many of the things you mention are pretty much a constant. Jayenram didn't seem to have too much difficulty in picking up what my post was about, whereas others seem to regard this as a taboo subject.
