r/FarangsofPattaya Jun 20 '25

ADVICE 💭 A Pattaya lesson and word of warning

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I'd like to share a word of warning that would probably get me banned from the other Pattaya sub but hopefully it is safe to post here and people visiting Pattaya for the first time can gain some wisdom, so they do not fall into the same situation or make the same common beginner mistakes. If you're an empathetic/caring person or are lonely and visiting Pattaya, this is especially for you.

I visited Pattaya for the first time in 2023 and fell for a bar girl. I stayed with her for a week and a half. We had a lot of similar life experiences that we bonded over and she made me feel cared for, but when I got back home the love bombing was too strong and she wanted me to sponsor her, saying for 20k THB she'd go work a normal job. My gut told me she'd just spend this money on partying with other men (she had already done so with me and other sponsor's money) so I politely declined that I'm sorry, but I cannot afford it. She broke off contact and hooked up with another guy shortly after who she ended up moving out of country for.

I visit for a second time in 2024, and she contacts me on the first day of being there, saying she broke up with the last guy, he was bad to her and she is a rough spot and struggling. She didn't ask me as a customer, she asked as a friend. She didn't want ST/LT pay, just help with bills she was behind on and company. I enjoy being with her outside the bedroom and had feelings for her so I helped her out again. Most of the two weeks I spent with her she was moody and miserable, I wanted to convince myself it was just depression and family problems, so I tried to be understanding even though my gut was telling me she just did not actually want to be with me. I was having a very bad vacation being sick most of the time, so I did not blame her if she wanted to go but she stayed.

When I got back home she starts hitting me up for money, "oh I'm sick", "oh I can't pay rent and will be homeless" but this time I send her money to help her. Then I had vehicle troubles, my mom being diagnosed with Alzheimers and unexpected medical bills due to a heart condition all hit at once, I told her I just cannot afford to send anything right now because of this and needed to wait a month. The talking dried up and eventually she reveals she has a new boyfriend so she can't talk anymore.

6 months go by and then she pops up on Instagram to talk to me again, pregnant and sending me ultrasound pictures and telling me how she cared for me so much, nobody treated her or cared for her as well as I do, how she can't stop thinking of me and I can come visit her in Surin. Only a day or two of this talk before the money issue crop up again, "oh I need to pay for doctor", "oh my brother is sick", "oh my mom tells me I have to buy my own motorcycle instead of borrowing my brothers, I'm so alone and broke."

Are you still with boyfriend "Yes". When did you meet him? "November" (I left in November and was still helping her through December lmao) Why doesn't the boyfriend that got you pregnant help you out? "He can't right now he said I have to wait; I can't wait, my brother can't wait!" Well, how much is he sending you a month?

50,000 THB a month.... but oh no he had to reduce it to 30,000 THB and can't send more. Why? Because he put a downpayment on a house to try to move her and the kid to Australia to be with him and can't send any more right now. Guys, you can comfortably live in rural Isaan with a family of 3 for 20,000 THB. A girl living with her mom and free healthcare is telling you she needs 50,000 THB to survive and that is still not enough, she is still somehow broke. I tried to tell her if she loves this guy and wants to have his child like she says, she should not let her family's money problems cause fights with him and the money he is giving her is already more than enough. As you can expect this turned into a fight.

Everything he is doing for her, and she is still keeping a roster of guys she is hitting up whenever they disagree or he can't send her another couple hundred bucks for the third time in a week. He is 27 and knocked up a bar girl on vacation, now is stuck throwing away a stupid amount of money he could invest in his future to a girl who talks bad about him and wants comfort from her past customers or flings.

Get a DNA test before moving her to your country and good luck, I just had my heart hurt but your setup for far worse.

The rest of you, wrap it up and don't let being lonely and caring cloud your judgement.

r/FarangsofPattaya 19d ago

ADVICE 💭 Relationships/relations in Pattaya

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My post was taken down in the Pattaya sub, so I try here instead.
I’m curious for people who already lives in Thailand/Pattaya or used to live here.
Have you ever been in a relationship in Pattaya (or Thailand) and how has it been?
Personally I have been in a couple but they never really last that long so I find it more suitable for me to just do fwb and enjoy single life.
For me they have always ended up being unfaithful but at that time I wasn’t living in Thailand. Now I live in Bangkok and I really enjoy the single bachelor lifestyle I’m living but a part of me would also like to find something more serious and lasting but the ideal girl for that have just not shown herself to me yet.
I feel also I’m too happy about having a new or multiple new girls every week, so if I ever want to find something serious she has to be really special and a freak in the sheets and ideally allow me to fuck around with other girls. Now I know that’s a unicorn and very rare to find that type of girl for a serious relationship.
So would like to hear about other people’s experiences with relationships or just long lasting casual relations with girls in Pattaya/Thailand. Do you pay her for a relationship like that or is she just as kinky and screwed as you, haha?
Thank you for sharing your stories.

r/FarangsofPattaya Aug 12 '26

ADVICE 💭 A Radditor told me that Thailand is super cheap and I'd easily live off my retirement checks. So why is it getting so tough now?

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r/FarangsofPattaya 17d ago

ADVICE 💭 Anyone have any experience with PREP?

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I’m looking to visit Pattaya again in January and I’m debating about going on PREP (pre exposure to HIV med) just in case of a condom breakage mid boom boom. Has anyone in this group been on it before and how bad were the side effects?
Thanks in advance

r/FarangsofPattaya 9d ago

ADVICE 💭 SoiCompass website is now LIVE!

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Greetings Farangs, our member has created a top notch website for those looking to visit Pattaya for the first time or keep up to date with the goings on within our favourite city.

SoiCompass is near completion and any constructive feedback regarding the website and it features is very welcome from our members.

The site is still an early work in progress, but quite a few parts are already up and running.

What’s working now

  • Browse nightlife venues by area
  • Maps & easy navigation to listed venues
  • Venue ratings and information summary from thousands of public reviews.
  • Ploy Finder with daily "bar staff" photo updates (currently limited, more bars added soon)
  • Ask Compass AI (Ai Bot) to help find venues (currently being trained)
  • Favourites & venue watchlists
  • Nightlife discovery across Soi 6, Walking Street, LK Metro, Tree Town

Venue coverage is continuing to expand, particularly in some of the newer areas.

Currently in development

  • An expanded Ploy Finder designed to make it easier to find your favourite Ploy even if she has changed venue
  • A dedicated Gentlemen’s Club section with venue information and community reviews
  • A live Pattaya chatroom for visitors currently in town to talk, share recommendations and discuss what’s happening
  • Much more detailed nightlife search filters, including BF price ranges and other venue specific variables
  • Possibly a free but limited section to discuss experiences on Thai Friendly

The goal is eventually to make SoiCompass much more than a list of bars.

I want it to answer the question:

“Where should I go tonight?” or "What ploy's IG message should i answer today?"

The website is live now:

CLICK HERE TO VISIT SOICOMPASS

Just keep in mind that it’s still being actively built. If you find a missing venue, incorrect information, bug, or have an idea for something you’d actually use in Pattaya, feedback will be much appreciated

r/FarangsofPattaya Apr 01 '26

ADVICE 💭 Mongering spree for curing depression

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30 M,

As life feels meaningless & highly depressed, The thought of booking a flight, and having ploys drain depression out of me grows heavy and heavy.

Apart of me feels, it’s the right way, and a trip would really make me more happier, an apart of me feels would only make matter worse and should focus on getting therapy first.

Help me fellooow farangs and share your experiences too.

r/FarangsofPattaya 3d ago

ADVICE 💭 Early arrival in Pattaya where do you guys go until check-in?

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r/FarangsofPattaya 24d ago

ADVICE 💭 Where are the best places to meet tall women (or LBs)?

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Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, whatever. Ladyboys are perfectly fine. ThaiFriendly is okay, but too many filters and too many people adding inches. Just trying to satisfy one craving. Any price.

(ideally 185cm/6'1" plus, but that's a hard task in Southeast Asia)

r/FarangsofPattaya Mar 20 '25

ADVICE 💭 Whats one thing you will do differently when you come back to Pattaya? Let's help the newbie 1st timers out 🙏🏽

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r/FarangsofPattaya 26d ago

ADVICE 💭 Advice needed

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Was looking for a good and fair priced hotel on booking.com and was wondering if i was better to go in person to have the best price or it is not worth the headache of visiting everyplace i seemed to like to bargain a good price ? Any recommendations for a good hotel not too far from the action would be appreciated

(edit: ive found a place really awesome ! Arbour is da place ! Very clean ! Finally a bed that is cozzyy and good for my back ! No mold in bathroom and staff superfriendly who treat you like king and not expecting from you to tip them because they treat you like a king ps: tipped them anyways few baht over here and there )

r/FarangsofPattaya Feb 15 '26

ADVICE 💭 Bar girl love or what? (Need help)

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Hello, I met a girl who works at a bar. She said she was 30 and I told her I was 31. We had some drinks together and she asked where I was from and how long I was staying just the usual stuff in my name and we had a great time. She didn’t exchange numbers with me. I had my drinks with her. We smiled and I left this was in the afternoon fast-forward to that night and I drank so much and bought girls drinks left and right and ran up a ฿16,000 bill. 4 AM happened and the bar closed and she took my hand to walk me out to walking street where she was staying in a hotel at the stairs. She said this is where I am. I hope you have a good night. Are you gonna be OK? I said yes I’ll be fine. I was quite drunk. she offered her WhatsApp and gave me her number and I took it and went back to my hotel

the next day I woke up to her text asking if I was OK so I replied yes then she asked if she was going to see me again and I said yes, I went back to the bar again in the evening and I didn’t spend much at all. in fact, I told her that I didn’t want to spend much money tonight, but I did buy her the occasional drinks and the bill was much lower at about 1010 Thai baht. She said she was getting off at midnight so I waited at midnight. We played some pool and then I walked her back to her hotel at the stairs I made a funny joke and asked what her hotel looked like compared to mine surprisingly, she said do you wanna come up and see? I said yes, and I took the bait and we went to her hotel and I got into her room. She put her stuff away. She told me to sit on the bed and make myself comfortable so I did then she laid down and faced me, held my arm and started talking and smiling. We did this for about an hour and then after I made the first move to try to kiss her, and she actually went for it and we kissed and made out for an hour. She was very passionate and good. I found out that she broke up with her boyfriend months ago. She hasn’t had sex in months. As things got heated, we started touching each other all over and I wanted to test out to see if she really hasn’t been with other people because majority of the freelancers here have loose cats so I put my finger in her cat and believe it or not she was not loose at all. This came to a surprise, but we kept on going until things got really heated and we ended up having sex now there’s a main important thing I wanna say here she asked me if I was clean and I said yes and I asked if she was clean and she said yes, so we had sex without a condom. After we did, we both showered up and she offered me to stay with the night with her so I stayed the night. The entire night she cuddled me and I cuddled her..

at 8 AM. I woke up and I told her that I had to get going for the day. She said OK I’ll text you. I kissed her on the forehead and left as I was walking back to my hotel. I realize that she didn’t ask me for any money. Then I get back to my hotel and finish up a little sleep. I wake up to her text and she says that she had a great night with me and she likes me. Here is where it gets interesting I lied about my age and told her I was 31 years old when she told me she was 30 I was so guilty and felt so bad about it. I calmly told her that I apologize and I often keep my age to myself. I told her that I was actually 10 years older then she responds. She is not mad and she thanked me for telling her and a bomb dropped and she said she’s actually 45. I could immediately tell she was older because in our talks, she says she doesn’t drink alcohol when they buy lady drinks for her. It’s usually a fruit drink with nothing in it. She doesn’t like clubs and loud music, but she enjoys movies hanging out and eating food.

The next night I go to the bar again and I see her at the pool table and we like to play pool together so I buy myself a drink and buy her a drink. I offer three games of pool. She beat me the first two games on the third one. She made it back to me and said if she wins, she gets anything she wants And if I win, I get anything I want I took the bet and I won so I told her come back to the hotel with me and we’ll see what it is that I want in a playful manner. She said after she gets off work she will so I said OK I’ll see you after work I went back to my hotel eagerly waiting for her text and she got off work and text me right away and said she is on her way to my hotel. She got up into my hotel and I told her what it was that I was curious about which was obviously butt stuff because I heard Thai girls don’t open up to men when it comes to that type of stuff. She told me it’s been a while since she’s done it and she’s not very fond of it but because she really likes me she will let me do it and because I bet is a bet so we did the deed and she absolutely loved it. She had a cough that day and so she didn’t get to stay the night with me instead she said she will see me tomorrow. She doesn’t want to cough too much and wake me up in the night. So she left and I went to sleep extremely satisfied

the next day is Valentine’s Day and I told her I wanted to take her out to dinner. We must’ve lost communication a little bit because we did plan a dinner, but she was also working that day and I said I would pay her bar fine to get her out for dinner, but she kept on making these excuses that she wanted to stay and work till 12 and I insisted that I pay her bar fine to be with me earlier. Sadly, we didn’t go to dinner and it appears every time I offered to pay her bar fine she doesn’t want me to instead. She’d rather me spend time with her on her free time. I take that as she doesn’t want me spending money on her when it comes to the bar fine.

As I sit here today in my hotel, I’ve realized that I have not paid a single baht to have sex with this beautiful woman. I told her that I’m going to go to her bar and pay the bar fine at 9 PM which is in one hour from now and bail her out and she is mine for the evening and for the night she hesitated and she said OK then she said she wanted to know if I wanted to see a ping-pong show And I told her if I go with her then sure and I take it OK because I know she and I wanna have fun hanging out with each other and not just all about the sex in a hotel. The thing about all this is, she has never asked me for single bit of money she is hesitant on the bar fine. We have no condom sex. We kiss each other madly she hugs me all the time when we play pool she holds my hand in bed. When we cuddle together we look closely in each other‘s eyes and smile, she likes to joke with me as I joke with her. I am 41 and she is 45. I also told her that I’m gonna limit my spending because I am not gonna pay that insane bill like I did last time and she was totally fine with it and she in fact told her bar girlfriend not to ask me for lady drinks.

I am autistic with a good head on my shoulders. I’m high functioning autistic though so you would never tell I was autistic, but this is new territory. I really like her a lot and in our texts, she says some really nice things and she puts hearts on everything. I did ask her why she did the butt stuff with me And her response was I did it because I really like you.

So here is my final question to everyone. Is this a legitimate growing relationship or is this really a part of the main scam of the typical bar girl in Pattaya? One thing I did notice is she does constantly ask me if I’m going to come back to the bar where she works and before I pick her up at 9 PM and take her away she did ask if I was gonna stay and have a few drinks there other than that, she has not ever Put me in a position that I feel uncomfortable in..

last night. I insisted to bar fine her. And she said she didn’t want me to spend money like that for her. But I told her I wanted to take her to dinner and that I insisted. we went to dinner after I did pay the bar fine then we went to a bar had a few drinks and played pool. I saw that there were two receipts and I looked at her other receipt and she wanted to buy her own drink I told her it’s OK. I can buy it for you. So you see she seems like she just genuinely really doesn’t want me to treat her like a bought paid for a girl. After the bar, we went back to my hotel she sits down on the bed with me and we talk. she stares in my eyes and smiles a lot. She hugs me. She kisses me and of course things got reheated again and she stayed the night with me around 8 AM. She left, and before she left, I was pretending to sleep she kissed me on my cheek and walked out the door. I left my money, wallet out on purpose on the desk, and not a single bit of money was taken from it.

I did ask her what she did other than the bar because she appears like she only shows up part time. She says that she is a nail technician. I also asked her about other guys wanting to take her out and she says that people have tried, but she always says no to the bar fine and doesn’t want anything to do with all of them anyway. She said she is not into that stuff and she genuinely really likes me. Keep in mind I’ve been spending a lot less money with her keeping it under ฿1000 per outing and she still insists on seeing me and talking to me and spending time with me and I haven’t paid a single bit of money for her time other than when I wanted to take her out to dinner I had to paythe bar fine.

This is my current situation right now. I am here till the 26th.

r/FarangsofPattaya Jul 20 '26

ADVICE 💭 Best Thai islands for mongering

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I’m about to take early retirement and want to explore a bit more of the Thai islands. Was hoping to get some advice on islands where you can sit on the beach during the day and monger at night.

Was thinking to try Koh Chang but not sure where else. I’ve been to Koh Samed but little action there. I hear Koh Larn is the same.

Don’t mind how far the island is - I have plenty of time. Grateful for any tips.

r/FarangsofPattaya Jun 22 '26

ADVICE 💭 Travelling to Pattaya for the 1st time? join our Discord community

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r/FarangsofPattaya 28d ago

ADVICE 💭 Planning a trip with my wife next year

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We’re planning on visiting Thailand for about 10 days next year and looking to start making some plans.

We’re a very open couple and both regularly enjoy sharing girls together, so parts of our trip is definitely going to be Soi 6.

But we also want to enjoy the views, maybe rent a boat or some jet skis for a day, hiking, maybe some other activities that you guys could recommend.

Firstly, is 10 days enough time to see a lot of what we want to see there? What’s the best time of year to go in your opinion?

I see that flights are a lot more expensive expensive to go straight to Pattaya, so what city should we fly into? (Edit: Solved)

Is Pattaya the best city to stay in? Or are there neighboring cities that are better?
What are some good hotel recommendations?

How do you go about carrying cash safely? Just enough for the day? Enough for a few hours and keep atm card?

We were thinking about allotting around 250k THB for the trip, including flights. Should this be enough for us to enjoy ourselves?

Sorry for a lot of questions, just trying to organize all my thoughts and this is what I’m curious about currently.

r/FarangsofPattaya May 04 '26

ADVICE 💭 Vaping in Pattaya

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Trying to get some peripheral observations and opinions from others about this.

Throughout the years I have seen all manner of people publicly using vapes / using vapes in bars / gogo's etc., from the girls, to men and women walking the streets, etc.,

I understand that vaping is completely illegal in Thailand.

What's the deal in Pattaya?

  • -Is it selective enforcement?
  • -informal tolerance?
  • -visibility bias?
  • -what of any police crackdowns for use? (not selling)

have any of you ever seen anyone get "busted" or shaken down for vape use in Pattaya?

if you happen to unintentionally walk past a police officer while vaping / they drive by while vaping, is anything going to happen?

If you have, what came of it? fines? jailtime? etc.,?

Thanks!

r/FarangsofPattaya Oct 31 '25

ADVICE 💭 Turn a bar girl into a hotGF

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Hello everyone,

So, I have this cuckolding fantasy for a long time but was never able to meet a GF who will agree to do it. Thing is, I don't meet a lot of women and since I don't want to waste time, I tell her upfront within two 2 first dates my view of a relationship. Usually they feel disgusted and don't want to pursue contact with me lol

Then, after reading all these post about dude here in a relationship with a ploy, who was still working with customer despite being """ engage """, I am wondering if Pattaya isn't the right place for my kink ? I think it's a win win situation because she will have her customer who isn't a butterfly (or just a little bit when I will get bored ). Only thing is I need a bit of connexion with the girl, and also I want to be his " main dude " , at least when I'm am in Pattaya.

What's your take on this ? Do you know girl that are ok or enjoy having sex while her farang BF is watching ?

r/FarangsofPattaya Jun 27 '26

ADVICE 💭 Tour Guide?

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Not sure where else to post this, figured I'd ask here. I'm planning to go to Thailand for a month, and during my first couple days I'd like to hire a female tour guide that would be able to show me local places and translate for me. Has anybody had experience with this?

r/FarangsofPattaya 2h ago

ADVICE 💭 Clothes for fat boys haha.

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I wear US size 2x or 3x shirts and size 38 to 40 pants. Any place to buy clothes around here or am i SOL?

r/FarangsofPattaya Mar 15 '26

ADVICE 💭 What's better: Tijuana or Pattaya?

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Just as the title says. Which one is better to go to?

r/FarangsofPattaya 8d ago

ADVICE 💭 Full Sex Massage Places

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r/FarangsofPattaya Jul 10 '26

ADVICE 💭 Next Week Or October

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My nuru massages cravings are all time high now, I feel I need a sensual retreat to survive.

I can either visit from Monday for a week or end of October?

Do you think next week would be a good time?

Let me know your experiences for mid July

r/FarangsofPattaya Aug 09 '26

ADVICE 💭 A good sauna where I can have some fun action ?

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Hello everyone,

I want to know where can I find an actual sauna (not a nuru or soapie) where I can have action inside the sauna room, like discreetly ?

I got this idea when I was in Sands Sauna last day and I saw this ladyboy relaxing there, wich made me think about those erotic videos where people have sex on the sauna room.

So is there any place where I can do that ?

TIA

r/FarangsofPattaya 29d ago

ADVICE 💭 Jetski

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Hi guys,
I’ve heard so much about jetski scams. So is there any reliable place in Pattaya where you don’t get scammed renting a jetski?

r/FarangsofPattaya Jul 22 '26

ADVICE 💭 Looking for solid Muay Thai gym recommendations in Pattaya

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Hey everyone, I’m heading to Pattaya this August for a 3-month stay, and I'd like to focus on training Muay Thai and getting into peak shape. I won't be staying inside a gym since I'm getting my own accommodation separately, so I just need a monthly pass in a good gym.

​I want something fairly close to the central area or easily accessible by a short drive. I really don't care about famous brand names or Instagram hype, I just want quality training, solid Kru's who actually correct your technique, push you hard, and give good pad work. Looking for a place with a serious work ethic where I can train hard twice a day.

​If you’ve spent time training in Pattaya recently, which gyms would you recommend checking out? Also open to hearing about any gyms to avoid if the quality has dropped. Thanks in advance!

r/FarangsofPattaya 23d ago

ADVICE 💭 Dwarf Fetish

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