http://www.2thebigmango.com/the-making-of/2006/11/19/taxi-1-me-0/ Insiders take on Thailand Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.2thebigmango.com/the-making-of/2006/11/19/taxi-1-me-0/#comment-170 kallah Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:09:30 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/?p=134#comment-170 in my experience, closing is something that cannot really be learned and instead is a matter of circumstance. it's not like closing at one of those after hours clubs, which requires nothing more than a beating heart and some cash. if you are a wealthy thai, then closing is not an issue. if you are a foreigner, then dressing decently and at least appearing wealthy is key. on top of that, you have to know the local lingo, smile a lot and have a semblence of a personality. farang seem to take one of two approaches at these places - either they go totally nuts and make complete tits of themselves or else they turn into stone and are as much fun as a kick in the nuts. just IMHO of course! in my experience, closing is something that cannot really be learned and instead is a matter of circumstance. it’s not like closing at one of those after hours clubs, which requires nothing more than a beating heart and some cash. if you are a wealthy thai, then closing is not an issue. if you are a foreigner, then dressing decently and at least appearing wealthy is key. on top of that, you have to know the local lingo, smile a lot and have a semblence of a personality. farang seem to take one of two approaches at these places - either they go totally nuts and make complete tits of themselves or else they turn into stone and are as much fun as a kick in the nuts. just IMHO of course!
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