Karaoke Violence

[Kool Shelby]

I recently went to a wedding in Khon Kaen. A large group of us went to a Karaoke bar in Khon Kaen after the wedding. We were all smashed by the time we got there later that night as the wedding was in the morning. The next day I remembered little about the night but found a phone number in my wallet and had a photo of the girl who gave it to me (see pic) . After going back to Bangkok I called the girl and organized to go back to Khon Kaen to meet her as she looked good in the picture and we had a good night. I went back alone and met her at the Karaoke bar. She came to my hotel after she finished work and stayed the night. I decided i really didn’t want to see her again and didn’t call and I never saw her at the bar for the next couple of days. During those 2 days I took another girl home from the same bar. Once again we left separately and she came to the hotel after work. It was about this time an old flame from Patong called and said she was on her way home to Udon Thani. I said to stop in Khon Kaen for a couple of days with me which she did. I took her to the same Karaoke bar for a night which didn’t seem to cause any drama. She was paying me a lot of attention and urging me to sing a song in English. I declined many times but finally decided to have a go to shut her up. I sang 2 songs and was generally well received by the locals. What I didn’t notice was the group of young drunk thai men in the corner who apparently weren’t impressed with my singing or the kisses and smiles I was receiving. I went to the toilet and when I came back I sat down and reached for my drink. Suddenly I was smashed over the head with a bottle of 100 pipers scotch. The culprit did a runner and the lights came on in the bar. I was bleeding everywhere. The owners stopped the bleeding took me the hospital and paid the bill there and waived my bill at the bar. I was lucky to only need 4 stitches and have a few scratched on my face. The owner said to come back the next night and I could drink for free and lifted up his shirt to show me an automatic pistol on his hip. He said “I guarantee you wont have a problem”. He gave me his card and he was high up in the local police. He asked me if I wanted to involve the police which I declined. I did go back the next night and had an incident free night. I learnt that the tolerance level for foreigners is not the same in isolated areas as in Phuket. Was it the fact i was was frolicking with several women or just that i was an arrogant foreigner who was the unfortunate victim of jealous un-educated rednecks?

 

[yahoo-userx]

Little bit from all sides..

Yeah it aint the same in the sticks and yeah regularly taking various lose TG's into a locals place could cause trouble,,

 

[Ell. Ohh. Vee. Ee. <3]

maybe he just didn't like your singing

 

[Elora D]

OR MAYBE HE JUST DIDNT LIKE HIM !!!!
IJ

 

[MtBikr]

should have asked the bar man how much bribe he wanted too shoot the cnut

 

[Pompal 09.]

Maybe you offended his sister

 

[Pompal 09.]

After listening the 1000. farang singing "My way from Frank Sinatra" i would also go crazy and beat him with a bottle! BTW which song did gave at your best? :mad2:

 

[Kyeraa]

I had quite a similar incident in a karoke bar in country-side Krabi; however, the girl I was with warned me in time to make a runner, so no blood and no stitches. It could have ended bad though.

Not at the time, but in hindsight, I can understand that a lot of young Thai guys are frustrated that we come along, grab their nicest girls and they never stand a chance against the power of our wallets -- or looks, but who am I kidding

But who said, the world got to be fair...?! :blah:

 

[v.s]

i was at a thai disco in suphan buri with my gf, her friends and family. this group of thai boys were paying me special attention. thye didnt seem malicious, but theyd always engage me when i went tot he toilet, so my gf's father started coming into the toilet with me.
sometimes us forigners think these guys are being friendly but they are really taking the piss, as you guys would say

 

[haeunberry]

Sorcerer what can i say, nothing like rubbing ur riches in the locals faces and flaunting the fact that u can buy some girls attention and taking different girls from/to there

i could go on and on but im sure u have learned a sorry lesson

be humble in isaan dont try to be the big man

G

 

[Juu]

humble and polite, the only way to be in the real thailand, farangs acting flash only draws negative not positive thoughts from the thais.

if your girl has a strong family, sitting with the local police heavies, or big respect maybe you can get away with a bit of flash behaviour, but most expats in real thailand, dont rub the thai noses, in the wrong way.

told my ozzie mates, on their first trip to issan, dont talk to the locals in town when drunk, just wander back to the hotel, be happy, polite and a tourist.
i tried to explain this is real thailand and not farang/thailand as is patong.
but 1 of them walking ahead of me, talked to some drunk locals it was nothing bad i think, lucky the BG he had rushed him on, she said something to the locals, it seemed to placate them. when i walked past, i was alone, i gave them a polite greeting in thai, and waited for my other mate to walk past them with his BG. no trouble, but it could have been, just from my mate being a happy drunk farang.

 

[Tom]

Bon Jovi "it's my life" and Robbie Williams "real love". You know what it's like at those places, you have to take the first song you recognize. Luckily the 100 pipers was empty and i was halfway through my own bottle and it didn't particulary hurt. The people at the hotal where i was staying found it funny that i went back there the next night with my head bandaged up.

 

[Cihle]

Hi gee
i think this is one of the things you dont have to go to "isaan"to see trye the kareoke on nanai 2

 

[Spike]

Personally, I think you kind of brought it on yourself, doesn't excuse what happened mind.
But I think keeeping your head down or as the phrase goes "Be the greyman" would be a much better approach in those areas.

 

[Nickoooooooooo]

Hi all . . .

Whilst on my trip to LOS in 2002, the lady I was with for around a week, suggested we visit a Kareoke Bar where her sister was working.

Not far out of Patong, before the hill to Phuket City. All Thais in there, and a bit daunting, but the English Song Book was handed to me, and I chose an Eric Burton classic, 'House Of The Rising Sun'.

I was as pi**ed as a chook, but carried on regardless.

The appropriate video played, and I was warmly applauded with a standing ovation for my efforts.

Upon leaving this establishment, I blacked-out whilst astride my Honda Dream, and the thing keeled over onto me, while I was still stationery. The lady I was with refused to get on behing me at first, but after a large on-the-house Brandy from the management, decided it was better than walking!

Had a great time, and received nothing but friendliness from the locals.

Cheers

Pdm3

 

[Texas Patriot]

one of my silly things to do in a thai night club was in kampaengphet.
sat upstairs on the mezzanine seating. had some drinks, tried to get some eye contact with some tgs.(i could not speak any thai at all, i was the real newbie loose in rural/provincial los)
about 2 hours after i sat down, in came a group of thai men and sat everywhere around me. waiting staff started to ignore me, and serve everyone in this group. i could not get a drink after they arrived.

i said my very basic thai greetings and they ignored me, then, probably insulted me in thai and they realised i did not understand a word.
the leader of this group then started to recieve wai's from many in this club, so i figured time for the newbie to leave his "personal" seating area.

farangs can get away with some outrageous behaviour in the tourist areas, but in that beautiful real thailand, it pays to be a happy, but quiet farang

never been in a really bad situation in los and still think its a wonderfull place.

 

[GeeCee]

Ok , enough of the analysis of my behaviour. What is the opinion of the girl ?was she worth the trouble?

 

[bluebacker35]

YOU MY FREIND..ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN ANSWER THAT...........IJ

 

[Emily W]

mmmm. with the wisdom of hindsight she wasn't worth the trouble but the thrill of the hunt was a buzz (minus the head wound).

 

[iAdore]

all ways when i think a BG is worth the hassle, you seem to find a better one,
when i was a newbie, i had several who have been better, than many since or maybe now my expectations are a lot higher and i am more fussy, seeking the best option BG package for me.