Thread: Minimum drinking age

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Not at all. I do have a policy on odd looking ones though.

Harsh but fair. Harsh but fair.

There are only a few places in town where she'd have to carry id. Q Bar, Bed, The Club KSR, Gullivers (possibly), the entrance to Silom soi 4, RCA or any of the after hours clubs. And as I said before, they will only be interested in the fact that she's carrying i.d and not her age.

^ how many blokes working the door would be able to convert 1991 ( shown on her ID ) to the thai calender year so as to determine what age she is ?

Originally Posted by baldrick

^ how many blokes working the door would be able to convert 1991 ( shown on her ID ) to the thai calender year so as to determine what age she is ?

Prolly quite a few considering Thai ID's now have the same date format.

Originally Posted by Norton

Sure she will have no problems in the LOS no matter what her age.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

20 is the legal age but no one will check if she's a farrang

Last time I was drinking up KSR area they were checking everyone for ID at certain places, and I am 35 and look about 40+ and they checked me. Arseholes.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

There are only a few places in town where she'd have to carry id. Q Bar, Bed, The Club KSR, Gullivers (possibly), the entrance to Silom soi 4, RCA

All those places I deliberately go out of my way to avoid.

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

Last time I was drinking up KSR area they were checking everyone for ID at certain places, and I am 35 and look about 40+ and they checked me. Arseholes.

And you're a bloke.

And quite unattractive, alledgedly.

Never mind eh ?

Many places in Bangkok ID everyone, especially RCA and anywhere on Ekamai/Thonglor. It then depends on whether the doormen are paying attention to the date of births or not, sometimes they do and sometimes not.

If she looks 20 and is with people of legal age she probably wont have a problem, but it's possible some places might turn her away.

The legal age to buy alcohol is 18 but the legal age to enter bars/nightclubs is 20.

Whatever,

It's all down to the hopefully sensible people who'll be swanning around with the young lady, having a terrific time together and avoiding the pit falls.

Good luck to them all.

One of the best things about Thailand is that petty laws like a minimum drinking age are pretty much ignored. You do not have the same armies of intrusive governmental pricks here you do in most western countries.

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Care to elaborate

Certainly.

The point is that an 18 year old "Falang" female, presumably accompanied by an adult male is going to visit bars in Thailand.

The rules that apply to Thai girls/people don't really apply IMHO.

So its not incorrect, you just of the opinion that it won't be applied.

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

There are only a few places in town where she'd have to carry id. Q Bar, Bed, The Club KSR, Gullivers (possibly), the entrance to Silom soi 4, RCA

All those places I deliberately go out of my way to avoid.

But surely those are the sort of places an 18 year old farang female would want to be going?

^ I would think so, KW.

I bought my first bottle of Mekhong at 10
NP

Wot, 10 this morning?

I bought a lek for 6bht