Just got back from a meeting in Bangers, and because of the time and distance involved, had to stay overnight.
I traveled in a group of 18, 17 Thais and myself, and on arrival in Bangers checked into the pre-booked hotel.
We were 2 to a room, so we had 9 rooms, all identical and on the same floor.
At checkout early next morning, "The Boss", whom i had shared rooms with pulled out his wad to pay the bill:-
8 rooms @ Bht1,200.
1 room @ Bht1,800.
At no time was i asked to pay, it was obvious at the outset that the bill was being settled by the Thai boss.
He was a bit miffed as to why the bill was so, and the staff explained that i was an alien and must be charged foreigner rate.
After much discussion a face saver was reached.
They knocked 200 baht off the rate for my shared room, so the boss only had to pay 400 baht more for the privilege of sharing a room with an alien.
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