westerby wrote:You haven't been watching that rerun of Phoenix Nights on Channel 4, have you?

we dont get channel 4 in thailand westers , another of the delights of living here

ah a little bit of england right here in the heart of udon thani , complete with commitees and memberships . NO THANKS . i moved 7000 miles to get away from all that bullsh~t .

I understand the desire,but it is not a realistic thing for Thailand!

Many reasons;one was mentioned already, dealing with the local ''mafia'',another is the compatibility of the expat community,although most of us are ''falang'',we don't all have similiar social habits!Most are very individualistic and the base of expats is really to small to support regular businesses ,let alone a ''social membership club''.This is a common mistake made by most falangs that open bars and resturants here.We seem to like a variety,rather than the same thing day after day,when the newness wears off or someone feels ''tweaked'',they move on.

A Club well there is an idea which although the concept is good and thoughts behind it are sound, the problems will be location, diversity of activities and always the age old problem of membership and all the rules and regs that go with that. No counting what to do with the Thais that want to join and in this country ethnic membership is not allowed.
i agree with Stan, our social needs are various and vast, in oirder to cater for such a diverse group the mebership wpould have to be enormous in order to make any activity pay.
In short wonderful idea, but unfortunately the numbers here in udon preclude such an idea getting off the floor, maybe in years to come when the farang population is that of say pattaya, thenj it may be reconsidered, until then the bars and restaurants do the job for us and we pay NO memebrship fees.

you can start off by renting a store front get a TV and some lounge chairs and refrigerator and charge a monthly membership or quarterly and you can get around rules call it expat club doors are open to any one
after you have so many members close the books on membership put them on a waiting list I am sure no
thai would want to join and pay a membership dues I don't even think most expats outside of the norm UK USA AUS CA NZ will join maybe a few but the majority are those English speaking countries I think it worth a try in my opinion and you can count me in Oh and you can have a joining fees like 2k and then a quarterly dues of say 500 baht to cover expenses

IMO this wont work here Udon.Brilliant Idea, but is there a similar club Thai style here? Membership only?I have never heard of it. Seems everything here is open to all.
Never forget we farangs are "guests" here.Not so easy open up a "working mans club" or "british legion" style club.I think all kinds of problems would arise.
If It was a "locked door" kind of club,or bouncer on the door,Authorities here would be round asking questions for sure.Then the local mafia maybe rear their ugly head!
Can you imagine,couple of p.head tourist wanting entry? STEVE? want a job?
Nah! Spoil sport authorities will say.........FOBIDDEN!

i moved 7000 miles to get away from all that bullsh~t

got you beat, 10,000 miles, 20 hrs air time......................

once a month if enough farang therapy for me. i left farang land to get away, not join more. didn't come here to find or make new friends................hmm, that could explain alot

banpaeng wrote:Great Idea, but in Thailand? Who will pay off the local mafia and others. If a Thai business thinks you are successful, a lot of visa questions might arise, like wh9o owns the business and what visa is being used?

Good luck

Good point,IF A 100 or so members, all have a share in the club and its a low profit making business,IE most of the profits go back into subsidies each month ,with a little going to a thai charity who must allso be a share holder,that would cover visa issues,plus a good course.free share and money once a month to a reputable charity should not be hard to find.
yes some other buisnesses may not like it,maffia want any money they have to ask the charity that we are donating to,this is where good prevails over evil,and there will be no single person that can have any pressure from anyone,to many shareholders,where theres a will theres a way,all matters such as this can be disscussed ,and resolved

Irish Alan wrote:


Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club

ha ha excellent Alan

laphanphon wrote:

i moved 7000 miles to get away from all that bullsh~t

got you beat, 10,000 miles, 20 hrs air time......................

once a month if enough farang therapy for me. i left farang land to get away, not join more. didn't come here to find or make new friends................hmm, that could explain alot

well we can all say mission accomplished with flying colours L A .

I think here in LOS you need friends I know I sure do and it a club house is the way to go I am in favor of at least trying and if I lose a few baht what the big deal as for problems from out side I am sure we can deal with it with out any major problems as long as we don't sell alcohol & cigarettes I don't see any problems from any one

Meat and Potatoe Pies.
Pints of Bitter.
Roll your own tobacco.
Snooker.
Dominoes.
Pipe smoking.
Guest 'Look-a-likey, sound-not a likey' stars in your eye singer.
Weekly Raffle.
Trips out of town.(mini bus)
Trips to the races.


just a few ideas off the toppa me head.

Chicken in a Basket
Savoloys and Pease Pudding
Vicars and Tarts Nights
Race Nights
Christmas Savings Club
Cribbage
Blackpool illuminations Weekend, staying at the Metropole Hotel on the North Shore.(Entertainment Nightly)
Kids running around and sliding along the floor on their knees when the Saturday night disco starts.

Bet you cant get a " grab a granny night! More like grab a" tranni "for the night!