u/Different_Sherbet449

Can anyone offer their take on either of these venues and types of clientele?

I'm new to Pattaya and I'm looking for a place near or on Beach Road where I can wear actual pants and a half-decent shirt, walk in by myself, chat up a semi-literate bartender and order a whiskey.

Do they cater more to friends and couples gathered around tables? I'm fairly gregarious, but some places just aren't meant for solo patrons sitting at the bar, with or without a decent shirt.

I'll start with the TL/DR: Does Pattaya Ploy always leans SO heavily on the sick buffalo routine, or am I somehow giving off major newbie vibes?

Last time I was in Thailand was about 4 years ago, tail-end of Covid, Krabi and Phuket. Great time overall; only once did the buffalo show up in bed. Fair game.

So I pull into Pattaya 3 days ago. First time here. I bar fine ploy in Tree Town (me like long time). Barely do we make it two blocks before her family members start coming down with incurable diseases. At the very least, back in Krabi, ploy waited until AFTER I had gotten my money's worth before story time began. Bad luck, I thought; crack on mate.

But last night really took the cake: Another Tree Town bar fine. This one simply wouldn't stop with the dead and dying uncles, aunts and grandpas. She showed me a damn picture of a corpse for f's sake. We're still fully clothed! What happened to the cat pics? I finally gave her a 1K bill for her time and sent her home. No boom boom. How could I with that decomposing corpse burned onto my retina?

Me like long time? Me thought me did.

I try my best not to come off as a mark, but they take one look at me and think they've scored the Glengarry leads. How do I dismantle that assumption BEFORE the bar fine? Ideas?