The strip club scam is an outright robbery and it's been happening in the Patpong area for who knows how long now. Here's the scenario of the scam, lets say you're walking along Patpong with a friend and someone approaches you and show you a menu or sign with something like "Watch naked girls dance. Beer 50 Baht, Soda 20 Baht". You might be inclined to take up the offer since it sounds a like a decent deal and you'll get to watch a strip show. Once in the club, you'll probably see some chick dancing lazily on stage, looking like she's about to fall asleep or something. You might also see some older gal shove ping pong balls down her vagina. After a couple of minutes of sipping your drink, some girls will come over and ask, well actually more like demand that you buy them drinks (they get a commission on the drinks). You'll most likely decline (unless you're extremely nice or naive) since they're not that good looking and are too damn pushy. Read More