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Must agree that Paikanyai's not really built for tourist but for longer stayers or people who regularly visit BKK, especially if you have some level of command of Thai.

In my opinion, it's really not about sealing the deal (there are way more cost effective venues for that) but getting entertained by a pretty PR. Egos are stroked way more then lil brothers in such joints. The ROI doesn't make sense if all you want to do is get in someone's pants but the experience drinking with a group of good bros surrounded by girls who's job is to make sure you have a good and fun time is a form of enjoyment in itself.

It's really one of those things that you either love or hate, different strokes for different folks and all that.

But honestly if you decide to check the place out with a group of friends the most important thing to keep in mind is that this is a group sport. I've been to PKY with different groups of friends previously and must say the experience differs greatly depending on who you go with. It's a lot of fun when everyone has common understanding of what to expect and what to do, but if you have some black sheep in your group then it sucks.

The common understanding at PKY is that if you buy a tray of LD (10 shots @ 1200b) the PR is supposed to sit with you for an hour. Also that if you buy up to 5 trays the PR is suppose to sit with you for the whole night (a PR at PKY told me this in person). However this doesn't stop the PR from asking you for more or at a faster pace. Obviously the MMS or Manager wouldn't stop anyone from earning more money if you agree as well. So the most important thing is to be aware and learn to politely decline if the requests are too often or overreaching. Imagine someone easily buys an additional waterfall for his PR, obviously the other PRs are scrambling to ask for 1 for themselves as well. If the first-to-act guy's girl has been very enthusiastic and this is a reward for exemplary behavior everyone else can use this to encourage their PR, but if there's no reason behind it and it's just mainly to show off then you're just spoiling everyone's fun for the night.