DISTANT MEMORIES, MELVIN & PON, BANGKOK, THAILAND

Here we are in again back in Bangkok, Thailand for yet another love story this one is slightly different in that it took place over three decades ago in 1987. Thai GoGo dancer meets foreign man in PatPong, Bangkok.
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[@peterclaydon9782]

87 was the first time I went to Thailand... Just a 4 day stop over from London to NZ on my way back home.... I knew nothing about Thailand , before the internet & KZbin... it was a real eye opener.... took me almost 10 years to get back.....

[@sofjanmustopoh7232]

Those were the dangerous times too mid 80’s AIDS we’re spreading like wildfire By early 90’s lots of village girls went back home to die Lots of money to be made to elevate the living standards of their families back in the village But Some paid heavy price for it. Great to hear the positive story. Thailand has always have that “part time lover “ reputation since I was growing up in 70’s

[@idleking31]

We appreciate the honesty of the stories and the advice. Some guys just want to bury their heads in the sand.

[@randylee4528]

Something can always be learned from a good story. This one reminded me of a few mistakes I have made in my life. Thanks Peter.

[@conrantanchau53]

Thanks Pete , This a very romantic love story and rather sad story too ! Anyway , thank you Pete for another good video . Also , You are a very good story teller !

[@andyontourbrokendreams7120]

He is a good story teller I've watched others and turned off never with Peter some people just have an addictive voice

[@conrantanchau53]

@@andyontourbrokendreams7120 Well said and I agreed with You 100 % !

[@irishpub12]

I was there three times during he Vietnam War. In 1968, twice and once in 1969. I had two girl friends. It was my best R&R's and one 30 day leave (vacation) in my entire life. Please guys go there. My 18th and 19th year old life was wonderfully changed. My Girl friend Malina was unbelievably beautiful. Apple m other was kind, pretty and repaired the damages of Vietnam. You cant go wrong. Screw College - get the education of a lifetime. Even today the things with a women make me desirable to them. Forget any bad news let this visit define your future. SGM (R ) P Gould. hahahahahhaaa

[@mlhm5]

That was a lifetime ago.

[@davidwill1320]

Nothing beats the experience of living in a different culture. I have enjoyed several and am richer for it. Never did finish college. :-)

[@indianterry8176]

Love the stories. I look back at my trips to Thailand and laugh...I must have done everything you say not to do. Lol. Oh well lessons learned and unforgettable experiences

[@ThailandBound]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@peterjanoff]

Wow. Great story about the a Thailand of days gone by. It must have been much different back then. More genuine. Great work and storytelling. Keep it up!

[@ThailandBound]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Snip59]

Your videos are great.

[@ThailandBound]

I appreciate that!

[@inthelionsden6335]

Glad I found your channel. Never been to Thailand but have been binge watching your videos. I’m living vicariously through your interesting and entertaining advice and stories.

[@ThailandBound]

Glad you like them!

[@bryanskelly4956]

The engineer on the plane funny seen in the lift with the go go girl. 🤣🤣

[@ThailandBound]

Yes, I know, it could only happen in Thailand! 😀

[@keenedgedesigns]

I like the backgrounds like this video.

[@helltanner3722]

I was in Bangkok when they dressed patpong for the movie....it was really well handled only blocked off for a day.

[@laco1963]

Thanks Peter another great story

[@ThailandBound]

Thanks for listening

[@justathaigirl2053]

The way you tell the story is so soothing 🤣🤣

[@kookaburrakookaburra]

Wow good story. Before everyone constantly staring at their phones. Before the internet, before political correctness. Etc. When earth was normal.

[@tonybilco1317]

Loved the story very sad she was a keeper if only he had realised..girls genuine like her dont exist..great channel Peter love how you tell the stories

[@lesliethilow3011]

Wonderful story! Thank you Peter.

[@ThailandBound]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hualaanbaaching-ching1527]

Great story. I can relate very well since I first came to Thailand in 1995 (and visited regularly for 15 years while working abroad) when things were much different than they are today. Lots of close relationships which were kept alive while I was working in the Middle-East thanks to the old International Long Distance offices. I think what ruined so much of the romance and getting to know bargirls on a deeper level was the internet, as everyone now seems overly infatuated with their IPhones in one way shape or form. I used to enjoy sitting on the beach in Pattaya with my Tirak drinking a cold beer while eating the fresh seafood provided by the walking salesmen/women. The girls often brought their comic books with them wherever they went. And the Pokey Sticks! The hotel minibars weren't complete without them. I'm sure you can relate to those wonderful times. I visit Pattaya from time to time now but much of the luster is gone. But it's still the only place on the map worth flying half way around the world for. Cheers mate. Keep the vids coming.

[@mazza8679]

As a 30 year old fella who's only visited Thailand twice, 2017 and 2019 it's really interesting to hear how the country was years ago back in the 80's/90's. I sometimes wish I was born 20 years earlier so I could experience those times.

[@TheAustinJapan]

Love your videos.....been going for over 20 years....I look forward to sharing my crazy stories with you!!!

[@ThailandBound]

That is awesome!

[@freeagent8225]

I met 3 Thai ladies married to Danes working in Greenland. They didn't seem too happy with the weather. The extremes people go to escape poverty. This is 30 years ago.

[@paulsz6194]

free agent There is a documentary here on YT about the Faroe Islands and how Thai & Filipina women have married local men, and how they’ve settled into life there.

[@ThailandBound]

Yes I seen that one, all the Filipina women where freezing their ass's off 😀

[@andyontourbrokendreams7120]

@@paulsz6194 Yes watched that it's so amazing apparently there are very few single ladies there very cold for them thou

[@Snip59]

87 was a good year how it has changed so much and most not for the better Peter.

[@Dinjin1963]

Your videos are great! Keep them coming.

[@ThailandBound]

Thanks, will do!

[@guygourley2411]

After I settled in some in Chiang Mai, I went down to Loi Kroh with a friend and visited the bar scene. There was one girl there, not the prettiest, but cute, and she wore somewhat of a summer dress. She was friendly but (one thinks) somewhat new to the scene. We had a few drinks, some laughs, and then I left. About a week later I thought what the heck, maybe I'll go bar fine her. Went back to the bar and she was there, but completely drunk. She asked for an orange juice, so I bought one for her, and shortly there after she ran into the restroom, where I figure she vomited. Staggering some on her way back, she asked for another orange juice which I wouldn't buy. This was early in the evening, maybe 8pm, and she was in no condition to take out, if even to spend time with. Never went back to look her up after that, I guess the whole scenario kind of put me off, but I that doesn't mean I often wonder what would have happened if she had not been so toasted. She was the type that probably could have melted my heart, but in the short, and long run, I have to say it probably was the best result. Instead I met another girl that although we never stayed together, I followed her as she changed bars, introduced my friends to her, and had a great time. To this day, 5 years later, I still stay in touch with her as a friend which is nice.

[@cotheone]

Love all your storys. At some point I will Share mine. I stayed in thailand for a 100days stretch in 2006 at the age of 25. Lots of great memories.

[@ThailandBound]

That is awesome!

[@oskicordova479]

Step it up, buddy! I’m 24 and have spent well over a years worth of time. Never stop adventuring, old man😂

[@Kipper1997]

do share your story CG

[@loriley347]

That was you're best story would have Liked to have visited Thailand back in Those days.

[@JULIANKGLASSER]

First video I have seen from your channel. Keep speaking the TRUTH! People need to know and keep up the good work 😎🙌

[@ThailandBound]

Thank you, I will

[@STICKNPICK]

Another great story Peter. I'm hoping to take a trip to Thailand next year once all the covid stuff dies down here in the States.

[@jefffriedrice4603]

Hey Peter I am watching some of your older videos and I have to say I like the walking background. I have gotten so used to the still background When I saw this one I had to let you know it’s actually kind of nice. Maybe you could do more of those when you move out there.

[@ThailandBound]

I will mate

[@keithorrell1458]

Great stories Peter keep it going, I've been give a Thai name Kri Tha ( Keith in English )

[@philipe6698]

Just as the Thailand of 1987 doesn’t not exist anymore, the Philippines of 1988 does not exist anymore. 😢. I call it the good old days.

[@jonahlucky3375]

great Vlog... Most of us have met a Pon, and don't realize what we have Ignored...... oh well

[@ThailandBound]

So true!

[@karl3549]

This one was sadder to me than all of the previous stories where the guys got fleeced, I guess it's because most of us have been "played" in one way or another, but "the one that got away" hits differently. Even if her agenda was different from his, it sounds like his feelings were real.

[@ricktollefson6077]

Another great story. I do understand the laws of love and the laws of life. So, no worries from me....

[@ThailandBound]

Thanks for listening

[@Jeff-nt5rm]

Peter thanks for a great story. More stories please. Negative stories will do people lots of good, especially me haha

[@paulsz6194]

I’ve actually stayed at the Indra Regent a couple of years back on my first visit. What a disappointment ! Stayed in a superior room. Clean, but old. You have to pay extra to access the Wifi in your room. Free Wfi was only in the lobby. Great location in Pratunam for markets & shopping. Great story by the way.

[@ThailandBound]

I know exactly what you mean; a KZbinr I used to watch said that the “Royal Ivory Hotel” is a good hotel so I booked it as a change to my regular hotel. What a dump, I checked out 20 minutes after arriving and lost one nights money, never again. My advice is to stick with what you know.

[@paulsz6194]

Thailand Bound some if these hotels appear to been never renovated since the day they opened. The Salil hotel in Sukhumvit soi 11 and have only stayed stayed there since, can’t fault the place.

[@klauscartesius1275]

LOL at that engineer 🙂

[@petergorm]

Another great story. Thank you, Peter 🙏🍻

[@ThailandBound]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@larrycleave4199]

I've had 3 Thai girlfriends since 1988 onwards non of them had anything to do with bars or working girls, I know 2 people who married Thai bargirls and brought them back to the UK both times it went wrong but not because of the girls it was the behaviour of the husbands , knowing the full story makes me laugh but its not really funny as both girls thought they had found someone to love them and a better life but it all went wrong.

[@valiantthor2417]

It's the 29/5 20 & all the most resent vid's are buffering, apart from tha I can still read the comments.

[@ThailandBound]

The buffering is caused by your internet connection there's no problem with the videos

[@valiantthor2417]

Yes it was Thanks for reply

[@pascalvandijk1980]

@@ThailandBound Life as a 'KZbinr' isn't easy; people are even blaming you for their shitty internet connection:-)

[@AmitSharma-cg7qr]

I was naive too when i travelled for the first time to Bangkok.😅😅 Now i know more than some Thais know about Thailand 😂

[@ThailandBound]

I think everybody makes a mistake the first time they visit but they learn from it

[@tonytonio9372]

I love your stories, they are credible and realistic. How can i send you a story?peace

[@ThailandBound]

[e-mail]

[@davidreid9803]

Brill really helpful just watching the comments video, some pricks out there!

[@geoffharvey1268]

Indra hotel is my first choice in Bangkok

[@rodger0077more]

At least he had a good time the first time in Thailand.

[@tgpok4r]

another good story told,, i added my story few days ago, if you want to share it please do, change my name if you do,

[@ThailandBound]

Tony can you remind me which story you sent me?

[@kevinlampard7365]

👍🏻

[@andyontourbrokendreams7120]

Nobody knows it all we can only share our experiences and learn from each other. However there are many who do think they know it all pls be polite to Simon he might just save your bank accounts and heart

[@ThailandBound]

Email was around in 1989 because I remember sending emails and it was certainly available in Thailand in 1991 when I arrived I think Thailand was a lot better back then the people were more genuine and it really was the land of smiles

[@michaelb.3438]

Mazda 626 Discontinued in 2002

[@ThailandBound]

Yes, I know, that is how we know the dates are authentic.

[@michaelb.3438]

@@ThailandBoundwhat about the letter you were sent about the farang and bar girl have a happy marriage are you working that one ?

[@ThailandBound]

Yes it is queued; I have lots at the moment but can’t make every video a love story as some people don’t like them.

[@NameName-do9hj]

I saw your Hate videos that you made ? I would like to say that just don't read them !! And don't make videos about them as this just gives them the platform they want and need !!!!! I have been going to and living in Thailand for 30 years I first worked as a bar manager in Pattaya when I was 20 so I think I know a few things about Thailand and bar girls Yes alot has changed in those 30 years But I think your Videos are probably the most truthful that I have seen Thailand is a fantastic plece Actually I have been married to a Thai lady for 25 years :) But I have seen many men loose everything to bar girls Your videos I hope show men that you r not going to find love in a bar!!! Anyway just wanted to show my support to your channel and thank you for all the laughs you give to me and my wife :)

[@ThailandBound]

Thanks for your feedback I appreciate it the hate video was really just for entertainment value and it was really to show those people who send those messages that it really doesn't bother me and it's quite funny reading them out. Just wondered what was the value managed in Pattaya maybe I met you

[@BrianDawsonLM10]

sounds like he caught himself a farm fresh girl is that the term ? another great story cheers peter.

[@davids736]

Sorry, gotta say it, 'wai' is pronounced 'w...ar' as in 'car' (almost), not 'why'...........sorry Peter!! I have never heard it pronounced "why" before, that's a new one!! :o) :o) Working my way through your videos, great stuff. Although when you read it from a piece of paper, it is very different.......

[@ThailandBound]

As long as people know what I am talking about I really don't think it matters how I say it. Please don’t knit-pick or be too critical as I do not make any money from my channel I make videos as a hobby only to help guys out who want to visit Thailand, thanks for your comment.

[@Snip59]

Hi Peter still in the UK I guess.phil here.

[@ThailandBound]

Hi Phil, yes all the bars in Thailand are still closed so no point in going right now. The Malls are now open so that is a good sign, let's see how it plays out...👍

[@Snip59]

@@ThailandBound cheers Peter Asia will never be the same as of many years ago just have to make the best of what we can all do.

[@bulentcelik9825]

I wanted to put my comment at the story that the guy choose for the flying zone club in pattaya after losing everything. Why he didn’t take the scammers/ bad people with them to the other side with him 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@ThailandBound]

I guess it just wasn't premeditated and planned he drank a lot of alcohol and just went for it

[@bulentcelik9825]

Thailand Bound I understand but if he take the guilty people with them, maybe the others would think twice before do something like that

[@ThailandBound]

Yes but if you do something on the spur of the moment you simply don't give it any thought

[@z.paradis4545]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@davidwill1320]

I have to wonder how things worked back then. There was no Internet, phone calls had to be very expensive and a written letter could not be read by the girl. Seems like these long distance "relationships" were only possible after the Internet entered the picture. I'm thinking the Internet played a significant role in the changes that have taken place over the years. When Thailand was more isolated it stayed true to its old ways, but now many things have changed, mostly for the worse.

[@steveg2479]

Why do you think they could not read English or anything else? Back then, kids had to pay to go to high school, so if the family had no money, school and opportunity was over at 13. Many of them were clever enough to learn, but didn’t get the chance. Sad life, being used by everyone.

[@davidwill1320]

@@steveg2479 First off, I was referring to the ability to read English. Obviously, the westerner is not going to write a letter in Thai, nor would he be able to read one. Even today reading English is rare among Thais, particularly those with only a high school education. I currently live in rural Thailand and can guarantee you the vast majority of people up here can't read English, let alone speak it. They all use Google translate, a tool they did not have back then. I really don't know how that equates to second sentence of your comment, which seems to support what I said rather than give credence to your first sentence. Your third sentence seems like an unrelated tack on that suggests prostitutes are innocent victims of the evil westerners. Westerners seeking prostitutes in Thailand is very much like gambling in a casino...the house always has the advantage.

[@r.peterlucarelli1605]

How to send you a story?

[@ThailandBound]

From my website, address on logo on all videos

[@fmacdonald7557]

Thank you pete ....no good falling in love in Thailand enjoy your self treat them with respect. Then move on I no it's hard but it stops a lot of hart ache and a bashing of the bank account. Sky

[@ThailandBound]

Absolutely

[@paula-yr7pp]

Never Believe a guy who travels to Thailand by then self's and bring up the fact that they don't like bar girls and they feel sorry for the girls in beer bars and gogo. I have had guys in the bars who must be newbies to Thailand even start asking me prices for girls and wanting all details. Then I tell then what they want to hear then they start saying well I'm not here for the girls I feel sorry for then I'm just curious … They are the worst type of person. On another note do u have any older footage of Thailand from the 80s or 90s even early 2000.... I love to see then they not much on youtube…. I would like to see what it was like back in the days when I was to young to go... Thanks and keep making then videos

[@andyontourbrokendreams7120]

Ok many bar girls like the life and money however I have seen young girls pressured into going to work a bar in tears one example i was in a bar the mana San was on the phone to her father he was bitching that she hadn't sent money home the mana San kick-off at him the girl was heart broken so yes sometimes you do feel sorry for some however the majority of them would take the sugar out of your tea.

[@ThailandBound]

I do have some video footage from the 80s and the 90s but their personal videos to me and I'm not willing to share them in a public forum sorry

[@paula-yr7pp]

@@ThailandBound fair enough that's probably what all the other dudes are thinking and that's why they hardly any videos on youtube lol

[@johnrynkiewicz1607]

Melvin from Scandinavia? I've met quite a few Scandinavians and did some research online too, and the name Melvin does not seem to be very popular over there at all. Actually, the chance to find Melvin in one of the Scandinavian countries is like next to nothing. He must have given you a fake name. Not that it matters, though.

[@ThailandBound]

Actually he gave me his real name I gave the fake name I always cover people's identities

[@moresalesoryourmoneyback]

Can I give a piece of respectful advice? You are an amazing storyteller, I am always submerged in your stories, but reading somebody else's not-so-great writing robs you of your talent. How about if you ask the contributors if you can re-tell the story? You can have your outline on your trusty clip-board. It's never going to be perfect, but it will be close enough, and you can do your magic, and add commentary.

[@ThailandBound]

Hi, Yes I was thinking the same but this last story had so many details that I was afraid I would forget them and the guy had some brilliant descriptions like first time he arrived in PatPong. I have one more scheduled (A short gay story) which I will be reading and then I think I will take up your advice because even I think they come out better when I am not reading.

[@moresalesoryourmoneyback]

@@ThailandBound Yes, exactly. When you are just talking to us, the stories come out really nice. Keep up the good work. Love your channel

[@ThailandBound]

Yes I understand

[@geoffreydavies6570]

Sorry Peter but I had to turn you off trying to listen to you and that vidio in the background that's definitely a no no,still photo ok🥴

[@ThailandBound]

That's fine but for you info, many, many people have written to me telling me that they "Love the video backgrounds" I guess its a case of you can't please all of the people all of the time.