One night my girl decided she was going to have a girls night out with her sister and friends for a few hours at a Thai Karaoke which left me with some time on my hands and a brother fresh off the plane to Thailand.

We decided to roam about Pattaya and hit some bars and no more than 2 bars into soi 7 we settled into a bar with some very lovely ladies and one persistent Ladyboy. Now don’t get me wrong here…the Ladyboy was very nice and fun to talk with but definitely more boy than lady. She/he/it kept making eyes at me and telling me I was handsome and we were all having a good laugh. We decided it would be best if we were just friends.

A few beers and a couple of hours later my girl calls and says that the karaoke time with the girls is over and she’s at the bottom of soi 8…I tell her I’ll check bin and meet here there in a minute. All is well and I pay my tab but before I can go my new found friend gives me a kiss on the cheek goodbye, no big deal…right?

Well, I meet my girl and the first words out of her mouth are “what you do? You have lady!” of course the thought never occurred to me that I was walking around with a perfect lipstick kiss on my cheek. I protested but still got that evil Thai eye so off we went back to the bar on soi 7 to introduce my girl to my new friend…much to my brothers amusement.

Satisfied that I didn’t have a lady my girl laughed and asked me why I didn’t tell her I like ladyboys!

I don’t think you’ll have any problem figuring out who my new friend is in the pic below 

Often the most beautiful women in Thailand aren’t women at all…they’re men!

Ladyboys, Katoey, The third sex. Whatever you want to call them they can be found everywhere. They work in the bars and nightclubs as well as the shop’s, restaurant’s and 7/11. Some are absolutely stunning and others are slightly less than feminine but for the most part they all consider themselves ladies.

Sometimes you can spot them easily by the bigger feet and long fingers but other times it can be quite tough. An Adams apple isn’t always noticeable and sometimes the voice can fool you. The Thais don’t care for them that much but they are accepted for the most part as part of the society.

If you find yourself drinking one night and talking to a beautiful lady with a slightly husky voice you might want to think twice before declaring your undying love.

Haven’t had enough? You can find the extremes ladyboy looks go between by reading about The One That got Away

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