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Originally Posted by Soi6
If I may share my POV..amongst Asians Japs and Koreans pay most. Next is sinkie..Malaysian and Phillipinos in general pay less than sinkie.
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Thank you for sharing.
In Asia, i believe most Sillyporean do pay more than most of their other Asian counterpart.There are already plenty of evidence in most of the threads in this International section that says so (even in this Batam thread). But what surprise me was you mentioned that Koreans paid most or perhaps as much as the Japanese cos in the local (sillypore) night scene like KTVs ,Night Clubs etc,the Koreans as i was told were one of the stingiest.
Why did Malaysians and the Pinoys (I believe Chinese Indonesians too) generally pay lesser is something worth looking into (for me).
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Originally Posted by Soi6
Thats the reason when I abroad I masquerade as a Malaysian nationality. It applies in Jakarta, HCM, Cambodia, Bangkok/Danok/Hadyai, Angeles City. In general 20/30% cheaper than sinkie.
This just based on my experience.
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Am not a frequent oversea monger. And due to my nature of work,i can only travel to some certain place for a short term. But what i was looking for in most of my travels was to try to adapt to its culture and to be able physically dwell within their community. I rarely buy things from shopping mall when i am in China,i buy most of my things from their wholesale mall,hehehe...which usually cost more than 70% less compare with the same thing seen in most of its shopping center.
Reason/s why the pinoys and Malaysians are paying lesser? Perhaps it could be due to them having a closer proximity on their community and culture ;and it comes with experience as well. Which could also mean they are able to gain faster and better experience in those places you mentioned as compare to other countries. Eg,a Malaysian of any race travelling to Batam are likely to gain more experience (and/or learn more) as compare to a Sillyporean Chinese,not just becos they share the nearly same spoken and written language.
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Originally Posted by Soi6
Now bro Nono is taikor in Batam..shld expand your wings to Jakarta. Expenses wise I would say Jakarta is worth every rupiah for cheongsters. The choices available compared to Batam is incomparable.
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Thank you for your advise. I am still far from really knowing Batam the way i wish to and even much much further away on Batam knowledge as compare to most senior bros in this thread.(Wings i have,but not enough to spread yet) I am using this thread more as a tool to share my experience, as if it is like a diary and at times using this thread to take down some research notes on what i plan to do if i were to go Batam AGAIN (which i usually do). I also learn by collecting information (aka steal them,hehehe..) before any of my trips too.
Eg,if i plan to go to Indo Rasa Massage in my next Batam trip which i havent been to in my last,i will do some research on that place,type the necessary info i found down into this thread and bookmarked it so i can easily reference back when i start planning my itinerary. And during the physical trip,i can simply cross reference all this info i found since i have already bookmarked them into one single post of my itinerary.
I guess.thats just part of my travelling habit you see...and not becos i know Batam very well,hehehe...i cant even speak Malay or Bahasa Indo. Like i always say in this thread,when it comes to talking i may sound like i know-it-all,hehehe...but when it comes to actually doing the real thing,i often have the heart but minus some strength...lol.
Yea,as for Jakarta,i have been reading a lot about it from other sites like Jakarta 100 bars,the Jakarta Info Thread in this forum etc. I am also following some parts of the HCM thread and the Balai thread too. I am 100% agreeable that Jakarta definitely has much much more to offer as compare to Batam. The thing is,what i am looking for in Batam ,Jakarta will have the similar (or if not better and more),but i still prefer things simple.Having said all these, i will still head to Jakarta one day,but likely not before i head to HCM 1st,hehehe....
Side notes : One of the best thing about the Batam group trips is i get to know many REAL LIFE good people, with nearly everyone sharing their respective mongering experience not just on Batam alone but in other parts of the globe and it happens that 2 trips ago,i got to know a good bro whom i believe has considerable experience on HCM and hearing him talk about his HCM trips really makes me drool....lol.
Sorry for the long-winded reply,hehehe....