EMAIL OF THE WEEK - 24 hours in Udon!
I recently stayed a night in Udon Thani as I had a flight back to Bangkok the next day. I had heard there was a farang nightlife area in Udon and it just happened to be right beside my hotel so I decided to check it out around 10 PM. I was hungry and called into the Irish Clock. On the way in was an English idiot who's way of getting a drink was to say "Get me a beer, bitch!" He was obviously known there so he was tolerated but I suspect not well liked. I didn't get to sit down as when I asked if they were still serving food I was told in a not very friendly manner that food was feenit! I went to a small restaurant down the road and had a nice meal and a couple of beers. As I was finishing there was a commotion outside the Irish Clock and police were called. I thought at first that someone had tried to escape paying their bill but a couple of minutes later an ambulance arrived to take a not too seriously injured farang away. The aforementioned idiot accompanied him into the ambulance. What's the bet that these guys were getting a bit loose with their tongue and got taught a painful lesson? My next port of call was a bar complex which I think was called Day Night. I don't want to be too harsh but it appears these girls couldn't make it in Pattaya so came closer to home, though I must say they were friendly enough. However, I had the misfortune to meet two of the "I live in the real Thailand" type of farangs, who were aghast that I could ever live in a place such as Bangkok. When I quizzed them on where they had been outside of Nana, Cowboy or Patpong their argument lost its momentum. It just became a bit irksome for me and I left before finishing my last beer. I had planned to check out the gogo bars but frankly I had no wish to make contact with any more strange characters. Oh, I almost forgot to mention the Scottish monk! Each to their own but I'll be venturing out to different parts of Udon if I'm there again.
