Thai disco
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Thai disco (plural Thai discos)
- (Singapore) A Thai-themed nightclub with Thai hostesses.
- 2014 May 22, Smith Leong, “Thai Club Culture in Singapore”, in SMITHANKYOU[1], SMITHANKYOU, retrieved 2 November 2017:
- When I was 1st introduce to a Thai Club, I thought the whole idea of giving a Garland to a girl as tips was silly. Why do I want to pay $30 for a flower Garland just for the girl? Later I know it's because the girls get to trade it in for cash value. Depending on the venue, some takes a cut as much as 50% - even 70% of it.
- 2015 June 25, Rei Kurohi, “Man jailed for revenge attack with chopper”, in The Straits Times[2], Singapore: The Straits Times:
- He was banned from a Thai disco club after a spat with the club's manager.
- 2016 November, RICE, “The Secret Business of Thai Disco Agents”, in Rice Media[3], Rice Media, retrieved 2 November 2017:
- If you grew up in the early 2000s, your first experience with a Thai Disco probably came at the now defunct Club Nana at Magazine Road in Singapore. Amidst the varicolored lights, cigarette fumes, and wet floors, one could get a gentle introduction to the ubiquitous hang-flower-mechanics that are now a part of Singapore club culture. Since then, Thai Discos have sprouted up all over the island. From dodgy looking bars with frosted Dester Beer decals on the front door, to giant, bastardised symbols of Thai culture the likes of Club Neverland.
- 2017 May 14, Audrey Kang, “Singapore's 'flower joints': Where men buy sashes, garlands in return for ‘love’”, in Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore[4] (blog), Singapore: Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore, retrieved 2 November 2017:
- Similar to Thai discos – better known as siam dius – these flower joints are mainly entertainment venues that open through the night on most days of the week, not just the weekends. While hostesses at Thai discos are mainly of Thai origin, those working at flower joints come from a variety of countries such as Taiwan, China and Korea.
- 2017 June 22, Aaron Chan, “Singapore Talking: Thriving Thai-speaking community”, in The Straits Times[5], Singapore: The Straits Times:
- Tucked in the basement of the building is Diva Disco, a siam diu or Thai disco, where the majority of the patrons are Singaporeans. Singers entertain patrons with song and dance, sometimes in the form of a variety performance.
- 2017 September 1, Mitchell Pereira, “The Singapore Thai Disco: A Glimpse Into The Different Facets Of A Siam Diu”, in Hype & Stuff[6], Hype & Stuff, retrieved 2 November 2017:
- He’s a musician in a Thai Disco, a “flower joint” where girls from poor neighbouring countries sing, dance and mingle for a garland or two. Garlands don’t come cheap, yet if you’ve been before, you’ll know that garlands fly off the rack very quickly.