Anyone who has visited Thailand, will ever know about the beauty of Thai women. In their twenties, they are striking. In his thirties, they look more mature, but still most are very attractive.
The women work in the ubiquitous bars and massage parlors of Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and are mostly former housewives, believe it or not, married but separated, with two children she left behind in their village with their mothers. Most are from Isaan, the northeast cornerThailand, which has a large amount of poverty. Some are from other parts of the country, especially in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and a few are from Bangkok and central Thailand.
But in about 1100 females is not at all, but a "ladyboy" or katoey in Thai. They often appear more feminine than the real women. I have seen many farang ogle and lust after a very sexy woman, not knowing that "she" is a "he."
Like women, most ladyboys from Isaan. I have spokena few on 1-1 basis, and she asked when she first knew she wanted to be a woman. All said they knew early on about 5 or 6 years old. They said they wanted the female way, not like rough sports, were partial to art and music.
Katoeys are an accepted part of Thai culture, as in Thailand are a third gender. Several movie stars and TV announcers. One is a national kick-boxing champion. You will find ladyboys everywhere, works as a waiter, storeSchreiber, hairdressers, couriers, etc.
In North America and Europe, a sex-change (also as a gender reassignment) operation as a great thing to be, many months of psychological counseling required before surgery to ensure that the person is required to change that.
In Thailand, a sex change operation is quite common. There are several clinics and hospitals that have performed and the costs are a fraction of what would be the Western levy, usually $ 5000-7000 U.S..Nevertheless, for a poor person from Isaan is $ 5,000 a huge amount of money.
There are three main areas in Bangkok where ladyboys are present in large numbers: Nana Entertainment Plaza (on Sukhumvit Soi 4), Patpong Road (off Silom) and Soi Cowboy (near the intersection of Sukhumvit Road and Asoke Road, which has both BTS Skytrain and MRT subway stations).
For Nana, the majority of the Lady Boys "pre-op", ie they still have a penis. In Patpong and Soi Cowboy, most"Post-op", ie they have the operation which was to create a vagina. The project involves cutting out a section of the intestine, which will be the vagina. The penis is cut open and the intestinal tube, typically some of the scrotum is used to increase the length of the new vagina. The tip of the penis becomes the new clitoris, and is generally more sensitive after the procedure is completed and everything is healed. The Lady Boys I spoke said they could still have aHave orgasm but not ejaculate.
Scar tissue is visible when the reserves post-op Ladyboy his public hair, but if it is shaved off, it is difficult to tell an artificial vagina from reality.
However, this is usually not the end of the story in sex reassignment. The male body is usually larger than the female, also in Thailand, where many people seem to 80% of the size of Western man. The Ladyboy is take hormones for a few years before the operation;These hormones help him grow breasts and reduce his facial and body hair growth. Thai men do not usually much body hair, compared to Western men, but they have some, hormones or other treatments are necessary to reduce or eliminate. However, hormones have a side effect of reducing the ability to ejaculate.
Men typically have a protruding Adam's apple, leaving a further operation: it can be shaved by a surgeon for reduction or elimination of lead. And many haveelectrolysis to remove body hair, especially in the armpits.
When you visit Nana Entertainment Plaza after 7pm (which is when it opened), you will find some hairdressing establishments on the decks that are running around three sides of the building. Those at the front of the bar girls; those on the back to become ladyboys meet. You can see some of the Ladyboys clean and prepare their make-up.
Some of the bars are exclusively ladyboys. If you have such a bar,you'll find that most ladyboys more than passable, and some are strikingly beautiful. I do not think I ever seen an ugly ladyboy.
As far as relationships go, ladyboys are just like Thai women. You want a long-term relationship, and they will try everything, the relationship works. Many speak a little English, but you really need, like Speak Easy Thai to get a product you some basic Thai vocabulary. If you can communicate better, you have a much betterChance of a lasting relationship.
A part of Bangkok's night life, which should be missed by any visitor, ladyboy cabaret shows are professionally done, with spectacular productions (many feathers and glitter, good music, comedy and some also). You can find them at the Calypso Cabaret (Asia Hotel, Ratchathewi to see Skytrain Station), Golden Dome Cabaret (15 minute walk from the subway station Sutthisan) and Mambo Cabaret in the former Washington Theater between Sukhumvit Soi 22 and 24
