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Soi Cowboy - Definition and Overview |
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Soi Cowboy is a red-light district in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located near Sukhumvit Road, between Soi 21 (also called Soi Asoke) and Soi 23. It consists of some 40 bars and has similar characteristics as Nana Plaza and Patpong.
The bars follow the common pattern in Thailand: alcohol is being served and women in bikinis dance on a stage. The occasional topless dancing is technically illegal. The women are prostitutes and will join a customer if he pays a "bar fine" to the bar and a separate fee to the woman. Sexual services usually take place in the customer's hotel room.
The area is named after "TG" Edwards, an American ex-soldier who ran the first bar there in 1973. Apparently, this African-American was fond of dressing up as a cowboy.
The Getaway People have a song called Soi Cowboy about this area.
Soi Cowboi is within walking distance from the SkyTrain's "Asok Station", and from the subway's "Sukhumvit Station".
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