Jingjok
โชว์ฟรี: the free show and the padded bill
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The classic: a tout on Patpong or Walking Street offers a free show, no cover. Upstairs the bill for one beer is 3,000 and the doorman stands by the stairs. The defence is boring and works: agree the total aloud before you sit, read the menu, pay per glass, and walk away from anyone who will not name a price. If a bill is padded, say บิลผิด calmly, name the real total, and say ตำรวจท่องเที่ยว 1155; most bills shrink on the spot. Never leave a drink unattended. Police fines are paid at a station with a written ใบสั่ง, never into a hand. Cannabis needs a prescription since 2025; everything else is zero tolerance and prison.
Try this today
Save 1155 in your phone as Tourist Police before you go out.
Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.