Reply #11 irishdude012345's post
Hey, I want to thank Irishdude for his excellent description of the Shekou bar scene!
I'm an HK newbie, still trying to get my bearings. But I'm trying to explore a bit and see what's out there. Anyway, I thought that I would post this to reassure those of you who might be a little nervous about venturing into China for fun...
I went to Shekou last Sunday for the first time to meet an online friend (who lives in Shekou) for ice skating and dinner. I didn't want to constrain dinner -- and I thought I would check out the Shekou bar scene -- so I lined up a hotel room for the night.
I was a little concerned about negotiating Shekou with my complete lack of Chinese (I speak two words of Mandarin and no Cantonese). The reality is that lots of expats live in Shekou. It's easier to get by there with only English than it is in Cheung Sha Wan or Sham Shui Po, that's for sure...
It was a beautiful warm night, so my friend and I went to Seaworld (see post #5) for dinner. We ate Japanese and sat outside... Very nice. I noticed the Terrace atop the Starbucks, but didn't go up for a drink.
We then wandered back to my hotel (an easy 5-10 minute walk). The Nan Hai hotel is right next to the ferry terminal. It was rather expensive (US$94) the night I was there, so I stayed down the street at the Hai Tao (US$47). The Hai Tao is right in the middle of bar area #2. Except for a little bit of WG street noise, it was a perfectly nice hotel for entertaining. I always like the glass between the bed and the shower so you can watch anyone taking a shower... I assume this place is WG-friendly, since they stock condoms in the bathroom for your use...
After my friend went home, I went for a walk to explore the area and the bar scene. I had a little trouble following IrishDude's map, but once I found the Nan Tai, all of his directions made perfect sense. BTW, if you're walking away from the Nan Tai, you can also access bar area #3 by taking a right down an alley just past the Hai Tao hotel.
The bars were really dead... I mean totally! I did not see another single customer in bar areas #2 and #3. Early in my walk, a couple of ladies flagged me into the "Cheers" bar across the street from the Hai Tao. I said I would return after my recon mission. On my walk, i probably saw 20-30 girls outside the various bars, but no "must haves.". I returned to Cheers and had a nice chat with the two ladies. Drinks were 40 RMB apiece. I bought both ladies a drink, and then we had a second round, even though I only had 215 RMB with me... no one seemed to mind...
The two ladies were probably late 20s, early 30s... cute faces, but heftier builds than I like. Nonetheless, I got into a nice make-out and feel-up session with one right in the empty bar. I offered to take her back to my room. She declined for reasons I don't understand... She said she didn't want her friend to be jealous, and that she had to stay until 2 am to work the bar for tips. I pointed out the obvious fact that there were no customers, so the tips were not likely to amount to much. I asked her about her fee, and she just seemed to brush off the question. I would have just assumed that she had no interest in me whatsoever, except for the fact that we then spent 20-30 minutes DFK'ing and groping each other... Very curious... I had to get up early to catch the first boat back to HK, so not having overnight company was actually quite fine with me (that's the beauty of living here... the luxury of saying "no" is very easy)...
Anyway, I highly recommend the Shekou bar scene for anyone who wants a change of pace and would like to stick his toe into the China sex scene. It's a very gentle introduction...
Have fun, CGP
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