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Discussion in 'Dining - Nightlife - Entertainment' started by RPlongtymer, Aug 9, 2018.

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What you think of Y-Not?

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  1. Notmyrealname

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    "Flashback" ... to the 80's??? When I was young Bartók's String Quartet was being premièred in Budapest!
     
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    Wednesdays they have the same band they have had for 10 years. They mix old and new music. At the beginning of most nights (9pm) they play a lot of obscure 60s-70s-80s music for about an hour or two in the disco.

    In the back bar (opens at 6pm?) with a billiards table they play oldies music. A lot of it is Swiss/Austrian/German? oldies though. Seems to be on a loop but maybe if your requests are reasonable they would put something else on. The Karaoke in the back (might also open at 6pm) that's behind the Swiss/Austrian/whatever-it-is themed bar you can listen to all the old love songs you like.
     
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    Why not is owned by the same person who owns El Dorado beach resort in Dauin. The business permit is in his so called wife's name for both business. Why? I do not know. Does he have a 13A visa allowing him to work in the Philippines? I do not know. My personal experience with Why Not is the service at the restaurant and disco has been continually degrading since I moved here in 2009. The disco is nothing but a place for the local bory cats to feed on unsuspecting tourists that do not know what is happening. The waitresses work with the bory cats to get money from the tourists. Locals who know what the scam is receive less than average service from the waitresses. As they will not profit from them. Why Not is a disgrace to filipino's and should be closed down to protect the diginity of the good and honest filipino's. If the management was concerned they would have corrected this problem years ago, but for the interest of profits they turn a blind eye.
     
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    Before the beer was cold. Not so now. The owners do not care. Only looking at the bottom line. Why Not needs a total rehab of their business plan.
     
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    Honeycomb has better billiards tables and not crowded like the 3 at Why Not. You have room to focus on the game instead of bumping your pool cue into someone playing at the table next to you or the wall or someone sitting at a seat in front or behind the table.
     
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    Because foreigners can't own property or businesses.

    He most likely does have a 13A (or other appropriate visa). I personally don't like the man but there is no reason in trying to drag his name through the mud or imply he is doing anything illegal just because you don't like his bar. The bar has been there long before you or I ever stepped foot in the Dumaguete. The man obviously knows how to run a business in the Philippines and the locals (at least those that matter) seem to be perfectly fine with it.

    lol "Unsuspecting"? I think almost everyone that goes there knows exactly what is going on. If you are an old gullible man (or woman) then you are about to learn a life lesson you should have learned decades ago. Live and learn.

    lol Oh please, have you ever been to the Filipino versions of the Why Not type of bars? There are many more bars full of easy girls or prostitutes with a primarily Filipino customer base than there are ones designed for foreigners. Filipinos are not a bunch of angels.

    If you don't like bars where you can pick up girls (or prostitutes) then don't go to them. Driving that sh*t underground will not stop the business or demand and will only put the women in more danger. The profession has been around at least since humans learned how to read and write, it isn't going to go away.
     
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    If you do not like smoke. How do you deal with the emissions of smoke from all the smoke belching vehicles. Vehicle emissions are far worse than cigarette smoke. Just imagine how many cigarettes it take to match that big black cloud that is emitted from vehicles each time they put their foot on the accelerator to increase their speed. Their is no comparison. Vehicle emissions are far worse than cigarettes.
     
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    I don't personally like the setup or the music/karaoke they play in there. I also enjoy Why Not's challenge tables over the rent/hour setup in Honeycomb as I like the social aspect of that and I enjoy watching the better players play. People will get out of your way and not bump your stick if you say, "excuse me" before taking your shot. Pretty simple.
     
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    Did I say I had a problem with smoke? But yeah, I agree the emissions are far worse for your health. But I rarely travel around Dumaguete during rush hour times...and when I do I really don't complain about the exhaust.
     
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    Total bulshit. If you want to defend the bory cats, that is up to you. Not all tourists that go there are looking to being taken advantage of. Your insinuation that tourists go there to find prostitues is ridiculous at best.
     
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