Why Ah Bengs Are Preferred In Pubs?

Ever wonder why a lot of Ah Bengs* like to go to pubs? The pub owners want them there cuz' they are the big spenders who would spend beyond their means sometimes. They are likely to be regular customers if the pub could retain them in, mainly, two ways - chatty waitresses and accasional perks (free jugs, table reservations, invitations to special functions etc). These Ah Bengs are preferred to the typical crowd in Zouk cuz' the latter wouldn't spend as much as the former for face value. The Zouk crowd just wanna get tipsy and be seen dancing frenziedly. Mr Beng here loves bai tao, and enjoys having waitresses swarming to him to squabble the substance-less (or talk cock). Knowing this behavioral mode makes it relatively easy for pub owners to attract Bengs alike. A chatty & above-average looking waitress, an eloquent manageress, simple follow-ups with calls or SMSes will get these easy targets down.

However, there's a fallback. Our Mr Beng and his own species may not click sometimes, and fights happen. With many fights, the pub's reputation tarnishes in the eyes of pub-goers and the police. Soon, like a bubble gum business, it goes 'biak!'. However, fear not ... a new pub under a different management, perhaps a different name, would re-enact the nightly hoo-hah in the same premise. For some well-known names, they could survive and expand chiefly cuz' they bother to rotate their PR waitresses often; frequent enough to introduce new blood to pump up the Bengs' curiosity.

So, blame not the pub that has Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese gals or chatty Ah Lians, and is Hokkien spewing. It did it for realistic reasons.

(* Disclaimer: Lians & Bengs are subjective. Here, I refer to people who are louder in expressions, prouder than necessary & rowdier than our average men on the streets.)