Meaning of siam diu | Babel Free

Definitions

A Thai-themed nightclub or disco at which people dance to music and pay a hostess to talk to or drink with them by buying her a flower garland.

Singapore

Examples

“So first time when i met her, i spend 180 hanging flowers and buying shots for her. / Everyday^([sic]) i just feel like seeing her, / So went to that particular siam tiu just to see her. / Flowers, shots to impress her, / But she refused to have further relationship other than customer and siam bu.”

“Siam Bu exclusively refers to girls working in Siam Tiu, not referring to all Thai girls.”

“There's a DJ and an emcee, just like zouk except there were table everywhere so it's like a club/siam diu(Thai Disco).”

“We have these clubs colloquially called "siam diu" loosely translated as a sort of disco where the girls there are basically there to accompany/drink/play games/entertain the customers at their tables/sofas. And in-exchange you have to tip them via "flowers" or "banners" starting from $50 being hung around their heads when they perform on stage, be it dancing or singing. They are mostly from Thailand, China or Vietnam. More exotic ones would be Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea.”

“It’s the place to be if you’re looking to impress that Thai Girl you picked up at the siam diu bar.”

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“Tonight, my agenda was simple: To experience first-hand the “siam tiu” culture so loved by many party-goers. Thai clubs and discos, often referred to as “siam tiu”, isn’t exactly a world apart from the other drinking holes one might be familiar with. To put things in perspective, these “siam tius” combine the casual drinking vibes of a bar with the singers and hostesses of a KTV pub.”

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“Similar to Thai discos – better known as siam dius – these flower joints are mainly entertainment venues that open through the night on most days of the week, not just the weekends. While hostesses at Thai discos are mainly of Thai origin, those working at flower joints come from a variety of countries such as Taiwan, China and Korea.”

“Tucked in the basement of the building is Diva Disco, a siam diu or Thai disco, where the majority of the patrons are Singaporeans. Singers entertain patrons with song and dance, sometimes in the form of a variety performance.”

“When we think of Thai discos or siam dius, we associate it with blaring EDM music, flower garlands and scantily-clad women playing drinking games with men over towers of beer.”

“But in the murky underground of Singapore’s Thai disco (siam dius) scene, the generalisation of Thai disco girls (siam bus) often carries a certain stigma.”

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