I have some freinds that want to come with me on my next trip and I asked one of my friends who is Indian to come with us, and he informed me that his cousin had a nightmare of an experience when he went to Thailand where the people basically shunned them and didn't allow them to even enter their bars. Is there really something to this, and if so why? My friend is as American as you can get, but his parents are from India and so he looks Indian. He just doesn't dress or sound Indian. If he was to come would his experience be horrible, or should he just ignore it and come anyways? However, we most certainly are going to party and explore. (Not looking to participate in sex tourism, but simply go to regular bars. Part of the Thai experience when you party from my past experience however is to go to the soi's or red light districts as that is where the party is even if you aren't trying to actually get any working girls. I want to convince him to come, and I've been many times but have never paid attention to people who may be indians experience when I am there, but I love Thailand. But if my friends experience will be are nightmarsish as they claim I will not press him on coming because the trip and flights are not cheap.

Thanks,
Clayton