I do know of certain Falang in Udon that would not enter The Clock & believe that 2 factors are involved in those decisions.
1. Before it was against the law Steve used to allow smoking in the bar/restaurant. This was suppose to not be everywhere and he did have a good air purification system. However it did upset some non smokers.
This is no longer an issue as smoking (by law) is now banned in The Clock - there are outside areas at the front and back to accommodate smokers.
2. When he was here Doc (bless his cotton socks
) rather made the Clock his 'fiefdom' . Now Doc was not every bodies cup of tea (to put it mildly) and could be quite an imposing character. Not that I ever had an issue with him.
Well, this is no longer an issue either, Doc being far away in China.
I probably go in The Clock a couple of times a month, either to get a decent Falang food fix or watch early football and have never been greeted with anything other than the greatest civility!!!