I like good copy - "the dangers posed by hotel balconies in Thailand to partying foreign tourists. "

[My Penis is hungry]

 

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/19/sex-drugs-found-in-room-of-dead-australian-billy-james-simmons/

Death of a young Australian man being treated by police as a tragic accident after an investigation this week which has reignited speculation about the dangers posed by hotel balconies in Thailand to partying foreign tourists. 

[Mekong]

I would defiantly go with lower rail height on balcony, 800mm is less than inside leg of a 6 foot Farang.

One of the first things I did when I bought my apartment was to have an extra rail fitted to bring mine up to 1200mm or so, i.e. above waist level.