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Walking Street: The Next Generation
Where do they all come from? How do they end up in Bangkok or Pattaya? There are many stories. Some are forcibly abducted at a very early age (although now this is now rare) but most, make a choice and take on a new "job" with the pressure of poor economics as their primary incentive.
There are some common factors in most of their backgrounds that form a trend. I'm going to take some guesses here based on what I know and what the girls have been telling me.
About 40 to 60% of the girls who are working in the naughty night life industry have children and/or a dependant (parent or sibling) to support. This factor changes slightly depending on age (older girls are more likely to have children).
Most of the girls have only been through minimal schooling.
Most of them are under the age of 23 at the beginning.
Most of them have friends or family that work in the city of their destination before they venture out.
Here is a classic example of a girl who could be possibility on the edge of leaving her home town at going to Pattaya. She has all the ear markings of a bar girl in the making. We'll call her Noi. This is Noi and her mother. I first noticed Noi about 10 months ago selling at the local night market. She moved from that job to a local ice cream shop for 6 months and now for past month or so has been working with Mom selling cut fruit at a day market. Noi has a beautiful little boy about 1 year old and is permanently separated from the boy's father.
When I visit Noi's mother and friends make a little fuss about me. It's almost like they are pushing her to take notice of me. A few weeks back I heard the Mother say in a light hearted voice "Chock Dee Ma". This literally means "Good Luck has arrived". So, already, the mother is sending waves of suggesting to her daughter.
Noi tends to be quiet when I visit. She is trying to figure out what I'm up to when I'm paying her attention. She smiles at me, she flirts with me a little bit. She is guarded but curious.
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Mother, daughter and a few friends peal and cut fruits for sale at a local day market. One of the items that are popular is sour mango. They sell that product for 10 or 20 baht a small bag. That is between 25 and 50 cents USD. I would be surprised if they in total take in more than $10 USD a day. |
| Noi has a habit of
hitting me up for ice cream. She'll buy for family and friends
at my expense. I laugh about it. Last week alone she
hit up on 3 different days. She's is not shy about it and she
looks at me sideways as she pockets the change. I'm not taking it very
seriously at this point. The most expensive purchase was
about $1.50 USD. Part of the Thai way here would suggest
if her requests would increase to really substantive items, she may be
inviting me to get involved with her. In Thailand, relationships
tends to be very practical. Exchanges are typically designed to
be mutually benefitial.
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Noi doesn't wear any make up (probably doesn't have the money to buy it). Still, she is a beautiful girl, she has a great figure which is not really seen in these photos.
Without a doubt she would make great money and have offers of travel and relationships if she went to work in Pattaya.
She tells me that her older sister already works in Pattaya. That sister supposedly works at a larger up scale hotel. I believe the sister is there but if she works at a hotel is anyone's guess. Normally in your home town, the family will not admit if a girl is working in the sex industry (sometimes they don't even know).
Will she go? It is quite possible that Noi doesn't want to leave her young son behind in the care of others. Still, if next week she is mysteriously missing, I won't be surprised. This is part of normal life up-country in Thailand.
OH - I forget to tell you. Noi is only 19 years old.
Galt on the Megaphone: Attention Local Campers!
Our dear friend and perennial elite business entrepreneur Mr. Tony (of Tony's Disco) will be opening up yet another establishment soon in Pattaya. I am told the name of that place will be Utopia. It's a cross between a fitness center and a disco. Hum (chin scratch). Let's see, I can meet a girl on the dance floor and take her for a dip in a spa in 5 minutes flat? I might have to give that a try. It's located at the back side of Tony's Disco over-flow parking lot. If you pass the main Disco and turn left and pass Catz/Boesche, about 50 meters up you turn into the parking area on the left. At the rear of that area you'll see a two story place with purple walls and white terrazzo floors. I should have more information on that club next week.
We lost a friend this week. The "crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin was killed this week by the barb of a stingray. Legend would have it that Steve, while visiting Thailand many years ago, in Patpong was heard saying "Crikey! Look at that beauty. Isn't she just amazing with those pink pong balls, but she can be very very cranky if you don't tip her". We'll miss you Mr Steve.
For those of you at your computers back in the west, please don't believe me just because I say it's true. I strongly suggest you come here to see Thailand for yourself.
I'm on a special mission this weekend. I should have some really great material for you next week.
John Galt
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