OneMoreFarang

PT: We do anything you want as long as you support that our criminal leader can come back to Thailand without going to jail.

Of course my one is different. ????

I don't think I would say I concern myself especially with Gen-Z, but they are part of the people around us and part of the population in this world. I think it is a good idea to have some general information about others, what they do, how they are motivated, etc. And about meeting, what you call "real ladies": I am happy in my long-time relationship with my girlfriend who I met when she was young but who is now not young anymore. I don't plan to replace her. But just in case she would i.e. die in an accident and if I would look for a new girlfriend again, then I would look for a nice girl, and not an old woman. Who wants to start a relationship with an old woman, who has lots of baggage from her earlier life when the alternative is a nice girl?

Why? Can't we all be concerned about anybody else who lives in our community?

Obviously they are different. Growing up with a smartphone is a very different experience compared to growing up without one. On the other hand, they are obviously not all the same. Obviously I know people in that age group, but I wouldn't say I know enough of them well enough to understand them.

This is important for anybody who wants to apply for a tourist visa in Phnom Penh (and maybe other places). In the Thai embassy over there they insist that the person who wants a visa has a ticket booked to leave Thailand with 60 days after arrival. "Excuses" like the visa will be extended don't count. You must show the ticket to leave Thailand. Otherwise no visa! And to make things more interesting, they tell that to the visa applicant when he/she wants to pick up the passport with visa after waiting for 3 days. So better make sure you have a ticket to leave Thailand again, otherwise no visa! P.S.: I had the ticket, and I got my visa. But I saw a couple of unhappy people who didn't get their visa.

Presumably I don't. But being together with her for many years I help the family from time to time. The father is old and now he has to go sometimes to the hospital. Sometimes an ambulance takes him for free, and sometimes not. Someone has to pay for the transport. I am not the only person who helps the father, and I can afford it more than others. I don't complain about that fact. I would also help my family in farangland if they needed to go to the hospital but couldn't afford it.

Really? Where does that wisdom come from?

Option 1, you really don't know. Option 2, you pretend you don't know. There is a difference between sex and love and relationships. Some guys sometimes just want to f#^$, or get a BJ. Baby, let's do it. And after he comes that's it. Thanks, and maybe see you another time. No, you don't have to tell me your name.

That reminds at the time when I spoke with American soldiers with my broken English, and I told them I always forget the difference between much and many. They looked at me and asked: Is there a difference? I gave up after that. And yes, I consulted a dictionary, at that time on paper, and I found the answer.

It seems you made up your mind about lots of people or groups of people. There is no such thing as the groups of bar girls. They are not all the same. Some women, bar girls or not, marry rich guys because they want to live with lots of money. Some like it, some not so much. Other women, including bar girls, stay with guys or marry guys who they are comfortable with or maybe they love them. It's not all the same.

And where does your knowledge come from? Reading statistics? Listening to priests? Tell us with how many girls and women did you talk who work or worked in that business? Did you listen to them? Did you try to understand them? Or did you just try to bring them to the rigorous way - at least your version of that? I don't pretend that all people in the nightlife industry are happy. Some are, and some are not. Just like those rice farmers. Some like it and some hate it. And some of them change their life.

I agree that no one has to sell their body here to survive. But many do it because they want a better life. It's their choice, even if you don't like it. With your background I wouldn't be surprised if there is a lot of Christian background with you about things which good girls do and not do and what society accepts or not. In that way Thailand is very different. Lots of women which made lots of money in the bar business and who maybe married a rich farang are well accepted in those rice villages. Lots of girls want that they will grow up and be like that. And parents want that their daughters grow up like that. You probably don't like it and don't understand it. But that is reality in Thailand.

Yes, if she would have grown up in a happy family with loving parents then her life would probably be different. But that was not the case. And a few hours with a nice psychologist won't "repair" her. People do what they do according to their own experiences in life. They try to make the best out of their life - even if the best is not what others think should be the best.

Is it possible that your picture of working in the rice fields is a romantic dream which has little to do with reality? Maybe have a look at reality. Or just ask some of those girls work in bars why they are not living the dream in those rice fields.

Sure, if they would all live in nice families, with enough money, and good schools, then most of them wouldn't do sex work. Now tell us, how do you suggest reality should be converted to this wonderful happy family land? I think we should look at reality and real options. And then it is not too difficult to understand why many girls do what they do - not only in Thailand.

Really? Long time in a "rich country" far away I had a conversation with a prostitute. She could have worked in a normal job, and she could have made enough money for a reasonable life. I asked her why she didn't work in a normal job. Her answer: Do you think I am stupid? Why should I work the whole day when I can open my legs and make the same amount in 30 minutes? I understood her point of view.

No, I am working, and I pay for our life together - just like most men (used to) do. She is taking care of our home, cooking, etc. That's the way I like it.

Yes, sort of But I think we should see the huge difference between people (of any age) who are forced to work in prostitution and others who chose to do it. It seems all these cases are handled as if some criminals forced them to work there. I have my doubt that that is the case.

I wonder if they wanted to be rescued. Was any of them forced to work there? Could they leave if they wanted to? Obviously it makes sense to have some regulations. But it also makes sense to look at reality. Lots of girls know what they are doing. And they do what they do because they make a lot more money than many others.

What's wrong with meeting your future wife in a gogo bar? My one was the hottest girl on stage - and no tattoos at all.

You imply that they think first before they get those tattoos. They don't, at least they don't think about possible consequences for the rest of their life.

IMHO air circulation, maybe with some industrial fan, should be good enough.

The duck test is a form of abductive reasoning, usually expressed as "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck."

I didn't ask and don't care. Sorry for no better information.