What people missing, is the innocent joking and flirting part, that really doesnt mean much more than a little brake and refreshment of the daily boring routines.
Same when I worked as a security, I got alot of attention from women and gay men. Some never understand the innocent pat of these interactions that is just a time breaker if you can say so.
Women who are chasing westerns, and go with westerns, have an agenda, and as others have said here, most thai women wants a thai man, and I said most not all.