As you say, I know of one woman in Bangkok who is an absolute stunner and a shrewd businesswoman.
When I met her in a nonsexual business setting, she was thirty-two. We became friendly, and as time went on (about three years), during our many conversations, it was revealed she had several sponsors from the West and Asia. She had managed to have them pay for her “rented” condo. However, she is, in fact, the landlord of two condos in Bangkok, one of which she lives in and one she uses with her various sponsors. When they came for a visit, she rearranged personal items concerning her and that particular visiting sponsor. Additionally, condos, vehicles, her parent’s home in Songkla province, a condo near Hatyai airport, and her younger brother’s education attending dental school at PSU-Hatyai are all paid for by sponsors.
One day, she told me she had never had a chance at an education. However, she said, “I have my looks, my figure, and only a few years of opportunity to use them, as I would have used a university degree.”
I always think, “Good for her.”