Thai media reveals desperate plight of Pattaya’s bar workers due to COVID-19

[Pattaya Spotter]

On 4/22/2021 at 9:32 AM, keith101 said:

As much as you may have meant this to be funny its just not , these people are really suffering and have families that rely on their income to survive as well .

Maybe they should figure out something else than pimping out their children.

[bobbin]

12 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

 And so the cycle continues....as opposed to learning any other skill than the easiest one with no future---apart from foolish old pensioners

 

And to put my money where my mouth is, I got my teaching degree here, Im happy to teach to anyone that wants to learn--for free

 

If I could only find that minority in LOS....a nod to the many chinese gals Ive met in LOS that speak english very well indeed, why?...they chose to learn it...and studied

You made your point.. no need to keep banging on about. We get it.. they could do something else..

 

But just casual labor..like my nephew, a commercial airline pilot.

 

But I'm calling BS on your pseudo-offer to teach English for free..

 

Advertise this with some signs, and put your time where your mouth is..

Edited April 25, 2021 by bobbin

[robblok]

What is the problem with prostitution. Its just a service. Not that I would want any GF of mine doing it. But those who chose it are as human as anyone else. 

 

I never looked down on them just don't use there services. Did so a few times when i first came to Thailand but soon became bored with it. Because its a job for them, they don't get pleasure from it they are waiting for you to be done so they have the money. They will not put as much effort in it as a girl that really likes you. 

 

They chose this, not up to us to judge them. If you don't like them don't use them.

Edited April 25, 2021 by robblok

[petermik]

8 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

 And so the cycle continues....as opposed to learning any other skill than the easiest one with no future---apart from foolish old pensioners

 

 

 

And not forgetting the countless young guys that turn up here seeking their services and sending them sponsorship money....they are even daft enough to buy lady drinks over the net while live streaming during these times......us old chaps ain`t THAT daft.

[WineOh]

On 4/22/2021 at 5:27 PM, lavender19 said:

Typical bunch of smug ba$tard comments from retirees on fat pensions sitting in their gated ghetto's

I'd rather be sitting on a fat pension that I have worked hard for all my life than sitting on a curb in Pattaya, wondering how did I screw my life up so bad.

 

In this life, you get out what you put in.

 

never forget that.

 

 

[BritManToo]

On 4/23/2021 at 6:50 AM, peleid said:

Do not tar all people with the same brush

I agree with Robblok, it's not our problem.

Let the Thai government sort out the problems they cause for their citizens.

[BritManToo]

54 minutes ago, WineOh said:

In this life, you get out what you put in

After my Brit divorce, I've only received half of what I put in.

[rcuthbert]

On 4/22/2021 at 9:01 AM, Shuya said:

Business as usual it seems

Good one!

[n00dle]

On 4/22/2021 at 9:02 AM, ezzra said:

Well, in my no bound generosity, i'm willing to adopt couple of the cuties... 

I suspect you wouldnt know what to do with them if you did.

[Rimmer]

Off topic and bickering posts totally hijacking the topic have been removed, also replies

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, BritManToo said:

After my Brit divorce, I've only received half of what I put in.

Ouch, that is severe!

[tropo]

On 4/22/2021 at 6:40 PM, pattayadude said:

Covid somehow bypassed certain countries like Thailand and the Philippines most of the 2020 but just started affecting them one by one and cases in these Asian countries skyrocketed within a few weeks in March and April of this year. No one really knows why. It is becoming very obvious that bars and neon lighted streets full of people is slowly becoming a concept of the past, sweet memories of the last decade.

Covid did not bypass the Philippines. The whole country has been locked down tight for over a year. Unfortunately the lockdown is causing more suffering and death than the virus itself. The schools have all been closed for more than a year.

[Golden Triangle]

On 4/22/2021 at 5:27 PM, lavender19 said:

Typical bunch of smug ba$tard comments from retirees on fat pensions sitting in their gated ghetto's

1. I don't live in a gated community or condo, I live on a normal Soi surrounded by Thais & expats.

 

2. The fact that during my working life I made the right employment choices with 2 careers each providing a pension & I was also fully paid up in the state pension scheme, so yes comfortable thanks, we all have choices in this life, I made mine and the bargirls made theirs.

 

3. Thailand is a 3rd world country which becomes more evident every day, health system failing, hardly any social welfare and a corrupt, inept government who are only concerned with themselves & their buddies.

 

Look at Bangkok, all gleaming towers, wonderous infrastructure, then look behind the facade, nothing but poverty & despair, and now COVID-19. Not a lot any of us can do about that, that I'm afraid, maybe you should petition the Czar, good luck with that.

[tomyami]

many doing webcam from loom and have paypal account so can still keep the thai whiskey supply for the useless lazy thai men

I dont care since they stopped call me hansum man they lost there charm long before covid.

 

[Danderman123]

19 hours ago, tomyami said:

many doing webcam from loom and have paypal account so can still keep the thai whiskey supply for the useless lazy thai men

I dont care since they stopped call me hansum man they lost there charm long before covid.

 

What about the desperate plight of lazy Thai men who live with an unemployed bar girl? No sympathy for them?

 

And what about those poor Toms who can’t sponge off bargirls anymore?

 

 

[jacko45k]

45 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

And what about those poor Toms who can’t sponge off bargirls anymore?

 

Is that the case? I got an impression many were involved in businesses and made money.

 

[Danderman123]

19 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Is that the case? I got an impression many were involved in businesses and made money.

 

Yeah, in Pattaya, the main business is sponging off bargirls.

 

I don’t know about Toms up north, I never see any outside of the big cities.

[Pravda]

On 4/23/2021 at 9:44 AM, smiggley said:

For some reason everyone is centered on bar girls only, they cannot find other jobs because there are none.

 

Grab is always hiring. If this guy can do a bargirl can do

 

 

 

[morrobay]

4 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

What about the desperate plight of lazy Thai men who live with an unemployed bar girl? No sympathy for them?

 

 

 

 

Let me help you out here: I have sympathy for bargirls living with useless lazy thai men,*whether the bargirls are employed or not. And that includes all the second hand smoke she has to put up with.

* And whether she wants to be living with this lowlife or not

 

[Leaver]

9 hours ago, Pravda said:

 

Grab is always hiring. If this guy can do a bargirl can do

 

 

 

 

Most would rather donate money to a bar girl, than tip this guy who battles to feed himself.  Go figure.   

[Pravda]

On 4/25/2021 at 10:09 AM, WineOh said:

I'd rather be sitting on a fat pension that I have worked hard for all my life than sitting on a curb in Pattaya, wondering how did I screw my life up so bad.

 

In this life, you get out what you put in.

 

never forget that.

 

 

 

To be fair, the only reason you got a fat pension is because you were born in certain country. If Thailand had the system in place like the country you came from you wouldn't be here exploiting it. 

[WineOh]

13 minutes ago, Pravda said:

 

To be fair, the only reason you got a fat pension is because you were born in certain country

Who said i’ve got a fat pension??

 

western people who work hard get a good pension because they pay good money into it. In Thailand, the system does not care about its citizens well being and therefore couldn't care less if they get a pension or not.

 

thats not my fault, is it?

it is the fault of the Thais for putting up with such a mediocre set of circumstances. 

[Pravda]

7 minutes ago, WineOh said:

Who said i’ve got a fat pension??

 

western people who work hard get a good pension because they pay good money into it. In Thailand, the system does not care about its citizens well being and therefore couldn't care less if they get a pension or not.

 

thats not my fault, is it?

it is the fault of the Thais for putting up with such a mediocre set of circumstances. 

 

None fauld. Just luck of the draw. 

 

I come from poor country, lived in rich country and now I'm in a poor country again. Thai government treats its people very very bad. That is a fact. 

[Leaver]

5 hours ago, Pravda said:

If Thailand had the system in place like the country you came from you wouldn't be here exploiting it. 

 

Are foreigners here, expats and / or tourists, exploiting Thailand, or supporting Thailand's economy, thus the Thai people?  

 

Thailand has a very unequal society.  It's their country.  Not much foreigners can do about it.  

[sammieuk1]

Welcome to the Czar land where lunacy is in never ending supply ????

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

Are foreigners here, expats and / or tourists, exploiting Thailand, or supporting Thailand's economy, thus the Thai people?  

 

Thailand has a very unequal society.  It's their country.  Not much foreigners can do about it.  

Probably a good bit of both..... 

[Leaver]

11 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Probably a good bit of both..... 

 

Do you mean the sex trade?  

[jacko45k]

41 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

Do you mean the sex trade?  

Yes, it is an obvious draw.

[Leaver]

4 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Yes, it is an obvious draw.

 

It that foreigners exploiting Thai's, or Thai's exploiting their own people? 

 

There's a reason why Issan is kept poor.  

[jacko45k]

9 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

It that foreigners exploiting Thai's, or Thai's exploiting their own people? 

 

There's a reason why Issan is kept poor.  

Read your own post which had the word 'foreigners' in it for a clue.