You must also do the same, think about the big picture and not the small circle of Thai life you probably move in. There are very many thousands of people working here in Phuket who have relocated from other parts of Thailand, if they can do it so can these types of girls but they take the fast track to money route as it seems to be in their genes. Most of the people who are in 'normal jobs are from Southern Thailand and from a lot further away than the arbitrary 80kms you stated for whatever reason. 99% of the girls working in girly bars are from Isaan, that is a fact well established over the decades. My own partner of 20 years also moved to Phuket from South Thailand, she shared a room with other people to start with, then later she could afford it rented a room of her own. After a few years she set up her own tourist counter selling tours and made a packet, bought houses etc which are rented out and now does not need to work anymore. She did not have the give me, give me, give me attitude the bar girls have, guys who fall for their tried and tested sorries you are bigger fools than they realise, I have come across so many who fell for it, I stay away from such types of people as they have a very limited view of what Thai women are all about. Many farangs seem to think it is normal to pay for the girl, her family including mum, dad and the sick buffalo as they and their friends only mix with such people, they do crack me up though. 😀