2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

Her mother died when she was young.

When she was about 10, she went to work far away from her village with her father and his new wife.

Not long after that she run away, alone, to see some other relative about 1000km away from where she was. There she worked in a coffee shop until she was 16. And then her older stepsister decided it's time to bring her to Pattaya.

 

When I met her and asked her to live with me, she was happy to go with me to Bangkok far away from the family.

I promised her to take care of her and that is what I did and do.

And all that happened many years ago. We are still together and mostly happy.

 

Unfraternally, I saw too many daughters with too little care from the family. Sometimes the family has no money, which is obviously a problem. But there are also too many parents who think working all day and making lots of money will somehow make the kids happy. It doesn't.

 

 

I've never met a teenager yet that I wanted to come live with me.

 

But that's just me.

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Obviously, that also brings up the question why the daughter run away from the mother.

How many teenagers would do that if they would feel comfortable at home?

Most leave home and end up in places like Pattaya for materialistic reasons. They see friends with the latest iPhones, AirPods, make up, money in their purse. Etc.  The friends talk about. dancing and partying every night and the prospects of meeting a well to do foreigner. I was once very friendly with a Thai girl up north and driving from the main city to her village we would pass modest to elaborate homes and she would say, “so and so owns that house and land, she met a guy when she worked in a bar and he bought the house and land for her. My friend could nominate where they were working Pattaya, Bangkok, Phuket etc. 

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I am inclined to not believe the 'bar caretaker'......!

A mother looking out for her wayward teenage kid!

2 months working at a bar on soi bukkao... she is not wayward anymore and instead a hardworking bar girl. The owner knowingly accepted her to work there at that age and should be imprisoned. But I think the bright lights and music and drinks and easy fast money will be forever tarnished in her future. 

6 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Would make sense to shut down Pattaya altogether..

The largest urinal in SE Asia. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

bar located on Soi Buakhao.

Soi 6 

30 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

In Australia teenagers can work part time or full time if not attend school. 

 

AFAIK, Thailand does not allow young people to work legally. 

 

 

 

The Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541: Section 44 of this act states that no employer can employ a child under 15 years old.

7 hours ago, ross163103 said:

Nooooo, not in Pattaya, and with a fake ID(?!), that's hard to believe! 55555

 

In BKK, there are shops openly selling and advertising Fake ID.

Must be quite easy for Thai national to obtain one with false age.

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6 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Would make sense to shut down Pattaya altogether..

 

What?

 

And cheat the world out of a global family resort?

 

 

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

The Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541: Section 44 of this act states that no employer can employ a child under 15 years old.

 

So 16 YO is quite OK?

Isn't it?

26 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

"Although it’s a misconception that prostitution is legalized in Thailand due to popular perception and how openly it is promoted, Thai laws are very much against it. Neither prostitution nor solicitation is legal in Thailand, and there are serious consequences for taking part in it. "

 

https://siam-legal.com/travel-to-thailand/fines-and-penalties-for-soliciting-prostitution-in-thailand/#:~:text=Laws Concerning Prostitution,and classifies prostitution as illegal.

 

Good example of the useless, meaningless Empty Public stance that doesn't serve anyone other than rotten  cops(for brown envelopes passed under the table to keep their blind eyes on that Illegal Trade).

12 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

2 hours ago, webfact said:

bar located on Soi Buakhao.

Soi 6 

Where?

2 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

Good example of the useless, meaningless Empty Public stance that doesn't serve anyone other than rotten  cops(for brown envelopes passed under the table to keep their blind eyes on that Illegal Trade).

 

Good to see that you already have a firm grip on Thailand's "economic, social, and cultural fabric."

 

You here for the temples and beaches then?

6 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Would make sense to shut down Pattaya altogether..

What's your logic Dick?

21 minutes ago, rubyjuan said:

The largest urinal in SE Asia. 

 

 

A lot more than urine.

 

And there are bowels full of it down there.

 

 

18 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Soi 6 

 

On the ball then !

8 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

Good example of the useless, meaningless Empty Public stance that doesn't serve anyone other than rotten  cops(for brown envelopes passed under the table to keep their blind eyes on that Illegal Trade).

 

You see this it exactly right.

 

And when posters start saying there is no deterrent and people should be fined etc, the above statement is exactly where all the............ ' fines ' end up.

 

There isn't a massive clean-up and everyone starts obeying the law, it's just the Police find another cash stream.

37 minutes ago, steven100 said:

missing the daughter for 2 months ...   

didn't know she was working in a bar ...

 

yeah right  '     pull the other leg '  it plays yankee doodle dandy    ! 

 

 

She forgot to send the money home.

29 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

bar located on Soi Buakhao.

Soi 6 

 

Actually is Soi Buakhao, close to  "The Krazy 80,s Bar".

21 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Good to see that you already have a firm grip on Thailand's "economic, social, and cultural fabric."

 

You here for the temples and beaches then?

 

I have been here for the past 19 years in the way what they now call 'Fire'.

Enjoying  every day's usual event.

Going to the local market for grocery shopping.

Cooking breakfast after daily exercise.

Quietly enjoying Thai cultures through the communication with the locals.

Photographing things that caught my attention.

Trimming the trees in landlord's garden and feeding their rabbit.

As well as stray cats and dogs.

Occasionally handing out food and other daily commodities to the homeless...

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Went to Langkawi in October... But I am not "high class"..

 Took a Thai lady there 3 years ago… she hated it …. But so did I . Penang and KL were nice though. 

They're in a heap of trouble.

25 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

 

You see this it exactly right.

 

And when posters start saying there is no deterrent and people should be fined etc, the above statement is exactly where all the............ ' fines ' end up.

 

There isn't a massive clean-up and everyone starts obeying the law, it's just the Police find another cash stream.

 

Constantly in search of  another Easy Money source.

A  complete downscale model of Pheu Thai politics.

Or their administration is the upscale version of their enforcers?

Vice-versa or Simply Same-Same.

Some time ago I saw a girl (in a bar) wearing a T-shirt that said, "It's all fun and games until your parents find out".  Seemed appropriate for this article.

Pattaya continues to serve as its original design.

That's what so many men from all over the world come for.

That's what they want.

And that's what they pay for...

1 hour ago, Expat68 said:

Many years ago I went to watch MotoGP in a sports bar in Pattaya, a young girl was there, who stood out like a sore thumb, obviously not wanting to be there. I talked to her a little, she could only speak Thai. On leaving I got in touch with the tourist police. Later they got back in touch to say that the parents left her there to pay off debts owed by the family.

 

Sure.

 

Ah, just another excellent opportunity for the rozzers to make some extra cash. Several thick brown envelopes will change hands, the bar owner will get a slap on the wrist, it will all be labeled ‘a misunderstanding’ and that will be the end of it.

4 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

There are sex workers in every Thai town/city!  What do you think all those karaoke bars with 'twinkling' lights are about?

 

I actually had/have no idea.

In Taiwan, it's the barber shops.

 

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

Are you, or have you ever been, a parent?

 

No. And I know it is difficult to get it right. This is one of the reasons why I decided not to have children.

I would want to be a good parent. But I am not so sure I actually would be a good parent - even if I would try hard.

 

I read many phycology books, and I have an idea how many things can go wrong. 

Bar was just waiting for the right moment to really but this girl to work (serving up some of her pie with those drinks)... Mom's lucky she found her when she did.

56 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

I've never met a teenager yet that I wanted to come live with me.

 

But that's just me.

My one is different!

And maybe you are just too old for a teenager. 😉 

 

Ok, seriously, how many teenagers work from the age of 12 and more or less have to support themselves and take care of themselves? Not too many. The fact that my gf was without parental supervision since that age made her not the average teenager.

In a way this situation made her stronger. But on the other hand, she missed a lot of what children and teenagers normally learn from their parents at that age. It's complicated.

51 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

The Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541: Section 44 of this act states that no employer can employ a child under 15 years old.

She is 16yo