I see two types of down and out people in Thailand. I see the burned out farang punter, low on funds and self esteem, barely hanging in there. I also see the depressed bar girl, too long in the industry, zoned out on jabba (ICE) or alcohol. Both are equally depressing.
Last night, Thavorn went out after the birthday party to meet with friends for a beer and some food. Her best and longest friend in Bangkok, whom I shall call T showed up with one of her previous young Thai bfs in tow. T prefers much younger Thai bfs for many reasons, that I can and cannot fathom. This particular one was involved in a previous baby dumpster situation and had also ditched T for a younger girl about 6 months ago. T took it hard and bounced from one young Thai boy to another and also ditched her long time farang bf supporter.
It turns out P was back in town because he needed his braces adjusted (which T had paid for out of her bar earnings, along with his laptop, and many other toys). The really depressing part of the story (aside from T being used again) was that T is now smoking and using jabba (ICE) (crystal meth) which is highly addictive and will destroy you eventually. Thavorn told me that she barely recognized T as did most of her friends. I fear that T's days are numbered.
Now, some of you may be thinking that it is time for an intervention, but I think not. That time is long past. The problem is that T is used to the fast life but can no longer stand working in the bar industry so is abusing herself with stimulants to get by. However, she seldom makes it into the bar these days and has run out of money. If she is lucky, she will fall into the hospital system that may be able to intervene somewhat. There is no support for her in the village as she seldom sent money home over the last 5 years. She is between a rock and a hard place.
She could not move back to a minimum wage job, which other than the bar industry, is all that she is qualified for. Farangs in this situation usually end up jumping off the 4th floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport or their apartment balcony.
Burned out bar girls usually end up back in the village that began their journey. If not, they end up as a freelancer (hooker) on the street, the lowest of the low. T has had many farang men who have loved her and wanted 'To take care of her' but she always ditched them for young Thai boys with no future prospects. I think the farang men asked the tough questions of T whereas the young Thai boys just enjoyed the ride.
This is the dark underbelly of Thailand and the Bar business.
Meanwhile, back in North America we are preoccupied with stupidity such as:
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/a-maine-politician-proposed-a-seat-belt-law-for-dogs-you-could-hear-the-howls?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NP_Top_Stories+%28National+Post+-+Top+Stories%29
and
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/carleton-university-ditches-scales-at-fitness-centre?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NP_Top_Stories+%28National+Post+-+Top+Stories%29
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