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THAI GIRLS
Traditional Thai Girls: These are the girls that you hear about
that wash, cook, clean, and do everything to make sure that their
husband or boyfriend is content. They tend to be very loyal, careful
with money, and trustworthy. She may or may not be university educated
but most will not be.
You might notice that I did have them overlapping with both Modern
Girls and Mercenaries. Some Traditional Thai Girls are between being
Traditional and Modern. I think these are the most likely to want to
date farangs because they feel that farang men are more caring and will
treat them better emotionally. Likewise, in the Mercenary overlap these
are the girls most likely to want to marry a farang who will take care
of them financially.
Modern Thai Girls: Thai society is changing and as the country
becomes more urbanized Thai girls are following suit. They expect more
out of a relationship than just cooking and cleaning for their husbands.
They want a modern lifestyle. Whereas most Traditional Thai Girls are
not university educated I would guess half or more Modern Thai Girls
are.
Mercenaries: This isn’t really a new group but a way of showing the
relationship between Thai girls and whether or not they’re driven
primarily out of money. By that I mean greed. Of course nobody wants
to marry a deadbeat but the difference between a mercenary and another
type of girl is that money is absolutely the first and last thing she’s
looking for in a guy.
Please note that Mercenaries should cover the entire area of the
Prostitutes circle but I really couldn’t get a good shape that fit well
in the diagram.
Prostitutes: Need I say more? Some might argue that your typical
bar girl fresh from the village is more like a Traditional Thai Girl
than a Modern Thai Girl born and raised in Bangkok but since the time
from village girl to beyond repair is usually under six months it just
seemed to make sense to put them squarely in the Modern Thai Girl
circle.
Hi-So: I’ve chosen to use a more liberal definition here and include
the hi-so wannabes. To me hi-so isn’t a definition of wealth so much
as it’s a lifestyle one leads or tries to lead. You’ll notice that I’ve
created an overlap with Party Girls since many Hi-So girls and almost
all wannabes tend to be Party Girls. I’ve also overlapped them with
Prostitutes because many will hop in bed with a guy if the right amount
of cash is being thrown around. They might also be mia-nois for a
wealthy Thai guy, which in my book makes them prostitutes.
Party Girls: There’s a wide range here but it could be your girls
who you will find out at RCA or Ekkamai every weekend and know every hot
DJ playing in Bangkok to a girl who just likes to go out and get
hammered with her friends every weekend wherever they have the cheapest
drinks. Again, they overlap with Prostitutes because many will be
living beyond their paycheck and often need to sleep around to raise a
little cash to keep up the lifestyle.
Tweeners: I honestly can’t remember who coined this phrase but the
first time I heard it it instantly became a favorite because it so
perfectly describes the girls who are constantly on the lookout to trade
up in life. This is the type of girl who wants nothing to do with Thai
guys and is looking to score the Big Kahunna Whitey. But as soon as
she’s landed herself one she’s on the lookout for one a little richer,
more handsome, or nicer. She never is and probably will never be
satisfied with her lot in life and she’s always looking for the next
rung on the ladder. I overlapped the Tweener with the Prostitute
because while most are constantly in a relationship with a current
boyfriend (until the next one comes along) they’re opportunistic enough
to bang for cash if the right offer were made.
Freelancers: Some might be surprised that I only did a partial
overlap with Prostitutes. The reason for this is because many are only
part-timers. Some have full-time jobs and sleep with customers for
money to make ends meet or if they have some other immediate need for
quick cash. In fact, that’s the case for a surprising number of girls
you meet in the afterhours clubs like Spice, Boss, etc.
Bar Girls and Massage Girls: Technically you could further slice and
dice both groups into things like go-go vs. beer bar girls or 2000 a
throw massage girls vs. the Penthouse models who will give you a soapy
for 7,000. However, I think that level of detail is beyond the scope of
this particular look at Thai girls. Both groups are squarely in the
Prostitute circle as most make all or a good portion of their income off
of the sex trade.
So now perhaps we can get away from these broad terms like Good and
Bad since it’s obvious that just because your gf has never worked in a
bar doesn’t mean she isn’t a Mercenary nor does it even mean that she’s
truly a Traditional Thai Girl. She might be a Tweener or even a secret
Freelancer. She could be a Party Girl who’s been around the block more
than a few times.
Both the terms Good and Bad are too easy to mistake for being
measures of their character when in reality the people underneath those
labels are anything but good or bad. They are simply people with the
same virtues and faults you can find in any other group of people.
I welcome comments, disagreements, pontifications, and insults. This
is just a first draft at an attempt to elevate the conversation about
Thai girls from being a binary choice between good and bad.
