Originally Posted by
NIrish Guy
I always then dressed up "payment" for their services as "here's some money to help with your taxi home", which was always received gratefully under that same pretense.
LOL... I've never heard them called "taxi money boys" before.
If they're after money or accept money they're money boys. But there are varying categories of money boys:
(1) Full-time money boys are the gogo boys and host bar boys making a full-time living offering sex and companionship to men. Can include freelancers at DJ station, street prostitutes and such. They expect money and I doubt you need to be subtle about it.
(2) Part money boys do it on the side. They also study or have a job. Some can be fairly direct about being a moneyboy and others like to be subtle. If it makes you comfortable, hand over some money with the pre-tense of "taxi money".
(3) Opportunists don't really go out with the aim of pulling a trick each night but if a wealthy farang takes a liking to them they'll offer themselves up for a little cash. It's nicer to be subtle with them by offering "taxi money" so they don't feel too dirty about it. There's a bit of a blurry line between (2), (3) and (4).
(4) Poor boys (for want of a better term) have a little more integrity about their body and won't have sex with you just for the money. They have to actually like you, be interested in you or intrigued by you. But since they're quite poor, it's good manners for you to pay for everything and offer them some help getting home after your little fling (which they may or may not take). A farang I met on an earlier trip told me this. I wouldn't really call this category a moneyboy, actually.
The fifth category is normal boys just out to have a good night. They have a degree of integrity and class that says they won't have sex for money. They go with you because they're attracted to you. If you directly offer them money afterwards, they'll be quite insulted and feel VERY dirty (and so should you)! At the most, ask if they want help with a taxi... if they so, the line is clear.
On my earlier trips, I wasn't entirely sure about some boys, whether they were money boys or expected money, so my way of feeling it out was to ask them how they were getting home and if they wanted some money for a taxi and if so, how much. If he's not a money boy the answer will often be, "I take bus" or "no no taxi only xx I have money". Just let them tell you. Unless you're absolutely sure, don't spoil a perfectly genuine encounter paying them like you would a prostitute. Makes me cringe when I hear of this.
I remember one boy on one of my first Bangkok trips. I'm pretty sure he was a moneyboy because I looked at photos on his phone and so many of them had him with older farang! But he refused all offers of any help with a taxi getting home and insisted on paying for his share of meals etc. When I got home I found all these little thumbnail photos of his face in my toiletries kit and bag etc. which he'd planted LOL.
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