Easy Rider

[Oliver2]

I had the same experience years ago, when there were new arrivals form Isaan and so on every few days....the bar -owners would meet the buses in Bangkok and offer jobs and accommodation. And yes, there were some who were willing but bewildered and the occasional one who quickly realised that perhaps he was in the wrong job. At least with me as a customer.

There is certainly a high turnover but it is surprising how many do stay. I know some through P....one in his late thirties, after an unsuccessful marriage(with a cute daughter) has just returned. He must be nearly forty. I always fancied him but stayed clear because he was a friend of P! Another guy I know (mid thirties) returns every year or so for a holiday- and a bit of cash. And there's an extraordinary guy, thirty-four now, who still looks twenty. And still does well.