Originally Posted by
Jingthing
...But I am still trying to understand the mindset. What about the future? Sex workers know that they are mostly over at 30, or even 25. They know that farangs leave or die. I am not saying they are stupid. So, does the future not really exist for them very much as something to plan for?
And how many 20'somethings in your own home country plan for the future? It's a "youth" thing not a Thai thing. We are seeing an exaggerated effect since Bar Boys are of the lower economic classes and have little education or chance of advancement.
There are a lot of things ex-bar boys can do with little education just like any other Thai. They can drive a tuk-tuk or motrocycle taxi or even a real taxi-cab. They can work in the construction trades. Most are farm boys and they can always go back to farming. They can have a small shop (not a 7-11 but a stall in the market) to sell "things".
Whatever they do it will have to be "sanuk" and they will want to be with their friends or family.