| You have scrimped and saved all year long. You have | | | | You can try to fool yourself and say that this one is |
| put in overtime hours so that you will have extra | | | | different. You can convince yourself that she is sincere |
| money for your holiday. Don't flush it all down the toilet | | | | and that this really is an emergency and you will ride |
| falling for some sad sob story from an 18 year old | | | | your white horse and come to her rescue. She will |
| farm girl. | | | | laugh all the way to the bank. |
| I have never understood how uneducated or little | | | | Keep in mind that not only will she be playing you; she |
| educated lasses from Northeastern Thailand can pull | | | | will have other sponsors that she is taking for all she |
| the wool over seemingly intelligent men from America, | | | | can get too. Some of the girls will juggle 5 or 6 |
| Europe, Australia and the rest of the 1st world | | | | relationships, receive monthly stipends, and coordinate |
| countries. | | | | visits that don't overlap. And do all this without a |
| The girls may also claim that their mother is sick, their | | | | blackberry. |
| brother is in jail, their grandfather died, or their sister | | | | They are very convincing and know what buttons on |
| needs money for school. Lies, lies, lies. Don't fall for the | | | | the farang (foreigner) to push. They share information |
| scam. They can be so convincing and sound so sweet | | | | at the bars, massage parlors, and beauty shops. They |
| and innocent that we feel we have to help them. After | | | | know how to copy and paste sad sob stories to email |
| all, we have discretionary money and they are so, so | | | | to you. They have someone to translate for them and |
| poor. They play on your heartstrings and know that it | | | | help them write those money soliciting emails. |
| works. It may not work on every one of their contacts | | | | Don't surrender to these little girls. They may seem |
| but they will find someone stupid who will send them | | | | sweet and innocent but they can be ruthless and |
| money. | | | | conniving. It is kind of like the car salesman. He has the |
| Most likely they won't pull this until after you have left | | | | advantage since he sells cars every day and you only |
| and gone home to your country. They will call you or | | | | buy a car once every five years. The girls have the |
| send you an email and initially test the waters. If they | | | | advantage over wide-eyed, drunk, "handsome me" in |
| find you lonely and missing your girl in Thailand, they will | | | | Thailand. |
| strike and try to get all they can. Usually they start out | | | | As cynical as this sounds, there are some good ladies |
| small and increase the amounts as they go on. This is | | | | in Thailand - you just have to hunt for them and look in |
| similar to what legitimate charities do. | | | | places besides bars and massage parlors. |
| They will profess their love, promise to meet you and | | | | Be safe and smart. Use your big head to think and |
| take care of you when you return, as long as you help | | | | don't fall for the sick buffalo story. |
| them out with their problem. | | | | |