Dear Mr Skater
My wife and I worked hard many years save money our dream open restaurant in soi off Sukhumvit. We give house papers to bank 200,000 baht loan buy lease on shop.
We work every day 6am, my wife not finish 1-2am. She tired, but rent/overheads high we must take care everything not to afford staff. When daughter my best friend (Wan) laid off factory job in Bang-Kae we ask her help when we busy. She lovely,
quiet girl, always respectful and caring to her parents. Her younger brother and sister studying, extra income Wan brought to home help family living expenses and keep 'O' and 'Nid' at school. We all not rich but happy and
content living our simple lives . . .
. . . until you and your type come here!
Wan now working 8 hour day make more THREE time we make! OK, no problem, money shared with family, lucky to them. But then, poor Wan – SHE change! She buy expensive cellphone, clothes and make-up from fashion store in Siam. She go disco not
come home late. Her father want advice to her but she not want listen him. Can you see? Sister Nid say she leave college, why study many year to work nine hour, six day only one month 6000 baht? She see Wan have friends make easy money in the
'tourist trade' Her boyfriend, she know him together 6 year, study for engineer, cry to her. They were to marry when he graduate next year. But money engineer Thailand no same money 'falang' business so she not to stay him
now.
Mr Shaker, you make my heart heavy, not only for me . . for Thailand. My country you change. My people you change. But you think you Mr BIG, so clever, so smart just because have big wallet. But not sensitive, not see, not understand what
you do to us. You have fun, think you big man and all can do by yourself. Look around, Mr Shaker. Open your eyes (maybe open your heart) not hard to see what happen by what you do. Hard work, honesty and respect no more. Easy money, prostitution
and drugs are the unintentional gifts you bring.
Yes, we smile to you, want welcome you to our country but now same we let SNAKE in house.
Mr Shaker, young girl not understand. Parent teach work hard, study, have respect, make family proud – you not think break mothers heart see girl get easy money? You give her, she want more, think she know everything not listen papa.
THEN you say we not care her, not care anything, we only care money. Thai people hate you for you say that! Because you stupid you come here, look down on us, cannot understand our way of life and what you destroy. You think you know better
but you understand NOTHING! Only your money.
I tell you before work 18 hour every day this is life for us. Thai people not rich, everybody like something money buy. But you destroy us, you destroy our family, our way of life. Yes, we are happy we can accept our life what it is for us.
Mr Shaker I tell you this. 5 baht tip you jai-dee. Sanook. Thank you.
50 baht tip and you change us to bad. You make us depend on you, take away our pride and independence.
KEEP YOUR EASY MONEY TO YOURSELF! IT DESTROYS US!
If you want help you can find better ways, real ways to help real people in need. That might take some time and effort from you. But better than just being Mr Big to our young girls in bars.
Stickman's thoughts:
Spot on, a priceless piece!
