Pattaya, Thailand is a modern beachfront city located just about 90 miles south of Bangkok. From Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport it's just an easy hour and a half car or bus ride away. In recent years, Pattaya has become a tourist destination of International repute, mainly because of the reputation of the Pattaya girls as being the easiest in the world to get to know. The shear number of single women in Pattaya who are eager to meet Western men is staggering. It's been estimated to be as high as 30,000.
The number one reason that Western men travel to Pattaya is to meet and interact with Pattaya girls. Thailand is known the world over for its beautiful women and the girls of Pattaya are the best that Thailand offers.
Getting to know the Pattaya girls isn't hard to do, but if you're really considering a serious relationship with one of the ladies of Pattaya, then its helpful to understand the culture and background of these beautiful women.
So, who are these Thai girls who flock to Pattaya to work in the hundreds of bars, discos, and go-go clubs that can be found there?
The majority of the girls that work in Pattaya come from a large region of Northeast Thailand known as Issan. Issan is actually comprised of several individual provinces. The area takes up the whole eastern portion of Thailand and has Laos directly to the north and Cambodia directly to the south.
To understand the girls of Pattaya you have to understand the culture of Issan. Issan is culturally influenced by Laos. In fact many of the girls in Pattaya speak both Thai and Lao.
The economy of Issan is agrarian and the primary source of income in the region is rice growing. Most of the girls who make it down to Pattaya are farmer's daughters, literally. They were raised on primitive farms where they helped out with the planting and harvesting starting at a young age. Their families are extremely poor.
Family life and the security of the family are very important to the girls of Issan. For them the family is the most important part of their life. The girls have the responsibility of taking care of and supporting their parents and grandparents. All of the working girls in Pattaya send money and gifts back home the family in Issan whenever possible.
The girls of Issan are not well educated. Even though the government provides schooling only up through the 12th grade and there are plenty of schools throughout the region, most of the girls drop out of school after the 8th grade. In the poorer communities it's even worse, with a lot of the girls dropping school after the 6th grade so that they can go help on the farms. They literally grow up in the rice fields.
It's not surprising that the girls try to escape their poverty by traveling to Pattaya in search of a more exciting lifestyle and the prospect of meeting a Western man who is able to support them and their extended family back in Issan. In fact, in Issan the girls are traditionally taught that it's preferable to marry-up in status.
It's easy for a first time visitor to be smitten by the beauty and allure of the Pattaya girls. Many a traveler has quickly fallen in love with a girl from Pattaya after only knowing her for a few days. Long term success in a relationship is not as easy, however. You have to take into consideration the huge cultural divide that exists between the typical Issan girl and the typical Western man. It's going to take a lot of work to make a relationship succeed.
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