Hillary
Under age?
Dear Hillary,
I am a little worried about the age of some of these girls working in the bars. Don’t they have to be 20?...
Chocs and champers
Dear Hillary,
Had a heated discussion (argument) the other night in the bar. Are Thai women romantic, it was all about. I say that they...
Are we all happy then?
Dear Hillary,
What’s with the Happy Zones I read about in the paper? Is this another way to close the night entertainment? Pattaya isn’t a...
Side saddle
Dear Hillary,
I’m a bit new to Thailand, so I’m probably not the first to ask this, but why do Thai women sit sideways on...
Platform riding boots
Dear Hillary,
Platform soles are back again I see. Don’t these girls know how silly they look, perched on five inch platforms. Is it the...
Buy me another cola
Dear Hillary,
A couple of weeks ago a reader wrote to you with a worry over bar girls and their requests for “buy me drink”....
Mike Baird compulsory viewing
Dear Hillary,
You have often mentioned books that newcomers to Thailand should read and you should add “Falangs in Thailand” to that list. These cartoon...
A real expat
Dear Hillary,
I love your column. I have been coming to Asia from the US for 15 years. I bought a condominium here, got a...
Can beggars be choosers?
Dear Hilary,
I need your advice - I often walk past Thai women sitting in the gutters on the street of main stream Pattaya, with...
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