20K Tea Money

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Dear Hillary,

One of the girls at work has told me that she wants to be a “pretty”, one of these girls in strange outfits that are seen at shows round the place.  She has to pay 20,000 baht to this go-between to get the job. This sounds like a con to me. What do you think?

Charlie

Dear Charlie,

You are asking the wrong person, Petal. I didn’t even get second prize in the beauty contest, they wouldn’t even let me enter.  Finder’s fees are just another type of ‘tea money’.  Of course they can only work for about five years if they are lucky.  Not my cup of tea (money)!