Dear Hillary,
Although as you stated prostitution has been around for ever, but it was bought (sic) to light in the 19th century by an American Widow who went to Siam as a Nanny to the Royal Household.
Named Anna (Deborah Kerr) she soon attracted the attention of King Yul and taught him a few new dance steps, all the rage in America.
King Yul was so overcome that he set her up in her own condo and showered her with gifts. Legend has it that when the word of this spread to Issan and Loas (sic) all the young women ventured out to seek their own Prince Charming.
The years rolled on and one night at Kings Cross a young Tasmanian girl (Mary Donaldson, a commoner) happened to be in a Sydney night club when she met a guy named Fred (Prince Frederik of Denmark) out for the night with the boys. Fred fell into the same trap as King Yul and set Princess Mary up in a palace in Denmark.
So if Anna and Mary can hit the jackpot, why not Nid, Lek or Malee? The Thai girls know it is a dark swamp they must enter with lots of pitfalls such as snakes frogs and pimps but it is a chance they must take to support their families and keep the Buffalo healthy. (PS, Tasmania would be Australia’s Issan.)
Arnie
Dear Arnie,
Just where did you get that drivel from? Watching re-runs of The King and I on CNN? Anna Leonowens (played by Ms Kerr in the fictionalized movie) had a very small part to play in the Royal Household of King Mongkut (played by Yul Brynner). She was not “set up in a condo”. Her book has been shown to be a complete make believe. Try Google as a source.
The romance of Prince Frederik and Princess Mary is a modern day fairy tale, and it could be argued that she struck it lucky. I prefer to think they fell madly in love.
And finally, Tasmania is Australia’s Issan? Just how did you come up with that? Please brush up on your spelling and facts, before you bombard me again!
