What little customers were around, had no money to spend.
Tom, a live streamer, started the night at a bar in Pattaya.
I'd seen him before.
He never begged.
He bought the girls drinks and basically had a good time.
I wanted those good times to last.
So I bought them drinks.
So did a few other generous souls.
I contributed to about the same amount Gartland begged from me, $500 bucks.
Tom kept on chanting, 'Gartland is a cock sucker.'
Then I'd send another $50, requesting the bar girls to say, 'Gartland is a dog.'
I was highly entertained and it soothed my piles and lubed my ego.
I'm really generous when I'm not pressured.
I gave handsomely so these girls could go home with a full stomach.
Tom, the live streamer, made sure most of the funds he received went back into the bar.
It was a rare glimpse into how a white guy helped Thais without asking anything in return.
Are you listening Gartland?
You should. There are still good people out there, nowhere near as jaded as you.
As Tom made his way back to his guesthouse, a ladyboy ran up to him and tried to steal his phone.
'You come to Thailand and make money, you fucker.'
He did make money and pumped it all back into the bar.
I saw it with my own eyes.
In the end, I had the whole bar chanting, Far Side, Far Side.
For the life of me, I can't find the link.
It's as if it never happened.
You must give.
And yes, I got so much in return.
That I helped out five bar girls.
And Tom the live streamer deserves a medal for what he is doing.
There still is goodness in this world.
'I gotta give it to those Thai babes, 'said Max, 'they make the best Air Asia stewardesses.'
Oh, Thai Airways too, I replied, 'I always loved it, they never got angry and just served drinks all the time.... smooth as silk.'
And if I was to pick a charity again, I'd donate to this Pattaya bar any day. Certainly better value than Save the Animals, or Contribute to John Gartland's Retirement Fund.
