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" I remember when everyone wanted long time and seemed just happy to get a customer , 1000 Baht was the norm and no one argued about money " - The words of a friend recently . And that's it in a nutshell , it wasn't that long ago . I never really paid much attention to sponsors and over payers before , it never really effected me however recently it reared its head . With the onset of the smartphone and social media some people are really losing the plot in my opinion . I'll give a few examples - I called up a ladyboy who I've known a long time and gone with a few times in the past and she's always been great fun , so this time I call her to arrange to meet and she seems a little non committal so I ask her does she want to meet or not ? After a long pause she agrees . Later that night I'm still intrigued about this so I ask her did she not want to meet ? She sighs and say's she knows me a long time but I only pay in her words "small money " and that she is popular now and gets big money . As you can imagine this doesn't exactly go down well but I don't let it spoil my evening , I just make a mental note never to take her again . When we get talking she shows me a few messages from customers , had I not seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it ....one guy who lives up country travels to Pattaya for the weekend and pays her 17.000 Baht for a night .... Yes you read it right Seventeen Thousand Baht ! Another girl I was with in a bar showed me a message from some guy in the same bar asking how much I was paying and offering to double it . I saw a poll recently on another forum where the perceived average long time rate in Pattaya is now averaging at 2-3000 Baht plus tip for good service and taxi money ! And I won't even start about sponsors and some of the crazy sums of money they send . Now OK the over payers will trot out the same old chestnut " My money up to me " as will the sponsors but this really is getting crazy . I'm not a cheap charlie trying to screw people for a bargain but people need to get real here . My belief is that all this overpaying comes from insecurity so the guy believes he must blow all potential competition out of the water by paying way over the odds .... but is he getting 2,3.4 10 times the service ? Is he shite . It Isn't the end of the world you will rarely get turned down over money but some people really need a reality check . Do these good guys think their extra tips go straight home to mum and dad ? Or could it be the Thai guy with the bouffant hair and half grown mustache at the local karaoke who is laughing all the way to the bank ? But then again - My money up to me !!!!!!