Young NGO Guy at WTF in the Bangkok Night

"Young NGO Guy at WTF in the Bangkok Night" - Chris Coles

In the heart of Bangkok's trendy Thonglor District, WTF bar/cafe/gallery is a beacon for well-heeled young Thais either going or having gone to universities in North America, UK, Europe or Australia and youngish Expats from the West trying to do Bangkok without the noir......everybody's hip, well-intentioned, alert and educated....lots of female Expats too, happy to have found at least one place in the Bangkok Night where not only are they welcome but actually noticed, approached and appreciated...........

Khmer Girl in War Paint

"Khmer Girl in War Paint" - Chris Coles

Every night, before starting work at the bar, she prepares for battle, hoping to survive and live another day............

Bar Girl from Surin in Bangkok

"Bar Girl from Surin in Bangkok" - Chris Coles

Her two kids are with her mother in Surin, living in a little shack on stilts.....she works at the bar in Sukhumvit twenty-eight days a month with two days off, rents a cubicle room for 2500 baht per month, spends 100 baht a day on food and transport....whatever's left goes back to Surin.........