World of beer girls, conclusion: hidden
traps
Tuoi Tre
Between the lines
“Many people think beer attendants are bia om
girls, so they have a right to do what they want with our bodies,” said Lan,
22, a native of Bac Lieu province who has held this job for five years. “If
I’m in that situation, I will leave [the drinking table] though I know for
sure my manger or customers are likely to scold me as punishment”.
At nearly 11pm at a restaurant on No Trang Long Street,
Binh Thanh District, a client tipped an attendant named Nhung and suggested,
“Sleep with me?” He waited for a nod from her but she refused. He continued
to ask: “VND3 million (US$150) one night, ok?”, but Nhung shook her head
again. Her patron left in anger.
However, Nhung and Lan are only among a few beer
attendants who refuse to sell themselves for money.
Lai, 18, from Hai Phong, shared with a Tuoi Tre
undercover reporter the sad tale of her friend Thuy. Lai said Thuy left home
for
Since the monthly income of VND2.5 million (US$120)
that her boyfriend earns as a café waiter is not enough to support living in
an expensive city like HCMC, Thuy took a job as a beer attendant, which she
believed would pay well. Thuy also agrees to go out with her clients after work
to earn extra money, but tries to hide this fact from her boyfriend.
“Thuy said she loves him so much so she wants to save
money for their future,” Lai said.
Meanwhile, Thu, from Tra Vinh province, who has been a
beer attendant for six years, agrees to be the mistress of her patrons,
provided that they have money and she has affection for them.
“The money I earn as a beer attendant is unstable,
while I have to spend a lot on clothes and make-up. If they want me to hang
out with them and I have feelings for them, why would I say no?”, she asked.
Hired not only to drink
It is inevitable in this world that beer attendants are
paid for drinking, but are paid more to become concubines or mistresses of
rich clients, who often promise to provide them with a better life.
A 24-year-old attendant named Ly, from Lam Dong
province, has charmed many male clients with her beautiful face. One such
client is T., the deputy director of a major bank branch in District 3. T.,
40, is good-looking and has a good sense of humor, and they began to talk
regularly after their first meeting at a drinking table.
T. told Ly that his wife is sterile, and they married
10 years ago. One month after their first meeting, T. decided he wanted to
live with Ly, and promised: “Give me time, I will ask my wife for a divorce
and live with you”.
Believing what he said, Ly agreed to live with T. in a
rented room on
Their romantic moments lasted until the day T.’s wife
found a sweet SMS that Ly had sent to her husband. Afterwards, in front of
his wife, T. told Ly that it was all “just for fun”.
“I devoted all my life to him so I was severely
depressed after that and wanted to commit suicide, although I was afraid of
death,” Ly said in tears.
“But I decided to continue my life because we are hired
to drink, so we might also be hired to be their lovers,” she said.
Ut Hong is in the same situation. She is currently living
in a rented room in an alley on
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Thứ Hai, 10 tháng 6, 2013
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