Well perhaps you might like to think about their side of the coin, right now.
Tourism has close to dried up because of the political problems/concerns, evidenced by news reports. Many bars have close to zero customers, and their owners can't pay the rent, the electricity etc. In Pattaya it has been the custom (opposite to Bangkok bars) that go go boys are on a small guaranteed salary (if they turn up for work), and it would not surprise if many of the bar owners have also stopped paying the small salary element, simply because of a lack of funds. Already quite a few bars have closed. Tourism will probbaly spring back, but not for at least a few months, and in any case right now is still low season.
Many of the over zealous boys who now surround you are simply desperate for a small tip and hopefully an off, simply to survive. Maybe it's not what you want but it's the economic realities of the situation. Life ain't easy.
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