Tony Crossley here. Please allow me to clarify one or two things.  The ‘Pattaya Patty’ brand name is administered by my friend and co-author Patcha Boonjaeng. She also runs the Pattaya Patty Facebook page.  

          ‘Pattaya Patty’ is a character I first based on a sassy lass I met when I was teaching English in the Bangkok suburbs. It came about when a girl student (17) saw the cover of my 2^nd book :

          “The other?” I was asked. It was an awkward moment, as in class I hadn’t covered English jargon for sex. I then did and saw Thai kids amused at how we Westerners hide unease at matters sexual with innuendo, coarseness or giggles. Americans can’t stand the word ‘toilet’, in movies using ‘bathroom’ in scenes it is the last thing you’d find (like in a forest). In the ‘TROY’ movie, Brad Pitt’s Achilles could not be shown true to the original story. Why? Audiences would not accept a hero with a male lover. In short, today’s wide view of sexuality is behind that of 2500 years ago. Anyway, ‘Patty’ on the book’s cover transfixed the girl.

          “She’s beautiful,” She said. “Your girlfriend?” About to say it was just a cartoon, I saw romance fantasy on her face that is lost with the wonder years of youth. I didn’t spoil it.

          “Yes, my girlfriend,” I replied. Afterwards regularly asked by students ‘how is Patty’ led to an idea of using an avatar to represent some of the Thai women I met. One, ‘Peachy’ was born in the UK to a Thai mother / English father. When he died, her mother and she, at 17, moved to Bangkok to be with her half-sister (same mother and Thai father). Thai in looks, her English is as English as can be.

          Pattaya Patty now represents Thai teachers I’ve worked with, students I’ve taught, friends (incl. Facebook), ships that passed in the night and those that came extra close.  

          This site will continue to be developed with various pages. Please feel free to leave your questions, comments and/or suggestions.