Huay Kaew waterfall is a very famous tourist attraction in the past. I usually went there in summer. I couldn’t forget a stream of fresh water, beautiful sceneries and sweet memories I had spent there with my family. But all of these have already vanished. Huay Kaew waterfall is a well-known place for many students to make love with their boyfriend/girlfriend. Lots of rocky areas are used as a natural bedroom for Chiang Mai youths to have sex. As being a teacher, I always hear much news about sex activities of high school students there. Not only at Huay Kaew waterfall, there are so many natural places along the road up to Doi Suthep being used as small sleazy hotels such as Wang Bua Baan and Pha Nguab. Why do they choose to have sex at these places? I asked my students at my college and they said “They don’t have enough money to go to a hotel. Many people have sexual intercourse at this place. Why can’t we do the same?” I was shock.
Their behavior suggests the fact happening now in Thai society. More and more Thai youths are willing to lose their virginity at the early age. They don’t care about Thai culture and social norm about the idea of maintaining women’s virginity before marriage.
Worse than that, they don’t care about the place where they could have sex at all. When place and time match with their sexual needs, here goes having sex. The value of many natural places in Chiang Mai is degrading by our teens to be as their space to sleep with their mates. What will happen if this event is keeping on? Let’s imagine. The run-down Chiang Mai is coming. Is that’s right?
Wanwisa
