"I normally get 2000 baht for ST" said in an angry voice late at night to someone they have picked as an easy mark is a sure-fire winner. How many guys get cowered into coughing up extra because they are unsure what happens next? Plenty in my experience.
Good for you S&W for grabbing her arm & taking your camera back. Its hard to say where that episode was going but if they sense fear or weakness on our part, then they will exploit it for all they are worth.
The LB P4P scene is full of girls who know this game plan & they love newcomers. Why do you think that the first questions they ask are "how many times you been to Thailand?" & "how long you stay here?".
"I arrived yesterday & this is my first time in Thailand" is something you must never say if you want to avoid trouble. But they will keep asking questions & will usually figure out your newbie status.
The whole charade of
Angie asking you how much you paid was to establish whether she was in for an easy night or whether she had to psyche herself up for an argument. I am very wary when girls start fussing about the money first. And always get them to acknowledge what they agreed to. It won't mean much later when she is screaming for "her usual fee" but it something to throw at her.
And your line that "all sweetness disappeared" before you even got down to business indicates that she wasn't going to fuck you anyway. My god, she must have really taken you for an easy mark. It isn't easy to pick the good ones out but anyone hanging around the bunch of old pro's at the Tequila Bar has learnt from the best. They know how to shake you down every way possible.
BTW, you shouldn't be surprised that the girls have no money for food, almost every working girl in LOS is broke all the time. If you pay them 3000 baht for a LT at 10am, by 11am that money has been transferred home. The girl's Mama (or Papa) NEVER lets up with their constant demands for money. As Juri put it so succinctly, they are all on the verge of a nervous breakdown.