The same reason bums get into a rut. At least in Thailand...
I watched one documentary where they interviewed some beach bum. An American black guy, 50ish, and healthy from the look of things, though he wore bummy clothes and probably stunk to high heaven. He said: "No one shoots at me here. I gots lots of nice friends who look after me. No drug runners comin' to plug my ass in my sleep. I like it better here than New York though I'm still broke. Way better life. I ain't starvin' here neither."
Could he improve himself in Thailand? Raise himself above his admittedly comfortable bum life? Sure, just like so many other busted dudes there. Will they? Probably not. Most won't for the simple reason that doing so would require stepping out of their comfort zone and taking a risk.
I watched one documentary where they interviewed some beach bum. An American black guy, 50ish, and healthy from the look of things, though he wore bummy clothes and probably stunk to high heaven. He said: "No one shoots at me here. I gots lots of nice friends who look after me. No drug runners comin' to plug my ass in my sleep. I like it better here than New York though I'm still broke. Way better life. I ain't starvin' here neither."
Could he improve himself in Thailand? Raise himself above his admittedly comfortable bum life? Sure, just like so many other busted dudes there. Will they? Probably not. Most won't for the simple reason that doing so would require stepping out of their comfort zone and taking a risk.