I know exactly why on the Filipino and Vietnamese part, but curious to hear from
@JohnnyPunter 's takes on this

@OldMacdonald For the aunties? Yeah, the story usually goes something like this...
For the aunties? Yeah, the story usually goes something like this...
They landed a job where English isn't really needed, slog away 8–12 hours a day, seven days a week, and take home around $800–1,000 cash a week.
Then someone tells them all it takes is a one-day "massage therapist" course. Spend another $100 at a Dominion Rd salon to get dolled up (in most case, they wont even need to pay, it will be deducted from her first day work). Within the first couple of days, they've already pocketed what they'd earn in a whole week stacking shelves in the storeroom at Taiping. Then they start hearing gossip during the break time how ex staff is earning few more k a week so the curiosity lead to another...
Before long, a mamasan or operator comes along, recruiting them ,you know the type — juggling 10 or 12 iphone 8 with an $8 monthly plan, each tied to a different online ad.
The rest... well, you can join the dots.
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