i have learnt to do what my wife says!
Completely agree. At the root of the problem is poverty. There's said to be 600,000 people working as prostitutes in the Philippines. I would be very cautious about criticising them as they may argue there is no other work available. But it's a dangerous occupation with the risks of violence and sexually transmitted diseases ( both for prostitutes and "clients"). At least "webcam models" don't run those risks ... but as with prostitutes, it's a job for them, just an act, and more fool those who pay to watch their "shows".
I find it a quite sad when you see some of the profile pics of girls on dating sites where they have quite revealing clothes (what there was of them) and you can see from the background in the pics that their surroundings are quite poor. Being how bad/pervy some guys can be anyway with girls who have just normal profile pics, it makes we wonder the type of guys that these more revealing profile pics are attracting? But maybe some of these girls are so poor and desperate, that they don't care about what type of guy they are attracting as long as is someone?
Even more sad/worrying when they are only 18/19.I guess some could even be younger as you only have to say that you are over 18.
The sad thing is a lot of sex tourists will also try and date girls online, trying to get free sex with the promise of a rich and wonderful life in the west.. And of course they are heading to countries such as the Philippines, so if the girl turns out to be holding back on sex till say - marriage. Off they go to a gogo bar before the flights home.
I spoke with Rizza's Tita in Cebu who is a doctor who told me how in a few years the country's HIV rate is going to explode, as the figures currently are not quite telling the truth! And how the call centre workers are earning a lot of money for their age (early twenties) and are keeping the sex industry afloat through a lifestyle of drugs and sex.
Interesting to hear from a doctor working in the Philippines. The thread started by asking if a romance might develop without ever looking back ... not only might there be regular visits to a special clinic for treatable sexually transmitted diseases, but also looking forward to the possibility of dying from AIDS or hepatitis B / C some time in the future.
Just as an aside, many "call centre workers" are respectable ; it's the so-called "webcam models" who don't tell their families how they earn their money!
all very PC on here then by the looks of it BUT there are many types of sex tourist who come looking for different things
let me tell you many part of thailand would be a lot poorer without the money that comes from this sex tourism especially in places like Isaan in the north east of thailand and i guess that could go for many parts of the philippines as well.
the PC brigade will tut tut and try and lecture on its evils- and yes to a certain extent i agree with some of what they say especially regarding underage etc
but a lot of guys have met their wives an gf's this way and are very happy.
i have been to places like Pattaya and AC and seen this sex tourism first hand but i have also been upcountry and seen the benefits western money can bring to a family/village/community.
i could go on and on about this subject but i guess my stay on the board wouldnt last long if i did
all sex toursits are not bad guys is all i will say
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
Have you ever been to most of the cities in the UK?
Sex is for sale everywhere, just look at the adverts in the tabloids and observe what people do.
I would have thought that if somebody wanted sex, they wouldn't have to fly to get it.
Just go into any bar in the UK too and wait until it is close to closing time when everybody is tanked up.
Sex is everywhere and always has been.
And besides, prostitution is not a new profession........
Nah, no PC brigade here. I think everyone will agree with you about the money it brings. But there are good and bad things the sex trade brings to south east asia.
But the bad can often be people trafficking and slavery
To be honest, I think we have discussed it many times on here how a woman with a few kids to look after in Pinas or Thailand who goes into prostitution should not be looked down on, she is after all a fighter in many ways. But it is simply a shame that the country is so poor that sex tourism is a contributing part of the economy!
No, the sex tourism industry will always be around. Even if we got the rest of the world up to the same level as the west in terms of wealth and public infrastructure. The reason is because men will always buy sex, no matter how much the cost is.
Here in Manchester, there are over 50 brothelsI doubt they contain women who need to send money back home (although a few might), but are filled with women from all walks of life. Yet here in the UK many will tell you there is no need to sell your body for sex, but there are many who choose to do so. And the money is there to be made! So sex tourism will never end in south east Asia, so long as western men want to have easy sex with Asian women.
But one of the worst parts of this (to me). Is the lack of respect that many of these men show to the women of these countries they frequent. The term LBFM is commonly used to describe Thai or Filipino women, it stands for "little brown f****** machines".
Hi Northerner - I agree with everything you said (although I will have to take your word for it about the 50 brothels in Manchester). They say it is the oldest trade in the world and I suspect that they (whoever they may be) are correct. I just wanted to bleat a little about the corruption over here as it really does get my goat. I try to be fair in all walks of my life and with all people I deal with. I just get so p***** off when I see the blatent corruption here and the general acceptance that "That's the way it is, so why try to change it."
Sorry - Will climb down off my soap-box now.
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