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  1. #11

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    Oh dear, how very unPC of you to point that out.

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    the new tourism secretary must be doing his job to promote the Philippines.
    Publicity, whether good or bad is still a publicity. with the topic, "sex tourism" interests are drawn.
    Ramon Jimenez is a top PR/Advertising guy, he must be doing it right. Anyway, it's easier to disprove than to prove that 40% tourist visiting are sex tourists. who would admit? unless he is really self proclaimed pervert and he is proud of it and he himself admits that he is a big @#$% LOSER.


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    At the risk of inciting the ire of all and sundry, prostitution is always going to be present when the available jobs for women are even less desirable than being a prostitute, which I think most people would agree is not the preferred job of most women.

    Accordingly, prostitution should be accepted and legalized, especially in places like the Philippines where low prevailing wages make prostitution a reasonable option for some girls. If properly regulated, corruption can be kept to a minimum, the women can have their rights protected, and safe sex can be obligatory (since in a world where prostitution is legalized a john who refuses can be reported to the police).

    If we could all just put aside our ridiculous, Victorian-era morality about 'sex being only between a married male and female' and recognize that we all own our own bodies, the world would be a better place.


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    I said "for instance", which suggests there are other places too. I thought english was your mother tongue.

    Also, I suspect Wan Chai has far more foreigners (ie PDLM's point in his first post) than MongKok or Macau, where there are definitely a lot of hookers but where I suspect the clients are more locals/chinese. I might be wrong of course.

    I know you like going there for beers and apologies if I hurt your feelings by picking on Wan Chai. TST and MK qualify too no issue with this,

    re- Macau, you obviously do not go there very often.

    The hookers are operating:
    1. in the casinos
    2. in the sauna/massage parlors
    3. in the street behind the Lisboa/Holiday Inn

    Not elsewhere.
    Last edited by Mat; 26-09-2011 at 01:21 PM.

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    Is that supposed to be 40% of men, or 40% of people? If it's the latter, that's pretty hard to believe.


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    Try reading the first post again. Carefully this time.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PDLM:
    Try reading the first post again. Carefully this time.
    Would've been quicker for you to type 'men'.

    There's me thinking you were efficient!
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    "Instead, responses showed visitors indulged in shopping (75 per cent), sightseeing (30 per cent) and visiting friends and relatives (11 per cent)."

    Is it just me, or can these statistics be trusted when they add up to 116%??


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    Quote Originally Posted by Freetrader:
    At the risk of inciting the ire of all and sundry, prostitution is always going to be present when the available jobs for women are even less desirable than being a prostitute, which I think most people would agree is not the preferred job of most women.

    Accordingly, prostitution should be accepted and legalized, especially in places like the Philippines where low prevailing wages make prostitution a reasonable option for some girls. If properly regulated, corruption can be kept to a minimum, the women can have their rights protected, and safe sex can be obligatory (since in a world where prostitution is legalized a john who refuses can be reported to the police).

    If we could all just put aside our ridiculous, Victorian-era morality about 'sex being only between a married male and female' and recognize that we all own our own bodies, the world would be a better place.
    I agree. I don't want to be a prostitute and honestly struggle to understand why men use them, but I do think that if they were legalised (as they are in Melbourne, for example) then it's much easier to ensure that they can be regulated (with health advantages), protected (as noted above), taxed (for the good of the economy!) and prevent the pimps taking advantage of the women etc etc. In an illegal industry, nobody benefits. As a legal industry, everyone wins. I really don't see why people object to legalising it - if anything I suspect the prevalence decreases when the "thrill of the illegal" is taken away!

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    Quote Originally Posted by vinyljunky:
    "Instead, responses showed visitors indulged in shopping (75 per cent), sightseeing (30 per cent) and visiting friends and relatives (11 per cent)."

    Is it just me, or can these statistics be trusted when they add up to 116%??
    All that says is the people do more than one thing on holiday. DUH.

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