Guest Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 Thailand without prostitution. Isn't that...Laos??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check_bin_krap Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 "Yea.....but a lot of the (rural farmers) lives are better BECAUSE of these girls (daughters). New TV, fridgerator, etc. IMO, in asking if Thailand would be better off without prostitution, you need to specify for who? The sex tourist? The bar girl? The farm families in Udon Thani? The hotel industry? The street food seller? The average Thai male????" Sure, many families are better off because their daughters prostituting themselves. But are these ways and values of long term gain for them and their children? Maybe Thailand would be better off focusing on other ways to get a living for those people? As others put it, it is about money. It is not done overnight to change these things. It is not possible to eliminate prostitution, but it should be possible to reduce it. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 It's actually quite sad when you think about it. -------------------------- As i said, made on the back of these women. For the governement, the money made from tourists is probably more substantial than the thai guy getting his kicks and going home, even if he boozed a bit. But the tourist still spends money on hotels, air-con restaurants, clothes, transportation, etc.... One should read about the programs of world institutions to accelerate tourism in "friendly" non-communist countries in the 60s, where money was both lent and provided, western expertise freely given how to best attract the foreign tourist, while at the same time USA contracted the thai governement to build R&R sites for the bulging contingent of US soldiers, all of this coming to collusion when the war was over, and the tourist could fill in the bar stools left vacant, the recipe being used to build more and more R&R, this time during peace time. Not that it is to be seen as an immoral goal, tourism per se, but just making the point it took more than NOK coming to the big city, and John the punter to make the nightlife going full speed ahead. Of course, IMO.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 What I'm picking up from this thread is another case of White men determining what is best for the poor, benighted natives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 for who? The sex tourist? The bar girl? The farm families in Udon Thani? The hotel industry? The street food seller? The average Thai male? High Thaied quotes it nicely. For some it would be better, but for others worse. Anyway, this is a silly thing to imagine....LOS without prostitution??? Too unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 another case of White men determining what is best for the poor, benighted natives. ------------------------ you have to admit we take care of them a lot better than their governments, and maybe family, deadbeat husband for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check_bin_krap Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 "What I'm picking up from this thread is another case of White men determining what is best for the poor, benighted natives." Believe it or not, parents who care for their children don't want them to end up as prostitutes. Thats the same in Thailand and western countries. About Laos? Are you serious? There are similarities in culture and ethic wise with NE Thailand. Thats all, its 2 different worlds when it comes to development, politics and problems. Laos is still a shit poor 3rd world country. Thailand is not. Prostitution or not does not make a difference here. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 There are quite a few parents in the North who sell their daughters for the sake of a refrigerator or TV/VCR, after seeing the goodies the neighbors got for selling theirs. Sometimes it's not outright selling, just sending them out on their own. Happens more than you might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 As for Laos...Well, ib3 knew what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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