I happen to believe that prostitution is not always a horrendous crime against women. If they are not being coerced, imprisoned or assaulted, women have the right to use their body in any way they choose. Men that patronize these women in a non-violent way do not disturb my liberal moral sensibility.

The great majority of women in the Western world, however, view 'johns' with contempt, be they in Pattaya or Perth or Pittsburgh.