Paedophilia used to be commonplace, but we realised consent was a bit important and so stopped trading and marrying off children. Something being historically accepted doesn't mean we have to believe the same today. Times change and people become more informed.

Prostitution is for the most part an enforced occupation, the girls would do anything else but had they a say in the matter. They don't. Their choice, their consent, is removed from the transaction.

What's a poor male FT to do? How about use your hand? I lived in China for two years, I'm not attracted to Chinese men and it wasn't until my second year that I met a guy who I was in relationship with. Being alone does not automatically mean you exploit women who have no choice. It means you become intimately acquainted with you hand. If you lived in England or America and didn't have a gf, you wouldn't be out visiting brothels... You do in China because it's cheap and more readily available without as much risk of prosecution. You exploit these girls because it is convenient for you. Selfish and thoughtless.

Some of you bible bashing, moral brigade idiots need to spend more time living in more liberal minded European countries.

I don't think anyone in this thread has quoted the bible or mentioned being a christian? If I missed any reference, then I apologize profusely. However, I did not personally mind his reference, and I merely replied with some info that I thought may be helpful about food, much like your info about the coffee, that is also spot on. Vietnamese coffee is great, and never met anyone who has had anything bad to say about it. I think SB may well like it there, and that he just slipped up and did not mean to cause offence by asking about prostitution.

Cheers,
Sludge

The point is bot whether or not SB can make his own decisions, it is very much whether or not the girl he is renting can.

I don't usually agree with John O'Shea but I agree with this post. Entirely.

It might help if you explain why you agree with him entirely. It all sounds like the same old contradictory nonsense to me- same old emotive drivel about the bible-bashers, concluded by the tear-jerking (vomit-inducing)stuff about how he loves his girlfriend....her who gets them plastic ducks and loves him all the more. We need to think very deeply for the women concerned.

I'm not religious in the slightest. My objection isn't theological, it's on the ethical side of it. How on earth can you know for sure if the girl selling herself is doing so because she honestly wants to do that (and I find that hard to believe) or because she is being forced or coerced in some way?

Sorry, but being against prostitution does not make me a prude, not when the statistics are so high for trafficked or coerced women... And Vietnam has a reputation for catering for people who like them young... Wholly unacceptable.

And again, this is a teacher forum, not a sex tourism forum. Adult topics do not offend me but then I also do not think they have a place on a board about ESL teaching. Especially so when in relation to tips on.price and services offered!

And there is a world of difference between sharing an innocent picture of your family and discussing how much a full service prostitute costs. They are two entirely different and incomparable things.

In my private life I have gotten up to all sorts of things, but that is private and not up for discussion on a board that is supposed to be about teaching.

Prostitution is legal in many countries and is to an extent considered to be not completely socially unacceptable. As long as you aren't having sex with under-age, trafficked or enslaved women and they are willing, consenting adults, what the hell is wrong with it? Some of you bible bashing, moral brigade idiots need to spend more time living in more liberal minded European countries.

Also, if you work in a high pressure job and have little time to spend building a relationship or looking after a family, prostitutes can definitely serve a purpose. All men have needs. It's better to go for escorts than brothel workers though, both in terms of ethics and quality. Silverboy appears to be willing to pay far more than he'd probably need to, so I don't worry about him being a 'scumbag sex-tourist.'

Personally, I can't partake in that kind of thing these days. I love my girlfriend very much and don't wish to cheat on her, but I try not to judge others too much, using prostitutes in a responsible way is arguably far better than being a womanising prick that treats normal women in a cheaper and more disposable manner, by f**king and chucking them and so on. Using prostitutes on a regular basis is also better than falling into a loveless relationship with the wrong kind of woman for the sake of a regular guaranteed sex.