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[Zucr For Massage]

When you said bait and switch / scamsters, do you by any chance mean LE is involved?

I'd like some advice here please. I'll be in Bahrain this weekend, and for the first time, I'm going to call this lady from Massage Republic to my hotel for a meet up. Good idea or risky? How is the experience from MR in Bahrain for others?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

How did your meet up go? More pointers on the MR costs and quality would be beneficial to the group.

ZFM.

[Zucr For Massage]

Been to Pars on Wednesday with a friend & found a mid twenties Thai girl with an angelic face. I had to have her, unfortunately she was booked up for the night already. So, arranged to meet her next day. Picked her from Pars next day at 6. Pars had a better collection than usual, she said Thai contingent comes early during weekends. Good info, will remember that.

Took her home for two hours. 50 BD Plus 5 BD Tip. Nice assets & attitude, but lacks experience. A reminder for me to stick to late twenties / early thirties bracket.

Seen another bubbly one at Pars, may be next weekend.

Happy Mongering friends.

ZFM.

[CaliTexMex]

Pulled two girls this past weekend. One from Busters. She was late 20's Thai, beautifully done fake tits with a slim figure. She was alone with a friend and near last call I approached and sealed the deal. 30 BHD for a massage with full service. She actually gave about a 30 minute massage before getting down to business. She showered me after the fact and quickly got dressed to head out for her next shag. She asked for 5 BHD taxi money. Gave her 2 BHD and told her to not push her luck.

The next night met up with a Thai group in club XS as Cavallo was not budging on the 5 BHD entry fee. Turned out being a wise choice. My girl was quite young and new to the scene. We went as a mixed group to Premier Hotel 5th floor right before last call to skip the entry fee. There we had several drinks, chatted, and ate some decent food. During this time other girls were quite aggressive and were almost fighting over attention. What a treat! Ended up leaving with my girl and had a very passionate GFE session. She was begging me for a round two, but I could not get it up again. She took the 30 BHD and went back to her girlfriends.

Have the contacts of both girls and still keep in touch. What a wonderful time. I wonder how long the Navy ship is in town. Someone said it landed last week.

[Danny1971]

Has anyone seen this lady before? I think she used to advertise on MR but not any more. I'm seeing her next week hopefully.

[Danny1971]

Great summary, I back up everything you say.

[Zucr For Massage]

When you said bait and switch / scamsters, do you by any chance mean LE is involved?

I'd like some advice here please. I'll be in Bahrain this weekend, and for the first time, I'm going to call this lady from Massage Republic to my hotel for a meet up. Good idea or risky? How is the experience from MR in Bahrain for others?

Thanks in advance.

Hi BR,

Not sure about MR, no experience, my experience is limited to Badoo, and I won't touch them again irrespective of how good the profile looks.

By bait & switch I mean they share good looking profile, and either send you a different lady or at the last moment tell you the said lady is not available. No LE involvement.

Hope this helps.

ZFM.

[Troyster]

When you said bait and switch / scamsters, do you by any chance mean LE is involved?

I'd like some advice here please. I'll be in Bahrain this weekend, and for the first time, I'm going to call this lady from Massage Republic to my hotel for a meet up. Good idea or risky? How is the experience from MR in Bahrain for others?

Thanks in advance.

Worked for me just fine. But I did incall. Don't see why out call would be any different.

[Blood Red]

Nice report Infestix, you captured the main Thai venues in Bahrain.

If I may take the liberty, would like to add Pars hotel (an old PRC hang out, but lately thai numbers have gone up. Plus they have a club on first floor that holds Thai night often) & Premier Hotel which has some tasty options in their Ground floor bar and the Thai club upstairs.

Badoo has been a hit and miss for me. My regular is on yet another vacation (long one this time) so I have been active on the prowl. Being lazy to go to bars I have been relying on Badoo. SO far taken four from Badoo. And not one was up to expectations. Better avoided. Pictures are often photoshopped and old, as well bait & switch is rife. A victim of the former, narrowly avoided the latter There are certain user IDs one must avoid like plague in Badoo, they are scamsters. Just to warn you guys. Lesson learned is, there is nothing like good old "inspection & buy" at the bars.

When you said bait and switch / scamsters, do you by any chance mean LE is involved?

I'd like some advice here please. I'll be in Bahrain this weekend, and for the first time, I'm going to call this lady from Massage Republic to my hotel for a meet up. Good idea or risky? How is the experience from MR in Bahrain for others?

Thanks in advance.

[Zucr For Massage]

Ramee California, where popular Buffalo is located, is closed. Thats a shame. Heard from some girls that some altercation took place leading to closure / suspension.

Looks the regulars now flow to nearby Premier.

ZFM.

[Zucr For Massage]

Nice report Infestix, you captured the main Thai venues in Bahrain.

If I may take the liberty, would like to add Pars hotel (an old PRC hang out, but lately thai numbers have gone up. Plus they have a club on first floor that holds Thai night often) & Premier Hotel which has some tasty options in their Ground floor bar and the Thai club upstairs.

Badoo has been a hit and miss for me. My regular is on yet another vacation (long one this time) so I have been active on the prowl. Being lazy to go to bars I have been relying on Badoo. SO far taken four from Badoo. And not one was up to expectations. Better avoided. Pictures are often photoshopped and old, as well bait & switch is rife. A victim of the former, narrowly avoided the latter There are certain user IDs one must avoid like plague in Badoo, they are scamsters. Just to warn you guys. Lesson learned is, there is nothing like good old "inspection & buy" at the bars.

[Infestix74]

Hotel Bars / Night Clubs. I will focus on Thai girls. The three main Hotels for Thai girls in Juffair are Ramee International, Ramee Palace and the Grand Juffair Hotel. Busters Bar is a very small bar located outside the front entrance to the Grand Juffair Hotel. By 800 pm it will be uncomfortably filled with Thai girls. You will find Diamonds in the rough once in a while. There is no entrance fee which is nice since you can do a one beer look around and move on. Out of the Thai girl bars I think the women here tend to be older than the other bars. There is also Wranglers Bar located inside the hotel. There is a wide selection of girls of various ethnicity. The bar becomes a night club at 8 pm but is not really worth checking out until after 10 pm. I prefer bars over night clubs. Night clubs are crowded, loud, you can't really pull the girls until later in the evening, the dimness of the clubs favor not so good looking women. One plus is that it is easier to engage / approach women when they are grinding against you. Wranglers has an entrance fee when it becomes a night club and has a DJ.

Ramee Palace has Match Point, a pool table bar. This is worth checking out if you are into Thai Girls. This is not the easiest place to play to pool if you are interested because there is not enough pool tables and the set up with the crowds are not conducive for playing pool. The bar is a little hard to find and the easiest way is to walk through the hotel parking lot area vice going to the hotel reception and getting directions through the hotel lobby maze. Thai girls start to arrive by 6 pm and by 9 pm it is wall to wall Thai girls. On Thursdays and Fridays it is almost uncomfortable on how many Thai girls are in there. There are easily 4 to 5 girls per guy. With that kind of ratio it is easy to find a least one girl that meets your criteria. The girls do not really approach you, so you have to make the first move. When it really gets full you are literally grinding on girls just trying to get to the bar. Stunner have regular customers, so go early and be aggressive early if you really want that girl that has look you just have to have. Dublin bar is also located at the hotel. It is like a college bar, It has a pretty good live band in the evenings and some freelancer talent. It's a nice change of pace from the atmosphere of Match Point but for Thai girl action Match Point is one of the better places in Juffair.

Ramee International: So far this is my favorite place for several reason. First I find it easy to get a room at this hotel for the weekend. I do not take women back to my apartment. Yes it costs more, but life has taught me, better to err on the side of caution because when it goes bad in your home,.it can go really bad. The bar is close to American Alley and I like the ease to pull a Thai girl and bring her to my room there. I prefer long time when I can with a girl. I just love repeated session and morning sex is just so good.

Cosmopolitan is a true pool table bar. It is located on the first floor of the hotel. It is fairly large, seating in my opinion is horrible but if you like Thai girls or pool then this is the bar for you, if you like both then this is a must bar to visit. The bar opens at noon, but you will not find any Thai girls until night time. They begin to arrive at 5:30 at night and most are there by 6:30. It does not have the numbers of Match Point but Cosmopolitan has more of a hang out feel, just a good bar to bullshit at. The girls will make their rounds and introduce themselves to you and shake your hand. All the girls will engage you in a game in you pool if you desire to break the ice. There's a couple of stunner at the bar, and I love watching a spinner with a nice ass playing pool. Lighting is very good at the bar to conduct your "interviews".

If you want the night club feel then Rocky's is outside and around the back of the hotel. It is large bar that becomes a night club. On weekends they have a DJ and a pretty good live band. There is an entrance fee and plenty of women are available. This bar actually has a pretty good vibe, and the girls here are actually really having fun here. A lot of Badoo Thai Girls are at this bar, its almost like a rogue gallery. You go here and then recognize all these girls you have been chatting with online. Like most night clubs it has poor lighting and is loud, not good for conversations.

Cosmopolitan Experiences: I very recently pulled two girls from this bar. First girl I fell in lust from her online pictures on Badoo. I just had to fuck her. Not a spinner, taller fuller and exquisite body. A solid 8 body maybe a 7 in face but I had to have her. I saw her in person from afar on a couple of recon visits into the bar and she looked even better in person, she had an ass that had to be hit. I tried to arrange a day time meeting with her outside the bar during the day through Badoo but she did not respond to my queries. One night at the bar my lust overwhelmed me, I ambushed her as she came out of the bathroom. I offered to buy her a drink so I could begin my interview process, she said the right things and I took her all night to my room at Ramee International. Even though the bar is associated with the hotel and you could easily just ride the elevator straight to your room, the girl will still take you to the lobby so she can give them a copy of her passport and your room number. The girls do not take the main elevator but a side elevator, some sort of gentlemen agreement with the staff. The session was good, but not fantastic. She was a little shy. If am paying money then I sorta expect fantastic. So I will not be adding her to my starting rotation. I got her out of my system but I really did love seeing that ass bounce. Oddly enough I have gotten quite a few "shy" Thai girls in Bahrain. I am not talking fake shy but genuinely shy. This is high ratio from my past experiences because of the multitude of Thai girls I have fucked in Thailand were very much not shy though some had a fake modesty trait.

The second girl I met recently on a recon mission to Cosmopolitan. I did not even have a room that night. I was just planning to have a beer and see what I could see. I did have a room lined up for the next day. Several girls introduced themselves while I was at the bar but I was adamant I did not want company. Also I was just wasting time to go to Rocky's, the mission for that night. I also like to choose the girl and not have the girl choose me. The sixth girl tapped me on my shoulder and I was about to go into my I do need company tonight speech when I saw an absolute spinner stunner, a solid 8 face, body, breasts and ass. She was young had braces and an amazing smile, instant Hardon at the bar. She says the most amazing thing to me, she looks me in the eye and softly says "you want me" how the fuck do you respond to that, so I answered her honestly, yes. There was no doubt I was going to fuck her. So we agree on a price for an hour and she has a short time hotel. We go down the side elevator, outside the hotel across the parking lot from Rocky's bar to a side hotel. About a 1 minute walk, very convenient. For an hourly fuck flat, pretty decent hotel. I did not have to pay the hotel, the girls have some prearrange agreement, though I did see her give the desk 5 bd. I did have to provide an ID for the reception which is pretty standard for short time flats. I had a very good session with her. She also was pretty shy, but open to trying things. Whenever you find a stunner that is pretty good at fucking then you know she is a keeper. After the session I instantly told her I wanted her the next night for the whole night when I had a room at the Ramee International. She agreed and the next night marathon session was fantastic. She is now the MVP on my starting rotation.

Useful Information: With the girls I have been with, all prices have been negotiable. I have been quoted short time (1 hour) from 30 BD to 50 BD. I have gotten 3 hours for 30 BD multiple times on Badoo but they were not stunner. For long time (all night) I have been quoted 60 BD to 100 BD. One thing I make sure for all night is that I ask them what all night means, what time will they leave. They normally say, until I tell them to leave and I usually have to kick them out of the bed because I have to check out of the hotel at noon, so I feel like I have been getting good value. One thing most experienced Mongers are not going to like is the vast majority of the girls want the money up front especially freelancers with mamasans. I have not been burned by this but it does have the potential to go wrong.

I like Cosmopolitan because I like to pull a girl early. I try to be in the room with the girl by 8:00. I am not there to party and drink with the girl but to begin the session. I have not had any problems with butterflying. The girls rotate in and out of country frequently so it is not like Thailand. Each bar is its own Thai Kingdom feel though and it really does pay to be a gentlemen and have a good reputation since the girls are all friends and talk. I am pretty sure positive word of mouth has open some opportunities with some of the girls.

Lastly I hope this helped some people out there. If there are specific question, please send me a private message and I will try to answer.

I am still looking for a reliable massage place with all the extras for a daytime experience. If anyone has cracked this nut please private message me with the details. I am also willing to pool resources to explore, divide and conquer and share information with anyone in the forum, just private message me.

[Infestix74]

Hello all,

I have been in Bahrain for several months. I used this site extensively when I first got here. I thought it was time I give something back to the community. This information is likely to have limited use to veterans but hopefully some may find it useful.

First, my background. I currently live in Bahrain. I am well-traveled. I have been mongering for a long time now, and have been involved in the hobby in South and Central America, Asia, and Europe. I think I have a pretty good understanding of the scene in a myriad of countries and can offer a good perspective on the scene here in Bahrain. Part of taking up the hobby in a new country is research and understanding the lay of the land. I live in Juffair and my activities center around the area so will most of my information. I interject a lot of my perceptions and opinions, as always your views / experiences may differ.

First, the mongering scene despite what some have reported is alive and well in Bahrain. It is definitely not a top tier mongering destination country like Thailand, the Philippines, Colombia, and Brazil. I would not travel here for vacation to pursue the hobby but those that find themselves here, they will have access to pursue the hobby. That being said the scene can be expensive and mostly limited to night time activities.

The Juffair scene is centered on bars / night clubs in hotels. The women are freelancers and either truly independent or connected to groups with mamasans. This means there are no bar fines, no extra fees for the bar, club or hotel. You deal with the women directly. There is a mix of women available but for the most part in Juffair you are looking at women form Thailand, China and the Philippines. If you like these types of women then you should have no problem in Bahrain. There are a number of other nationalities present but these are the girls you are most likely to run into in great numbers in the bar and club scene.

Using Social Media: Most of the girls use social media here so it can be a somewhat useful scouting tool. My strategy when I first get to place is to research and explore. I then like to build a rotation of women. Some will be put on my starting rotation, others in the bull pen for when Plan A does not work out. I use Badoo which has worked out fairly well for gathering information. Many Asian girls in Bahrain use Badoo. I have created a profile geared for the Thai Girls, stating up front I am not looking for a serious relationship, and I like Thai girls. I have paid for some of the bells and whistles for Badoo to make my communication with the women easier. Most of the girls on Badoo like to use Badoo for a first contact and then move to Whatsapp to close the deal. A nice feature of Badoo is I can see how close the women are to me in distance. Its funny when you find out a women you are chatting with is literally down the block from you.

I do not use Whataspps for my own reasons, so I do run into some problems with some women closing the deal. The benefits of social media is that you can find out up front what the girls look like, where and what time they work. Just pay attention to how "old" some of the pictures are and be mindful if they have not also included pictures of their body so you can tell she is overweight. Social media can be used to find popular or "new" locations where the girls are working. You can also use social media to set up "dates" outside their normal night time bar routine. I like the option of mongering during the day. Social media can help you pull in some girls outside of their working shift. Just know most girls like the security of their bar and their night shift and will prefer you meet them first at their location and then you can arrange to meet them at other locations and times.

I have recently pulled one Thai girl for several sessions during the day without meeting her first at her bar. I met here at a short time hotel that she picked out. The sessions were for several hours and I felt I got really good value out of it. It was very nice to set up time and price through social media. She was a spinner (my preferred type). Quite honestly she would be a six in my book for looks, but the girl really knew how to fuck so I was more than happy to have several repeat session with her since she really knew how to get me going and finish!

Thai vs. Filipino. My online profile is set up for Thai women. They are in Bahrain specifically for the sex business so there is a level of simplicity most of the time when dealing with them. There are also a lot of Filipinos in Bahrain and they are very active on social media. Since they are better at speaking English then most of the Asian girls in Bahrain they are often in service jobs as waitresses, receptionist, cashiers etc. Trust me when I say the Filipinos are down to fuck but most are looking for longer term relationships or the potential of one. Yes there are some freelancers but err on the side of caution and do not assume a Filipino is a freelancer available for the night when you first meet her. So if you are going down the Filipino route, you have to play the game of courting. Many will be down to fuck on the second date, they know they have to fuck you to keep your interest, but you are going to play the boyfriend / girlfriend game. Like I said before, I am playing the Thai field for simplicity.

Online Sites: I initially looked at online sites (Escort Agencies) since I liked the ease of it and the day time option it provides. Buyer beware, if you are dealing with Asian girls you are likely dealing with bait and switch. The prices can also be incredibly high. I was involved with several online back and forth but they fell through just because of what they were asking for. In hindsight I am lucky they did. I did use Bahrain back page for one session since it has a more amateur feel which I somehow equated as being more honest. One add promised a Nuru massage and all the extras and I could use email vice WhatsApp to set up the session. Initially the picture of the girl on the site was unblurred then it became blurred several days later. I took this to mean the picture was the real deal since most of the escort ads are obviously fake pictures of Japanese and Korean Porn stars. I did an in call with the nuru girl at her apartment in Juffair. The session did not live up to expectations, there was no real nuru massage. The girl did not look like the picture, she was not a spinner and she was much bigger in all the wrong ways when I met her. She had the same blonde streak that I distinctly remember in the picture. At first I thought the online picture was a much older picture of her. After the session when I left, I saw several of her room mates in the kitchen and they all had the same blonde streak. I had to applaud the effort on that bait and switch. So the best option is to visit the Hotel Bars / nightclubs and see what you are getting first.

[Alex7J]

Greetings from Kuwait. I was frustrated that I didn't land anyone in Dubai last weekend so this weekend I made it a goal to bag someone in Bahrain. I read up a bunch on multiple websites. If you have never been, the descriptions are accurate. On the weekend the place is crawling with Saudis, Kuwaitis, and lots of gorgeous women. As an American tourist, you stand out a bit. By chance, on Thursday night at our hotel they had a Full Moon party. Entry fee was $66 USD but it was a full buffet, open bar, and a DJ on the beach. There were probably 600-700 people there when we arrived. People from all over the world. I was so overwhelmed I didn't know where to start, so I ate. Food was awesome, free drinks, and the DJ was ok. As the night went on things got crazier. It was really difficult to know who was local, who was a tourist, and who was working. Everyone was dressed in white. Didn't end up bagging anyone but it was a great time. I did notice that when the DJ stopped there was a lot of negotiations going on.

So, the next night, Friday, I had completely free, no business obligations whatsoever. There are a lot of clubs / bars you can go to in Bahrain. My hotel had a Trader Vics, it was cool but not amazing, at least not when I was there. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with the amount of choices for clubs / bars so I went to what I know, MR.com...

$80 is peanuts man in Bahrain even for DXB it is cheap its like 300 drhms, man you are rock star in price matters, coke light taught you to be tight on the purse also a dumb ass like me would have splurged a lot. Don't tell me you didn't score even once in DXB man o man what a pity.

Cheers: We await more FRs from you mate. Ping me when you land in DXB and we shall go hunt again but this time you need to drink beer or alcohol not diet coke.

Alex

[Troyster]

Greetings from Kuwait. I was frustrated that I didn't land anyone in Dubai last weekend so this weekend I made it a goal to bag someone in Bahrain. I read up a bunch on multiple websites. If you have never been, the descriptions are accurate. On the weekend the place is crawling with Saudis, Kuwaitis, and lots of gorgeous women. As an American tourist, you stand out a bit. By chance, on Thursday night at our hotel they had a Full Moon party. Entry fee was $66 USD but it was a full buffet, open bar, and a DJ on the beach. There were probably 600-700 people there when we arrived. People from all over the world. I was so overwhelmed I didn't know where to start, so I ate. Food was awesome, free drinks, and the DJ was ok. As the night went on things got crazier. It was really difficult to know who was local, who was a tourist, and who was working. Everyone was dressed in white. Didn't end up bagging anyone but it was a great time. I did notice that when the DJ stopped there was a lot of negotiations going on.

So, the next night, Friday, I had completely free, no business obligations whatsoever. There are a lot of clubs / bars you can go to in Bahrain. My hotel had a Trader Vics, it was cool but not amazing, at least not when I was there. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with the amount of choices for clubs / bars so I went to what I know, MR.com. I hopped on in the morning to see what options there were. Found a couple, I was interested in the Russians, and there were many. Other options were SE Asian, which I never find interesting. I reached out to two and both responded. Eliminated one based on the fact I found the other more attractive. Here is the interesting part. First message to A from Russia, told me she was available, said I could come to her hotel, and the rate was 130 BHD, which comes to roughly $350 USD. Seemed a bit expensive to me but I had leftover from Dubai and I figured this was my shot. I also had heard Bahrain was expensive, and it was. So, I told her I would be in touch a little later on but that I was planning 10:30 pm or so. She said she would be waiting to hear from me. Once I finished the conversation I deleted it from my phone. Later on, around 9:30 pm, I send her a new message, told her I would be leaving to her place around 10:30 pm, and was looking forward to meeting her. It took her about 20-minutes to respond and I was getting a bit nervous. She finally responded, asked me if I wanted 30-min or 60-min. I told her 60-min and she responded with a price of $100 BHD, which is only $270.00 USD. So in a matter of 8-hours her price went down $80.00 USD for 60 min. I don't know if she didn't realize she had already quoted me earlier in the day, didn't have a trail of our earlier talks, or if she was just having a slow night. Either way, it seemed like a win to me. She forwarded me her hotel and room number, gave me some instructions, and off I went. Got to her room no problem at all. Quickly realized her spoken English was not nearly as good as her written English. But I didn't care because her body was exactly what I was hoping for. She also had beautiful eyes. The photos on MR were very close and she even had all of the tattoos that were on the website. First things first, she made me pay and take a shower, no problem. I came out and she was laying on the bed in nothing but a white g-string and some great tan lines. She is tall, probably 5'7, skinny, natural chest (no implants) and a tight little ass with dimples above each cheek, just what I was interested in. Again, language was a bit of barrier and made weird at first but when we got down to business it didn't really matter. We were both basically naked from the start, we started kissing a bit and did some exploring. From there she went right down to BBBJ, which surprised me a bit. I usually prefer CBJ but it happened so quickly and she didn't even ask. So that happened for a few minutes, she had good skills, used a fluttering tongue quite a bit. From there she went to a CBJ while I was checking out her body and when I got really frisky she hopped on top and rode me until I finished round one. We both cleaned up a bit, tried to chat a bit, and when that wasn't working so well we tried round 2. First time I haven't been to rip off a second one in a long time. Might have been a combo of things but honestly the first round, while good, wasn't great. We just didn't click. While I found her very attractive it just didn't work. So after a couple attempts to get things going again I called time out and told her it wasn't going to happen, not that she cared. I had another shower, got dressed, gave her a kiss, and went back to my hotel. So, all in all, a decent night. Not as good as I was hoping but I think if I went back it would be better knowing her a bit. And if she is always giving $80.00 USD discounts then I would definitely go back. I never asked her about that. I didn't a price change upon arrival. Happy Hunting amigos.

[Danny1971]

Guys, have been to the clubs around Juffair in Bahrain. No problems pulling hot Thai girls for 30 BHD short time. Last time had quite a wild trip, notably pulling fun girls from Wrangler and Cavallo Club. Most girls wanted money upfront but fished around until I found some okay with payment after. Is this a new policy from the girls here?

I'm curious to find some "fuck flats" or other AMPS with attractive women for reasonable prices, ideally around 20-30 BHD for an hour with massage and one or two shots. Can you really just drive around Hoora and see people on the street trying to get your attention? Do you have to technically rent a room for the allotted time, or is this included in the short time price? Can you see a lineup of the girls before choosing?

After noticing the various AMPS around Juffair, I was curious but did not enter because it's hard to tell how legitimate they are. Also I have seen nothing mentioned here about the procedure or costs of these places. Do they have hot women? Do they have a lineup? How much are the services? Cash only?

It was surprising to see AMP signs so prominently displayed compared to other Gulf countries where they exist but are more hidden. It was almost unbelievable. Anyone care to help? Thank you.

I can't help you with the fuck flats as I have no experience. From what I understand, you rent the room and they bring a line up to you and you then pay the girl.

All of the AMP's are legit hence the signs are visible. Depending on which AMP, and which girl in the AMP, you may get lucky. Very few girls offer FS in AMP's in Bahrain, some do, a lot will offer HJ, but some won't.