Bring back the blok M bars
[QUOTE=NoGermaphobe;2799991]Here is one article for anyone who can read Indonesian and wants to summarize.
[URL]https://aceh.tribunnews.com/2023/03/20/39-psk-gang-royal-diamankan-polisi-cuma-dibayar-rp-40000-sekali-main-layani-pria-hidung-belang[/URL][/QUOTE]Royal has a long history of being raided. At times instigated by rumors of underaged girls being exploited. 40 k per customer, maybe, maybe not. But another argument why local governments and policy makers should be lenient or supportive towards freelancing bars like the ones that were once blok M.
No mamasans, pimps, cops to bribe or young girls being coerced into prostitution. Single moms, flaunting their beautiful asses. I remember one of my ex GF's in the blok some 20 years ago, single mom, the bars was what kept her boat afloat. If memory serves correct, she was picking up 14 to 16 million each month. Some were doing more, some less. Depending how often she went, how many boyfriends she could juggle, etc. It resulted in two paid off houses, one she rents out. She regards her time in the blok now as one of the best in her life.
They understand things a little bit better in Thailand
[QUOTE=OffshoreSwell;2803733]Yes being a business mentor and helping the young lady with the commercialisation of her assets can be very satisfying work.[/QUOTE]No, not much mentoring required on that one. Running a sugardaddy and boyfriend in the background, you'd wonder who needed the mentoring the most. Her income was probably a bit flattered because of that. But the point being freelancing bars are much more fun and fairer environment than the average boring knock shop on offer in the kota.
In grand scheme of things, you'd really hope some government officials would start running numbers and try to understand night entertainment a little bit better. Thailand is well known for it's bar and entertainment night life. Pattaya, Phuket, Patpong, the Soi's. Etc. It gets 40 million visitors each year.
Indonesia, even with tourist magnet Bali and being a much larger country, only 16 million foreign visitors. Some would argue that's because of the beach holidays in Thailand, but the beaches in the Philippines, don't get much better in this world and they only get 8 million. Must be Thai food then, 40 million visitors each year that travel to Thailand craving for a culinary experience.