The worlds oldest profession
[quote=daddy warbucks 1]ok so the american society produces a lot of jobs.....like i said i know many filipinas struggling to make ends meet but they got their pride and dignity and it’s more important to them then money.[/quote]
without wishing to stir the stew, daddy, but your reference to the american military reminds me that we owe the existence of the sex industry, in its present form, in se asia, to that same very eminent institution. remember that angeles had its beginnings as a service township to the american air base at clark. pattaya might well be a very different place today if the american forces in vietnam had gone elsewhere for its r&r. in fact the whole gogo bar scene would not have developed in either thailand or the philippines without the initial stimulus of the influx of many horny, young american soldiers during the vietnam war. it is, in essence, an american import.
on filipina's and prostitution, i read an article in a filipino paper a couple of years ago, that estimated that 1 female in 10, between the ages of 16 - 40, had at some time during their adult lives engaged in paid sex. cannot recall on what they based these figures but they sounded, at the time, a little on the high side. but, who know, maybe they are accurate. my son, who lives life as a typical young, middle class, filipino is my barometer in these matters. he once told me that prostitution was rife in his high school, with several young girls putting out for extra money and material objects. maybe they got the idea from japan which i believe has or had a similar problem. in an overtly materialistic society it is merely an expedient and easy way for poorer students to keep up with their peers. but it illustrates how otherwise respectable average filipina's will turn to the worlds oldest profession without too much compunction. its only the bargirl's and fl's that we see and judge by - the tip of the iceberg with the vast majority of the business transacted on a local level beneath our eye line.
in actual fact i don't think that there is the stigma attached to whoring, as once was the case not so many years ago. i don't know about the states but there are a surprising number of young girls in uk making the career decision to go 'on the game' for a couple of years to set themselves up before embarking on a more legitimate career. there is a mainstream tv series, based on the blog of a high class escort (and starring the delectable billie piper), which is a big hit in uk and, giving away many of the tricks of the trade, is required viewing for punters as well. but it just goes to show the continuing process of legitimization of the business which seems to be a global phenomena. gh
