Thanks for the Expanation
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Hope this is of some help Byung and I am glad you have enjoyed my posts. Let us all know how you get on.........good luck!
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Sounds like solid advice to me, thanks.
Slim
The thin line in the sand...
Mortman you have written some of the most perceptive, and most accurate posts I've read here in years, and I congratulate you on your perspicacity and your obvious sensitivity.
Many of the new guys who coming here for the first time want "rules:" about how much to pay, how to recognize pro, from semi-pro from "normal;" about how to get her back to the room and about pretty much everything short of the sex act itself. This is understandable I suppose, and would be appropriate in places like Thailand and even Vietnam, where the dividing line between p4p ladies and "others" is fairly distinct. As Mortman so accurately points out however, here in the Philippines, the case is different.
For one thing, Filipinos in general, and young women in particular are often reluctant to confront anything controversial--and money for sex is controversial--directly. This is, above all else, an extraordinarily poor country, and most people need money, but the need gets mingled with equal parts embarrassment and shame, so many girls will not be direct. It's better for all concerned I think--for you and for them--not to obsess about how much you're going to pay, and just to go with the flow. Enjoy the girls' company, take whatever enjoyment you can, and be as generous as possible without crossing the line to ludicrous. The money for the most part, is small change to you and it's a big deal to them, so to agonize about weather to give someone Php1,000 or Php1,500 is inane. Make no mistake however, the need for money is ubiquitous; they will all expect something at the end and they will expect you to understand this need.
Second, regardless of what you may hear, Filipinas are brought up to respect (often to the point of subservience) older people, and they're often somewhat uncomfortable around foreigners since they will almost instinctively assume that a foreigner is somehow superior to them. Though this may seem like (and is) nonsense to us, it's how many of them--especially those from the more rural areas--feel. This sense of insecurity, compounded by the factors cited above, makes it even more difficult for these ladies to discuss money with you. It makes them embarrassed and uncomfortable.
I'm in a relationship and I'm well out of the game now, but one thing that never changes is the principle of treating others with respect. Some guys--mainly those who could not get a woman to glance at them in their own countries--seem to enjoy humiliating the women they're with, assuming that because they're paying for her time, they somehow have the right to treat them however they choose. Many of these girls are desperate and will tolerate such behavior, which reinforces the belief of these cretins that they have the right to be as boorish as they please.
The bottom line? Treat the ladies with respect and enjoy their company. Don't worry about how much you're going to give them in the end, and just let common sense guide your actions.
GE