[QUOTE=Porklobster]This surely seems a bit specious.The Japanese, who are both Asian and technically Buddhist, LOVE oral sex. A major part of the Japanese sex industry is specifically dedicated to oral sex, since (vaginal) intercourse for money is illegal - while oral (or for that matter, anal!) sex is not.The average Japanese mongerer would definitely expect both BJ and DATY, and preferably kissing too, but would still pay only the Asian rate.Has anybody actually asked the staff at La Belly why they raised the farang price? Perhaps they simply had a bunch of obnoxious hooligans coming in and ruining the fun for all the rest of us.[/QUOTE]Obviously, not all Buddhists are the same. Just like not all Christians are the same. Thai Buddhism is probably different from Japanese Buddhism in many ways. Just like Christianity in Sweden is different from Christianity in Mexico.Perhaps Japanese customers buy more drinks and tip the massage ladies a lot better than farang customers tip. And to make up for the difference, some massage places have introduced the farang surcharge.But your idea that some farangs are abnoxious and impolite is probably true too. I've passed through Japan a few times. And one thing that surprised me the most there was how polite the Japanese there were with me. Japanese are very polite, even more polite than Thais are. And Japanese expect similar politeness from those around them. Which means that farangs and Japanese customers at massage places don't mix well. Even one obnoxious farang can spoil the atmosphere for Japanese customers and turn them away. And for this reason, some massage parlors choose to serve only Asian and Japanese customers. And they discourage farangs from coming there by raising prices for them.I know of one bar in Pattaya (Suzie Bar on Soi 4) that specifically welcomes Japanese customers only. And farangs aren't welcome there, no matter how much they are willing to pay. And it makes sense that some massage parlors might want to specialize like that too.
