Moving this thought from the Bangkok massage thread
[QUOTE=Crocodilexp;2740158]Thailand had a huge AIDS problem in the 1990's, with deaths in the hundreds of thousands. While not a death sentence anymore (to those who can afford and stick to treatment), it's still life-changing, expensive and highly unpleasant.[/QUOTE]In about 2015 I was talking to my never-P4P Thai girlfriend about many Thai P4P girls not being concerned with HIV. She said they don't really think about it, you just take a pill for the rest of your life, no big deal. At that time I didn't realize the success of the then current HIV treatments. I suspect they are better now.
I only know one Thai person with HIV. That friend almost died from an AIDS related illness a few years ago, but made a full recovery and you would have no idea they were ever sick unless they told you. The ongoing treatment for this person is quarterly health checkups and a single low cost prescription (I think it was about 400 baht per quarter). The life-changing element is they must take the daily medications and do the quarterly check ups. It is of little financial consequence. Nothing unpleasant after HIV was identified and the initial illness was resolved. This friend reports no adverse side effects from the medication. Maybe other people have different experience.
Yes, it is not good to pass HIV to another person and I'm happy that I don't have it. But, it's not all that terrible if it gets identified in a reasonable time.
Checklist for taking girl on a trip outside Thailand
Hi everyone,
I have multiple questions regarding a trip I want to plan. I'm not looking for any input on whether I should do it or not, but just the whole logistics part of it.
Later this year I plan on visiting another country besides Thailand since I wanted to do something different for my birthday, maybe Taiwan or South Korea as a first timer. I also wanted to have my long time barfine accompany me on my trip. I have known her for five years.
My questions are, for those that have taken barfines on trips outside of Thailand, how did you do it?
These are questions I had:
1. Do most Thai people and bargirls have passports since one is required for international travel I assume. I will ask my girl soon but was curious. If you had to get your girl a passport, how was that process?
2. Did you meet the girl in Thailand and then fly elsewhere together, or just buy her a ticket to your destination separately?
3. I assume barfines must be paid since she will be working during that time I would be in the other country. How did you deal with this?
4. Were you able to get special pricing or "discounts" for an extended long time? How would I approach this topic with her, without seeming like a cheap charlie?
5. How successful was the trip, what did you do to keep the boredom at bay?
That's all I can think of for now, thanks!