salavan Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 2 hours ago, colinneil said: 53% said they were aware of prostitution in Thailand. What about the other 47?. blind and deaf maybe. Anyone who is unaware of prostitution here, is lacking something or are in denial. Come to kanchanaburi Colin you will be unaware of it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Asked why people turn to the sex trade 30% said it was economic hardship, 25% thought people were tricked or forced into it, 21% said poverty in families was to blame while nearly 12% pointed to greed and consumerism. All true, a daughter here is looked at as an asset. Any culture that embraces the dowry is placing a monetary value on their children. Foreigners are a bonus because they enlarge the market, there are plenty of 70 plus Poo Yais in the villages that have 20 something wives and Mia Nois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtom Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 20 minutes ago, Hutch68 said: This is true the majority of tourists come here to shag. I did and if the truth be known I'll bet 99 percent of members of this forum did..... why not? Thailand is a shag fest! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect I think you are a bit behind the reality, Thailand has become a family tourist place in the last 20 years! Maybe you should visit more places than the ladybars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 this is true. just last night on social media on a learn to speak English forum a Thai female university student asked me to help her with her English final exam. She sent me all the questions and then asked me if there was some way she could repay me if I helped her. wink wink nudge nudge say no more. but i did not do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 31 minutes ago, Hutch68 said: This is true the majority of tourists come here to shag. I did and if the truth be known I'll bet 99 percent of members of this forum did..... why not? Thailand is a shag fest! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect The majority of tourists under 40 or so go to Spain / Greece / Gambia / anywhere hot for the same reason: Alcohol, sun, drugs and rudies. Why would Thailand be unique? It's what your fortnight away from the cold and the drudgery is all about at that age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 20 minutes ago, salavan said: Come to kanchanaburi Colin you will be unaware of it here really? You have not seen the bars in Kanchanaburi near the river or the big disco near the park owned by a military Thai man full of Thai girls? And this is only what Farangs see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 35 minutes ago, steven100 said: when I think of Thailand I think of Temples ... what is shag ? what is shag fest ? tks Shag is loose tobacco. A shag fest is when you smoke a lot of it in a short period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 No fooling them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 2 hours ago, IMA_FARANG said: Having spent almost 8 years in Vietnam in 1977 when I first came to Thailand I happened to see Thailand as a definite 2nd place as a "Sex destination" to Vietnam. Maybe 2nd place to Vietnam before, but certainly not in 1977. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Unfortunately this is true. The western perspectives of Thailand is rather quite shocking. But the reality is, it simply is not true and has been blown well out of proportion. The Thai sex industry is only here for those who go seeking it, just like any other country. Central and Eastern Europe, Britain, America and Australia have a flourishing sex industry that rarely gets a mention and in fact, in many of these countries prostitution is actually legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzz Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 When i was a teen i remember a lot of news about the thai police planting drugs on tourists and robbing them . It was big news in the seventies . Everything in uk was made in thailand , not china like the little welsh doll i bought on the top of snowden .By the eighties all i thought thailand was about was corruption and sex . When i came to thialand i learned a bit more and found out about pattaya and phuket and not wanting to met the type of pervs that go there i went to udon thani/nong khai .Even though most of the bar girls come from udon there is very little farang sex trade up here but a lot of prostitutes for thai men but pretty much hidden .Basically thailand has had a reputation for corruption and prostitutes for all of my life and if you really polled thias and they give honest answers there would be 100% people who would say foreigners think of thailand for sex . Even the poor rice farmers in my village know this esp as a lot of their daughters work in it so the poll is rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farang hunter Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Sex is legalized 100% in Thailand, but many can't see the big picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 ...and in another poll taken amongst 2000 people.......99% said Thai men are the biggest users of prostitutes in Thailand...while 1% suddenly didn't understand the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg1980 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 25 minutes ago, cyberfarang said: Unfortunately this is true. The western perspectives of Thailand is rather quite shocking. But the reality is, it simply is not true and has been blown well out of proportion. The Thai sex industry is only here for those who go seeking it, just like any other country. Central and Eastern Europe, Britain, America and Australia have a flourishing sex industry that rarely gets a mention and in fact, in many of these countries prostitution is actually legal. This is true, except the one thing people seem to forget is that Thailand's sex industry is somewhat unique to those that you have mentioned above. For all of your examples above, prostitutes go short time and offer sex. In Thailand, prostitutes offer both sex and paid companionship, sometimes resembling a girlfriend experience. For the lonely or socially awkward types, that is often the real attraction. One could make the arguement that it is affection and a temporary cure for loneliness that that attracts the single male tourist, and not necessarily the sex. if it was solely about getting laid, why fly halfway around the world at great expense for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiniyow Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Does the Truth Hurt??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 The poll says Thais think foreigners are going to Lumpini park and WONG WIEN YAI for sex ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch77778 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thai ladies are the sexiest on this planet.That is why i come to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 12 minutes ago, Minnehaha said: The poll says Thais think foreigners are going to Lumpini park and WONG WIEN YAI for sex ? I just realized ... maybe the Thais know something I don't ! Tonight I will cruise around Lumpini park to see if there is a party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnhoy Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I really have no argument for their conclusions. Wasn't the poll framed of as "what foreigners THINK of" when they think of Thailand? If that is true and they were better informed they would also include unexplained deaths many suicides being conned / cheated in some way easily obtained harmful substances such as at the Full Moon Parties etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch68 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I think you are a bit behind the reality, Thailand has become a family tourist place in the last 20 years! Maybe you should visit more places than the ladybars. I think it's you who is behind the times.Thailand is a sex destination just admit the truth there is no point living in denial.Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch68 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 this is true. just last night on social media on a learn to speak English forum a Thai female university student asked me to help her with her English final exam. She sent me all the questions and then asked me if there was some way she could repay me if I helped her. wink wink nudge nudge say no more. but i did not do it. [/url] You should have banged it!Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccarty Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 3 hours ago, survivalblue said: Obviously the polls are made by people intending to influence other people and create discontent and anger in society. Which in response is directed towards the tourists. I am here to see the polls in action! Hub of polls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Well better to think Thailand think sex than say America think war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 It is a very safe country protected by very dedicated police officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanAussie Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 The oldest professional in the world, not made here. International currency exchange in this politically correct world, the only tradeable commodity with equal value worldwide. Butt-coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Self inflicted comes to Mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 53% said they were aware of prostitution in Thailand. What about the other 47?. blind and deaf maybe. Anyone who is unaware of prostitution here, is lacking something or are in denial.Most Thais are well aware of what goes on. Regards to saving face for themselves and country, Thais might act aloof when asked for this very reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graemej100 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 A whopping 58% of Thais asked in the Bansomdej poll said that foreigners see Thailand as a leading sex destination of the world. Some 29% said they didn't know and about 13% were not sure. What utter bullshit from supposition and badly reported poll. How can Thais possibly know what foreigners think about Thailand? Unless you are 100% fluent in another language you have no idea what that other culture is thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 3 hours ago, HooHaa said: I think you had better re-read the op. You are managing to jump to conclusions regarding the attitudes of thos polled that simply arent there. In fact places mentioned like lumpini park, massage parlours and the mae hong son scandal all point to the domestic trade. Right, the domestic trade. Seen the 5% share of the sex trade in Thailand for the tourists and 95% for the Thai, it is a domestic "problem". But it seems to run parallel with the idea to blame tourists and expats for all wrongs in Thai society. Thereby forgetting the amount of money from abroad brought in by tourists and expats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 4 hours ago, webfact said: Daily News said that statutes forbidding the trade exist but that it is in reality allowed to flourish. The same can be said for crime in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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