September 10, 2010
Published: 8 Feb 10 09:46 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
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A Stockholm police officer has been reminded of his responsibilities after being caught in a Thai massage parlour under surveillance by the vice squad.
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ha ha
always wondered how you would approach this subject once there as well, because if you ask for a "happy ending" and she does not speak or understand english, do you start playing charades to make her understand? and I think it would be extremely embarrassing if she tells you this service is not provided here or "we are not that kind of a place".
A cousin of mine in Toronto had a Thai w@nky-w@nky place move over his swanky showroom, which realllly pee'd him off big time because it kind of cheapened the whole building (in his opinion) he tried to get them to move but the cops said unless he had actual proof of some w@nking or more going on.. they just didnt have the resources to do anything about it.
and furthermore, he had to get the owner to actually do the act or she can say its just one of the girls who are acting without her permission...
just turn around let your lower stick point right upward and touch her bumbs.
Thats depressingly low... i feel even more sorry for those poor ladies now.
Not only are they stuck with a crappy job, but it does not pay well either. :(
I thought it would be much more after reading that call girls make around 2000kr a pop - or maybe the info that i read was off...
I think sooner or later, we have to step out of our current mindset
I personally think it is better to have a regulated industry rather rather than driving it down under.
The guardian has a very good article yesterday. The last paragraph is depressingly brillitant and true.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/08/sex-workers-advertisement-ban
So you are saying all the hookers will leave and go to Australia to work? ;)
I think the expression is "driving it underground"
This is an issue that has been flogged to death on TL. The nej sayers will always say nej.
But really...... I suggest they should close down those spa that provide sex and 'Chuck Wow'. Either that or rename Stockholm as Little Thailand.