Originally Posted by robb
I have to say one thing, though, and it's about being a respectful and informed traveler as FlyerTalk strives to make each of us. If you're going to engage in something like this, find out ahead of time how it all works. You can search for sites which explain this in detail (and no, FlyerTalk should not be such a site). I can PM one to you if you'd like. On the respect side, if you're going to hire the bar boys, don't also call the whole thing sleazy. The bars are there as an important source of income for these boys who really are mostly working their way through school and/or sending money back to their families upcountry.
hi Robb, thanks for the thoughts; agreed that this is/would have been a good idea. I don't think I used the word sleazy? but if I did, I probably should not have... my friend and I understand (thuogh obviously not very well! heh) how things work here. I guess we just aren't entierly sure what the situation is, though I think another post lays it out for us. anyhow, agreed that FT isn't a resource for "how to hire a hooker" :-) and that definitely was not my the intent of my original post; we're 100% in agreement on that.