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InfraSuperman: "I do not understand why prostitution is illegal. Why should prostitution be illegal? Selling is legal. Fucking is legal. Why isn't selling fucking legal? You know, why should it be illegal to sell something that's perfectly legal to give away? I can't follow the logic on that at all. Of all the things you can do to a person, giving someone an orgasm is hardly the worst thing in the world. In the army they give you a medal for spraying napalm on people. Civilian life, you go to jail for giving someone an orgasm. Maybe I'm not supposed to understand it."

- George Carlin
You gotta love George Carlin.
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Nirth: I wonder though, in nations where prostituion is legal and morally accepted, are they really better off? I remember watching a documentary about it and they mentioned that they can get far better conditions like decent pay, health care, the freedom of choosing customers and since it's legal they don't have to worry about legal issues.
It really depends from places to places and the type of prostitution. The German FKK is a different system than the "windows" in Amsterdam which is different from street hooking and internet escorting.

In Belgium, it's tolerated but there is no health care of fixed salary. The most popular type is "window prostitution" but the girls have to rent their "window" and there are huge differences between cities. The most exepensive are in Brussels where the rent is generally 250€ PER DAY so basically, even if the girl can refuse clients (and trust me, the crowd in the RDL can be very subpar) she still has to get her first 5 clients per day (50€ for basic service) to even begin making a profit. Naturally, the city is taxing those windows and is making a lot of money from it. That's why some girls (like Julie in the video) prefers to go freelance in the streets or on internet so they can keep all the money (if there is no pimp around of course).
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catpower1980: Well, if you don't follow the news, today the French politicians have finally voted the law punishing prostitutes's customers. Now if you get caught with a woman/man/trans prostitute you'll be fined 1.500€ and it will be 3.500€ if you get caught a second time. So, no paid sex anymore
On the contrary, paid sex still exists. You just have to pay 1.500€ and 3.500€ on top of the initial fees. No more cheap paid sex though.
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Nirth: I wonder though, in nations where prostituion is legal and morally accepted, are they really better off? I remember watching a documentary about it and they mentioned that they can get far better conditions like decent pay, health care, the freedom of choosing customers and since it's legal they don't have to worry about legal issues.
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catpower1980: It really depends from places to places and the type of prostitution. The German FKK is a different system than the "windows" in Amsterdam which is different from street hooking and internet escorting.
FKK doesn't have anything to do with prostitution, though. It's just nudism.
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catpower1980: It really depends from places to places and the type of prostitution. The German FKK is a different system than the "windows" in Amsterdam which is different from street hooking and internet escorting.
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InfraSuperman: FKK doesn't have anything to do with prostitution, though. It's just nudism.
Yep, I know the original meaning of FKK is more about "natural" nudism but for us foreigners, that's the keyword we search for ;) (although I never went in Germany for that)
FKK 2
I wish that would come to GOG. Great game! :P
Come to France? In my dreams may be.
I always wanted to visit Germany, France, Poland, Russia, UK, USA, technically 3 continents.
Let's see if I could do that before I die.
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amrit9037: Come to France? In my dreams may be.
I always wanted to visit Germany, France, Poland, Russia, UK, USA, technically 3 continents.
Let's see if I could do that before I die.
Snif, no love for Belgium :(
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amrit9037: Come to France? In my dreams may be.
I always wanted to visit Germany, France, Poland, Russia, UK, USA, technically 3 continents.
Let's see if I could do that before I die.
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catpower1980: Snif, no love for Belgium :(
It's also on list.
My dreams are like dinosaurs. Big and Dead.
We've had a similar thing for a while. A prostitute is allowed to offer services, but it's against the law to make use of said services.
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catpower1980: Yep, I know the original meaning of FKK is more about "natural" nudism but for us foreigners, that's the keyword we search for ;)
Huh. Something new every day...
I'm pretty sure the FKK-devotees over here would not approve.
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amrit9037: Come to France? In my dreams may be.
I always wanted to visit Germany, France, Poland, Russia, UK, USA, technically 3 continents.
Let's see if I could do that before I die.
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catpower1980: Snif, no love for Belgium :(
As long as I don't have to be in Brussels again, I'll be happy to come visit (I got enough of that city during the three years I lived there).
Post edited April 06, 2016 by Maighstir
Meanwhile in the Netherlands they legalized weed and prostitution. Now their main problem is that they have to close some jails because they have nobody to put in them.
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blotunga: Meanwhile in the Netherlands they legalized weed and prostitution. Now their main problem is that they have to close some jails because they have nobody to put in them.
Netherlands = Nevada :P
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InfraSuperman: "I do not understand why prostitution is illegal. Why should prostitution be illegal? Selling is legal. Fucking is legal. Why isn't selling fucking legal? You know, why should it be illegal to sell something that's perfectly legal to give away? I can't follow the logic on that at all. Of all the things you can do to a person, giving someone an orgasm is hardly the worst thing in the world. In the army they give you a medal for spraying napalm on people. Civilian life, you go to jail for giving someone an orgasm. Maybe I'm not supposed to understand it."

- George Carlin
I miss this man dearly, just imagine his commentary today if he was still alive.