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Personally, the reputation thing is a nasty distraction for me. Yes, I do use it, but I would much prefer the OPTION to be able to TURN IT OFF so that I couldn't give or get reds or greens, and my reputation would be stuck eternally at ZERO.
Now we know the management here likes the feature for financial reasons, so our desires are not the highest priority here. So we know the feature isn't going away.
But what about the OPTION of turning it off for OURSELVES, user by user? Wouldn't it nice to have the CHOICE to participate in this game, or not? Would you USE that option to turn off the feature for YOU?
#3903024 Would You Like The Option To Turn Off The Reputation Feature For You?
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on 2010-09-23 23:42:55
#3892775 For A Culture So Obsessed With Food
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on 2010-09-19 14:36:57
I get the OP's point. For Thai chefs, there doesn't seem to be the kind of "celebrity chef" culture there is in the west. I think there are many well known restaurants, many of them small places known for decades by locals.
#3899003 More Thai Women In Swedish Sex Trade
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on 2010-09-22 10:47:28
arthurriding, on 2010-09-22 10:15:38, said:
chmiroau, on 2010-09-22 09:50:14, said:
The big question is why is this trade so surprising to the Swedish police, after all this kind of thing isn't new in any way shape or form, it has been happening since the days of Captain Cook. University girls all over the world sell themselves to pay their fees and living costs, Thailand and Sweden included. Youth is what they are selling, not just sex.
The biggest problem that I see here is that the organizers of this kind of thing are the ones making the money, and because it is an illegal market, there is no way of the government being able to regulate it, or worse still, tax it.
I remember one newspaper story in an Australian news paper all about the Asian sex trade in Australia, and stating how much the newspaper disapproved of the trade. BUT if you turned to the classifieds, there in the escort section were all the adds for "Just arrived, 5ft Thai with big boobs, short time only, phone............". It seems that for this paper it was alright to take the money for the add, so long as no one called the number.
This so called problem will always be there, in every country that has money, and is able to get women from poor countries inside their borders. The best thing that a country can do is to properly regulate and organise the sex trade so that it is fairer for the girls that work in it.
The biggest problem that I see here is that the organizers of this kind of thing are the ones making the money, and because it is an illegal market, there is no way of the government being able to regulate it, or worse still, tax it.
I remember one newspaper story in an Australian news paper all about the Asian sex trade in Australia, and stating how much the newspaper disapproved of the trade. BUT if you turned to the classifieds, there in the escort section were all the adds for "Just arrived, 5ft Thai with big boobs, short time only, phone............". It seems that for this paper it was alright to take the money for the add, so long as no one called the number.
This so called problem will always be there, in every country that has money, and is able to get women from poor countries inside their borders. The best thing that a country can do is to properly regulate and organise the sex trade so that it is fairer for the girls that work in it.
I'm concerned you think kidnapping and involuntary entry into the sex industry should be stamped out...Were you forced to go to school?
Should that be stamped out? Are you forced to pay taxes? Are you forced to turn the music down? Are you forced to go to work in the morning?
Are you forced to earn a living? This is part of social evolution and the best way to join the party is to be kidnapped and forced into sexual sevitude for a while in a country like Sweden.
