PeterRS

And you are a sex worker to make that determination?

And that is obvious because you make an allegation against a fellow member and then failed to back it up!

And bad for you!

I can attest that the search function works exremely well as i have discovered on quite a number of occasions. And you should recall that you made the allegation - not me! Proof is up to you, not me - but you have copped out.

Why do I think this story, with certain alterations, reminds me of masses of missives received and posted from Thai boys to the foreigners they met once, perhaps twice, and who told the boys they loved them? I do not know the situation in the USA but in the UK 90% of actors are out of work at any one time. It is a very precarious profession - uness I suppose he is a porn star. Is he? Why ask questions here when you already know what you plan to do? Otherwise you would not have made the post!

And can you kindly inform us which other member/s have made that comment - particularly the use of the words "dominance boost"? I do not recall seeing that before.

I have met @ChristianPFC occasionally here in Bangkok and twice in Taipei where he had gone to learn Chinese. He is considerably younger than most posting here. Speaking near fluent Thai and being well accustomed to Thailand - has anyone travelled around this country as much as he, I wonder? - he can clearly attract guys for sex more cheaply than most. While I totally disagree with his comment about third world countries and the price of a sexual encounter being similar to a daily wage, if guys are prepared to spend time with him for less than for most posters here, as long as he respects them as individuals - and I am certain he does - he is as entitled to tip as he wishes and his boy du jour accepts. That is an unfair comment.

I have never been barred from entry to any sauna in Japan - and my Japanese is dreadful. But banning foreigners was particularly true during the years when HIV and AIDS were sadly too prevalent. As usual the Japanese owners did not consider this a Japanese problem until they realised that foreigners were stilll visiting their establishments. Too late they banned foreigners. But they only banned those they assumed were foreigners. Chinese friends of mine from Hong Kong always gained entry as they looked rather like Japanese! As @macaroni21 has pointed out, they are - much more so than most other countries. But you cannot expect a massage spa to conform to these rules. Most of the boys, as has been stated above, are basically freelancers and they are not in possession of fixed schedules like a normal salaryman. Often they can only offer free time about a week ahead.

I agree tipping may have - stress "may" - little to do with your financial wealth. But it is for some people. But to compare it with going to a hairdresser is frankly nonsense. Similarly you cannot compare a tip for prostitution the equivalent of a daily wage. Most people on a daily wage get precisely that - the same amount each day guaranteed for at least a decent peiod of time. Someone seeking sex may go for days without any customer - and we know from what has been written here in the past that there are boys who get no customers for a week or more. We all know that you tip at the lower end of the scale. That's perfectly fine if the boy you are with is happy with it. But you live here, you speak Thai and you know all about negotiation. Most customers are very different.

I really do not follow that argument. Bangkok properties are generally not ghost properties with one exception I know about. When the Chinese were floooding Thalland, they were permitted by their government to take up to US$50,000 out of the country. Many wished to buy in Bangkok but apartments were generally above that figure, So property developers soon put up large apartment blocks with units of between around 25 and 30 sq. m. usually near the end of MRT and BTS lines. Initially these proved popular, even with couples from Singapore and Hong Kong where housing is so incredibly expensive. The Chinese from the mainland basically wanted to park their cash outside the country. The thinking of South East Asians was they could sell the apartments after ten years and make enough of a profit to finally get on the property ladder in their own cities. I suspect with Thailand now much less popular with Chinese, quite a number of these small units are empty - but that's merely a guess. I have no idea about the situation in Pattaya.

A member of the Finland Parliament, Paivi Rasanen, has several times over the last two decdes claimed that homosexuality is a "developmental disorder". Finally taken to court, the Supreme Court ruled that she was incorrect and fined her. Ms. Rasanen was aided in her defence, should we be surprised, by an American organisation - the US-based conservative legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom, which has tried to use her case as an example of censorship in Europe. The group has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns after successfully overturning Roe v Wade, which protected the right to abortion, in the US. Having made a shambles of much of the USA, these right wing groups should be banned from becoming involved in non-American issues. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/finnish-mp-paivi-rasanen-convicted-homosexuality-developmental-disorder

I encountred similar situation more than once. As @macaroni21 points out - in Japan go with the flow. Do not expect conditions to be the same as other countries. Japan is a great country and Tokyo an amazing city. Just do not expect it to operate exactly like cities elsewhere. And as @macaroni21 also pointed out, foreigners come low in the pecking order. Just don't get annoyed and don't lose your temper. Keep calm! If some organisation does not work, do not atempt to make it work. Go elsewhere. AAdditionally you quote a list of spas prepared by a member who had not been to any of them (I believe) as he state clearly he was based in the Kyoto/Osaka area and only had a brief stopover in Tokyo. So do not regard his post as a recommendation. Having made the list, it is up to you to check each one out.

Non Thai nationals are severely restricted as to the type of paid employment they can enjoy in the Kingdom. Most require a work visa or a special visa permitting work for a shorter period of time. My Burmese bf has a visa from his employer and has recently had it renewed for a further year. WIth the best will in the world, I cannot see massage work being acceptable as Thais can very easily do this. Unskilled labour working on construction sites is frequently mentioned. In that case I assume the employer obtains the necessary paperwork. ASEAN is supposed to facilitate mobility of labour, but this generally applies only to skilled labour.

My advice for Japan escort establishments is never try to make a booking more than about a few days ahead. Many of the boys work or study and simply do not know when they will definitely be free before then. I have never had a problem with the usual agencies (I had never actually heard of the three you mention until this thread) but then I am not into the hunk types that you obviously prefer. My suggestion? If olive-salon is screwing you round, go somewhere else! Never try to get a Japanese agency to fit in to what you want. You follow their rules.

Out of curiosity, do you ever eat anything else? LOL