Prostitution

Look at Amsterdam, they are perhaps the most famous example of a place that has legalized prostitution.

I think its safe to say we assume prostitution is something done by 'those dutch folk' more than us english and while it is true, it is only just true.

When comparing research I found that 9% of men in London had paid for sex at some point and 13.5% of Dutch men had. Firstly of course its funny how there are no women at all included in the study. Having been to Amsterdam just this christmas holiday and actually lived in the red light district (before you think it or ask it, NO i didnt.) There are a fair few ladies around, although it must be said the majority is your typical english or american middle-aged man who is most probably married on a business trip (of course im infering here).

My point is we think that Amsterdam is so radical and crazy because they legalize marijuana and prostitution, but dont forget the act of 'paying for sex' IS legal in Britain, and for all intensive purposes there are so many loopholes and grey areas in the marijuana laws that you could quite easily grow a personal amount for oneself to 'dabble' in. Just by looking at the facts you can see that (while these studies are representative) about only 4.5% of more Dutch men do it.

Is it really that bad an act? Well the act of trafficking of course is nothing but horrifying. But people have paid for sex all through the ages and Amsterdam shows with regualtion there really isnt much difference between them and us.

I personally could never comprehend perfoming an act with a stranger and would never be inclined to do so, but im looking at this from the perspective of 'Being Bad' and trying to see if they are really that different to us.

For a link on the PhD study of Netherlands and the sexual habits click HERE
For a link on the 'more men pay for sex in the UK' report click HERE