Reply #3: Actually, you'd be surprised.........

[Pert_UK]

I've just been in Thailand and it's reputation is a little undeserved.

Yes, there is a long-standing tradition of Thai men using prostitutes (whilst the women are supposed to remain pure until marriage, of course) but in fact the sex trade in Thailand is (generally speaking) more "open" and "honest" than in some other places.

I don't have the stats to hand, but I seem to recall that Cambodia is one of the worst places for child prostitution, but I also believe that the US has more child prostitutes than Thailand.

Thailand certainly has a bad reputation for the sex trade, but from what I've read it's less exploitative than a lot of places....