comes from “arts, entertainment, and recreation”-which I suppose might cover some of the same things.) To start with the possibly obvious, the Thai sex trade is booming: it’s estimated there are some 200,000 prostitutes in the country, and the industry produces $2.5 billion to $4 billion each year, or around 1 percent of GDP. Still: sex, religion, and guns-what’s more compelling to the American demographic than that? “Stop writing about the environment and give us something hashtaggable.” Well, here you go: a column on possibly the most notorious sex industry in the world.īut the joke’s on them, because half of this is going to be about Buddhism, and the other half about the foreign-economy-warping might of American military power.
“PICK sexier topics,” Straight Dope staffers are always complaining. WHY are there so many 'ladyboys' in Thailand, and why are they such a huge part of the sex industry? Also, what's up with the ping-pong-ball act? -Luke, an Ohioan in Bangkok
