Good advice for all male and female tourists , befriending locals of a different culture .

Submitted by Agree (United Kingdom), Dec 26, 2014 at 03:09

Alisha O , this could have been written about many countries Tunisia,Egypt,Morocco e.t.c. Good advice the sad thing is ,not many people take the advice . They always believe, mine is different. The rule of thumb for women is never ever pay for these men . Never ever have sex with these men .They have all the time in the world , sometimes they string the tourist along for many years before they show who they really are . These people are no different to sex workers ,anyone engaging in a relationship with them is regarded as a sex tourists . Always ,always listen to your family and friends, they are not being racist . They are being realistic . If you want to help poor people in foreign countries go ahead send them money every month if you like . The moment you engage in a relationship (emotional and or sexual) with them you have entered a game . Your stakes are time money and emotions ,all they can lose is time.

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