^^^ One thing we found in Europe was that sexual services were generally priced the same or higher than here, but the workers received a larger percentage of the cost. I'm talking about sex work in massage parlours, not independent workers.
So while there wasn't much money to be saved, the service levels were high and I liked knowing the workers were mostly well paid. That said, all over southern Europe, it was easy to find an hour long massage with HE for 80 euros, or about $110-120, and the price was the price and no tip on top was asked or expected. Now that said, my GF isn't interested in going anywhere that's not pretty swanky, so the prices we saw were for only high-end places.
Women in North America rarely pay for sex. Talking to some women customers and sex workers in Europe, women there also do not often pay for sex, but a nice orgasm at the end of a massage is "a nice way to finish, you don't think?" Gender is also a lot less of a hang-up, with straight men and women easily enjoying a release from someone of the same gender.
But, returning to the topic at hand, the term "tantra" or "tantric" has been nearly universally co opted by the sex industry to mean you get off.
So while there wasn't much money to be saved, the service levels were high and I liked knowing the workers were mostly well paid. That said, all over southern Europe, it was easy to find an hour long massage with HE for 80 euros, or about $110-120, and the price was the price and no tip on top was asked or expected. Now that said, my GF isn't interested in going anywhere that's not pretty swanky, so the prices we saw were for only high-end places.
Women in North America rarely pay for sex. Talking to some women customers and sex workers in Europe, women there also do not often pay for sex, but a nice orgasm at the end of a massage is "a nice way to finish, you don't think?" Gender is also a lot less of a hang-up, with straight men and women easily enjoying a release from someone of the same gender.
But, returning to the topic at hand, the term "tantra" or "tantric" has been nearly universally co opted by the sex industry to mean you get off.