As I drove back after dropping Jane, I passed by the old side of Miri and I saw quite a number of prostitutes on the streets. I haven't seen this many before. I am going to assume that prostitution have to pay well enough in order for a woman to decide to do it instead of a RM300-RM600 a month pay as a store keeper or a waitress.(sadly our local laborers here have to compete with cheaper workers from Indonesia or neighboring countries-No disrespect to them.)
With this thought in mind I actually went down and asked 2 of them how much their service cost. The first said RM100 for a fast shot the second said RM60 for also a fast shot. The first was in her 20s maybe younger the latter was probably in her mid 30s maybe older. In order to justify the cost with that many prostitutes in mind there must be willing customers that will think it's reasonable or else deals cannot be made.
Perhaps the increasing number of prostitutes can indicate 1 or 2 of these things about the economy.
1) Prostitute's demand increase due to rising salaries of man or an increase of man in the working class population. (More paying jobs for man available)
2) Salaries for woman without qualification stagnated and have not keep up with inflation.
These 2 realities might be true assuming woman in general have preferences against being a prostitute should other sources of incomes become adequate. So rising number of prostitutes can indicate increasingly better number of jobs for man or/and increasingly tough prospect for woman in general in the work force. Bringing in foreign and cheaper labors would also worsened the condition. Since our local man and woman have to settle for a lower pay to compete with cheap foreigner to keep up with ends needs.
Hey I am not supporting prostitutes or condemning any here, I just thought this sort of statistics might be able to predict some trends. Maybe an entrepreneur can see this as a reason to import more condoms and buy up more shop lots for lodging.... Ok, look I am kidding alright? I think the increasing number of prostitutes marks the degradation of society as a whole.
I can't wait to see the world when Christ come back, where there is no more tears, suffering and acts of desperation.
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Out of curiosity, do you know the nationality of these prostitutes? Yes, I do agree that this is a sign of degradation in the overall society. Sad to think this is growing rampant in Miri, or even M'sia. In fact, M'sia is one of the top when it comes to prostitution, and that includes children prostitution!
Hi J, They were mostly native girls as in bumi. I didn't know Malaysia top the world in any category at all. Well Malaysia Boleh!
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