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I’m having a great time in Rio. Last night’s guy was one of the best sex encounters I can remember.

I’m having a great time in Rio. Last night’s guy was one of the best sex encounters I can remember.

I’m having a great time in Rio. Last night’s guy was one of the best sex encounters I can remember.

I’m having a great time in Rio. Last night’s guy was one of the best sex encounters I can remember.

I’m having a great time in Rio. Last night’s guy was one of the best sex encounters I can remember.

I’m having a great time in Rio. Last night’s guy was one of the best sex encounters I can remember.

I was there last night....

So your trip is not worth any personal effort?

Yes, I have. I live here. It’s used about 50% of the time when it’s operable, but it’s often not operable — like with the hot water in the showers. 

+1

Viagra toxicity alert! Somebody call the FDA. Some poor bargain basement pharm discount PDE5i-addicted sad sack doesn’t grasp that self-pleasuring by normal people is by definition inadvertently mental.

Bear in mind, @Ale4co, that many punters here hire at high volume levels representing substantial proportions of their income. They eschew hiring at home (“western world” settings) and utterly panic at the prospect of paying greater than 10% of home base rates. 🤣You probably wouldn’t give a passing glance to most of their targets. Been there, seen that. If your orgasms are more financial than sexual that’s OK too. 

One language example is “Where d’u plant this?”
Just because you want thissa man do take a hard run and plant his long bendy pole tip into your strategically located and powdered vault box doesn’t make him the handsomest among hundreds. What poll is your source? I would like to be given a choice to be rigorously polled. Cum Mondo I adjust the standard down if he is to clear it? Mais oui.

A lot of clients seem to ask GPs to set the price. OK, I guess if you feel more comfortable doing that.
I never ask their price. I offer 150 or 200 reals (depending on the city, the GP, and the situation). 
     150 = 100 (say-n) e 50 (seen-kwen-tah)
    200 = duzentos (or just hold up two fingers)
During my past two months in Brazil, only one guy (out of a hundred? who's counting?) countered with more. (To be fair, he was extremely cute.) A few have briefly hesitated before accepting.
I suppose I could bargain and save US$8 once in a while (or perhaps miss the rare guy who would have accepted 100 reals), but my bar bill is next to zero so I prefer to make my offer, skip negotiations, and head "straight" to the sala.

Hey, I didn't know that Trump was fat until I saw his picture!

Don't  anyone ever make fun for me taking a post off to the side roads, I had to scroll up to remember what this one was about 😝

Haha I am always suspicious of Britishers' food recommendations. I used to see a sign on Thappraya which read "Indian food to British taste" which marked it for me as a restaurant to be avoided at all costs. : )  I once had Phad Thai at the Blue Elephant in London (supposedly THE Thai restaurant there at the time) for the most insipid version of the dish I have every tasted.
While I have managed to piss off many of my friends here now, hehe, let's continue on undaunted with the worst cuisine in the world: Britain, USA, Australia.  Best food in the world: Lebanon, Iran, Morocco, Brasil, Thailand of course! And perhaps Italy and France, although the standards of food in those two countries has gone rapidly downhill in recent years. India deserves honorable mention -- especially for its Punjabi dishes and heavenly Hyderabadi biryanis.
Here my favorite dish is pad siu gai, well prepared just slightly burnt, using all the condiments in the usual 4-glass condiment tray in ample measure which is an ubiquitous dish in Thailand.

Having left Bangkok not that long ago, don't recall finding an acceptable meal at a reasonable price problematic. Most Thais patronize prepared food vendors. If the industry is experiencing a big drop in income, I'd first look at their pricing. Even McDonald's announced this week the return of the "value meal" due to reduced same-store sales.
From Pattaya News

On July 31st, 2024, Mr. Sorathep Rojpotjanaruch, the Chairman of the Thai Restaurant Business Association, revealed that the restaurant industry has faced a significant drop in spending, exceeding 50% recently.
The association had appealed to the Thai Prime Minister to address the current economic issues with immediate stimulus measures instead of solely relying on the upcoming 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme. More than half of the Thai restaurants in the association could close by year-end without prompt action, remarked Sorathep.
The combined impact of rising raw material costs and declining consumer spending has left small restaurants struggling. Medium-sized and SME establishments are also suffering due to increased tax burdens. The lack of government response to their initial appeal has left business owners feeling abandoned, questioning the effectiveness of the current administration, concerned Sorathep.
 

Recife
Recife, the capital of Pernambuco in Northeast Brazil, is often referred to as the "Venice of Brazil" due to its waterways and bridges. While in Recife, one is likely to visit Marco Zero and from there it only cost 10rs to take a water taxi to Parque de Esculturas Francisco Brennand, a small island featuring works of the famous Brazilian sculptor. I spent three days in this city with a Brazilian friend, with the main purpose of the trip being to meet him and lift his spirits. Depression and poverty can be a dangerous combination. Unfortunately, that also meant cutting back on my visits to saunas. I only visited Termas Boa Vista on my last night in the city, despite being a week night, the visit was a success. Uber is a must in this region of Brazil, the sun sets early in July, the touristic neighborhood of Recife felt okay but on the way to TBV, I passed through some questionable neighbors that look dangerous especially at night. TBV itself felt secured, clean, and the management is welcoming.

The bar area in TBV had live music and the acoustics was pleasant. The drinks were about 1/2 the price of SP and Rio and the suite was superior in comparison. There were only about seven GPs working, in general the men in NE brazil felt very masculine, more tan, and don't flash their smile as freely as Cariocas. Despite with only 7 GP on premise, I had 3-4 candidates in mind. I came to an agreement with J very quickly and we went to the presidential suite. I was blown away by the amount of passion that came from J inside the suite, easily the best kisser I ever encountered in Brazil. As @ShivRoy stated in his report, the GPs accept 100r without haggling. It was the right choice to visit TBV on my last night and I wish I had more days in Recife because during the weekend, TBV stays open until 6 AM!
Overall, I can see Recife becoming a repeat destination in the future.

Tourists are the minority...ask a local what it takes to earn 200 in Brasil 😉

is sad....guess we all need to be careful. I think it'll only get worse in the future with all the vaccine deniers not giving their kids vaccines that many of us have taken to help eradicate some diseases....

https://wellcome.org/news/tuberculosis-curable-and-preventable-why-do-millions-still-die  

Ii think these are all good points, but I think the 'average American' is still biased against a black, and a woman. Unsurprisingly,  Musk has endorsed Trump, in a gesture of self interest.

Plainly,  you are in wrong crowd

Damn!~ I had the date wrong!

Damn!~ I had the date wrong!