Originally posted by Atobe:
What makes you think that the primitive tribesman living in the depth of the jungles are not having a good life ?
Is it not arrogance on the part of those who believe that others are poorer than themselves, just because we are exposed to different concepts of comfort, values, and visions ?
If you are a father of a daughter, will you not be worried if you daughter is in the company of several men in a hotel room at 11p.m. watching "TV" ?
What is going on that a woman need several men - strangers ? - to keep her company to watch "TV" ?
Even our own Police will go about arresting innocent Vietnamese girls on tourist pass for being present in some Pubs - what are we to make of our own society ?
Is this the way to treat our foreign guests ?
Is this the way that we show the First World tolerance towards women from neighboring countries ?
The fact that changing channels on tv is considered a luxury, i'm sure using a remote to do the same thing is considered more so of a luxury? So if having a fan to cool you when you're hot is a luxury, doesn't it logically follow that an airconditioner that does the same thing more expediently is more so of a luxury?
Sometimes you have to stop to think before you jump to conclusions, it does help, really.
If I have a daughter, and she wants to watch america's next top model at 11pm with friends, so be it. If she wants to watch Lost at 2am with strangers, we have to see the context. If she is in hostel and the male strangers are her fellow hostelites whom she does not talk to, nor know their names, is there any crime in that?
If she runs into a stranger's house to watch tv, then its is her bad upbringing and her parents must teach her not to run into peoples' house to use their tv.
If she is conducting shady business (prostitution, social escort, massage) and watches tv in hotel rooms with her clients, once again, it is the poor upbringing by her parents. If you've gone out to meet more people, you'd realise that people don't simply watch tv in dogdy situations with strangers. There is no need to cirminalise everything.
You might as well make it illegal for me to hold and kiss my gf in public as I may be outraging her modesty! Let's go one step further! Let's outlaw ALL contact, physical or otherwise, between different genders!
Those viet gals who are here on tourist pass should conduct their "tourists" activity rather than make money at bars and pubs. The authorities refuse to believe that the viet gals spent such a substantial amount of money just to come to sg to enjoy our more expensive drinks and our wonderful company! If so, how come the local women are complaining about the lousy company local men make?
Sometimes instead of seeing things on the surface, you should try thinking deeper and finding out how different event correlate. You should teach that to your extremist friends too.