Haven't seen any collection of red lights in Fairfield outside of the Christmas season, and I've never been to that area of New Orleans, so I can't contrast Amsterdam with those. But I do occasionally walk by the raunchy district of Hollywood as there are a few good dance clubs in the area. My opinion:
Prostitution is legal in Amsterdam and thus is far more open than in Hollywood. The tradition there is for women to rent a room with a floor to ceiling picture window about 3-5 feet wide in order to display themselves dressed in underwear. The spaces are usually lit with blacklights, so their underwear is often exceediingly well lit, bringing attention to the areas of their bodies that experience tells them most men pay attention to, and that many men will pay money to access. It's actually less grubby, less dangerous, and less potentially traumatic than in Hollywood. But it's WAY denser - some blocks will have 40-50 women on 2 - 3 floors, and there will be rowdy crowds of British/German/American 18-50 year-old tourists, usually quite drunk, milling about on the alley/street below making stupid comments or chattering excitedly about the scene. I guess it's the in-my-face part that bothers me. In Hollywood, I can ignore the 2-3 people who may or may not be streetwalkers as I proceed on my way, but in Amsterdam ignoring isn't possible. --- In [email protected], "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what's different between those places and say Hollywood or New Orleans' > red light districts? Or Fairfields? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: anonymousff > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 3:11 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Purnima Invitation > > > --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > It's totally depressing, FMPOV. Much more interesting > > > are the "Smart Shops" around the city where all sorts > > > of interesting pizza toppings can be purchased. Serious > > > spiritual journeys can come from those, but I cannot > > > imagine anything other than depression resulting from > > > even a brief walk through the Red Light District. > > Is brief the operative word? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
