» posted on 11:28am - May 26 2009 | posted by Lev

I'm sure it's no mystery that during my trip to Amsterdam, I checked out De Wallen, the world's most famous red light district.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Wallen

Ironically, the center of the red light district seems to be somewhere around the Old Church - thankfully a coffeeshop of the same name is right smack dab across the street from the church.

Anyhow, the red light district is made up of countless sex shops (sex toys, porn), peep shows and other adult themed hangouts. I believe I saw at least a couple homosexual clubs/bars.

So there I am puffing on this huge fucking joint that contains more than a gram of my white widow mixed in with whatever this other American dude bought. I was talking to him about the place, and asked how far in the district did you need to go before you'd start seeing "stuff", and he just laughed at me.

Apparently, we were sitting just meters away from one of the biggest hooker streets in the district. Right on the other side of the Old Church coffeeshop was a network of some narrow alleys, lit up red by all the neon lights, with women in bras and panties (or bikinis) standing right up against a sheet of glass posing, combing their hair, or just acting oblivious to the fact that less than a meter away from them, on the other side of a sheet of glass, is a sea of (mostly men) people checking them out, and some who are just "shopping".

Of course being as close to the prostitutes that you are, pictures are absolutely forbidden - so I didn't even try. lol

In my mind I had always envisioned something like where you see these buildings with women on upper floors in the windows for you to pick from. I had always had a mental image of this being more discreet and from a greater distance. I never would have imagined the alleys would be less than 2 meters wide (in some places) with booths of hookers on both sides of you.

Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands (which I've always agreed with, I've always been for the legalization of prostitution as it is a moral and health issue, not a criminal issue), so these streets are no mystery. In fact, probably half of the tourists that come to Amsterdam will at least set foot in some parts of the red light district.

From what I've read online (and seen on t-shirts!) the rate is 50 Euro for a 20 minute suck and fuck. Some of the girls (or many actually) do probably have pimps, even though the practice is legal and taxed. The pimps typically bring in customers for the girls.

I saw a hilarious shirt that made me bust up laughing in a mainstream souvenir shop:

"HOME FUCKING IS KILLING PROSTITUTION"

Something else which was really funny was, in our welcome brochure that the hotel gave us, there is all this random information. It even mentions tips and info on the red light district and purchasing sex, and what to do if you have problems with a girl or pimp, etc... Anyhow, it also makes it very clear that "not all of the girls you see are really girls!"

So anyhow, I was wondering who has ever been to a red light district before in real life, and if you have, was it anything like what I've described?

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» posted by: NeroAnima · date: 9:04am - May 28 2009	rated: N/A
I've only been to the one in Amsterdam as you know so I can't really say. Plus, I didn't really wanna look at the hookers, they even giggled or something at me ~~~~~~~~~~ NeroAnima
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» posted by: rainingpoison · date: 4:36pm - May 27 2009	rated: N/A
I have never been to a red light district either but from living in louisiana and going to Bourbon street I have seen some nasty girls. I even noticed that at one strip club the girls would stand naked in the door way of the club. I always thought they had to wear at least panties. I mean I know the flashing your tits thing is common during mardi gras thats why I figured they were topless but being bottomless too is kinda gross. Some of the girls are really nasty. Yes there are tranvestites there too. I mean they have a gay section at the end of bourbon st. I personally found the gay bar to be really fun though. The gay guys were so nice. lol ~~~~~~~~~~ The world needs some kind of passion right now. Maybe compassion...
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» posted by: Neglection · date: 1:57pm - May 27 2009	rated: N/A
Nah, I've never been to one. Actually, I dont think I've even actually seen a real hooker. ~~~~~~~~~~ if(literalists->catholicChurch()) { Jesus = mithra(Dionosys(Osiris(...))); }
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» posted by: TuLzie · date: 6:28am - May 27 2009	rated: N/A
No I have never been to a red light district before, but there are a few prostitutes that i have seen around my neighborhood before, usually their up and about the same time each night. I also have seen a few transvestites in the neighborhood but i don't know if they work the streets like the other girls do. The ones that does work, they usually dress in a really discreet manner, tee shirts, jeans, and hoodies. Nothing like what they got in Las Vegas. ~~~~~~~~~~ "we are our own devil, we are our own devil.... and we''ll make this world our hell"
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