Poll: What country are you from?

[[Kira Must Die]]

What?

U.S, Hawaii.

 

[Samcanuck]

the Netherlands,Europe

I have met a few people from the Netherlands...mostly when I traveled through there. Whats your take on the Red light district (I have mostly heard negative from those from the Netherlands)

Im all for it, most of the younger Dutch are. But the way it's going, it will probably dissappear in the next year or so. Police is cracking down on it since it is often connected to (sex)slave-traders which is a good thing. But it's mostly religious puritains that are really against it and just want to get rid of it because "what will the (European) neigbors say?".
Shame really, those prostitutes provide a service, rape statistics are still down now, i wonder what will happen when the redlight districts gets closed down *shudders*

To Quote my favorite Hero George Carlin:

"Whats so criminal about selling somebody an Orgasm?"

Not sure man. When I travelled down there back in 2001, I have to say, it was one of the neater experiances of my europe travels. I didn't get the sense that the people I talked to in the Irish pub were puritians or snoots. Just seemed like average guys. However I will say one thing I didn't like. I don't believe marijuana is a gate way drug per say...but I do feel it is a gateway for business. What I mean it, I have never been asked more if I want the next higher illicit drug more (Cocain) than when I walked the streets of the Red light. Seems when a niche is available for drug use, in a heavily drug used area, the market grow's quite a bit larger than in a place where illicit drug use is forbidden. Not sure how I feel about that entirely though. I personally think the choice is better than making criminals out of people. I also don't understand why the oldest business in the world (prostitution) is illegal in most places, but it's nice to see freedom of choice works in Amsterdam.

Too bad North America didn't pick up the slack and at the least decriminalize these act's, eh?

 

[Psychophante]

London, UK. It's a s***hole.

 

[ssgt splatter]

The good ol' US of A

 

[Harmondale2]

Ireland, Dublin

 

[Tomsky]

Whoop go UK! Anyone else from Cambridge?

 

[Lexodus]

United States of Assho-- er America.

Don't you mean "Ulcered Sphincter of Arse-erica", other Lex?
Yes, that *is* one of my favourite films.
OT: I'm from the UK, if that isn't painfully obvious by now.

 

[Azalin137]

Im from Azeroth

I live next to Mankrik's wife

 

[Wintermoot]

the Netherlands,Europe

I have met a few people from the Netherlands...mostly when I traveled through there. Whats your take on the Red light district (I have mostly heard negative from those from the Netherlands)

its just part of the Netherlands most people from the USA only know the drug policy windmills and the whores its part of the Netherlands just like guns are a part of the USA

Don't you mean "Just like beer and hockey are for Canada." But still I'm not sure I follow, I have heard that natives from Netherlands, especially Amsterdam, hate the sterotype that the red light district presents because it is so different from the culture surrounding it.
I'm wondering your take...could you elaborate?

I cant change it and I dont hate its better than the steroe type of clogs and traditionel clothing

 

[Commander Jack Rankin]

I'm from Fly Over Country, USA. That vast expanse that might as well be the Capital Wasteland to some of my coastal countrymen.

 

[Alumit]

I'm sittin' up in Canada with my igloo, bein' all gangster an' like xD

 

[mxfox408]

Los Angeles California USA baby

 

[Primate]

Denmark.... for now... I'm working on it......

 

[KitsunetheFox]

There's a lot of us British isn't there. Stiff upper lip and all that I suppose *puts on a top hat and a monocle*
I'm not just English, I'm an English wizard. Jeremy Clarkson is my sidekick.

 

[Initial J]

I'm from Finland and just for the record: We don't have polar bears here.

 

[Strategia]

I'm from Europe. Where we have weird habits. Like eating with the fork in our left hand, trials with no jury and three judges, legalising pot and prostitution and eating fish raw.

 

[UndeadLex]

United States of Assho-- er America.

Don't you mean "Ulcered Sphincter of Arse-erica", other Lex?
Yes, that *is* one of my favourite films.
OT: I'm from the UK, if that isn't painfully obvious by now.

Ha, never did occur to me to use that... I'll keep that in mind.
One of my favorite films too, actually.
WHO'S WITH ME?!

 

[TeutonicKuja]

Good old Northampton UK here