quarterinch's blog post - PROSTITUTION BY ANOTHER NAME

I spent the weekend in Sydney, a city of almost 5 million people a place Aussie Beauty described as a shitty place, I would be more direct and call it a cold shithole it is almost as cold as NYC. We went out to a restaurant and when we were leaving, the doorman called up a taxi that was parked about 10 yards away; he opened the door with one hand and held out the other for a tip, which is most unusual in Australia. He spoke in an American Accent,said yes I am American . And then the nightmare flooded back of my otherwise
very enjoyable holiday in America and Canada. Everywhere you go there is allways some turkey with his hand out telling you about the excellent service they have given you which would be no more than very basic at home here in Australia. The hide and the front of these people whose bullshit knows no bounds, prostituting themselve and the pride, not to mention self esteem just to screww money out of mainly tourists for imagined good service makes my blood boil.
The standard story is" we only get a low wage and we rely on tips to give us a standard level of income" Well if it is that poor, then get out of the service industry and into something that does pay without having to beg like the beggars in the streets of India