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By Duncan Rhyne (2010)
I will here give a comparison of mostly practical aspects for Western men who are new to seeking sexual relationships in Asia. Details on pursuing sexual adventures are reserved for site subscribers.
IMMIGRATION
Easiest in Thailand (one can stay for years on tourist
visas; just has to cross the border for a few minutes every
few months); also easy for the Philippines, Malaysia and
Cambodia; hardest for Indonesia (you can enter on a tourist
visa only for up to four months per year, otherwise you
will be suspected of illegal activities). You cannot stay
permanently on tourist visa in Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar,
China, Laos, Singapore.
APARTMENTS, HOUSES
Cheapest, and best selection in Thailand. Also easy in the
Philippines, but the selection is by far not as good as in
Thailand. Expect to pay double the Thai price in Cambodia
and Laos; three to four times as much in Malaysia and
Indonesia; eight times the Thai price in Singapore. In
China and Vietnam, you would have to request permission
from the authorities before renting a place. In Indonesia,
rents normally have to be paid for two years in advance, so
those who come on a tourist visa for sexual adventures have
no alternative but to stay in hotels (expensive, often not
very clean).
BUYING PROPERTY
By far the easiest in Malaysia; second on the ease scale is
Singapore. With tricks in Thailand and the Philippines.
FOOD
Best and cheapest in Malaysia. Singapore is the same
quality but double the price. Local food is by far the
worst in Cambodia. Thailand is cheap, but the cuisine is
overrated. China has excellent food (if you know how to
order it). In Laos it's the easiest to live on European
meals. Indonesia may have good cuisine in expensive
restaurants, but what you normally find isn't anything
special, and double the Malaysian and Thai prices.
SAFETY
Excellent in Singapore (and Japan); also nothing to worry
in Thailand. OK in Malaysia; worse in Indonesia (possible
political violence) and the Philippines (crime); miserable
in Cambodia (you should not walk around after dark in Phnom
Penh; locals in any city in Cambodia barricade themselves
before 8 in the evening).
HEALTH MATTERS
A perfect score for Singapore. Sexual hygiene is also good
in Thailand. Not quite as good in the Philippines. By far
the highest AIDS prevalence in Cambodia.
SEXUAL LAWS
In Malaysia, being caught with a Malay girl in a room alone
means either instant marriage or jail. In Vietnam and Laos,
one cannot check into a hotel room with a female without
showing a marriage certificate. In Cambodia, the police may
surprise those who have taken a girl into a room or back
home to check whether she is 18. No problems in the
Philippines as long as the female is over 18. In Thailand,
the age of sexual consent is 15, but for working in a place
of prostitution, it is 18. In Indonesia, a woman of any age
can report a man to the police for having had sex with her,
and then not being willing to marry her (rape by means of
deceit).
AVAILABILITY OF NON-PROSTITUTES
Best in Thailand (if you know how to go about it; see the
member information). OK in the Philippines if you are
willing to invest into a romance.
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