Vietnam: “Happy Endings”

Westerners joke that at Vietnamese spas your massage might end with a "happy ending." If you're a white man you don't have to walk further than the nearest block to be solicited for sex. Young local girls hang out at bars, hotels, restaurants and on street corners in tight dresses and heels waiting for business.

They usually sit alone or with a group of coworkers scanning their periphery for potential customers. If you approach one you will be invited for a couple of drinks and some casual flirting. Regardless of whether or not the night ends in the bedroom they expect to be paid for their company. 

While times are a changin, most "respectable" Vietnamese women still do not want to be seen drinking in public for fear of being considered unworthy of marriage. You can assume if a girl approaches you with a cocktail in hand she wants more than to get to know you. 

Ironically, despite the fact that prostitution is illegal and disgraceful in Vietnam most young girls do it for the most honorable of reasons: to help support their parents and siblings. For uneducated women there aren't many job prospects in the country and it's by far the most lucrative career choice.