BangBang57 wrote:
Phoenix Rising wrote:
I don't why you guys have gotten so hung up on the "Tica doesn't mean puta" thing
I know this was started by Hall monitor Miamiheller

and his point at the time was well made and received but puh lease
When we go to Sosua we go to bang "dominicanas"
When we go to MDE we go to Phuck with the "paisas"
When we go to Costa Rica? What?
Sure there are girls from other latina locales in CR in some venues... But ...i don't see any thing wrong with saying i'm goin to CR to bang some "ticas" ... And take some "ticas" up to the room...
Just might be because when you go to DR the only putas there are Dominicanas and when you go to MDE they are all COLOMBIANAS thou not all Paisas (many lie to you guys about where in Colombia they are from). When WE come here to CR MANY of the putas (in many places 1/2 or more) are not Ticas

but are Dominicanas, Colombianas, Panamanas, or Nicas!!!!! But more importantly it just might be that we prefer to show respect to the people of the country we are visiting by not implying that ALL their women are putas!!! Ticos (the people of Costa Rica) ARE offended by Gringos using the term to refer to putas, so why not just as easily use "puta", "working chica", or just Chica. It is just a matter of showing some respect to the people of the country-something too many people from the USA do not understand

Ya think BB
C'mon, PR -
you are way too sharp a guy (and too smart) not to realize this

And to not support ignorance.
There is a thread going on now - might be still active, I don't know - about do we think Ticos hate us - I think far too many come down with the idea all they want to do is get drunk, and see how many TICA's they can f.u.c.k - many of these guys are not, ahem, world travelers, and have not been far out of Bugtussle in their life. If they want to let their hair down a little, great, I personally have zero problem with that - but I do have a problem with them trying to sound "cool", "in the know" "sharper than you really are" - and it often starts with the (mis) use of the CR word for female.
I think if a guy is told the correct term, and chooses to mis use it, well, no cure for dumb
So a little info on how not to maybe look dumb (and how not to get their ass kicked perhaps in a Tico bar

) is in order - said it many times, the name of this site is a large contributor to the confusion.
Rocky, call them what you wish - but please don't put CR (and most of the rest of the world, with the exception of the USA

) down for having a sane policy when it comes to prostitution. You have it backwards - probably your entire post, in fact

- they get offended when Tica is used as a term for <all> whores - you can understand that.
Their tolerance for prostitution is based on/for the convenience of the local population, and certainly not to "lure" gringo's (Same with casino's - they have 'em, but if you are into the whole Casino experience, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and a whole bunch of Indian controlled gambling properties are far more compelling)
And you will find that prostitution in CR is limited to a very small percentage of the population, and that population is smaller still in its number of Costa Ricans, and smaller in the number of venues frequented by most foreign visitors.
Start out your trip with a respectful attitude, its a great place to visit and I'm betting you will want to return
