BangBang57 wrote:
In some ways what I am about to say sure does not sound like me but in other ways it will!!! Once again I will ask the question
(this time to Jazzbo): What the hell has the inflation rate of the dollar IN THE USA got to do with the actual cost of ANYTHING in Costa Rica other than in this case your USD should maybe go a little father, right ? WRONG!!! Yes the inflated dollar may affect what you can afford to spend but, what you actually pay for anything in a foreign country has nothing to do with the inflated dollar (except for commodities bought and imported into that country with USDs) and everything to do with the local currency!! The question should be, What can I get IN COLONES for that dollar today compared to 8 years ago, and what will that dollars worth of colones buy today compared to then!
Surprisingly it is about the same-a little over 500 to 1. Now what that 500+ colones will buy today compared to 8 years ago is a different story. I just posted the annual inflation figures for CR in another thread (which I do not have handy at the moment

) but compounded inflation for this period is about 100% give or take a little. Based on that one could say that if you were paying $100 8 years ago (AND WE ARE TALKING SOLELY ABOUT INDIES IN THE REY AND/OR SL), and since the exchange rate is about the same you should be paying $200 for the same service today!! WOW! can not believe I just said that!!!
BUT here is the catch!! 8 years ago only an extremely small handful of totally clueless idiots would ever actually pay $100 here. Yes there were chicas beginning to ask for "Cien" but virtually no one payed it! Norm then for most tourist for a session in the REY with a real hottie was maybe $50; $60 absolutely tops. It was actually about 10 years ago that I made my "blunder" and paid $80 for what turned out to be the absolute worst session in all my years as a monger!
No one could believe I paid that much (hell I could not believe I did it

) And by the way, that is the only time in almost 20 years I have paid more than $60!!! and no, as others can tell you they are not dogs!!!!Many are the same chicas some guys pay $100 and rave about!
Today, because of there being more (higher percentage) of clueless guys coming here, more guys who think that paying more automatically equates to better service, and more guys who are here more to play the rich Gringo roll than to pluck chicas than there were 8 years ago (my opinion based on what I see and hear EVERYDAY HERE!!
compared to back then) the average paid now is probably approaching $75, maybe as high as $80! At $80 that would be about a 60% increase over the average 8 years ago. That may not equal the 100% inflation but virtually no where are people here making 100 % more for the same work than what they were making 8 years ago-for most it is about the same, 60% more. AND it is a hell of a lot more than the increases the MP chicas have gotten (exactly 0% more). Yes MP prices have gone up a little (about 15%) but the owners have kept that and the chicas are still getting exactly the same as 8 years ago. This is the main reason most of them are now charging for "extras"!! and many have opened their own MPs (where they are now charging more)!
My argument is not and never has been that you should not ever pay "cien". My argument is that you should not roll over and play dead like a little puppy at her feet and agree to what she asks and for what she is willing to give for that price. THIS IS A LATIN COUNTRY! They expect you to bargain and negotiate the price and the services she will preform for that price. Many guys refuse to believe it because they do not understand Latin culture and expect everything to be the same as in the USA, but I promise you that to a Latino(a) not negotiating is a sign of weakness and tells them immediately that they have a sucker who they can take advantage of!! When they say "cien" they expect you to bargain and only a very, very few really expect every guy to pay "cien" and an even smaller number will not go for less!!! And yes, guys who live here often do have the advantage over the "tourist" guys. Those chicas who will not give residents a lower price will let you know very quickly-they will walk away as soon as they hear those 3 little words "I live here"! And guess what? That is just fine because just as with my $80 experience, 99.9% of the time those chicas, thou they may be hot looking, will be cold, dead fish in the sack no matter what you pay them.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another place where we residents have the advantage-many of the really bad ones will avoid us so we don't have to worry as much about accidently hooking one.
One last point concerning my statement that I never said never as for paying "cien"! There is a chica -believe it or not, a MP chica, who charges right at $100 for a session. Would I pay "cien" to do her? Hell yes!! BUT she is a very hot NICA! She is willing, and enjoys, doing anything a guy might want. In other words she will do things most think only happens in very hardcore porn flixs . Not only is she open to anything, she is WAY above average in everything she does!!. Only problem is she is booked by appointment almost all the time BY TICOS, and YES at $100, making it hard to ever get an appointment with her!!! And before anyone asks, I am talking about Roxan who owns the MP, Roxans in San Francisco de dos rios (located about 2 miles south of the REY) And there are a couple of other chicas that if I had to, I would pay cien!! But I don't have too

Whew...fixed it for you - Long post = paragraphs BB, PARAGRAPHS
ASIDE FROM THE COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR SEXUAL PROWESS, and the girls you have lined up just waiting foe a chance to Phuck you (Sorry, BB, sorry

)
a really excellent post.
The part I highlighted is really the crux - and it also might explain why certain philosophies tend to annoy me.
Its not always better 10 years ago - but I think about that time you had guys more interested in learning the "hobby" (don't K*D yourself - you may know how to Phuck, but that is not what I'm talking about) vs the attitude I'm here on vacation and its my money and I'll spend it as I please.
I also - a few posts back - made the point everyone has paid cien, probably even Whitecat
I also think - that some of the glowing reports on what a guys actually did - especially if it took place in Jaco

may have been good for him, but perhaps not for me, if you take my point.
(And no - while I appreciate that good times like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder - there is a reason professional res't reviewers are employed vs some deadbeat that thinks McDonalds has some of the best hamburgers - so some guys who has phucked twice in his life - not counting barnyard animals

- is not gonna sway me - and probably others with some experience and a clue.)
I'll share a story with you:
I'm at the Delrey one early evening (yes - you read right

) - and I see this nebishee guy from S FL <of course

> that one of my friends knew slightly, and he is hearding this Dominacana out the door - now, this was not your slinky, caffe au lait colored sexy body Dominacana that you just knew had a clit you wanted to suck for hours.....no, this broad looked like a ghetto black from the USA - complete with stretch pants and attitude <kinda reminded me of the old stereotype of a "Welfare Queen"> or Moms Mabley <anyone remember her????>
Now........this Nebishee Newbi is gonna recommend girls - or comment on his scession???? Only to say what - in the old days, guys would say, well the last thing I phucked was a chick - no, not a word for a girl, but a chicken - so I don't know what the shitting hell I'm doing but that's not gonna stop me from telling other guys that I can Phuck who I please, at whatever cost I please and if you don't agree you are a cheap cocksucking asshole - How am I doing so far????