r/nottheonion • u/novagridd • 6h ago

Thailand's Prostitution Patrol on High Alert as 5,000 US Sailors Drop Ship After 200 Days at Sea

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/pattaya-police-intensify-prostitution-patrols-us-navy-visit-1763395
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u/IamGeoMan 6h ago

ExpatFIRE gonna have to re-evaluate their CoL estimates now that demand is gonna spike certain costs

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u/AzureDreamer 6h ago

You are joking but I bet prices of everything do spike geographically near where this boat ports, the sailors are problably going to have consumption rates of 2-3x and normal person so thats like 10k-15k visitor influx.

This would mean nothing to a city of a million but a city of 30k who knows.

I am just speculating I know nothing in specifics feel free to disregard.

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u/IamGeoMan 5h ago

I was tippy-toeing around the idea of prostitution costs going up. Not all expats migrating to SEA are saints, yet the subject is essentially untouchable in that sub.