We just had the time to read all four parts! Wow 😳 what an experience and we are glad you made it out in one piece! Wonder how many tourists get trafficked? You often hear of locals or migrants getting trafficked. As you said, this experience has given more awareness to what is going around you. Becca has done a few solo trips, but her Dad gave her a 'tool' to defend herself. Still self defence is more practical as you can have tools, but one could hurt themselves if they don't know how to use it!
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Hey you two! :) Thanks for reading through and I hope you got something out of it!
I don't know how many tourist get trafficked... There won't be any clear number on that anywhere... Also, I think this is a major local problem as well... That young local girls are being sold and trafficked.. But again, who am I to judge?
What is that 'tool' Becca is carrying? Like spray or like a little weapon or do you mean he taught her some moves?
Self-defense is about prevention in the first place also..
It's a very common miss-conception that people connect self-defense right away with beating up people :-D This is one thing we explain in our self-defense video course :-) Amongst many more topics! :-) @travelling-two
Sam went to Pattaya last year for a University induction weekend. He has seen how the city has changed and the amount of Eastern European girls (lot of Russians too) are working the streets. Pretty sure, some, if not most are human trafficking cases. Hard to ask, if they fear for their lives.
Becca has a little weapon, but it looks like it can cause some serious damage.
Yes, we thought self-defense is a martial arts type of course. Good to know there is more to it like the preventative measures. 😊
Pattaya?? Wow okay... well... surely there are many people around 'voluntarily'?...
Yes there might be, but also hear/read stories of girls being promised 'modelling contracts' in exotic destinations and are often tricked into prostitution and fuelled on drugs. Then again, these are just stories. Some might be true. Hard to tell as some might be there 'voluntarily' and are fed up and want to go home, but can't (for financial or 'ownership' reasons) . So, then they use the human trafficking story. One thing for sure is that we need to open our eyes more not only for ourselves, but others.
Very common story, yes. It's not only in exotic places.. there was this3 headed gang (2x male, 1 female) from Romania in London.. they promised Eastern European women to get a well paid job as a nanny in London... then took away their passport, drugged them up and accommodated them in UNIVERSITY HALLS (?!) where the prostitution took place... CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS??
Well, sadly, we can believe this as there are just vile human beings out there. Having lived in London and seeing how such a big and vast city it is, there is no doubt this activity went on for ages without being checked until an incident happened. Let's keep our eyes open! 👀
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