I too feel a bit saddened too seeing this picture. However, as a frequent traveler to TW, I can assure you Pan, that these girls are NOT into prostitution generally. It’s very common that these young girls are dressed in a sexy outfit to attract their customers (as I understand, most of their customers are truck drivers who just stop by to grab their betel nuts in a few minutes and go off).
Thank you Yossi, I wasn't aware 👍
Had lunch with this old dear for years. We were all that was left of a group of five Wednesday lunch crowd. And now she is off in elder care.
M240 + SBS, probably at a dreaded f/5.6 which accounts for it being slightly out of focus. But the skin tones are good whoch is what I like about the lens, good color and accurate skin tones.
The Kayan are in a difficult position; many want to modernise and many Kayan women want to move on from traditional expectations, but tourists want to visit and see women with neck rings. In Myanmar the number of Kayan women who wear the neck rings is decreasing, while in Thailand it is increasing.
The eyes are up here buddy!
Indeed. It is possible to modernise without losing authenticity or Pragueification. It is just done so rarely. It is also absurd to be from a developed place and to think that less developed places should stay how they are for your touristic convenience.
Yes, I don't know that it necessarily follows that less developed places absolutely must lose their soul completely as they modernize. In Australia for example it's quite common for there to be laws on the books in various cities that seek to preserve the heritage and character of certain areas even in cases where there may be nothing especially of architectural merit etc. but rather because it is recognized that there can still be a certain heritage value in certain streetscapes being retained because it contributes to the character of the place. In central Adelaide's CBD for example the old "East End" was reimagined as a cultural, nightlife and dining district about 30 years ago, and many of the old buildings (which used to be part of a commercial / wholesale food and produce market have been retained - though redeveloped internally to other usages.) I would have hated the idea of these being bulldozed for yet more non-descript and characterless glass and steel monstrosities containing apartments and high-rise hotels. Indeed, some Asian countries have made similar efforts - Singapore for example is known for being a high exemplar of a glitzy modern Asian city. But it has many areas where character and heritage has been preserved - Chinatown, "Little India, the Arab Quarter, Clarke Quay Wharf etc.................. Another example that comes to mind is Budapest which seems to retain much of its essential character.
Irrespective of modernisation, Prague has been totally ruined by tourism. It is not joke when @Jonathan R said in the Prague thread that the best time to visit to avoid crowds of tourists is 1985.
