In Reply to: Two-legged ATM Syndrome. posted by sirsinnik on Saturday, 14. January 2006 at 19:27 Bali Time:
Firstly my 16yr daughter is fair skinned, blue eyed but with very dark hair. One night in October she was sitting on the curb (9pm ish) at the front of Macarroni rest with three Balinese girls (19yr olds) while I was a few feet away umm 'helping' my friend while she shared her numerous jamjars of cocktails with the roadside against a fence hehe.
A male of about 70ish approached the girls, grabbed my daughters arm
and waved a $US note in her face while mumbling what she had to do for the money with the promise of much more for 'extra services'. I think we were so shocked it took all of 1-2 seconds to hit home... well every demeaning, explicit word I have ever heard + some put him in his place very quickly and he made a hasty retreat. My daughter did nothing to encourage this approach nor did the girls she was sitting with, in the safety of his car he commented she was a bit older than he liked anyway. Karma karma, two days later, with my parents, we stopped at a coffee/spice place on a day trip and who should arrive but the same lowlife with his wife, adult son and 12yr old grandaughter, now being the quiet shy person I am (not) I approached the group with my dad (64yrs) and proceeded to introduce him as my daughters grandfather Mr lowlife didn't recognise me but when I beckoned my daughter and told his wife and son of how we met and appologised that at 16 my daughter was a little old for his taste, he soon realised who we were. After my dad explained very detailed what would/should happen to lowlife, he almost cried appologising to us all and when we left his son and wife were leaving also without him. I believe everyone has the choice of who and what they do, why they do it and when but I also believe a female of any age should not be treated like a purchasable product for any sick old bastard that has money...