I never thought that I would have reason to discuss the issue of "Ladies of the night". And I will not pretend to understand their lives, work or even why they do what they do. But I think in a way they are service providers who deserve to be treated like human beings like any other service provider.
Recently, I heard one have an argument with one of my neighbour. The argument was a little too hard to miss since it was right outside my window. According to her, she was having an attack, I am not too sure of what, and he had refused to pay her plus leaving her waiting outside in the cold. And by tropical standards, it was a coooold morning, although she didn't sound like she was having an asthma attack, thank God. Considering that she had to dress provocatively, I imagine she was wearing something skimpy. Didn't have the heart to peep out. Preferred to leave her some dignity since her customer clearly wasn't.
Anyway, he is soft spoken and hopefully was embarrassed to not be too loud for the other neighbors to hear him. But she was having none of that. I can only imagine how angry she was to have been "used" like she said, and not be paid. I thought that it was unfair to deny her payment because she had provided a service. Unless he feels that it is ok to walk into a shop and carry off stuff without paying for it. I then heard them walk to the gate, and heard it close after which I heard his front door close. She however, remained outside the gate not only shouting profanities but also informing us, his neighbors, that we were living with a thief and so should keep our stuff locked up.
Hhhmm, in any transaction, there is an agreement that one will provide a service and the other will pay for it. So if one breeches the contract, they are also breaking the rules of business. It made me wonder why someone would voluntarily agree to a transaction and then back out after not just sampling but rather taking all the options. Well eventually she left to go home. Business, no matter the kind, is full of challenges indeed. It would have been so much easier, and less embarrassing if he had simply paid for the service. Actually, not only did he disrespect her, but he also disrespected us the neighbors for forcing us to listen to his personal stuff.
