'friends'
Like it or not, when we travel, we need 'friends'. Unfortunately, in the western world, to have mates, we have a protocol, a hierarchy, a standard for acceptance. Being male, macho, tough, liking girls and disdaining gay people is unfortunately unavoidable in the 'real world'. Yes it stinks, but it is what it is.
Its kind of like being an Athiest here, which I am. You cant admit it or you are ostracized. To fit it you have to give up part of yourself. Everybody does.
I was really hoping, that when I came to the New World, Thailand, that I could leave this insanity behind. However, my mates, who live in Asia, have not entirely given up their Puritan thinking.
So I guess I will occaisionally take a girl which is fine and when I hanker for a ladyboy, I will skulk around, in the shadows.
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