Switzerland opens drive-in ‘sex boxes’ to make prostitution safer

Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 3:00PM BST 16 Aug 2013 | Nick Squires

[Olog-hai]

This was actually announced nine months ago. Guess it took this long to open them.

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Always interesting to see how prostitution is handled in other countries.

Here in the Czech Republic, it’s legal. There are bordellos, called “nightclubs” - using the English word instead of the Czech - but the majority of it is “privát”, which is to say the working girls operate out of their apartments. Most of the time, three or four gals will get together, rent a big apartment, and operate out of that.

Street prostitution is rare; it’s mostly found in Prague in the touristy areas.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I hear that a certain former president, former mayor and TV star Jerry Springer, former governor Eliot “Client #9” Spitzer, Senators Bob Menendez & David Vitter, former Congressqueen Barney Frank and political consultant Dick “Toes” Morris are all behind this coming to America.

[2ndDivisionVet]

In general, are Czech women as attractive as their reputation suggests?

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Yes.

When I first came here, and was searching for an apartment, I picked up a newspaper called “Annonce”, which is a classified ads newspaper that covers anything and everything. And I do mean ‘anything and everything’! The back five pages are filled with photo ads of these “privát” working girls.

Many of them are, quite frankly, model quality.

[VietVet]

How very...Swiss. Sensible, orderly, non-judgemental.../s

[nathanbedford]

"It was the pimps who decided the prices, for instance. We are trying to reach a situation which is better for the prostitutes themselves, for their health and security and also for people who live in Zurich."

Now, if only American legislators would disempower public union bosses in a similar way.

[relictele]

Swiss pimpin ain’t easy and now it’s even more difficult.

Some of them may have to find work selling $35,000 handbags in racist shops.

[Norm Lenhart]

My conning plan would be to claim I’m a pimp, get a stable built and turn all in. Instant reduction in the Dem voter base.

[Tax-chick]

Will there be a government official watching each couple couple to make sure it’s all legal, safe, and approved?

[Venturer]

The site is only open to drivers of cars—pedestrians and men on motorbikes are not allowed.

This is not very bright IMO

All anyone has to do is sit outside the boxes and copy the tag numbers of the cars going in and the “John” has just lost his anonymity. Pretty slick for blackmailers. I am sure the police will be doing that also.

I predict this won’t last long.

[taildragger]

Nevermind the "girls", I had the pleasure of hearing a Czech Consulate General at forum speak about their products here in the US in a setting geared towards a particular product. After I realized they were kicking our @$$es in this arena, I googled their tax code. It is enough to make Steve Forbes Blush.

Please to tell Freeperdom about it, No wonder El-Rushbo went their a few years ago....

[circlecity]

A whorehouse with a drive up window? “You want fries with that?”

[Samurai_Jack]

So who pays to clean these things?

is there a Value Add tax or something?

[MasterGunner01]

When someone says “Switzerland” to you, what mental pictures come to mind? I see the Alps and lots of cold and SNOW. These “sex boxes” look rather drafty to me for use in the colder and winter months of the year. Or, are the Swiss so used to the cold that it does not impair their sex drive? What about the working girls? These facilities just look cold and unappealing — more so at -20 degrees below zero.

[Craftmore]

In and Out Burgers,is suing for name infringement,,

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

This is not new. 45 years ago PLAYBOY had a cartoon of a newlt invented vending machine with a naked woman inside.

The caption was...”Great idea, but I don’t think very many men carry $2.00 in quarters.”

[flaglady47]

“What about the working girls? These facilities just look cold and unappealing — more so at -20 degrees below zero.”

I think the idea is that the prostitutes and their customers do their “work” in the cars, not outside of them.

[Lmo56]

Are the women going to ask:

"Want fries with that ..."

[DeFault User]

The £1.4 million project was approved by voters in Zurich last year in a referendum.

£1.4 M? What? I didn't know that Switzerland was using the same type of "stimulus" contracting as the Obama administration.