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The metric system has been taught in UK schools for decades. And the weather forecasts and reports have similarly been in Celsius for many years. I believe @keefer was reporting the temperature at night in London and had “translated” it for the benefit of others. Those who follow tennis and Wimbledon will know that the weather in London has generally been very pleasant with daytime temperatures of 21-24C for some time now.

And, of course, there’s a fee to pay for each transfer to/from the exchange. The cheapest I’ve seen is a charge of 0.75% of the value (usually as calculated in US$).

I went once in the ‘80s. It was a time when I commuted monthly between London and NYC. I was invited by a friend but I knew no-one else. The other people staying in the house were pleasant but I found it a difficult ‘scene’. I had (and have) no interest in casual, anonymous sex or one-night stands, but these seemed to be of major appeal to a lot of guys. It also seemed to me - but others haven’t noted - that it was quite socially competitive and consumerist. My friend observed that I commuted “on the fast bird” (Concorde) and, inexplicably to me, this sparked a lot of interest.

Correct. It’s why the families fleeing fighting in Ukraine comprise women and children, and why they are often anxious to return to see their husbands/fathers.

I searched but can find no mention of this new show on Prime. It is my new guilty pleasure. It is utterly lightweight froth, but it is beguilingly pleasant viewing. The girl in question is spending the Summer with the same family friends at the same beach, and she turns 16. It’s sort of like “Dawson’s Creek” but with more money and social gloss. The family friends include 3 brothers. I’m not into twinks but Dear Lord the brothers are toothsome. They look attractive in, and very often out of, their clothes. I can only imagine what fun the casting director had in choosing them. My favourite is the puppyish Jeremiah (played by Gavin Casalegno) who, when accused of gay-baiting, says ‘I believe in equal opportunity’…before kissing the other young man. I also like Conrad (played by Chris Briney) who is brooding and appears romantically-hurt or love-sick.

What a curious question. Perhaps you don’t follow the economic news? In the US, there are 11.4million job openings (as of end-April). The US job market remains red-hot. And if the two British brothers mentioned in this thread were seeking employment in the UK, they’d find that the number of job vacancies is at a record high (1.3million) while the unemployment rate (3.7%) is the lowest in 48 years.

That is your opinion. Politely, I disagree. I’m quite sure that many other jobs are available to fit young men. I do, however, accept that there are few jobs as lucrative as that of a successful escort. Indeed, given the example originally set out in this thread, I can’t think of another job that would pay as much as $2000 for an hour for so little effort.

Perhaps I am callous but I don’t agree with this concern about the motivation of other adult men. I’ve slept with a number of men. All were adult and all activities were consensual. Some men defined as gay, some as bisexual and IIRC 3 men said it was their first time having gay sex. I feel that an adult man should be able to make his own decisions as to what he will or will not do. None of these men have been forced to work as escorts. It’s not for us as clients to second-guess their desires and decision-making. And when, as in this case, a young man with a superb physique demands $2000 to let the OP suck his cock, I’m reminded of that scene in the Tennessee Williams play Vieux Carre where the hustler declares that he’s definitely not gay “but you can suck me for $$$”

You endured more than me @OCClient I gave up on it after 30 minutes

Yes. I enjoy dating very handsome guys with fit bodies. So I was a modelizer from 2000-2012. At that time, the best contacts for me were a couple of model scouts and assistants for two photographers. As others writing above have intimated, discretion is paramount for these guys. If you wish to pursue this route now @PatrickWelsh23, I suggest you send a polite and discreet message through Instagram to guys who interest you. Just say something like “Do you meet men privately? I’d enjoy spending time with you. I’m very discreet and generous”. Those guys who are interested will read ‘between the lines’ readily enough.

Go for it @Coolwave35. They want to earn and you want to spend - that’s Mutual Benefit. And who knows, it may prove very enjoyable for everyone. Decades ago when I was in my late 20s, I started chatting to 2 brothers at the theatre. They were in the row in front and I could tell one was very interested. Both came home with me. It turned out that one was gay, and the other was not but had wondered about gay sex. Of course, the gay one was more engaged and passionate but the straight one tried hard to please me. So it wasn’t a bad experience at all. Here’s the clincher for my deciding to go ahead with them. They were twins and identical (tho I felt the gay one was a bit more handsome).

1+1=2 2+2=4 So @Coolwave35 who was massaged? Was the hunk subjected to the ravenous attention of 3 men? And who was ignored and left out of the 3way? What was the basis for his exclusion from the delights of a 4gy? Enquiring, lascivious minds would like to know who did what to whom, and which holes were explored and filled with how many loads? 😎

Yes, my brother and his wife. They have never recognised my sexuality nor my young male partner. (Also my brother pressured my mother (then aged 95) to give him power of attorney and to alter her will and make him the sole beneficiary. She told me she didn’t know what papers she was signing as it was late afternoon and he'd taken her to a new law-firm.) So I decided not to bother with them anymore and I no longer interact with them. Oddly enough, my partner’s family is very religious and they are influential and highly regarded as evangelical Christians. They are aware of me and I am invited to family events. Even more oddly perhaps, his elderly grandmother thinks I’m wonderful and has told my partner how lucky he is to have found love with me!

Don’t be hard on yourself @RyanDean. At least, you did assert yourself and say what you didn’t want. I’m not surprised. My ‘worst’ experience was with an escort who had (and has) stellar reviews. He cancelled at the last minute, after I’d checked into an hotel for an overnight date. He begged for a ‘second chance’ so a month later I fixed another overnight hotel-date, and he was a no-show. That made me appreciate the wisdom of “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”

Or (given @jeezifonly’s humorous suggestion) 15-20% of a sense of humor?

No. I’m watching it in Europe where it’s shown by Amazon Prime.

I really rate Hacks on Amazon. (It’s loosely based on the life on Joan Rivers). It has Season 2 now. I just watched Episode 3 which features a new character played by Laurie Metcalfe; her acting is great and her lines made me laugh out loud several times.

Perhaps there were no survivors… But what a way to go @Woofiecmh - sucked to death.

Are you secretly hoping to find a concealed weapon @Eddie Morales?

Given the above, do you think the “kid” is a gold-digger? And as such, attracted to @arnie’s pension?

Don’t beat yourself up @rustyrex. You did nothing wrong, and you specifically communicated in advance that you wanted “more this time”. Maybe this guy performs very well only with men he dates once. I’ve encountered 2 such men in my life, and their inability to function well with regular clients proved very limiting.

I do think it’s odd that @arnie hasn’t checked back here since he started the thread. In the past, when I’ve seen similar posts (Should I or shouldn’t I? Shall I approach a man at the gym? How do I know he’s flirting?) I often think that the poster is going to do whatever they feel like doing, no matter the excellent advice usually given here.

“Looking for a Hercule” Poirot? 😎 Or long ago, was this man a Hercules in his prime @swallows22 ?

@robberbaron4u wins the Most Cryptic Thread award yet again. And no disrespect but wasn’t posting “Yes” superfluous? 🤔

That’s interesting @bashful I thought it was the rule in every state. Admittedly the only 2 times I have almost been hit by a car were while using the crosswalk (in clear daylight, in Pacific Heights) in San Francisco. Each time, the driver was a woman in her late 20s talking on her phone. I noticed that too. But it’s also happened to me in small towns like La Jolla, California.