Charlie

I have bought Becherovka here in the US, but I have not seen Fernet. A few phrases in the local language are always nice to have, but don't confuse that with speaking the language (or being able to understand the responses when you use them). It's probably more important to learn how to read some basic signs in Czech (e.g., it's not a good idea to ignore a sign that says "POZOR!") In Prague, most younger people will speak English, in other parts of the country it is often more helpful if you can speak German, especially with older residents. I don't really have a favorite foreign country; I have lived in a few and visited many all over the world, but in my old age I find I like traveling in the US the most. However, as a young man, I found England, Netherlands, Germany and Austria my favorite European countries to visit, and India, Japan and Australia my favorites when I was older and had more money.

I still have a bottle of Becherovka in my liquor cabinet, but I never seem to have an occasion to open it. When I lived in CZ, I was told to have a glass of Fernet whenever my stomach was somewhat upset from a heavy Czech meal (is there another kind?) and it always worked.

I see you have never been west of the Mississippi. The West is full of spectacular scenery, and there is plenty of food and wine (especially wineries) to sample on the coast. For a complete change of pace, there is always India; the best Indian food is in good Indian hotel restaurants.

It's hard to give recommendations when one doesn't know where you are, where you have been, what you like to do when you are on vacation, how much you want to spend, etc.

Since my primary care physician is very good, and knows all the local surgeons, I trust his recommendations. That being said, I have never needed complicated surgery, so I am not sure what I would do if I needed a specialist who was not available locally. I like rvwnsd's procedure.

They still sell some new books, but most of their inventory now is used books, and the focus of the used books is not necessarily gay, since many of the books are donations. I have straight friends who donate books to them regularly.

I guess they didn't know the hanky code.

At 5'8", he ain't no pro.

It is so lightweight that I only managed to sit through a whole performance once, even with Dame Joan.

If he were reading this site, he would probably have at least edited his text.

Every metro area has its own characteristics. A couple of generalizations, however, are probably true. 1) No matter how large the city, if an even larger city is easily accessible by the residents, many of them will simply go to the larger city to hire escorts, because there is more variety in the larger city, or because the client is more comfortable doing it away from home. That explains why Philadelphia and Baltimore are less productive for local escorts than their size might indicate, because many local clients hire in New York and Washington instead. 2) A city that draws a lot of tourists will probably be more productive for a local escort than one in which he has to depend on local residents, although he will have a less steady clientele. That is one reason why Las Vegas has many more escorts than El Paso, even though the cities are similar in size. Tourists are more inclined to spend money on sex (and the per capita income of El Paso residents is also fairly low).

Circumcision of males has always been quite common in Muslim cultures, even though it is not a religious requirement. Mohammed circumcised his own sons. One of the differences from Judaic circumcision is that it is not automatically done on an infant, but often occurs when the boy is older. Therefore, wanting an UNcut cock might be considered a fetish in Iraq.

Only if this turns you on no matter what the rest of the guy looks like.

Unlike the major national chains, the local gay bookstores were social meeting places and sources of materials that places like B&N and Borders wouldn't carry in the old days. I felt the same way as Guy when Giovanni's Room in Philly was finally converted to a used book store. In the 70s, it was the only reliable place to order books for a gay lit course I was teaching.

I was about 10 and staying with my grandmother. She had a photo of the son of a friend of hers. It was a black and white professional studio portrait (from the chest up, fully clothed) of a handsome, smiling young man, nothing erotic about it, but I found that I was fascinated by his face, and kept wanting to retreat to my room and masturbate.

All the photos, except for the headless selfie, look like they are from a professional commercial model shoot. Considering that his only text is "Full time Xxx active cock horse." it is surprising that there is no verifying photo of that body part. (It does seem to indicate that he is not a native English speaker, or it would say "horse cock.")

One wonders how many of their flies are open ("daisy chain"!)

I know it's picky, but when he calls himself a "qualified masseuse" it makes me wonder what kind of "qualification" he has, if he doesn't know that a masseuse is a woman.

I recently went to a rent.men link from a review, and the escort had posted 97 photos! At least they all seemed to be different (the only reason I scrolled through them all was curiosity about why there were so many). Then there are other ads with fewer photos, but they are so similar that more variety would be useful (think: eight selfies in a locker room). I would think that 12-15 photos in different poses, outfits, settings, etc. would be ideal. (How much can one learn from ten photos of the same cock?)

I am a weekly Bridge player and would love to join the group, but unfortunately I won't be present for the weekend this year. Keep me in mind for next year.

You can spend the day relaxing at the pool. Oops! It's cold and raining.

He must be Ivy League: he knows the adjective is "dominant," not "dominate."

I can just hear you two singing "Over the river and through the woods..."

Many advertisers on rent.men have one or two photos just of their feet, which I assume is intended to be a signal to foot fetishists, so they must encounter them reasonably often.