This book on Korean adoption definitely took me on a different spin than I expected. So I am looking at my own experience with the military and prostitution. I was never stationed in Korea, but heard many stories about the easy access to Korean women. When I lived in Vienna, I do not recall a red light district, but saw a street next to a large park where the women frequented. In Germany I do not remember any prostitution near the posts that I was stationed. Frankfurt seemed to be the center of that activity. Military colleagues talked about Sachsenhausen, but I do not remember going to that area of Frankfurt. There seemed to be the red light districts near the train stations in Frankfurt and nearby Mainz and Wiesbaden. I do not recall any near the posts of Wildflecken, Augsburg, or Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
On a funny note, I was in language training and stayed for 6 weeks in post housing in Munich. We stayed 3 linguists in a 3-bedroom apartment in the stairwells. One time I was heading out to town to get out and went out the door onto the landing. I ran into two young German women, so I struck up a conversation in German. They were local and studying at the university. They mentioned that they were waiting for a third girl and said that she was taking a shower. I noticed they had wet hair. Then it dawned on me the guys next door had hired the girls. It was strange because it was in the afternoon, perhaps that is why it took me awhile to assess the situation. I actually became embarrassed, because I did not catch their subtly to see if I was interested. I left before the third girl came out. I do not think I ever told anyone.
On a funny note, I was in language training and stayed for 6 weeks in post housing in Munich. We stayed 3 linguists in a 3-bedroom apartment in the stairwells. One time I was heading out to town to get out and went out the door onto the landing. I ran into two young German women, so I struck up a conversation in German. They were local and studying at the university. They mentioned that they were waiting for a third girl and said that she was taking a shower. I noticed they had wet hair. Then it dawned on me the guys next door had hired the girls. It was strange because it was in the afternoon, perhaps that is why it took me awhile to assess the situation. I actually became embarrassed, because I did not catch their subtly to see if I was interested. I left before the third girl came out. I do not think I ever told anyone.
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