Re: things to get tougher for non-US dancers trying to work in US clubs ...
Thanks for the reply Ms. Melonie, because, if things are going to get bad for non-US gals,
it would also become tough for US gals to work in those countires.
I remeber trying to work in Mexico once, too much trouble.
Lot of "No me pregunta mas" (Don't aske me no more) there, over and over.
Heard you could make real big money, but I guess it is just that, rumours.
Re: things to get tougher for non-US dancers trying to work in US clubs ...
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it would also become tough for US gals to work in those countires
It was already 'tough' for US girls to work in Canadian and Mexican clubs, but the 'toughness' had little to do with gov't border / visa controls and a lot more to do with unfavorable currency exchange rates, high expectations of many Canadian and Mexican club customers etc. I have been in clubs in both countries and generally found the 'mileage' expectations to be very high and the earnings potential after currency exchange to be comparatively low. I would NOT recommend that ANY foreign dancers explore Mexican clubs !
Re: things to get tougher for non-US dancers trying to work in US clubs ...
forgive me for resurrecting this thread, but it would appear that the US/Canadian border tensions which led to the original posting will now be easing off a bit ...
However, this 'surprise' development may also affect Canadian clubs in other ways, if the neo-con treatment of many US clubs is any example.
Re: things to get tougher for non-US dancers trying to work in US clubs ...
I know! Shocking! And I'm almost glad because when Paul Martin started talking about changing the constitution it was like "Dude, you thought that up in the car on the way over, didn't you?" But it is an extremely weak minority government (Con 124, Liberal 103, BQ 51, NDP 29) - either a liberal/NDP OR a liberal/BQ coalition will still be powerful. The real victory goes to the NDP, actually - they have huge gains. Go NDP!
Re: things to get tougher for non-US dancers trying to work in US clubs ...
Yup, as an NDP voter, it's a real gift when my guy actually gets a seat. Though I'll happily shove my foot down my throat for my earlier "oohharpernochance" baloney. I have a way of cursing things.
Re: things to get tougher for non-US dancers trying to work in US clubs ...
well, the big questions of personal interest will be ...
- whether or not the border tensions ease off a bit now, given that Harper and Bush already get along pretty tight ideologically, such that it's again possible to get across the border and back in minutes instead of an hour + (helps US girls trying to work in Canadian border clubs, and helps US customers wishing to spend money in Canadian border clubs)
- whether or not neo-con strip club laws (like those in effect in BC) start cropping up in Ontario or Quebec, hurting earnings potential
Re: things to get tougher for non-US dancers trying to work in US clubs ...
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Originally Posted by mollyzmoon
Yup, as an NDP voter, it's a real gift when my guy actually gets a seat. Though I'll happily shove my foot down my throat for my earlier "oohharpernochance" baloney. I have a way of cursing things.
Well that was not an unreasonable thing to think back before Martin decided that he was, in fact, a moron. New liberal leader any minute now. Hence the generalized shock when we all figured out that Harper was going to win.
Really, I think it is a campaign thing. The liberals decided not to bother campaigning until like 10 days before the election - why? Because every other year one of the reform yokels has made loud, stupid comments that sunk them. So they were just sitting back waiting for that to happen; but Harper kept them really, really muzzled this time.
As for border tensions - Bush LIKED Paul Martin. He didn't like Jean Chretien, but Chretien has been retired for nearly two years (interesting fact: apparently, despite a speech impediment and social gaffes that border on retardation, Chretien apparently never lost a single election in his entire political career).