Sex Tourism

Take a look at this article: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1168172.ece

What is described in that article is exactly what happens 5 minutes walk (and closer) from my door.  It is the reason why I don't like spending much time on the beach, and the bane of many volunteers because of the droves of young men looking for a score.  The word used to describe the men here is "bumster", but isn't restricted to only the sex trade.  Bumsters engage in many other activities too, as hinted in the article, such as tourist guides for all sorts of illicit (and not) pleasures.  It is hard to avoid them, and they're incredibly annoying when you aren't interested in what they're offering.  They're also often people who've done better in school, the improved english skills from doing so are a plus on the job.

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