That promise of quality often includes good looks, a clean bill of health and the ability to serve as a charming conversationalist and elegant companion at social functions. In some cases, experts said, this Hollywood fantasy can actually be true: Sudhir Venkatesh, a professor of sociology at Columbia University who has interviewed prostitutes in New York City, said some of them left behind highly skilled jobs. Venkatesh said his research showed that, in more than 40 percent of the liaisons between johns and prostitutes at this high price point, no sexual intercourse actually occurred. “It’s an expensive conversation” in some cases, Venkatesh said. “It happens a lot more than we think.
High-Priced Call Girls’ Lips Are Sealed - washingtonpost.com
A great second day story from WaPo on the whole Spitzer saga.
For rent: $4,300/night. One PhD student, artist, and blogger who makes good raviolis and great apple pie. Strictly expensive conversation. No funny business. I’m not governor yet.
