Have any women traveling alone been approached by a gigolo?
Jun 8th, 2004, 06:27 PM
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When taking a photo of my 11 year old grandson in front of the St. Michel fountain last Christmas, I was approached by a twenty-something guy who offered to take a photo with my grandson and I posing together.
The two of us had been taking other peoples' photos all day long with their cameras as they exchanged the favor by taking ours with our camera, so I handed the guy my camera (a cheapo) without hesitation.
Having snapped the shot, he then slid in for the kill. He talked with an easy kind of charm, smiled a lot, and (I had to grudgingly admit to myself) was undeniably good looking. He admired my red hair, my green eyes, and noting the small bag in my hand, my choice of patisseries. (Apprentice gigolo Degas, are you taking notes?)
Asked if my "son" and I were travelling with my husband, whom I assured him was waiting back at the hotel. (Uh, yeah, if our home in Florida could remotely be called a hotel.)
The guy continued his earnest attempts to insinsuate himself into my good graces, adroitly dodging my grandson's fierce territorial glare.
Finally, I just had to be downright rude and walk off with him still chatting away.
Saw him later at Notre Dame, trying his wiles on another woman. He gave me a wry look and shrugged his shoulders. "Bonne chance," I whispered and glided off, grinning.
The two of us had been taking other peoples' photos all day long with their cameras as they exchanged the favor by taking ours with our camera, so I handed the guy my camera (a cheapo) without hesitation.
Having snapped the shot, he then slid in for the kill. He talked with an easy kind of charm, smiled a lot, and (I had to grudgingly admit to myself) was undeniably good looking. He admired my red hair, my green eyes, and noting the small bag in my hand, my choice of patisseries. (Apprentice gigolo Degas, are you taking notes?)
Asked if my "son" and I were travelling with my husband, whom I assured him was waiting back at the hotel. (Uh, yeah, if our home in Florida could remotely be called a hotel.)
The guy continued his earnest attempts to insinsuate himself into my good graces, adroitly dodging my grandson's fierce territorial glare.
Finally, I just had to be downright rude and walk off with him still chatting away.
Saw him later at Notre Dame, trying his wiles on another woman. He gave me a wry look and shrugged his shoulders. "Bonne chance," I whispered and glided off, grinning.
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Jun 9th, 2004, 06:16 AM
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Reminded me of the movie "Shirley Valentine." After her amorous interlude on the boat ride with Tom Conti (don't remember his name in the movie), she by chance saw him with another recent arrival in Greece, giving the woman almost verbatim the same pitch that he gave her.
Jun 9th, 2004, 05:15 PM
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Never been approached by a gigolo,lucky me) but when younger lots of great guys, several I still keep contavt with.
The nearest thing would be a Brit in his local who tried to impress me with his title. But you know, in a foreign country, men seem more attractive. I mentioned once on another thread last year, that women wouldn't give a chance to a fisherman here but in Greece or elsewhere, they make him special. Uniforms are another draw with some women. If you se them out of their uniform and on your turf, ir can be a rude awaking. But, vive la romance!!!
The nearest thing would be a Brit in his local who tried to impress me with his title. But you know, in a foreign country, men seem more attractive. I mentioned once on another thread last year, that women wouldn't give a chance to a fisherman here but in Greece or elsewhere, they make him special. Uniforms are another draw with some women. If you se them out of their uniform and on your turf, ir can be a rude awaking. But, vive la romance!!!
Jun 9th, 2004, 06:36 PM
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I wasn't traveling.. but I was once hit upon by a sexy Pakistani who worked for the UN while his wife sat to my right and my husband was on the other side of the coffee table in a mutual friend's apt. I think he had a traveling mentality!! Anyhow, re Paul Gorgeous Newman...when we were "kids" in the city a friend lived near Washington Square. One morning on her way to work she saw a man walking a dog. On closer look it was.. sigh... Paul Newman. As she approached he said to the dog: "Piss, damn you! I'm cold and I want to go home." sigh....
Jun 9th, 2004, 07:09 PM
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grandma, I've saaid that to my dog. But what I want to tell you, I was in the elevator with Paul Newman when Bonwit teller flanked my Boston street. I said: you have beautiful blue eyes, he said, "all the beter to se you." He was smaller than the image I had of him..
Jun 10th, 2004, 11:28 AM
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I'm lovin' this thread! It's cracking me up when I should be, um, working. It's also bringing back memories of travel in my younger single days, when the notion of being romanced by a dashing man was a big incentive to save up for a trip!
I thought that now I have 2 grandsons (added a new one just a week ago) that being "chatted up" was in the past. But on reading Croque_madame, maybe that's not the case! Time will no doubt tell.
This thread is also bringing to mind those hilarious Chris Walken sketches on SNL, when he urges the unseen woman to have "some fine cham-panye" and tries to persuade her to sit on the couch with him.
By the way, that notably awful Bennifer movie was Gigli, not Gigolo. Don't know what it was about -- it didn't sound as if it would be worth the effort to find out!
Madison, just save those good memories, and let go of the bad ones...
I thought that now I have 2 grandsons (added a new one just a week ago) that being "chatted up" was in the past. But on reading Croque_madame, maybe that's not the case! Time will no doubt tell.
This thread is also bringing to mind those hilarious Chris Walken sketches on SNL, when he urges the unseen woman to have "some fine cham-panye" and tries to persuade her to sit on the couch with him.
By the way, that notably awful Bennifer movie was Gigli, not Gigolo. Don't know what it was about -- it didn't sound as if it would be worth the effort to find out!
Madison, just save those good memories, and let go of the bad ones...
Jun 10th, 2004, 12:14 PM
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SB Traveler - Thank you for the kind words. I now realize I too benefited from the friendship with my man of mystery. He took me to some very nice places that otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go to. So I can't really complain. Silly me though misses him. It's the romantic side of me that comes out at times.
Jun 11th, 2004, 06:16 PM
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Madison,
I'm Italian by birth but raised in NYC most of my life. When I would go to Rome for my yearly 3 month stay, I would find that Italian guys adored my "Americana" persona. It was exotic to them. And I was exotic to American guys too. So it was the best of both worlds. I think that you could be wrong in your assumption of "gigolo". Argentines are very much like Italians, in fact there is a HUGE Italian population in Argentina (even a branch of my own family is there). Perhaps you were very exotic to him. And lets not forget that perhaps he is married? or living with someone? And that is not the trait of just Latin men! No, I think the interest was sincere. But let's just say that perhaps his heart was not. Lust is sometimes the vehicle that drives love,if time allows.
I'm Italian by birth but raised in NYC most of my life. When I would go to Rome for my yearly 3 month stay, I would find that Italian guys adored my "Americana" persona. It was exotic to them. And I was exotic to American guys too. So it was the best of both worlds. I think that you could be wrong in your assumption of "gigolo". Argentines are very much like Italians, in fact there is a HUGE Italian population in Argentina (even a branch of my own family is there). Perhaps you were very exotic to him. And lets not forget that perhaps he is married? or living with someone? And that is not the trait of just Latin men! No, I think the interest was sincere. But let's just say that perhaps his heart was not. Lust is sometimes the vehicle that drives love,if time allows.
Jun 13th, 2004, 09:00 PM
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Mametsuki - I like your interpretation of the situation. I think you hit it on the money as far as emotions on his part go. I don't think he was married or living with someone because he did invite me to his place more than once and I replied with a no. But then you never know.
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