# Watching guys "pick up" pros **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392 "2011-04-06T14:03:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/1 "2011-04-06T14:03:04Z")
I’m at a bar in Roppongi, well known for Westerners. A guy is mAking the moves on a girl and is acting like god’s gift to the earth because his approach is going so well. At what point do I tell him that the object of his attention doesn’t have any more X chromosomes than he? From my iPhone ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/2 "2011-04-06T14:06:39Z")
Need answer fast. Things are progressing into PDA. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/3 "2011-04-06T14:08:01Z")
Dude, you’re at a pick-up joint. Put your phone down and grab some of that pre-op action. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/4 "2011-04-06T14:08:04Z")
No need to spoil the fun. Nature is full of predators of all stripes. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/5 "2011-04-06T14:08:24Z")
You’re going to tell him? Won’t he find out on his own? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/6 "2011-04-06T14:10:45Z")
Don’t tell him. Take video. Post said video. Much hilarity ensues much as penis does. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/7 "2011-04-06T14:12:00Z")
If he’s using actual “pick up artist” tactics, he deserves what he’s going to get. Honestly maybe he knows it’s a transexual and he’s into that. If not, you’re just going to create a potentially dangerous situation for her if you out her in public. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/8 "2011-04-06T14:28:30Z")
I’m with a friend who is so married, so no action for us, but were’here for the Western music – except for Abba:rolleyes: The guy is all Mr. Pickup, does he know or not? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/9 "2011-04-06T14:51:35Z")
Maybe he already knows and is into that too. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/10 "2011-04-06T14:54:11Z")
For better or worse, it’s out of my hands now. They left together. I’ve never picked a pro, let alone a ladyboy. When does she tell him it costs and she isn’t “she?” ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/11 "2011-04-06T14:57:21Z")
No pix = didn’t happen. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/12 "2011-04-06T14:58:18Z")
> [@TokyoPlayer](#): > > When does she tell him it costs and she isn’t “she?” I’m sure you know. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/13 "2011-04-06T15:12:36Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > No pix = didn’t happen. Teach me how to take pictures without flash in a bar and I’ll see what I can do, they’re back ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/14 "2011-04-06T15:20:05Z")
> [@TokyoPlayer](#): > > Teach me how to take pictures without flash in a bar and I’ll see what I can do, they’re back Back so soon? Maybe Charisma Man found out about the equivalent equipment/chromosome number and prices… ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/15 "2011-04-06T15:25:36Z")
> [@TokyoPlayer](#): > > Teach me how to take pictures without flash in a bar and I’ll see what I can do, they’re back Well, the first thing you’ll need to do is stop masturbating long enough to take the pictures. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/16 "2011-04-06T15:51:58Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Well, the first thing you’ll need to do is stop masturbating long enough to take the pictures. ha ha. The iPhone has the shutter in the middle, so that’s not the problem. Still, it’s sad to see what used to be the hangout place get so sleezy. Mr. Smooth left alone, 95% of the women remaining have price tags attached:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/17 "2011-04-06T15:57:13Z")
Do ladyboys ever wind up in unsafe situations when Western dumbasses freak out to find themselves with a professional non-girl? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/18 "2011-04-06T16:36:44Z")
> [@TokyoPlayer](#): > > I’m with a friend who is so married, so no action for us, but were’here for the Western music Do they take requests? I suggest “Lola” by The Kinks. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/19 "2011-04-06T16:43:04Z")
Or “Take A Walk on the Wild Side.” Let the guy find out on his own. Much better that way. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392/20 "2011-04-06T16:43:21Z")
Left and came back? Drug deal? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-guys-pick-up-pros/577392.md?page=2)