
Today, she spends six to eight hours a day trying to entice clients, but most do not stay.
“They don’t have money,” she said. “They haven’t had money for the past seven years.”
When she does get a client, she charges 10 euros for 10 minutes, and is allowed to keep half.
“A few years ago, they used to tip,” Monica said. “They’d give you 20 and 50, even 100 euros if they liked it. Now, no more tips.”
With the Greek crisis, the clientele changed, too, the women noted. They are now largely migrants, many who live in the apartments above the brothels in the gritty, low-rent areas. Many Greek men are simply too poor to pay anymore.