So, I was just going through my *preliminary* analysis of my interviews for my thesis on sex workers and tourists in Amsterdam, and figured I'd share some of the stuff that stands out so far.

First, and probably unsurprisingly to sex workers, sex work is work. Their views on tourists and locals are pretty similar to people working in other industries that deal with tourists. Tourists from some countries are nicer than others, and they generally pay better than locals.

Where sex workers differ from people in other industries however is in their willingness to put up with bad attitudes from other people. Those with bad attitudes will quickly get told off or find the proverbial door closed in their face.

Second, there seems to be less interest in creating work personas than I've seen in studies on sex workers in other countries. I suspect the difference in the criminalization of sex workers and the precarity of their income is related to this difference in work-personas.

The third thing I've found is that while clients themselves are generally seen as somewhat ambivalent, with some being nice, others being meh, and a few being bad, a somewhat overlooked benefit from the clients is their role in creating/maintaining Amsterdam's reputation.

Without Amsterdam's reputation for sex work, there'd likely be fewer clients, however, this reputation also attracts many sex workers to the city and thus allows it to have a lively and very much appreciated sex worker community.

Also, if any sex worker has any thoughts regarding the difference in work-personas, I'd love to hear it!