It would be nice if El Bueno Samaritano (EBS) was around to weigh in on this topic, but he seems to have moved on. He coined the Quebecoise Platinum GFE Standard and his tough-but-fair grading scheme was first-rate.
All of us who dabble in this hobby, both male and female, have our individual strengths and weaknesses. It would be interesting to see how the ladies evaluate us guys. But message boards obviously focus on the women. Who is considered the prettiest, who is the most skillful/dedicated, and who gives the most mileage. As to who is overrated or underrated, it`s highly subjective. My all-time favorite lady in this business is Melanie, formerly of FKS. I`ve seen her on both sides of the border, and while her USA rate was $550US/2 hours (significantly more than the Montreal rate), it was always worth seeing her whenever I could.
Hobbying in Montreal at the HDH level has become much more expensive since 2002. Fee structures have exploded in price. A four hour dinner date with Melanie ran $600CDN in 2002. Nowadays, the agencies/ladies pronouncing themselves as GFEs often charge $800CDN for a four hour dinner date. Two hour minimums are commonplace for purported HDHs and those 2 hours often cost $500-550CDN. The problem, from my vantage point, is that a great many agencies/ladies want the HDH fees but very few are truly elite when it comes to walking the talk and possessing the looks, physique, skill, dedication, and performance. Message boards tend to be politically correct and grade inflation is rampant. The 5/5/5 scale would have you think that a young Raquel Welch can be easily found. Many ladies who are 6/10 or 7/10 on looks are graded as 8s and 9s. Very few women in this business have 24`` waists but most worlwide agencies are reluctant to state a true waist size. Thus you get a 34B/C-24-34 set of stats as the industry standard. As for the ages of some ladies, they are routinely 4+ years older than their advertised ages. When Alexandra of Montreal Girlfriends was running that agency, her age was listed as 23. It wouldn`t surprise me if she was between 30-33 years at the time. She looked great and age was not an issue. But my point is that few people are willing to tell the absolute truth in this hobby. You`d think that some of Asservissante`s girls never age or even become younger when their webpage is updated. Experienced hobbyists get used to such tricks of the trade and after 50-100 data points in this pursuit, tend to know what kind of ladies they like and where their parameters lie as far as value for the money (VFM).
What is underrated is honesty and character, on both sides of the fence. Style and individuality make a big difference. Giselle of FKS provides a superb striptease, as her fans know. Eye contact from a woman is extremely underrated in this pursuit. Acronyms are important (DFK, DATY, , etc.) are important but what`s an eye-opener is when the lady provides virtually every acronym under the sun (greek included) but won`t utter your name and acts emotionally distant. The great character trait about many Montreal ladies in this business, IMHO, is how they`re often down-to-earth, kind, giving, feminine, gentle, and very appreciative of acts of generosity. I can`t say that about too many of their sisters south of the border. The true Quebecoise HDH ladies are also known to write thank-you notes after an appointment. And that is simply unheard of in other markets, such as Amsterdam.
Cheers,
Jim
