I only work in the south and occasionally London so my comment is my opinion for the south as I have no experience anywhere else.
If you have EEs charging ?30-?50 for 30 minutes inclusive and I have seen rates as low as ?60 ph and established ladies charging from ?70 - ?100 for 30 minutes and average down south for an hour is ?120-?200 then I can see why the guys would go for the lower rate.
Their English sometimes isn't great, but for a quickie lunch time appointment I guess it doesn't matter, so they can see a girl near enough three times for my hourly rate. 2 hours and a quickie or whatever.
I am seeing it first hand,
2 English girls yesterday dead and at my other flat the EE ladies were still busy while this thread is getting longer.
They charge a significantly lower rate than myself, and as I said I don't feel my rates are particularly high. About average for the amount of time I have been working, and for the amount of feedback I have.
Everywhere I go lately work is inconsistent, one bad week, one good week.
I visit a lot of different areas.
I had a few decent days in Southampton but I even had one (nice) guy say ?80 was the most he had ever spent on a half hour appointment. Says it all really.
I have limited working hours, if I worked until 9pm instead of 6-7pm I know I would make an extra hourly wage but I feel bad for being away from my child as money isn't everything.
Just hope that it goes back the way it was, this year hasn't been very good for me.
Not devestatingly bad, I am still making a decent amount of money per week, but it is a lot slower than it has been.