While Marta Lamas's study of street prostitution in Mexico City arrives at the conclusion that "ninguna chica se niega a hacerlo sin condon, pues eso representa perder al cliente" 'no girl would refuse to do it without a condom, since that would mean losing the client' Lamas , ,5 the Tijuanan women interviewed are far more united and adamant about condom use, to the degree that one of the more common topics of conversation involved an exchange of stories and suggestions of methods to convince reluctant clients.