[lit-ideas] Re: Geisha (Was: Sapir/Whorf Hypothesis)
- From: John McCreery <mccreery@xxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:32:11 +0900
On 2004/08/23, at 11:51, Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> You mean to say that geishas have 'pimps' -- men that men who frequent
> geishas have 'business' with?
No. Nowadays, most geisha clients are senior business executives. The
very high class, very private, and very expensive Japanese restaurants
where geisha perform are used mainly for discrete private business
meetings. The geisha are a frill, the icing on the cake, the pickles
not the tofu--not the primary purpose for which the meetings occur.
John L. McCreery
The Word Works, Ltd.
55-13-202 Miyagaya, Nishi-ku
Yokohama, Japan 220-0006
Tel 81-45-314-9324
Email mccreery@xxxxxxx
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