-----Original Message----- From: John McCreery <mccreery@xxxxxxx> Sent: Aug 22, 2004 11:32 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Geisha (Was: Sapir/Whorf Hypothesis) 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. A.A. I wonder what would happen in this country if senior business executives were routinely given private dance demonstrations as a part of business meetings. Andy Amago 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 "Making Symbols is Our Business" ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html