[lit-ideas] Re: Geisha (Was: Sapir/Whorf Hypothesis)
- From: John McCreery <mccreery@xxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:35:48 +0900
On 2004/08/23, at 12:06, Andy Amago wrote:
> A.A. As their numbers shrink, who entertains the salarymen?
There is no end of hostess bars, "soapland" massage parlors, call
girls, etc. For details see Ian Buruma, _Pink Samurai_.
The "water trades" as these services are called have, however, also
been facing a slumping market. Corporate restructuring, smaller
bonuses, stagnant salaries, disappearing expense accounts--all have had
a severe impact on the disposable income formerly disposed of on these
types of services.
John L. McCreery
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Yokohama, Japan 220-0006
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