When you think of the word Host, what image comes to mind? In Japan, the word means Male Escort. It entails the world of men dressed in trendy suits inviting women to contact them if they want company during dinner. When a woman contacts the host, the host recommends a restaurant and the night proceeds with overpriced dishes and drinks. The main objective for a host is to convince his customer to spend as much money per night as possible. The more cash that gets spent means the more commission the host receives. Who would think any woman in her right mind would use such a service? Most women want to be wined and dined, not TO wine and dine.
Ironically however, a fair share of women employ hosts. Supposedly, the typical Japanese male does not know how to treat a woman, according to the European and American standard. That`s why some Japanese women are willing to pay others to receive this kind of special treatment. In some instances, a woman will come to enjoy the companionship of her host so much that she will actually buy her man clothes, cars, and even houses! Good LO!
To make things even more interesting, hostesses usually end up employing hosts as well! Hostesses are the female counterparts of hosts and have the same job description, but they too are normal women. Since the hostesses know most Japanese men do not know how to treat women in the chivalrous sense, they end up visiting the hosts to be treated in that special `princess` way! When I first heard this, I couldn`t believe it. It`s equivalent to female strippers stripping so that they could afford to pay for lap dances from male strippers! A lot of female strippers in the States do their job to pay for rent, their education, or other bills. You don`t see these strippers doing their job just so that they could afford to visit male strip clubs! But however strange and twisted as it may seem, this scenario correctly encompasses the reason why some hostesses work.
Man, easy money, expensive gifts, even beautiful women! So many perks.... Josh T, if you are reading this and decide to quit dentistry, this is definitely your calling. =D
