spiceygamble wrote:Please do not perpetuate the myth that Geisha is a prostitute.
That is a HUGE misunderstanding. Shogi, or oiran are prostitutes, Geisha are entertainers & skilled performers. Japanese Geisha do NOT have sex with clients!
Thank you.
You are welcome ....
Sorry but it seems like I didn't put it clearly .... my point about that PROSTITUTES have to learn from Geishas was to learn how to make their customers feel that they are the most attractive men alive. (Aren't this is a part that men ( at least some of them are missing along the lines of their reality lives?)
That the profession has a sexual aspect is undeniable, but at worst, a Geisha is similar to a high-class callgirl, and this is rather optional. It is (or at least used to be) relatively common for Geishas to become mistress to a rich man in order to pay back her Geisha house (see below).
But first and foremost, being a Geisha is about being perfection, in looks, manners and education. Their actual job consists of providing entertainment and creating a pleasant atmosphere at Geisha parties. Nowadays, these parties are extremely exclusive, if not aristocratic events, appropriate for occasions like the sealing of a major business deal between large corporations, because the service of a single Geisha can cost several thousand dollars per evening. This was different in the past, Geisha parties were nothing special, but somewhere along the way, it turned from mainstream entertainment into what it is now.
Geisha trainees start at a very young age (not quite so young nowadays): they enter a Geisha house and are called tamago (egg). They get a very intensive education in classical Japanese poetry, music (especially the koto) and dance, as well as a broad general education (to improve conversational skills). At the age of 17, they can become Maiko, not a full Geisha yet, but allowed to attend the parties and work partially. After they have become full Geisha, they start to pay back the Geisha house for their education and equipment (a good kimono costs a fortune). Geishas who are very successful may earn enough money to start their own Geisha house."
If prostitute could provide service like this I would do not mind even my daughter to be in this business.
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