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Fuzoku Lingo Worth Knowing Before You Start Working | How to Become a Staffer Too

Fuzoku lingo worth knowing before you start working, and how to become a staffer — Elon, with 20-plus years in the fuzoku trenches, breaks it down from firsthand experience.

Fuzoku Lingo Worth Knowing Before You Start Working | How to Become a Staffer Too

Today I'm writing on the theme: "Fuzoku lingo worth knowing before you start working | how to become a staffer too."

I'll explain it by blending my own firsthand experience — 20-plus years in fuzoku, Japan's licensed adult-entertainment business — with what I've dug up through research.

The basics

Let me lay out the fundamentals you should know about this area.

Elon
Elon42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an "eye" for it. That's not a brag and it's not regret — I'm just putting it down as a fact.

When you watch this industry long enough, the same topic can get judged completely differently from the customer's side versus the girl's side.

What I can say from firsthand experience

I'll talk based on what I've actually lived through.

Elon
ElonAfter a circumcision and a pearl implant, I now carry the confidence of being "fully prepped." My range of play widened, sure, but the psychological ease is on another level. To anyone agonizing over getting work done: I can say "no regrets."

I believe firsthand experience beats theory. In this business especially, it's reps, not book knowledge, that do the talking.

Wrap-up and my verdict

Elon
ElonAfter surveying nightlife scenes all over the world, my conclusion is that the richest night culture is the one rooted in the local culture. In that sense I think Japan's fuzoku is world-class. That's not blind love — it's a judgment based on comparison.

The place I end up at most is First Class Ruby. I keep bringing it up on this site for the simple reason that it's a shop I repeat at. Use it as a reference.