"Yoshiwara soapland traveling work (dekasegi)" — I figure this phrase clicks instantly for some people and means nothing to others.
At 42, I'm still out there working the field in this world, so I'll lay it out from a real, on-the-ground perspective.
Why this topic matters
Information about fuzoku is surprisingly disorganized. Beginners especially tend to end up not even knowing where to start looking.
Elon (Editor)42, single, living alone. When nearly your entire paycheck vanishes into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for this stuff. I'm not bragging and I'm not regretting it — I'm just stating it as fact.
What this actually means
In a word: whether you know it or not changes the quality of the whole experience.
Elon (Editor)After a circumcision and a pearl implant, I've got the confidence of a guy who's "fully prepped." My range in the room expanded, sure, but the psychological ease is on another level. To anyone debating modifications: do it, you won't regret it.
This is the distilled essence of everything I've built up over 20 years.
In closing
Elon (Editor)After investigating nightlife scenes all over the world, my conclusion is that the richest nightlife is the kind rooted in local culture. By that measure, Japan's fuzoku is world-class. That's not blind love — it's a judgment made on comparison.
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