"Horinouchi soapland jobs" — I figure this phrase clicks for some people and means nothing to others.
At 42, I'm still out walking the floor of this world, so I'll sum it up from a real-world point of view.
Why this topic matters
A surprising amount of fuzoku info is poorly organized. Beginners especially tend to end up not even knowing where to start looking.
Elon (Admin)42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for the real thing. Not a brag, not a regret — just a fact I'm putting on the record.
What this means concretely
In a word: "whether you know or don't know changes the quality of the experience."
Elon (Admin)Having surveyed nightlife worlds around the globe, my conclusion is that "the nightlife rooted in local culture is the richest." In that sense I think Japan's fuzoku is the best in the world. That's not blind love — it's a judgment made by comparison.
I've written down here the essence of the knowledge I've built up over 20 years.
In closing
Elon (Admin)42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for the real thing. Not a brag, not a regret — just a fact I'm putting on the record.
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