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The Place Where Pretty Girls Think You’re Smart And Funny · 7 August 09
The story is true, it takes place in a Japanese hostess bar, and it starts like this:
The woman who is being paid to flirt with me is very good.
She’s sitting in front of me, batting her eyelashes and playing with the translucent boa that hangs around her neck. She wears a form-fitting, purplish-red dress that looks like a prom outfit from a sultry alternate reality. Her eyelashes reach up and out, exaggerating her blinks and laughs. Those eyelashes can’t be real.
“You’re very handsome,” she says, leaning slightly toward me. I’m not inclined to argue. At that exact moment in time, I certainly feel very handsome.
But there are complications.
You should totally click here to read the rest on Glimpse’s site.
Because it turned into a pretty dang weird night, in which I am either A) kind of neat or B) a total clown.
Up to you.
Photo taken on the streets of Kumamoto while working for Glimpse.org . Show them love for they have paid me to attempt to make wonderful things for you.
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A completely captivating, lovely piece. I shall link to it tomorrow. :-)
— Maggie 218 days ago #
Met a dude / named Saleem / He makes all hostesses scream.
— dan.lucas 218 days ago #
That was a really interesting piece. A few years ago I watched a documentary called The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief, which dealt with the same theme of host clubs and clientele. The lengths both parties went towards achieving this illusion of love/happiness was quite remarkable, and the insight into the subculture of Japanese society was fascinating.
— Mel 217 days ago #
Saleem, really, some of your best writing.
— Kevin 208 days ago #
Maggie: Thanks, as always.
dLucas: I’ll have the mic set up for you when I get back in town.
Mel: Everyone should see that documentary. It’s pretty strange and amazing.
Kevin: Thanks. I’ll try to do more like it.
— saleem 207 days ago #