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By: James

James — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:24:59 +0000

Hi Douwe – your link doesn’t work. Perhaps the video was removed?

Here’s some clips from the movie and trailer:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=the+great+happiness+space&sitesearch=

By: Douwe

Douwe — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:07:54 +0000

Hi Phil,

Great article on a strange phenomenon. You said it. Now let’s go check it out at Google: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6186147595582048109

Highly recommended!

Greetings, Douwe van der Werf.

By: James

James — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:19:17 +0000

Hi Phil – thanks for the first hand account. I find it interesting that unlike other parts of the world, here looks are somewhat secondary and the ability to be a confident and engaging conversationalist is the foremost talent. Much more mental than physical.

Thanks again, good comment.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:38:13 +0000

I was just in Japan in late September and was fortunate to experience a host bars… although I didn’t have to spend a single yen. Our friends took us there (both men and women) during our last night in Japan and I was very impressed with how the hosts were able to communicate with me despite their lack of english. Although many were skinny, spiked hair, makeup wearing hosts, a good number of them were very attractive when compared to a westerner’s definition of beauty… but I digress… what was interesting was that although they didn’t know I am gay, the successful hosts definitely had a gift when it came to charisma, because by the end of the night I was slight in some sort of a “dream”–they make you feel pretty special…. I think that’s why many Japanese women (and some male counterparts) frequent these bars–to escape their troubles.

Another interesting note–my Japanese-native friends were telling me how straight men often take their female dates to host bars, as a way to “get them in the mood.”