I have a second job and come directly from there to the bar wearing flats, a loose off-shoulder shirt, and skinny jeans. I met my friend K from Taiwan in the bathroom and she looked at me in astonishment and asked "are you wearing that to the bar??"
I had already been questioning my wardrobe choice for that evening because most of the girls dress to impress - dresses, heels, etc. Although I often see one of the Mama's wearing blue jeans with a black blazer. However, there was nothing I could do about it now, so I swung my hips and walked with my head high.
1. A group of young guys came in and sat at a table. No one approached them and K and I were trying to figure out why. We asked the girls and waiter "are they Korean? Do they want girls?" No one seemed to know so finally we just got up and walked over to them. Karen immediately sat down but I stood and flirted for a minute before asking the two guys on that side of the table if I could sit. One of them immediately got up for me!
It turned out they weren't so young - that happens so often with Asians I've found. My friend K, for instance, is 35 but could easily pass for 23 with her dewy, unlined face. The guy who ended up buying me 3 drinks was actually 37. They were fun and I flirted my ass off. The craziest thing was that none of the other girls had moved in on them. Maybe because they are more established, and also the waiter is more likely to call them over, so I think some of them have gotten a little lazy.
2. Next was a group of 3 guys, two local, one of them white. I ended up sitting next to the white guy. He bought me one drink and then invited me to come hang out with them elsewhere. This isn't an uncommon request - I've had many guys invite me to leave work come eat udon, go to a dance club, or, of course, go back to their home with them. So I said I couldn't, I had to work and make money. My guy asked how much I would normally make for the rest of the night and I said $100. He agreed! This isn't super uncommon either; my haole friend once had a man she met outside the bar give her $100 to spend the evening drinking with him at a pub after she told him she couldn't because she needed to work.
We ended up going to the bar next door, where I was a little uncomfortable because I thought we were going to a none-hostess bar. He didn't buy me any drinks, and the waiter didn't know I was a working girl so I didn't receive commission for it. That was ok, because it turns out my customer just wanted to give it to me in cash. This is actually really frowned upon: if you bring a customer to a hostess bar it's only fair to give them a percentage of your earnings. They will actually throw you out if they see it happening. However, I think it was OK this one time because of all the confusion surrounding me, and I'm sure I'll bring a proper customer there before too long.
Turns out guys don't seem to mind if I'm wearing a little black dress or jeans! A business man who is friends with me and my haole friend said we should probably try to capitalize on our "wholesome, girl-next-door" vibe anyways. It seems to be working for me since a lot of guys have commented on how nice I am, nothing like the stereotypical "rude" Korean hostess. Although to be fair, I feel like most of the hostesses are pretty decent, if not quite so forthcoming as I am. I will say that could just be a learned behavior - I already know I'm much more demanding than I was 3 months ago.
All in all a good night! Lord knows I needed one after the last few. I feel bad for my readers because almost all of my posts so far have been so depressing.
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